Another commercial

Another commercial

This is so obviously a spoof on commercials from yesteryear, where women were portrayed as stay at home housewives, but it’s so good it’s worth your time watching. The opening black and white sequence could have been taken from a genuine advertisement of the era....
Great design

Great design

In the course of The Journey Matters, Jonathan Glancey imagines travelling from the early 1930s to the turn of the century on some of what he considers to be the most truly glamorous and romantic trips he has ever dreamed of or made in real life. On a trip on The...
Selling the benefits

Selling the benefits

It’s amazing how people can find ways to highlight the benefits of their product instead of merely extolling the features! Here’s what a Lebanese bakery has found to say about their gift certificates. Amazing isn’t it! And why is it important? Well, remember the...
It made me feel g-r–e—a—-t!

It made me feel g-r–e—a—-t!

The other day I was sent off to the Emergency Department of a local hospital for a battery of tests. Happily the tests proved negative and I was assured that I was not about to depart this mortal coil. As I was being released, the Doctor who had looked after me handed...