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6 examples of bad print advertisements
6
Feb,
2011
Every once in a while we have to remind ourselves that the everything wasn’t better in the “good ol’ days.” Sure, the marketing messages that bombard our daily lives are full of sexual innuendo, over consumption, and generally bad taste, but did we ever infer that babies that drink soda are more likely to be social? How about that it’s ok to kill your secretary because you have a postal meter?
-Enjoy!
Because if my doctor chose Camel, I’d choose another doctor. I wonder if they meant they choose Camel because it brings them more Cancer patients? I digress.
This is a great example of how wonderful soda can be. I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen a 4 year old hopped up on sugar and caffeine. They look like the Tazmanian devil. It surely CAN’T be good for babies.
We don’t know what is worse- the thought of blowing cigarette smoke in this woman’s face, or the thought that she would actually follow you around like a puppy dog. No wonder the company isn’t around anymore.
This one is dear to us because this company is in our industry and still chugging along. We’ve got pitney bowes mailing equipment and yes, it does make our lives easier. He seems really distressed that he can’t kill her. I mean, now-a-days, I could just see Donald Trump holding the meter and telling his right hand lady, “you’re fired.” But killing her? I think that may be a little overboard.
This ad was sponsored by the Soda Pop Board of America. Really? Is that like the Dairy industries got milk campaign? I like this one because laboratory tests show that soda drinking leads to more social behavior. We think it probably leads to A.D.D.
My question is, who is the marketing target here? Is it the man or the wife who uses it? If the woman is going to use it, why insult her? If I gave my wife a mixer…
Killer Birthdays – SonicPrint Style
28
Jan,
2011
Here at SonicPrint we DEFINITELY create fun and a little weirdness, and we sure know how to do birthdays! When the opportunity arose to birthday prank one of our Dexter lover staffmembers we quickly spun into action!
If you are not familiar with Dexter, it is a TV show about a serial killer that likes to get rid of bad people. Not that we condone any acts of violence, but we sure appreciate his neatness. He creates “kill rooms” to avoid leaving any evidence behind including all that pesky… uhm… “magenta ink” he wraps entire rooms in platic, including his victims before performing his deed.
This is our version of a SonicPrint birthday room. We wrapped the whole work area in plastic!
And of course covered up the desk area as to not leave any evidence behind.
We also shrink wrapped our victim to retain all its “magenta ink” and not make too much a mess.
And some motivational torture images to think about…
Just kidding! In reality its a happy celebration! Look at all those balloons!
We love our staff as much as we love our customers.
Holiday Party Success!
3
Jan,
2011
Thank you to everyone who made it out to our Annual Open House party of 2010. We had over 75 of our closest friends and family come play pinball games and celebrate the wonderful holiday. Be sure to check out all of the pictures in our facebook gallery located here to see some of the crazy pictures!
Thank you to Mac Papers, Xpedx, and Wikoff Ink for the great door prizes!
We look forward to doing it again next year!
CMYK Love
11
May,
2010
Oh CMYK!
If you’ve ever printed anything you’ve probably printed in CMYK.
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black – with your powers combined you create all colors. Pretty awesome right? But as you read this you are looking at RGB colors – it’s tricky really! It can create quite a few problems! Then spot colors which are a horse of a different color.
CMYK, RGB may think you’re dull, but not me!!!
CMYK on etsy
CMYK fashion
Equilibrium by CD Ryan
I love their enthusiasm!!!
Do you have any CMKY stories? If you’re a graphic designer, I know you do!
