11 Classic British TV Ads From The 80′s
Yes, I’m British. And Yes, I grew up in the 80′s. Here are a few of the most memorable commercials from my childhood.
I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
1. Milk
2. R Whites Lemonade
3. Cadbury’s – A Finger of Fudge
Weird 80′s Kinder Egg Speaks In Tongues
Whilst trawling through YouTube looking for some 80′s commercials for a future blog post, I found this really disturbing video for a British Kinder Egg commercial, which must of scarred the heck out of millions of kids. I’m surprised that I don’t remember this from first time around.
I would like to think that design has played quite a large part in my life. I have always been fascinated by objects that are visually stimulating, whether it be something you might find around the house, or something larger than a house. Anyway, here is a list of 13 design icons that have rocked my world the most.
1. 1998 iMac G3
2. The Gherkin Building, London
3. The Original Rubik’s Cube
The Original Rubik's Cube
Absolut Lemon Drop Commercial
Top 10 Absolut Print Ads Of All Time
Since well before I ever received a paycheck from an advertising related job, I was an enormous fan of the Absolut print ads.
Ever since the campaign started in 1981, the Absolut ad campaign has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time.
A collectors item and a real inspiration to many that work in the ad world.
In no particular order, here is my top 10 list of Absolut print ads of the past 30 years.
10.
Absolut Accessory
9.
Absolut-Lee: A tribute to Bruce Lee
8.
Absolutgate
7.
Absolut Auld
Heat Wave in NYC = Pimms O’Clock Old Boy!
It’s 100°F today in NYC, which reminded me of this UK commercial by Pimms from a few years back.
Enjoy
Lost Duck?
Whilst taking the dog out for his morning walk, I spotted a bunch of these posters. And ideas what they’re for?
Since I woke up fairly early today and it was a beautiful morning in downtown Manhattan, I decided to take a walk down to the Apple Store on Prince & Mercer.
Today the new iPhone 4 has been released and I had a feeling that the line outside was going to be insane. I was right…
Here are a couple of the posters that Crunch are using to promote their 21st anniversary. The posters are parody’s of famous album covers by Nirvana and The Clash. Personally, I really like them. Good work!
