Comments on: 1950's Print Advertisements

1950's Print Advertisements

jonson — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:29:28 -0800

1950's US Print Advertisements Click thumbnails for larger versions. via.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:56:35 -0800

heeeeere's chucky

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:02:37 -0800

Actually, the entire Plan 59 site is pretty awesome if you like mid century design.

By: TheNewWazoo

TheNewWazoo — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:07:19 -0800

Thanks for that link, jonson - I really dig mid-century modern design. What's interesting to me is that these pictures are all devoid of context, for the most part. There's no real branding to be seen. Do these pieces stand better on their own as art when divorced from their "patron"? These are some fantastic examples of the state of the art in advertising for their day, but I don't find any of them more compelling than any modern advertising, except in contrast to how the craft has changed.

By: mds35

mds35 — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:27:29 -0800

Double? Or just a close call?

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:36:06 -0800

Like this could ever happen.

By: booksandlibretti

booksandlibretti — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:50:37 -0800

Some are '30s and '40s ads, too. Also, lots of these have the most beautiful colors that I think may have been helped by the scanner/uploader -- I'm not sure the originals would be as vibrant as some of these are.

By: I Am Not a Lobster

I Am Not a Lobster — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:12:27 -0800

Hmm. I wonder if booksandlibretti is on to something. Compare these to stuff on other sites.

By: caddis

caddis — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:31:19 -0800

Classic mefi goodness. Thanks jonson.

By: JekPorkins

JekPorkins — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:53:02 -0800

Unmitigated awesome.

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:56:41 -0800

I love these. Prime tattoo material :)

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:57:19 -0800

Wow! Some of these are quite surreal! Thanks!

By: cenoxo

cenoxo — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:34:33 -0800

More ads (from the 40's through the 90's) at AdFlip!.

By: mek

mek — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:31:35 -0800

Uhhhh.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:34:49 -0800

It's always fun to look at 50's stuff: such bizarre socio-cultural imagery. As was the norm at the time, most of the ads are illustrations, but I found this bit of photo retouching/collage interesting. Thanks for the post, jonson.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:45:00 -0800

lots of these have the most beautiful colors that I think may have been helped by the scanner/uploader -- I'm not sure the originals would be as vibrant as some of these are. Colors on computer screens often seem more vibrant than colors in printed media: with a computer you're looking at light, after all. Also, anything you see today from the 50's (say, these kinds of ads in their original magazines) is old and may well have faded a bit. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the site designer has amped the colors a bit here and there in Photoshop or whatever.

By: Sweetie Darling

Sweetie Darling — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:22:56 -0800

One of my favorite places on the internet. It used to be known as Ephemera Now, so I know we've talked about it before. I bought a few of these as wall art. David has a large printer and a variety of paper options, and the ones I bought turned out great: this one and this one. He will add any image from the site if it's not already on the "Buy Prints" section.

By: 3.2.3

3.2.3 — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:45:25 -0800

bee-yoo-tee-ful

By: thekilgore

thekilgore — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:08:22 -0800

I wish my kids were this excited about chicken pot pie. Very cool post.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:24:07 -0800

No actual kids were ever that exited about chicken pot pie.

By: I Am Not a Lobster

I Am Not a Lobster — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:29:52 -0800

The kid hasn't realized yet that his dad grabbed the chicken pot pie. He still thinks he's getting ice cream.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:51:34 -0800

The kid is stored in the next compartment of the freezer. But the man decided to eat the chicken pot pie instead.

By: jdfalk

jdfalk — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:03:41 -0800

I think this explains everything: