A curious instantiation of temperament, attitude and confrontation seen on a Christmas Day stroll along Venice Beach.
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Advertising
© 2009 Julian. All rights reserved.
© 2009 Julian. All rights reserved.
A Trio Of Posted Things
A curious solicitation framework, perhaps done by someone schooled in the layout practices of Ogilvy — attention grabbing image, followed by seductive copy (in French here) and the final *call to action* — Handymen and a phone number. Along the morning … Continue reading
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Chalkbot Versus GraffitiWriter…Round One! Ready….FIGHT!
From the Laboratory’s Bureau of Historical Precedence comes this dispatch: A colleague here in the studio, in a thread about Jeremy Wood’s GPS Drawing mentioned this ChalkBot robot that Nike has deployed to help promote, well — cancer awareness with … Continue reading
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Design Fiction Chronicles: The Augmented Reality Near Future Imaginary Par Excellance
A still from John Carpenter’s They Live, set, appropriately enough, in the near neighborhoods around downtown Los Angeles. Well, the recent round of chit-chat about augmented realities and their current canonical motivations, design prototyping and concepts has leveled-up in my … Continue reading
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Subtly Noted
After passing by this a couple of times walking back from Venice Beach, I can’t help but wonder if this Pepsi advertisement is an allusion to the Obama victory. Without clearly saying so, it may be. I suppose knowing when … Continue reading
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Workshop on Pervasive Advertising
It amazes me how non-relevant this topic is, particularly nowadays when there can be little reason to entice a consumer to engage in letting loose of whatever cash they may have. By the time we get out of the current … Continue reading
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1×1 White Pixel Space
A peculiar bit of 1×1 white pixel space seen on the Pacific Coast Highway this morning. I must’ve driven by this sign a hundred times and never noticed.
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Services Offered
Advertising services for a handyman, improvising placement and using available/upcycled materials — in this case, a paper sleeve for a compact disc. This is a peculiar instance of advertisement by an individual (“mike”) to find a bit of work for himself, … Continue reading