Posted on 09 October 2008
Tags: advertising, persuasion, pr, public relations, tobacco advertising, tobacco companies, Weird Design, Weird News
Early in the last century, questions about the health effects of smoking became a topic of widespread discussion, as terms like “smoker’s cough” and “coffin nails” (referring to cigarettes) began to appear in the popular vernacular. Recognizing the need to counter this threat to their livelihood, tobacco companies undertook a multifaceted campaign to allay the public’s fears. One strategy was to promote smoking as a beneficial practice through endorsements by healthy looking actors posing as medical professionals.
An exhibition of these images and materials is currently on display at the New York Public Library. With current tobacco products emblazoned with health risk warnings, these images reveal the power that advertising wields in shaping our perception and behavior.
An online version of the exhibit can be seen here
Posted on 14 September 2008
Tags: advertising, bad photoshop, bizarre, photoshop, photoshop disasters, photoshop mistakes, Weird Photos
In the world of Advertising and Print Journalism Photoshop rules! Photo retouching and fixing ensure that an image completes the vision of an Ad campaign. Shifting an element within a photo or taking a photo from another context altogether is a snap and a dream come true for every harried magazine editor.
But sometimes things go beautifully wrong.
Here we present, via the Photoshop Disasters blog, some of the best photoshop mistakes of recent years.
Let us know your favorites, via comments below.
Enjoy.
Jessica Simpson strolls happily along the beach with her 3rd hand.
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Curves. The cereal that… makes you white.
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The Sun, a British tabloid practices some ethnic cleansing. The same photo appeared in the Metro with the extra, necessary guy, driving the boat.
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Polish teenybopper mag Bravo discovers Miley Cyrus’ terrible secret.
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A RedBull beverage ad in Hungary. That…smile..
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Olympian got extra hand? .
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Ok, now these people work with eyes for a living… and they didn’t notice this?
Do not go to these people with your eyes.
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This Mexican model’s waist is representative of Latino women everywhere.
It has not been photoshopped.. much at all.
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The Daily Mail is another British tabloid which extols all the values of good journalism… not.
Ok, these people were just drunk and wanted to go home!
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The Sears catalog represents all value-seeking middle class Americans. Even those value-seeking models with… one extra large hand.
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The alien-like fingers of Christina Aguilera.
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So let me get this clear, Washington Post… Phil Mickelson is standing in front of Tiger Woods, but Tiger’s club after a full swing is in front of Phil Mickelson.
The caption make’s it even better… both players cannot have their eye on the same ball..
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Amy Winehouse – what is this fascination with female celebrities and their 3rd hand?
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Tutto Sport has severed an arm. Easy mistake, acceptable, understandable….
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Some photoshop projects go too far… this one needed just a little more work.
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