What it Says-What it Means

What's the difference between what people, or things created by people,say and what they mean? Why is that difference often so great? This blog about media,the psychology of consumer behaviour, visual communications,and the strange cultural history of advertising will investigate what things say and what they mean and what that says about the strange strange world that is us.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Ray-Ban Colour goes Pop!

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Here's the latest from Ray-Ban and their Never Hide campaign. In Psychology of Consumer Behaviour we talk about how we are engaged by th...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Flash Mob- It's Hammertime!

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I love a flash mob anytime even if it's people wearing MC Hammer pants. To create a buzz for its new docudrama Hammertime (everything yo...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Barbie Fooseball- Game on!

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Barbie, always one to spark a controversy, has landed right in the middle of it again. Recently she was in the news with her 50th birthday a...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Day the Media Died - Mad Avenue Blues

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From Media Post these quotes, "'A work of genius,' one agency exec called it. 'Not sure if it's hilarious or makes me ...
Monday, June 8, 2009

Boone Oakley- Ad agency skips website goes YouTube

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Independent Charlotte ad agency Boone Oakley has put its entire presence on YouTube instead of a website. David Oakley says, "We needed...

Moon Landing- Luxury Luggage - Louis Vuitton?

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What do the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing and over-priced luxury leather company Louis Vuitton have in common? Well if we listen to L...

What glasses can do

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This one from Helsinki is kind of cute. A man takes the same tram everyday, but because of his bad eye-glasses he totally misses a beautiful...
Friday, June 5, 2009

From Camel News Caravan to Starbuck's Morning Joe

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The first news to have film pictures was NBC's Camel News Caravan . Newsman John Cameron Swayze could be seen on set smoking Camels. Bef...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

It's a Recession and You've been Typed

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M&C Saatchi ‘s ‘Reacting to Recession' worldwide study, conducted from the Fall of 2008 through the Spring of 2009 looked into the b...
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