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You'd think we'd have enough of advertising without dedicating websites to it! But no, there's something about a clever ad that makes us want to watch it again - and sometimes, again and again!
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Ads of the World ‘is an advertising archive and forum discussing great
work worldwide.”
Browse through the thumbnails of ads from around the world.
Click on them to see a full version with comments from other visitors.
More ads can be found in the archives.
The blogs make for some interesting reading and you are invited to
contribute further ads.
You can also browse through the ads category a few of which include:
Media
Online
Region
International
Automotive
Clothing & Footwear
Confectionery & Snacks
Education
Electronics & Technology
Food
Games & Toys
Health & Beauty
House, Garden & Pets
Industrial & Agriculture
Pharmaceutical
Recreation & Leisure
Transport & Tourism
This site claims to have the "World's Tastiest Collection of Online Advertising"
The aim of the collection is to provide a resource for marketers and designers to
discover the types of ads that are the most successful.
Once you have viewed the ads you can cast a vote and post your own
thoughts about it.
You can browse the ad archives by industry type.
These include:
Culture and entertainment
Automotive
Consumer Goods
Financial Services
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
Retail and commerce
Technology
Travel and Leisure
Government, education and non-profits
Online services
All others
The site also has advertising news and advertising jobs
If you have fond memories of some of the characters created to
advertise your favourite toys you will thoroughly enjoy your visit to
this online museum.
Once you have chosen a room to visit in the gallery you can click
on the icon that interests you. This will provide you with a larger
picture and a detailed description of the history of that character’s
use in advertising
The index section allows you to search the galleries for a particular
Icon. You can also search by company name or groups such as
automobile or shoes.
There is also a comprehensive FAQ section
For those interested in starting their own collections there is
a Collectors Corner section containing collecting information,
collectible rules, how to determine values and other useful resources.
The Ad Generator is designed to explore how advertising
uses and manipulates language.
The generator works by remixing and randomizing words
from real slogans to produce invented slogans. These
are then paired with related images from Flickr resulting
in a fake advertisement.
You can read a little more of the creator Alexis Lloyd’s ideas
at the site and take some time to study the ads create by this
fascinating project.
This site is bound to bring back memories from your
childhood.
It contains a massive collection of print ads for toys.
You can browse the ads by using the drop down menu,
or by clicking on the trademark icons.
There are also separate sections for:
Bikes
Video arcade
Sports
D&D
Music
Movies
Mail order
You can also visit the Toy Catalogue museum.
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ADS OF THE WORLD
ADVERLICIO.US: ONLINE ADVERTISING ARCHIVE
CREATABILITOYS! - THE MUSEUM OF ADVERTISING ICONS
THE AD GENERATOR
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