“The thing about internet quotes is that it’s pretty hard to verify their authenticity.”

– Abraham Lincoln

Someone was either really clever, or really bored.  They turned a regular blue public city waste receptacle into our favorite blue cookie eating monster from Sesame Street!  Either way, a very creative use of converting something normal or everyday into something funny.

Print advertisements really have come a long way over the years.  Here are a bunch that I’ve found recently that are very inspirational.  Some of these even have an inspirational message, in addition to being visually inspiring.

How true is this?  We need to choose our words very wisely when speaking to children; especially our own kids.  Sticks and stones break bones, but you can stifle a child with harsh words.

Got fish breath?  Then you need some Clorets!  This is such a great ad, with lots of copy space. Read the rest of this entry »

Graphic design has undergone a lot of change in the last 100 years.  They only just started using computers in design back in the late 80s, or early 90s.  But besides the technical side of things, society has changed a lot over the years as well.  We have had endless technological advances in product design, health standards, science, and even general common knowledge.  We’re living in an informed generation, where you can learn anything in a matter of a minute spent searching Google.  Here are 15 retro / vintage print ads that might come across the wrong way by today’s standards.  I hope you get a kick out of these flashbacks from the dark ages.  Some of them are hilarious, others quite offensive by today’s standards.

That’s definitely a realistic reenactment of what happens after blowing tabacco smoke into a pretty woman’s face.  About 5 Tipalets for 25 cents.  Not 5, but about 5.  Just in case we throw in an extra half, or 4, or 6, or 3.  Read the rest of this entry »

I just stumbled upon these crazy inventions and had a chuckle – but I just had to share these.  A treadmill desk, and an exercise bike with a laptop stand… genius!  These products are funny, but if you’ve got a job where you’re glued to a computer 8-10 hours per day, then they make a lot of sense.  I’m not so sure they’re as practical as they are intended, or ergonomic, but for an hour or two I am sure they would be a nice break to your normal “BIC” (Butt In Chair) routine.(Butt In Chair) routine.

It’s funny – there’s another way you can easily make a setup like this, on the cheap.  I used to use our ironing board as a laptop table, and it fit just across my legs on my recumbent cycle.  Those are the types of exercise bikes where you are seated in a chair, and the pedals are just in front of you.  I had picked the exercise bike up for $100 second hand on craigslist, so I’d have something that would work for when I didn’t feel like going to the gym (I feel that way a lot).  It looks ridiculous, but don’t knock it until you try it!