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 got a huge kick out of this funny photoshopped image of a large telephoto Canon L lens mounted to what looks like an M-16 military issue machine gun – it was recently posted by Adorama on their company facebook page wall.  In photography, we know that sometimes the machine gun method (automatic bursting) will pan out for you, especially when shooting moving subjects.  Also a lot of times as photographers, talking to our friends, might say, “Yeah, I actually am shooting a baby later today” or “I’m planning on shooting some engaged couple later”, only to get a confused reaction from them.  Then you have to explain yourself, “Not with a gun, silly… I’m photographing them”.  Talking amongst fellow photographers, you don’t get that reaction.  It still sounds funny sometimes.  I think later I’m going to go shoot my two dogs.  LOL with a camera!

This simple image got me thinking once again about photo hunting.  Traditional game Hunting and photography can sometimes cross paths, and inter-mingle with one another.  Read the rest of this entry »

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I for one, am a little tired of being paranoid every time I’m traveling or out shooting in public areas.  That’s just the way things are now.  Sometimes even if you are minding your own business and committing no wrongs you can still catch heat for aiming that digital camera in certain directions.  Photographers professional and amateur alike are being effected by this.  Here is a funny story about how the Amtrak railroad line held a photography contest / competition, and then forgot about it – and they forgot to pass along the memo to security, evidently.  This hilarious video from The Colbert Report jeers at this funny happenstance in the wonderful world of photography.

I got a good chuckle out of this one.  Typography jokes are the best, especially when matched with cartoon characters.  “don’t call me ariel … my name is helvetica!”  Typography / design geek humor.