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Smokin’ Hot Showcase of Inspirational Old Tobacco Ads

Vintage ads are a great source of inspiration, as the general tendency is to go back in history and take the best features from those times – color schemes, designs, concepts – and use them in our design projects to create a real looking vintage or retro design.

Posted on September 14, 2011Author adriana2104Categories Identity & BrandingTags ad, Inspiration, tobacco, vintage

How to Create an Anti-Smoking Ad Concept with Photoshop

Today we will create a really cool anti-smoking concept design in Photoshop using only a few stock photo and some creative outside-the-box thinking. We will go through some interesting techniques you will definitely find useful, as well as some composition ideas.

Posted on September 5, 2011Author adriana2104Categories TutorialTags ad, anti-smoking, concept, Tutorial

Print Ad Designs Through the Decades: The ’60s

In the 1960s, print advertising came to life. There were some big changes: art directors dropped line drawings, which were common in the 50s, and started using photographs. Photographs were considered more believable by people and copywriters and art directors were becoming much more inventive at getting their messages across.

Posted on March 9, 2011Author adriana2104Categories Graphic DesignTags 1960s, ad, Design, print

25+ Life Changing Social Awareness Print Ads

Today I want to show you a collection of public awareness print ad designs. Some of them make great use of photo manipulation skills, most of them have a great concept behind the design, but all of them should be compelling and determine us to take a stand.

Posted on February 24, 2011Author adriana2104Categories InspirationTags ad, awareness, Design, print, social
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