Linus BomanSometimes I look at the ridiculous levels of craftsmanship of old ads, and think about what we lost for the sake of productivity. Such a fun riff on an MC Escher classic. I would definitely wear this on a t-shirt.
Derek 🌈@timesnewboman @portableclouds I ❤️ this
Jim Wise@timesnewboman indeed, I remember being struck by this ad, probably in SciAm or something similar.
Angshu Chatterjee@timesnewboman someone definitely needs to make this on a tee. Also one with a Walkman. I would buy more than 1 each of those.
Colorblind Cowboy@timesnewboman AI would still fuck this up because hands.
Elias Mårtenson@timesnewboman that really is an amazing ad. Thanks for sharing.
There used to be least a few good ones in an issue of Byte Magazine.
Brian Grinter@timesnewboman reminds me of the early seasons of Mad Men with the transition of artist drawn ads to photos and the loss of skill
Champagne@timesnewboman interesting they chose to show the floppy in an open state.
Christopher Masto@Champagne @timesnewboman The shutter stuck open makes it uncomfortable to look at. I *really* want to close it, and then fix the spring.
@masto @timesnewboman haha. Exactly!
jan klarname ullrich@timesnewboman count me in
Kevin B 🇺🇸🇺🇦@timesnewboman Reminds me- I was always baffled why we continued to call 3.5 disks “floppies” when they couldn’t actually flop like 8” ones they replaced.
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Zac@timesnewboman Take a look at old business forms from the 20s and 30s. They were all designed and typeset. Especially French and German forms.
This loss of concern with aesthetics and design is a part of modern capitalism.
aardvark@timesnewboman that was an ad? iSTR is was a Byte cover.
Ölbaum@timesnewboman I remember one for Aldus FreeHand that was similar, back when software was written by competent people.
Steve Williams@timesnewboman My dad became a photographer in the 60s and enjoyed the golden age of advertising, doing amazing shots, laden with in camera effects and model making . Years later, as a digital artist, I’m looking up the road toward AI generated everything and feeling the same doomy vibes he must have had, as he watched his industry ravaged by ‘progress.’
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