[web design] This Trend Must Still Die Screaming – Banner Ads With Odd Photos
Here’s the latest travesty. I ignored it for as long as I could but I can’t ignore it no more:
Here’s the photo:
Whiskey Tango Froxtot, dudes? I mean, you’ve tortured me with pictures of very handsome African-Americans and the caption “Obama wants Moms to Go Back To School”, but I … I just don’t get this. Who is that? Patty Hearst during her Tania/SLA days with facial hair? Your CEO after a bender? Joaquin Phoenix after a bender? What?
The thing about clever ads is that the clever wears off after a while. The banner ads with odd animated pictures, dancing silhouettes, and tattoos were entertaining for a while, but this horse has pretty much been ridden to death.
Clever ads are nice, but nothing but a diet of them is like a steady diet of Key lime pie … heaven for a while, but before long, if you don’t get hold of a saltine cracker, you’re going to puke. Past that point, advertisers are just yanking you. And not in the good way.
I’m feeling like a “yankee” right about now.
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January 18, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I swear this dude is my friend Ian. if you see him walking the streets of Portland, say hi. He's a nice guy and a good finish carpenter in case you need some baseboard put in.
January 19, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Well, if I ever see him I'll give him a tip-o-the-cap (or whatever I have on me head at the time).Isn't that strange? And wonderful at the same time?