Archive for the ‘Advertising’ Category
INTERNATIONAL BRANDS IN CHINESE CHARACTERS Leave a comment
TAIPEI TODAY Leave a comment
Not being able to read Chinese characters adds novelty to life in this city. What could the girl be selling? Is she really sitting on a toilet? My mind boggles with thoughts about what the product might be. I doubt if such an advertising picture would be used in Australia. Dog replica’s in the foyer [...]
TAITUNG SHOPS – East coast Taiwan, August 2011 Leave a comment
‘NO SMOKING’ – RESTAURANT POSTER Leave a comment
MAD MEN – ADVERTISING 1 comment
Mad Men is a TV series about an advertising agency in New York 1960s
AROUND TOWN TODAY Leave a comment
Color in shop window surpasses many Australian stores. Approaching Danshui are these modern apartment buildings with good views. The power lines do not seem to have been a problem for the developers I’ve noted before. One beer brand shown here in the centre is in a new type of bottle that feels like something made [...]
COLOR OF SHOP WINDOW – TAIPEI Leave a comment
The bright colors caught my eye. It’s apparently a wedding dress shop? Red wedding dress? There’s a main street in Kaohsiung full of such shops. The managers get easily upset when you start taking photographs – worried you might be stealing their designs. A pointless worry unless the windows are covered up later at night [...]
ACCIDENTAL POOR CHOICE OF NAME Leave a comment
Taipei hotel has recently changed its name to something more suitable, this previous small sign remains out front.
PHOTOGRAPHING SHOP WINDOWS – RISKY BUSINESS Leave a comment
Shop managers don’t like you doing this. Some will quiz you to ease their worry that you are not in competition and about to steal a design. (The thought that a picture could easily be taken after closing time does not seem to have registered). These pictures are for a friend who organizes weddings. The [...]
ADVERTISING, OUTDOOR and TRANSPARENT POSTERS Leave a comment
Each poster is the same size. Located on the wall of underground railway stations (MRT). Something to look at while waiting for the next train – which will arrive in three to five minutes at the most. There are also a couple of large screen LCD TV’s hanging on mounts from the ceiling. The rest [...]
