European stock photo house mocks America.
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There's a funny line or two in these.
But they should've been much funnier. And a lot nastier.
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There's a funny line or two in these.
But they should've been much funnier. And a lot nastier.
12 Comments:
:-) i think they are jealous! :-)
I-)
that Roman Polanski comment left a bad taste in my mouth honestly
Am I the only one who can't even read them with the writing smashed up together like that? It hurts my eyes
The "Making sweet 2PM love to a lanky model of questionable age" creeps me out.
I read all four, now I have a headache.
Created by some idiot that just got their degree in graphics arts. Those people are nuts!
> they should've been much funnier. And a lot nastier
They probably were, before the account monkey stuck their oar in.
>>They probably were, before the account monkey stuck their oar in.
You mean the planner.
Besides the impossible to read layout, really? They are proud that someone who drugs, and then rapes a young teenage girl up the ass lives there?
should be nastier, and a little less pretentious.
We are jealous!
That said - American (USA) Stock photos looks like somebody sprayed candyfloss all over the world.
I think they are beautiful posters and I think there's a good connection between legibility and message.
This was written by Canadians. The most American Canadians, from Calgary. Therefore, not funny.
How these got a design pencil is crazy! copy is so so
Only made it 4 lines into the first pic before I got bored.
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