Friday, September 14, 2007

A Visual History of the Cigarette





lamarde has quite an impressive collection of vintage smoking related advertising.



In other strangely appealing aesthetic news, this image below sure reminds me of the early '90's. For similar images sans fig leafs check out Zillow Book for cash back at close.


BTW, for sweet anime wallpaper (somewhat NSFW) go here.

5 comments:

Ogg the Caveman said...

Murst!

While I find smoking unattractive in reality, it's interesting how strongly the message that it's glamorous and alluring resonates. I guess we've all seen a little too much of that kind of ad.

Akubi said...

The Jane Fonda Effect is worth reading (Freakonomics, nuclear energy,“The China Syndrome”, etc.).

Akubi said...

@Ogg,
Getting back on topic (not always easy for me ;))...
Despite the insidious nature of the industry, I was impressed with the quality of some of the artwork used in cigaratte advertisements in the early and mid 20th century. It would appear tabacco companies have a long history of spending a significant portion of their budget on advertising.

FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...

I love cigarettes, but I do not smoke.
IS THAT WEIRD?
FMW

Akubi said...

@FMW,
I do think smoking looks rather glamorous in old movies and some of these ads, but I can't stand cigarette smoke. However, I probably fell for the vintage glamour when I was a teenager, because I wasn't always a non-smoker.