Imperial Junkie ~ jeans for urban paradise?

Nothing says "urban street wear" like a bunch of cliche exotic animals in an ad:

I’m in the bayou.  Oh wait, maybe it’s the jungle.  Or am I in a meadow with my butterfly net?  I’m floating like an imperial junkie.
Ouch!!  The monkey bit me.  Am I wearing women’s jeans?  Oh, look, a pretty Bird of [...]

Retirement ~ the beach allusion and illusion

Paradise retirement images range from the literal beach ads, like this T. Rowe Price one, to this very subtle Charles Schwab colors-only ad:

You have the beach, ocean, and clouds here — all in one otherwise hidden image.  The same colors were later adapted and added to other ads.  For example, there is this one for [...]

Ford Escape Hybrid ‘most fuel-efficient SUV’

You wouldn’t know that this opening shot of a Flash ad from NationalGeographic.com is for an SUV:

Just because a car is more fuel efficient than others doesn’t make it fuel efficient or green.  But Ford wants us to believe that the Escape literally sits in a beautiful field of sunflowers:

I’m not buying it.  Literally.  I’m [...]

Delsey Helium Luggage

This advertisement is a lighted indoor airport billboard. It communicates immediately the notion that the luggage is light. The name “Helium” helps too. It’s not clear why there needs to be a happy meadow with a lone tree to help convey that message though.
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Consolidated Credit Counseling Service ~ lifesaver?

 
My impression of freedom has been expanded just by looking at this picture.  It’s like they grabbed that woman in the lifesaver above and flung her out of the sea and across a field of sunflowers.  She promptly spread her arms so that she could fly, but little does she know she can’t.  Ploooomph.  Hi, [...]

Microsoft: Guitar-playing flamingo for Popfly Beta

If you look at that image there, you’ll see a flamingo with its head wrapped around the guitar.  There are some other images, which look mostly like standard stock photos, that rotate through the mix:

I started writing the post before I saw these, and of course the surfer, the dandelion-filled meadow, and the goldfish [...]

Crest Nature’s Expressions ~ How I feel about citrus fruit

After you dive into the new meadow of a toothpaste by Crest called “Nature’s Expressions,” the citrus flavor being the Rapidsea expression of choice, be sure to download the Martina McBride song “How I Feel.” You’ll also get the Crest “Dental Plan” monthly newsletter.
I tried another lemon toothpaste by Crest that made me feel [...]