Category: advertising

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas, “Joust” Arcade Game Propaganda Poster

Steve Thomas is a freelance illustrator and graphic artist. His work is influenced by vintage posters, propaganda and product art from the early 20th century, and retro futuristic art from the mid-20th century. He has done illustration work for Disney, Star Trek, Hasbro, Marvel and other companies.

Image reblogged from the artist’s site: http://www.stevethomasart.com

Hendrick’s Gin

Hendrick’s Gin Poster

Mr William Grant with his seven sons and two daughhters built their family distillery in Scotland. In 1860 the Bennet Still used by the distillery was made by coppersmiths in London. Although few of these Bennet Stills are produced, they yield a spirit that is robust and flavorful. The John Dore and Company manufactured a Carter-Head Still for Hendrick’s in 1948 with a vapor-driven flavor basket atop a long neck, yeilding a subtle and delicate spirit. This type of still is quite rare today; only a few are known to exist.

Hendrick’s Gin has a rather unusual website which includes videos on the distilling process as well as the story of Horatio, the distilling pig. Enjoy. The Hendrick’s Gin website is:  https://us.hendricksgin.com

Wrigley’s Gum

In 1892, Wrigley Jr. began packaging chewing gum with each can of baking powder. The chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder and Wrigley’s reoriented the company to produce the gum.

Wrigley began using twins to market the classic Spearmint chewing gum in 1939, playing off the idea that you should “Double your pleasure, double your fun, with Doublemint Gum.” Since 1960, the commercials have featured twins (even some famous ones) chewing along to the upbeat Doublemint tune.