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Showing posts with label AMC's Mad Men. Show all posts

Milton Glaser Designs Season 7 Poster For Mad Men - a Q&A With The Designer.



At 84 legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser is still creating and was enlisted to design the promotional ads for the upcoming season of AMC's Mad Men. As the advertising drama moves into the late 60's, the show's creator, Matthew Weiner and the Mad Men promotional team began thinking about the appropriate advertising aesthetic as the show approached its final two years.

Like John Hamm? Like Puns? Look No Further, Here's the Punny Jon Hamm Coloring Book.





Created by Toronto based art and design collective, Team Art, are 14 pages of various and hilarious Jon Hamm expressions paired with the appropriate puns; Hamm and Eggs, Summer Hamm and Gianni Proscuitto to name a few.

sample pages:





Size: 4 x 5.5 inches (10 x 13.5 cm)
Handmade in Canada
Please allow subtle differences in each book as they are all individually made.


$11.48 USD, buy it here.

MAD MEN Caption Challenge and A New MAD MEN Yourself!




AMC has issued a caption challenge for Mad Men fans. Three fabulous retro illustrations by Dyna Moe (of "Mad Men Yourself" fame) each with five options for the best caption. Vote now for your favorite.

1.

Which caption should win?
• "Umm, guys?... Should we have invited Peggy?..." -- from Panco
• "These morning bull sessions are getting out of hand gentlemen."-- from Liza Ogilvy
• "90% of creative is horsing around." -- from mishyshelly
• "Road Tested...Sterling-Cooper approved" -- from Blonde Dynamite!
•"Forget My Old Kentucky Home, next stop the Belmont Stakes!" -- from kathiemarie
Vote here

2.

Which caption should win?
• "Could you be a dear and grab me my brandy manhattan...And a straw?" -- from TheHaphazardBlonde
• "Don't forget to vacuum under the bed."-- from Teach123
• "I knew you'd been smoking in here!" -- from Kerco
• "This is nothing. You should have been at Lutece." -- from Take_Break_Share_Love
• "Who's the comedian that called maid service?" -- from PeeJay
Vote here

3.

Which caption should win?
• "No, Betts, you can't see Russia from here. That's New Jersey." -- from elscoot57
• "Meditate on THIS emergency!" -- from Betts
• "I'll get Dick, you get Don." -- from BoredBeauty
• "You sure Sally gets her temper from Don?" -- from Kevin Ament
• "Don's a worthy target, but I'd rather be Duck hunting!" -- from Strawberry73
Vote here

Learn all about illustrator Dyna Moe here

NEW SEASON, NEW YOU

Mad Men Yourself has been updated with new clothes, new accessories and new backgrounds for the new season!

The Darker Side of Mad Men. Season 5 Parody Dolls by Michael Williams.





As most fans of the TV drama Mad Men know, Mattel came out with a line of Barbie Dolls based on the cast characters a few years ago.


above: Mattel's limited edition Mad Men dolls have long since sold out

Now photographer Michael Williams, who specializes in doll photography, has parodied Season 5 with the following versions- complete with appropriate accessories:







For those custom doll makers and collectors, here are the details of Michael's creations:
For Joan he restyled Dusk to Dawn Silkstone Barbie and she wears a OOAK little black dress from Marirose with a black fur coat from Coquette Cissy, Sindy baby carriage from the UK repainted black (originally blue); 1969 Dramatic New Living Skipper doll wearing Skipper Dreamtime #1909 pajamas with Skipper Me 'N My Doll miniature Barbie; Betty is the Mattel Betty Draper Silkstone wearing Ken Rally Day coat, Barbie & Kelly Children's Doctor scale, Alfred Hitchcock The Birds purse, BFMC New York Yorkie scarf, Fashion Royalty skirt, RE-MENT whip cream and sundaes; Megan is Kate Spade Barbie on a Dynamite Girl body wearing vintage Barbie Lemon Kick minidress Photoshopped (not dyed) black; RE-MENT sherbet and Isha script; Peggy is BFMC Continental Holiday Silkstone Barbie in a Randall Craig cardigan sweater, Something Cool Isha Fashion Royalty convention bodysuit, Tiny Kitty "Perfect Knit" wool skirt, thermos from a Beverly Hillbillies Lunchbox keychain re-covered in custom plaid print; Jason Wu Event III FR Dark Medley Missima Luxury Accessory pack handbag, RE-MENT popcorn, Barbie Generation Girl Lara artist easel, custom-printed story boards.

A huge fan of Mad Men, Michael previously created Mad Men dioramas for Haute Doll magazine using dolls and mini sets based on the show.



See more of Michael's wondeful work at Mylifeinplastic.com and follow him on Twitter (@MyLifeIsPlastic) or visit him on Facebook

The Draper Series. Mad Men Icon As Cuff Links, Tie Bars, Rings and Pendants.




Aaron Saucier’s collection of vintage-inspired jewelry features the iconic image of the falling ad exec from the opening credits of AMC's advertising drama Mad Men. He has turned the iconic toppling man into signet rings, necklaces, cufflinks and tie bars in sterling silver, brass and gold-plate.

Draper Cuff Links:
Sterling Silver Draper cuff links:

Brass and 18k gold-plated brass Draper cufflinks:

detail (cuff link):


Draper Pendants (necklaces):

Sterling silver Draper pendant detail:


Draper Tie Bars:

Sterling Silver Draper tie bar detail:

18k gold-plated brass Draper tie bar detail:


Draper Signet rings:


"In this latest collection, I am exploring the concepts of Pop Art, extracting a meme from its context. My goal was to challenge societal concepts of jewelry through an interpretation of icons of contemporary business and advertising." – Aaron Saucier, Owner/Designer


Visit Saucier Jewelry to purchase the Draper series.
25% off The Draper Series!
For the next two days, the Draper collection is 25% off at Fab with this invite link: http://fab.com/y06r4g


above: The teaser poster for the newest season of AMC's Mad Men

Mad For Ads? Taschen Publishes New Book on Ads from the Mad Men Era





Gleaned from thousands of images, this companion set of books offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the “Big Idea.” At the height of American consumerism magazines were flooded with clever campaigns selling everything from girdles to guns.






These optimistic indicators paint a fascinating picture of the colorful capitalism that dominated the spirit of the 1950s and 60s, as concerns about the Cold War gave way to the carefree booze-and-cigarettes Mad Men era.





Also included is a wide range of significant advertising campaigns from both eras, giving insight into the zeitgeist of the time. Bursting with fresh, crisp colors, these ads have been digitally mastered to look as bright and new as the day they first hit newsstands.




The editor:
Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and author of numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of the West Coast, Los Angeles, and Hollywood. His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in museum exhibitions around the world and dozens of books.

The contributing author:
Steven Heller is the co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author Program. For 33 years he was an art director for The New York Times, and currently writes the "Visuals" column for The New York Times Book Review. He is the author of 120 books on graphic design, illustration, and satiric art.

Mid-Century Ads: Advertising from the Mad Men Era
Jim Heimann, Steven Heller
Hardcover, 2 vols. in slipcase, 9.4 x 13.2 in., 720 pages, msrp $59.99

Not yet released you can pre-order it for less from Amazon ($37.99) now by clicking on the link below:
Mid Century Ads: Advertising from the Mad Men Era (25)

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