Hah! I didn’t quit at all! After the utter despair at the end of my last blog post you could have been forgiven for thinking…
CIPC #359: Macintosh 1984 keynote speech
This year, it is precisely forty years ago that the first Macintosh computers were released on an unsuspecting world. With a full one hundred and…
CIPC #355: Univis ad
Glasses! Glasses are brilliant. They’re one of humanity’s greatest victories over nature. Instead of stumbling around in an eternal blur, millions of people can now…
CIPC #352: Union Investment ad
This is going to be a rather boring post, I’m afraid. You see, when the people at Union Investment decided to make a chess themed…
CIPC #346: Cox Communications ad
Cox Communications is a company that, among many other things, sells home security systems, including things like cameras, motion sensors, and of course — as…
CIPC #338: Diggers ad
We have spotlighted countless advertisements on this blog. For alcoholic drinks, for clothes, for cars, for all sorts of services — but not yet for…
CIPC #334: Puerto Rico rum ad
It’s not the first time I’ve dealt with hard liquor on this blog. Far from it. But it’s the first time I’m dealing with such…
CIPC #332: Rupa ad
It’s been a while since we talked about a talk show, but I don’t like doing so, so let’s not. Instead, let’s talk about underwear.…
CIPC #326: SKY ad
SKY is a broadcasting company from New Zealand. They must have been incredibly popular, because in 2009 they decided to scare some away: they published…
CIPC #322: Coffeecompany ad
Not that long ago, I wrote about an advert for a Colombian delivery company. The position depicted there was quite believable, even though it was…