Categories: Design

8 Retro Imaginary Advertisements For Modern Gadgets

As new gadgets get ever more advanced, so do the advertisements for them. We have seen it over and over again in the auto industry, and of course when it comes to new products from Apple, Microsoft and alike. It just never stops. Ad agencies keep coming up with the most idiotic things to catch our attention, and usually it works. Some are more ridiculous than others, and I guess that is what they are all shooting for. I mean, today we have media streams on pretty much every street corner. With every gadget they have to think outside the box in order to really get their message across. However, there are times when you simply want to shut down your gadgets to at least get a couple of minutes of peace of mind.

Back in the old days, there were advertisements all around us as well. I am not talking about the ’70s or even the ’80s here. I am talking about back in like the ’20s and ’30s. Maybe the ads were more artistically formatted back then, and without so much noise in the ether. Still, advertisements have been around for quite some time, and they develop and progress with the advanced technology available.

A bunch of artists put their minds together to create the most hilarious retro ads of modern gadgets, and they did it brilliantly. Imagine if you were a citizen of the ’20s and suddenly you saw an ad for a cell phone. What would you think it was? A ploy or just a prank? I mean, I have seen so many false advertisements (intended to be false only to turn into a real ones) that nowadays we don’t really react. These are just brilliant from both an artistic point of view as well as from the obvious humor. Awesome!

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Richard Darell

Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go-to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com

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