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I’ve always been a fan of the ads for The Economist. Here are a few smart – but in some cases, maddeningly simple – executions that anyone in advertising will be angry they didn’t think of first.





[Special thanks to Ads of the World and Boing Boing.]
(Re the first photo) Hey, that’s where I used to work!
Both at The Economist and in that building. Woo!
posted by andrea on 2-27-2007 at 6:49 am
Some of them could do with an explanation, but that first one is top class. I like it.
posted by David Airey on 3-1-2007 at 4:11 pm
An Economist reader doesn’t need an explanation.
posted by Pablo on 3-7-2007 at 7:17 pm