Friday, February 28, 2014

Food and Drugs Advertisement: Something ain't right

How to get the message across?
Puzzled when reading the title or looking at the photograph?

Here are some striking examples on what could be characterized as an advertisement with a peculiar taste : From 19th century Victorian Age



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2198086/Victorian-adverts-health-remedies-laden-cocaine-morphine-alcohol.html

to 21st century Modern age:
http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/08/completely-inappropriate-booze-and-food-ads/non-alcoholic-nova-schin

Semiotics and Meaning on Food and Drug adds are meant to be taken seriously, in order to avoid creating wrong innuendos.





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