Squeak of the Week

Entries from February 2008

VIDEO: IHOP commercial - 1969

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Of course it says ‘pancakes’ on the outside, but there’s a lot more on the inside. Like families on LSD and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

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Hillary & McCain’s Choice of Font

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Political typefaces have a way of underscoring some specific aspect of a candidate - Hillary’s snooze of a serif might have come from a mildly embarrassing over-the-counter ointment; McCain’s typeface is the font of choice for the hygiene aisle.

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A Font We Can Believe In

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

The typophiles among you have realized that the ?change? font Obama?s campaign uses is Gotham, designed by Hoefler & Frere-Jones, originally as a commission for GQ Magazine.

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HBO: There Are Stories

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Check out BBDO’s new Sam Mendes-directed spots for HBO. There are stories. And then there are stories people talk about.

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YouTube: HBO’s Channel

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

That’s right. HBO has a YouTube channel, complete with FULL episodes of "In Treatment" and some of your favorite moments of "Flight of the Conchords."

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