More humor in ads
And, of course, the first Tampax AND - special
for you! - the American fax tampon,
from the early 1930s, which also came in bags.
See a Modess True or
False? ad in The American Girl magazine,
January 1947, and actress Carol
Lynley in "How Shall I Tell My Daughter"
booklet ad (1955) - Modess
. . . . because ads (many dates).
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Ad for fake menstrual pad company
by Harry Finley, MUM director
Menstrual products advertising - all
advertising, actually - lends itself
to parody.
This is the first in a series of ads
I made in 1989 for my invented company
Lernpaks. Because I did not yet own a
computer I drew the art with colored
pencils and pressed off the text using
pressure-sensitive type, one
excruciating letter after another, on
a piece of drawing board. For a day
job I worked as an illustrator,
graphic designer and artist.
I believe I made four ads for the
company.
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See humor in
menstruation
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Web site in any manner or
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