heartless_poet ([info]heartless_poet) wrote,
@ 2007-06-24 10:39:00
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Entry tags:advertising, beauty

evolution
i worked for close to a year in advertising and in the very first week an art director showed me a raw photograph of lisa ray and how she transformed into a picture of flawless beauty for a cosmetic ad. i was amazed at how a podgy skinned 'ugly' woman becomes the epitome of aspirational beauty in the hands of a talented artist.

i quit advertising because i found selling soap not very emotionally satisfying.

but this is the reason i joined advertising in the first place. here's this year's winner of the cannes grand prix for best ad:






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[info]notanangel78
2007-06-24 11:26 am UTC (link)
Really good. I saw a similar video on how a fat woman was transformed into a thin woman using photoshop:))

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[info]vaguelyalive
2007-06-24 06:32 pm UTC (link)
Dove makes pretty good ads, imo. I loved this one the first time I saw it...



Maybe it's just me and my love for cheesy 80s music.

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[info]vaguelyalive
2007-06-24 06:44 pm UTC (link)
Argh, I meant this video-


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[info]heartless_poet
2007-06-24 07:42 pm UTC (link)
gorgeously shot, love the pacing and brilliant choice of song too.

one of my best friends is this really pretty girl and she'd constantly worry about her nose or her skin or her eyes, or her thighs, it's infuriating... and the dove campaign apparently has been really successful.

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[info]vaguelyalive
2007-06-25 02:42 am UTC (link)
I think intellectually we know that we're normal sized, normal looking women... but it really is difficult to remember stuff like that when you're bombarded with all these "optimum" size requirements and standards of beauty. So, it's nice that a beauty products manufacturer trying to put things in perspective... plus, Dove soap smells very nice and we should all use it, damnit!

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[info]subtle_blues
2007-06-24 06:34 pm UTC (link)
Damn!!


Nice post! :)

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[info]heartless_poet
2007-06-24 07:44 pm UTC (link)
erm, i think you meant nice ad.
but thanks anyway.

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[info]subtle_blues
2007-06-24 10:38 pm UTC (link)
No I meant nice post :P

This ---> "Damn" was for the ad.

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