New iPod ads are FREAKIN beautiful.

[bennetsaysargh]

i think the faceplate would be a good idea. and they cant really have blinking light because it would have to have a power supply. also, i think they could make the new iPod magazine ads into TV ads. they could have the silloete (sp) picture dancing around in front of the background.
just an idea.

 

[eclipse525]

I love the link 'BENNETSAYSARGH", very funny. Hey we're neighbors....we'll not really but kinda. I am Lord and Ruler of Stony Point. Well...not really Lord and Ruler but I do reside there.<smile.


~e

 

[negrito]

take it easy... well now people are talking and a discussion can begin. generalization is never good and to offend someones personality without knowing him is a bad thing bad i had to do it. so here we are. praxis vs theory.

thanks for your reaction eclipse. i just wanted to show the other side of the blade and if you are a designer you can also explain it in a much more understandable manner.

 

[Peyote]

Umm. yeah Negrito I don't get the point of that "explaination" of the ads. Other than the obvious which is to show everyone how much design theory you may or may not have had. No one cares. This is not a personal attack, just letting you know.

That said, there is more to design than just "If it looks good, it works." Perhaps not to the extent that Negrito takes it, however some theory is useful...like the different psychological effects of different colors, etc.

ANYWAY, IMHO, the new iPod ads are atractive and should get attention from their targeted audience, however I don't find them particularly clever or appealing. Of course, I've never been very enamoured by Apple's advertising. Strangely, I love VW's advertising though!

BTW, in case someone is wondering, I'm not a designer yet...I'll be graduating this december from Southwest Texas State University (where the Creative Summit is held).

 

[LimeLite]

People who have no training in design don't care about all of the explanations of the techniques and stuff. All the regular consumer cares about is wether or not they like the ad or not, wether or not it appeals to them.