AdNausea

I have been MIA for a few days now, huh? The holiday time is always busy and this one was no exception. Not only do I have the joy of Christmas and New Years, but my boyfriend’s birthday is jammed right in there as well. So in lieu of his birthday, I thought we’d dedicated this post to…. Star Wars advertising.

And SB, “the force is strong in this one.”
David Prowse (Darth Vader)

So… let’s kick it off with some outdoor stuff done for Spike TV’s premier of… well, one or more of the movies, apparently. These ones are done very well and then there’s this boring bus banner that just has a freakin’ picture of the bad guy. I won’t show that one. These come from here.

I particularly love the last one. It took me a minute to get it, but that’s because I’m not as big of a fan of the movies. The fluorescent lights seem to be the popular eye catching gimmick (as they should be, who doesn’t know what a light saber is?!) It would definitely stop 90% of the people walking by, fans or not. Here’s another one, but this one is for a Star Wars Exhibition and can be found at one of my favorite sites ever.

Here’s another one for when Star Wars 3 (III) came out. I like how this one differs from the other lit up ones. It’s simple and clean and at first you think it’s just light beams or light sabers. Then you see the “III” and it’s awesome.

These ones are from StarWars.com and make my heart melt - the first because it’s so freakin’ funny and the second because it’s actually a very beautiful image. The first - everyone knows George Lucas likes merchandising. And spreading the Star Wars brand onto everything from cereal to children’s toilet seats, so televisions seem completely rational. But it’s a bit weird - correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that George himself sitting between Chewbacca and holding a little cuddly ewok? And are they riding a dish? Wow… weird.

And some of my very favorites, that I think SB as well as others will find delightful - In 2007, Star Wars Weekends came to Disney MGM Studios in Florida and the following ads were displayed, illuminated, in the Orland Airport. These are great ads because anyone who is familiar with the characters at all will get them, children and adults alike will enjoy them and what’s not great about seeing your favorite characters, in your world? Here ya go! And Happy Birthday!

Viewable here originally.