William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design When they're not annoying, they're just plain lame. And they're everywhere -- interrupting our lives and distracting us. But the Eisner Museum goes beyond the hype of advertisements to find the entertaining, the evocative, and the beautiful. Its online collection of historical pitches and plugs from Japan and the U.S. is varied in its content and approach to selling the unsellable. The Burma Shave ads, long a staple along U.S. highways, provide the gentle humor. Japanese "pin-ups" provide the "sex." And Boris Artzyhasheff's illustrations provide the whimsy. Throw in innovative designs from the automotive industry and a collection of album-cover art that ranges from its humble beginnings in 1939 through the psychedelic '70s, and you've got a pretty eclectic assortment. Try it -- you'll like it! (in Marketing & Advertising)
