Had too much time on my hands (lol) so I made this
I got bored this evening and thought, "what if Vostok actually had a significant presence in the US, beyond watch enthusiasts?" So I fired up Adobe CC Express and made this vintage-style ad, which was heavily inspired by Volkswagen's old ads for the Beetle.
I made this under the pretense that it would've come out around the same time as the Amphibia Desert Shield in 1991-it would make sense that Vostoks would be slightly more popular during that time, because the original ones were offered to American military personnel at $99, while civvies could get them for $149. Since both the Desert Shield and all the other Amphibias are basically the same, I reckoned that they would charge the same price for both.
I also thought it would be a little funny if I tried to sell the classic 420059 Scuba Dude as a serious competitor to a 11610 Submariner, using all the tropes people outside of our crazy hobby typically assign to "luxury" timepieces; to an outsider, a 2416b is just as good as a Rolex Calibre 3135 because they have the same amount of jewels.
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Awesome! 😂
Somebody should make an ad to sell people on the idea that Yugos are just as good as Porsches, because they have the same number of wheels!
Love it - do you work in advertising?. What type face is the heading? It's a classic.
Awesome! 😂
Somebody should make an ad to sell people on the idea that Yugos are just as good as Porsches, because they have the same number of wheels!
That's not a fair comparison. My dad's Lada lasted longer than my (one and only) Vostok.
Love it - do you work in advertising?. What type face is the heading? It's a classic.
I'm just a college kid studying journalism, lol. My dad did work in advertising when I was a kid, but that obviously doesn't count unless you consider abstract skills to be genetic. Admittedly I do know how to write some good copy thanks to what I've studied.
I used Open Sans Condensed for the body and Condensed Bold for the heading.
I'm just a college kid studying journalism, lol. My dad did work in advertising when I was a kid, but that obviously doesn't count unless you consider abstract skills to be genetic. Admittedly I do know how to write some good copy thanks to what I've studied.
I used Open Sans Condensed for the body and Condensed Bold for the heading.
It's classic, looks like the old VW press ads.
I got this one I been looking for a new bezel for sometime now.