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scavendish

VizEds Moderator

Joined: 08 Mar 2004

Posts: 761

Location: Chicago Tribune

Posted:
Wed May 02, 2007 1:07 pm

Josh Awtry wrote::

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Josh Crutchmer

Maestro

Joined: 22 Oct 2004

Posts: 251

Location: Omaha World-Herald

Posted:
Wed May 02, 2007 1:09 pm

It's Happy, it's fun, it's Paginat-O-Tron 3000.

Paginat-O-Tron 3000

Newbie

Joined: 02 May 2007

Posts: 1

Location: Prototype

Posted:
Wed May 02, 2007 1:27 pm

Bzzt! The Paginat-O-Tron does not approve.

Acquiring target...

douglas e. jessmer

VizEds Moderator

Joined: 19 Mar 2004

Posts: 1364

Location: Tampa Bay (Clearwater)

Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 12:16 pm

Paul Wallen wrote::

I would have made the flag read "The Daily McPaper."
Maybe with a little Ronald McDonald cutout?
Just sayin', would have been a nice touch.

"I'm lovin' it."

(p.s.: that's one of the most annoying slogans I've ever seen/heard)
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Kilometer31

Maestro

Joined: 11 May 2004

Posts: 574

Location: San Antonio Express-News

Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 1:00 pm

By the way:

Since the Spurs and Suns are locking horns (or bashing noses), I noted that the Arizona Republic (whose ad started this thread) now has not one, but two front-page ad spots -- the down-page display ad and another ad for the top of their briefs rail.
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Luke Knox

Maestro

Joined: 05 Jan 2005

Posts: 258

Location: Arizona Republic

Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 2:50 pm

Kilometer31 wrote::

Good eye, Dean. Just to clarify, that briefs rail ad has only run in our Monday paper since it went through a redesign of sorts back in March. The rest of the week, we only have the bottom ad on A1.

And is this "front page ads are bad" thread still alive and kicking? Seriously? You can't tell me there's not more current (or productive) stuff to talk about. I'll give you a topic: the cotton gin was neither cotton nor gin. Discuss. Very Happy

Autumn Heep

Contributing editor

Joined: 01 Apr 2006

Posts: 161

Location: Syracuse (Yes, we get a lot of snow), NY

Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 4:50 pm

Luke Knox wrote::

I'll give you a topic: the cotton gin was neither cotton nor gin. Discuss. Very Happy

I'm feeling a little verklempt.

How have I missed this thread for so long? I spent the last five minutes laughing and frightening the cat.

If Paginat-O-Tron gets angry will it be something like the monster robot attacking in SimCity?

SGriffin

Contributing editor

Joined: 03 Oct 2004

Posts: 104

Location: Waterbury, Conn.

Posted:
Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:52 am

I thought I'd revive this thread briefly to add something I've noticed the last couple of days. OK, it's not McDonald's.

Brian Cubbison

Juke Box Hero

Joined: 03 Dec 2004

Posts: 33

Location: Syracuse

Posted:
Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:24 am

I think it would be good to have a Best Front Ad Design and Worst Front Ad Design review. The promise is that the ads will be tasteful and well-designed, appropriate for a front page, but it's not always happening.

francie Williamson

VizEds Moderator

Joined: 06 Apr 2004

Posts: 224

Location: Quad City Times

Posted:
Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:07 pm

SGriffin wrote::

I thought I'd revive this thread briefly to add something I've noticed the last couple of days. OK, it's not McDonald's.

But it's LEXUS! A subsidiary of TOYOTA! A Japanese company! That newspaper is patently unAmerican. I'm going to go buy the LA Times. At least they're owned by Sam Zell.

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