Commodore Computer Ads
March 27th, 2008
Design:
Client: Commodore Computers
Date: 1980′s
Ok…I know that these are not premier examples of graphic design but they are great anyway. They are little graphic time-capsules that take us back to the breaking point of computers and the beautiful naivety, where no one could predict what was about to come. Raw and a little thin by todays standards, but still charming and worth a spot in the resource.
-Todd Falkowsky
Images created by commodore.ca
Entry Filed under: Advertising,Electronics,Gong Show
6 Comments Add your own
1. Ignacio Lago | March 27th, 2008 at 14:13
Great post! This old-fashion-ads are a good inspiration to do any electro-retro-design. The direct mention of the rival companies is shocking nowadays. And, of course, that amazing guy ‘Keeping up with you’…
2. james white | March 29th, 2008 at 20:15
Wonderful post, thanks for the inspiration. Commodore was certainly huge in the dawning of the computer age, and these ads match that optimism.
3. Welcome to Jim Class | April 1st, 2008 at 17:49
My God the money I spent on early computing. I had an Atari back then and a $6 an hour account on Compuserve. Back then Compuserve was nothing but a text-based server and I racked up hundreds of dollars every month doing nothing but surfing text.
Thanks for a trip back into the early 80′s and the beginning of my computer addiction. Someday my kids will look back on this era and see how primitive we are.
4. Rick Ashely | April 6th, 2008 at 22:30
Never gna let you down.
5. Mike | July 23rd, 2008 at 05:45
When I was young, I had a computer – ZX Spectrum. Very pleasant memories. Thank you for this mood!
6. No Sitting | September 15th, 2008 at 13:45
that old dude with the old computer looks so funny like he i got a computer and there are 2 girls over there, but ill keep playing with my computer
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