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January 24, 2013 01:52 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8AyeS4UxUXE/ads-that-depict-the-human-body.html
Ads that depict the human body as a machine
On the Vintage Ads LJ group, the awesome Man Writing Slash has rounded up a series of old ads that use mechanical methaphors for the human body. One of my favorite ad tropes is the Body=Machine/Body=Factory idea, because the imagery is often more detailed and also more hilarious than in most ads. As a kid [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8AyeS4UxUXE/ads-that-depict-the-human-body.html
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