Seen by Jason on December 30 2008:
Now that’s advertising. Leather Creations Furniture.
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14 comments so far
Michael 30 Dec 08
Nice. I forget some of you are Chicago people.
Tim Jahn 30 Dec 08
That’s just plain awesome.
Luke Visinoni 30 Dec 08
More seats than zero? Damn.. that’s pretty impressive.
Eric 31 Dec 08
Their logo reminds me of the amazing eNormicom logo.
Berserk 31 Dec 08
The logo reminds me even more of Amazon, just move the … swoosh … up on top and remove the arrow (L to C isn’t quite as clever as A to Z). Complete with partly bold/partly unbold.
(I’m not sure I can even count the number of fonts used.)
Steven 31 Dec 08
That is great promotion.
condor 31 Dec 08
now that’s tacky!
mbella 31 Dec 08
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Daniel Massicotte 01 Jan 09
Longer than 6 years? What’s that supposed to mean? Don’t all leather couches last for at least 10?
Unless of course your mom’s Persian cat sprays it….
anomaly42 01 Jan 09
@ Daniel…
6 years refers to the typical length of time one is allowed to serve as senator in the US…
...it’s a joke.
furniture 02 Jan 09
I love that ad – how fitting!
Buster 05 Jan 09
Shopped. I can tell by the pixels, and I have seen quite a few shops in my time.
The Chicagoen 06 Jan 09
this is priceless, lol just like the seat, :/ this is awesome though i love it
Mark 06 Jan 09
Wow, didn’t expect the response…
Our client Leather Creations commissioned this ad at the last minute. The Chicago sales guys had the core idea and we ran with it. Frankly it felt nice to take a swipe at the crooked political machine of Chicago politics.
Outraged? Hold your emails – they ARE crooked. Check the record.
BTW : These guys really do make the best leather furniture that you can buy. I traded out for a big bad sectional sofa a few years ago when we landed the account. It’s built like a tank – a soft, comfy tank. Awesome.
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