Rip-off .. Or not?

Post date: Jun 25 1998 - 12:04

Reported in the trade-press - here's a pair I think have *nothing* at all in common - really!

Nazi Meat.

Post date: Apr 24 1998 - 17:26


The illustrator who traced the old Nazi Germany propaganda poster was by no means trying to imply that american beef (and it's eaters) were Nazi's. We think.

Nazi Meat?
This ad was spotted by Noah Spurrier. You might, as a reflex, begin to rub your eyes here. It is like seeing double isn't it?

Play with your food part TWO

Post date: Jan 24 1998 - 18:26

Oh yes - there are more ads where people play with their food. Seems we'll never run out of these!

WonderBra vs PushUp bra!

Post date: Sep 30 1997 - 17:26

Ah - how do we describe the product advantage..? I know! We'll show them!

The same visual...but different ideas!

Post date: Sep 25 1997 - 12:04

Here's a new one for the fodder - same visual - different idea. Try that one on for size.

More spoof ads (including milk..)

Post date: Sep 24 1997 - 17:26

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery......

Underground bands are really unknown.

Post date: Aug 29 1997 - 17:26

Underground bands are really unknown.. And that is part of the attraction, no?

Recycle your own ideas.

Post date: Aug 24 1997 - 17:26

Instead of stealing good ideas from others - why not reuse your own?

Pin Up Girls Galore!

Post date: Aug 8 1997 - 17:26

Sex sells - sex Varga's style sells even better. End of class.

Bilingual Heineken looses its shirt.

Post date: Aug 5 1997 - 17:26

The Heineken twins - or; Stare at a logo long enough and you'll find ... that same very thing other people who stared at the logo found!

More Mustaches!

Post date: May 24 1997 - 17:26

Milk Spoofs - as spofing that milk mustache campaign seems to be people's favorite pass time.

Bang! Bang! You're Copied!

Post date: May 5 1997 - 12:04

The old "when women have guns" gag, executed almost identically on two separate posters..

A classic case of A and B ideas.

Post date: Apr 24 1996 - 17:26

My old tutor Gillard used to rip our ads to shreads if we resorted to the left hand page "A" and the right hand page "B" idea. Here's a classic case of two A and B's with similar message.

Preem vs Good Guys Auto.

Post date: Apr 24 1996 - 17:26

This is the most blatant ripoff that I have seen so far!
Note that even the lines are more or less directly translated, as in " It's an american car.." vs "It smells Swedish..".

The good guys auto ads was in the 1995 Communication Arts Annual, and I'm sure they won a nice bunch of addy, andy, beffie bessie, clio and other assorted awards.

Welcome to Marlboro ads

Post date: Apr 24 1996 - 17:26

Or welcome to Welcome to sterotypicalvisual-land. These anti-smoking ads have the same visual. No smoke without fire as they say.. But who ripped off whom?

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