MEJO 379: Advertising & Public Relations Research: Print Ads
Current Ads
- CLIO Awards
International competition winners in all areas of advertising (billboards, design, direct mail, posters, print, etc). See also their archive. Register for free to view archived award-winning advertisements, 2006-present. - Advertising Archives (U.K.)Vintage & current illustrations, advertisements, posters, magazine covers, and more. U.K. focused. 1900s-2010s.
- Communication Arts Print Ad ExhibitAnnotated examples of advertising from noted magazine Communication Arts (available in print in the Park Library).
- D&AD Yellow Pencil AwardsCurrent and past winners. Categories include digital, graphic design, illustration, outdoor advertising, and more.
- AdCouncilPSA Central offers public service announcements in several categories, including newspaper, magazine, and outdoor. Free registration required.
- Multicultural Excellence AwardsOutstanding multicultural print and television advertising campaigns from the Association of National Advertisers / Advertising Educational Foundation. 2005-current.
- One Show Award WinnersExamples of award-winning full page ads in newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and more. 1991-present.
- One Show DesignExamples of logos, graphics, packaging, typography, and more. 1991-present.
Historic Ads
- Ad*AccessDuke University’s extensive collection of over 7,000 magazine advertisements. 1911-1955.
- Adclassix.comVintage ads covering cars to military propaganda to wrist-watches. 1900s-1970s.
- AdFlipBrowse advertisements by category (jewelry, motorcycles) or decade. 1940’s to 2003. Guest access only; searching isn't permitted.
- ARTstorMiscellaneous ads ranging from soap to liquor to the New York subway. Search for "advertising and YOURTOPIC" or browse thousands of advertisements by searching for "advertising" alone. Check out all of the advertisements in their collection.
- Emergence of Advertising in AmericaDuke University’s collection of the early days of American advertisements. 1850-1920.
- Gallery of Graphic DesignAdvertisements from a variety of magazines. View all advertisements at once or choose by year, product, magazine, advertiser, illustrator, or keyword. 1930-1969.
- RetroloungeLinks to print advertisement collections around the world. Browse by topic. 1800’s to present; most from the the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
- Market Research and American Business, 1935-1965A gallery of print advertisements from the 1920s-1960s. Browse ads by industry, brand, decade, or image type (magazine, newspaper, or poster). Images can be exported as PDFs.
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Fun Online Magazines
Magazines include text and graphics. Get layout ideas, and see how things were done 100 years ago!
- Vogue
Full-text and images of Vogue magazine, including articles and advertisements. 1892-present.
- Harper's Bazaar Archive: US and UK
Full-text and images from America's first fashion magazine. U.K. edition: 1929-2015; U.S. edition: 1867 to the present.
- The New Yorker - ArticlesFull images of all issues, including articles & cartoons & web-only content. 1925-present.
- New Yorker - Full issuesFull issues of the New Yorker. Browse page by page of each issue from 1925-present.
- National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994Every article, photograph and map from every issue is available and searchable. 1888-1994.
- Women's Magazine Archive
Full-text and full image of Redbook, Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, Parents, and Essence. Includes text and images. 1883-2005.
Full-text and full-images of Jet magazine, Nov 1951 through 2008 available online through Google Magazines. Not all issues are available.
Full-text and full-images of LIFE Magazine, 1936-1972 through Google Magazines.
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