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Friday, September 23, 2016

Is This the Beginning of the End of Ageist Advertising?

Three’s a trend, they say, and in the past month three ads have emerged that portray seniors as regular human beings — not as cute grannies, aging teens or tech-averse…

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Joseph C. Randall, 78, Protests in Paint

…had no passion to make it a career. I attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, not for art, but for advertising. I’d been in advertising for 50…

Friday, December 5, 2014

What’s the Remedy for Ageist Ads? Ask the Real Mad Men.

Have you ever wondered why advertising is targeted exclusively at 18 to 49 year olds? Why even products like anti-wrinkle creams use 25 year old models? Why advertisers portray us…

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Find WiFi – and Senior Planet – on city streets

…to use. Kiosks also have two 55” high-definition digital screens used for public service announcements and advertising. LinkNYC is a first-of-its-kind communications network that will replace over 7,500 pay phones…

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Hang with National Park Service Ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, 100

…National Park Service.   NaBeela Washington, an emerging Black writer, holds a Master’s in Creative Writing and English from Southern New Hampshire University and Bachelor’s in Visual Advertising from The…

Friday, January 31, 2014

Aging With Geekitude: Why I Love my Smartphone

…it happens, the trend is now in the direction of prepaid plans, since T-Mobile started advertising their cheap “bring your own phone” plan. Now all the major carriers are offering…

Friday, October 7, 2022

Fly Like an Eagle!!!

…an emerging Black writer, holds a Master’s in Creative Writing and English from Southern New Hampshire University and Bachelor’s in Visual Advertising from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She…

Thursday, May 6, 2021

The Hidden Value of Volunteering

…out as a signed-up volunteer and a member,” she recalls with a laugh. Barbara has volunteered for several organizations since 2009, a year after her retirement as Director of Advertising

Friday, November 20, 2020

Open Thread Update: Attention Product Developers!

advertising (see here for more) and almost totally left out in product design, and especially package design, according to a few readers. “I can’t open a bottles of drinks without…

Thursday, February 23, 2023

The True West: America’s Black Cowboys

…University and Bachelor’s in Visual Advertising from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has been published in Eater, The Cincinnati Review, and others. Learn more at nabeelawashington.com. Photos: (Top)…

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Interview with Pride Historian Jonathan Ned Katz

…very interested in African–American history. I grew up with discussions of history at the dinner table. My father (an art director in advertising) was a great influence on me and…

Monday, November 6, 2017

How to Find Healthy Recipes on Pinterest

advertising than on quality and substance. Tested recipes are more likely to meet the nutritional needs that you’ve searched for—and that they tout. But plenty of blog authors also post…

Friday, July 18, 2014

What I Learned from Browsing the Hearing Aid Forums

…on the forums, and one techie among them is even working on a hearing aid controller for a smartwatch. The site does not allow advertising or promotion of any brands….

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Chien-Chi Huang, Health Activist

…@Stephen Voss) NaBeela Washington, an emerging Black writer, holds a Master’s in Creative Writing and English from Southern New Hampshire University and Bachelor’s in Visual Advertising from The University of…

Thursday, October 19, 2023

A Recipe for Second Chances: Robert Perez

…New Hampshire University and Bachelor’s in Visual Advertising from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has been published in Eater, The Cincinnati Review, and others. Learn more at nabeelawashington.com….