Author: Jonathan Crow
Thunder Crash: Backstory (The Soldier Saga)
There was once a wild boy. He wasn’t sure his real name or even his age. His parents abandoned him as a child to the elements of the desert. It was a common practice at the time. The…
Read More »H&M Racist Hoodie: 2018 Monkey Ad
Back in January 2018, H&M advertised this hoodie in their digital marketplaces. I’ve included this example in my series because it stands out as an obvious failure. The others had at least good intentions. The Swiss clothing line…
Read More »Dove’s Literal Whitewashing
In 2017, Dove ran an flash ad through Facebook that erupted in controversy The commercial was a short 3-second GIF of women pulling their shirt off to reveal another woman of a different race underneath. Weird, right? They…
Read More »10 Funny Ad Fails
Defining Good Ads Since I’ve been writing about ads recently, I figured I’d take the time to write a lighthearted post. Sometimes ads are bad because they offend people and cause drama. Others have mistakes that make us…
Read More »Pepsi Banking Off Social Justice Protests
My last post was about the recent Gillette ad campaign. I went back and forth in how to organize it. Originally, I tried to draft listicle of my opinions on different controversial ads, but I realized the readers…
Read More »Gillette’s Toxic Masculinity Ad: Calling Men Out?
Every once in a while ads stupidly offend their intended audience. Usually, social media flames up in angry comments and the companies suffer a PR nightmare. Some mismatched text and/or colors might convey the wrong message. We usually…
Read More »Optimal Workstation Organization
I have been thinking more about organization recently, and then a friend shared her new post “3: My workstation”. I think it’s a beautiful post and a great idea. My desk area at work and home is usually…
Read More »Top Personal Management Programs
I mentioned in an earlier post how one of my 2019 resolutions is to become more organized overall in life. Part of that goal will involve tracking tasks through digital resources. Over the years since graduating, I’ve used…
Read More »Using Color Connotations in Writing
One of my earliest post on this blog was about how to effectively use connotation in writing. I am happy my readers still find it useful. However, I only touched on part of the concept. Anything can have…
Read More »My 2019 Resolutions: Defining Success
In retrospect, 2018 wasn’t a great year for me. It started with me jobless after I was laid off from a digital marketing company. I transitioned into a trucking company as an office administrator, but it was another…
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