Meet Mr. Product: The Art of the Advertising Character

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Author: Warren Dotz

ISBN-10: 0811835898

ISBN-13: 9780811835893

Category: Advertising & Promotional Collectibles

Here in Meet Mr. Product youll find a vibrantly colorful tribute to such pop-culture icons as the Jolly Green Giant, natty Mr. Peanut, the cute little Morton Salt Girl, and the countless other advertising characters who have been helping us navigate the grocery aisles and choose our products for years. Offering up a bustling gallery of over 500 spokescharacters, this chunky compendium charts the origins and development of the advertising character and gives brief glimpses into some of their...

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Here in Meet Mr. Product you ll find a vibrantly colorful tribute to such pop-culture icons as the Jolly Green Giant, natty Mr. Peanut, the cute little Morton Salt Girl, and the countless other advertising characters who have been helping us navigate the grocery aisles and choose our products for years. Offering up a bustling gallery of over 500 spokescharacters, this chunky compendium charts the origins and development of the advertising character and gives brief glimpses into some of their most intimate secrets. (Did you know that the Michelin Man has been spotted with glamorous ladies on his arm? Or that Borden s Elsie the Cow was married to Elmer of household glue fame?) Famous faces and a host of recently rediscovered characters fill Meet Mr. Product s pages to bursting.

Introduction8Food: Meet Miss Fluffy Rice34Drinks: Meet Mr. Coffee Nerves64Kids' Stuff: Meet Mr. Wiggle92Dining: Meet Mister Donut124Technology: Meet Mr. Tech154Automotive: Meet Mr. Diesel power184Home: Meet Mr. "Happy Omer"214Personal & Leisure: Meet Mr. Happy Foot242Acknowledgments270