Look at this ugly Expo ad in NYC's Time Square

expo_billboard_timessquare.jpg Holy Christmas, is THAT what's promoting our six month world-class event in New York City's Time Square? Considering how much ad space costs there, you'd think the Expo promotion team would have spent a little extra money to make their ad look a little less like someone had to do a rush job in photoshop. At least pay for a decent font or something.

Then again, considering what the USA Pavilion has turned into - maybe this is a tit for tat: a showing that China can also spend extravagant amounts of money to make something cheap and cluttered and boring... at their own event?

Photo from Adam Minter

Email This Entry


Comments (2) [rss]

Since when is the vast majority of Chinese advertising not "cheap and cluttered and boring" - in their own country?

A lack of Photoshop skills aside, the promoters might have at least plastered an image of the USA Pavilion - you know, some easy culture points?

Here is the page I tried to link to in my previous comment: http://english.cpc.people.com.cn/66102/6916662.html

(No 'edit' button, Shanghaiist?)

:/

Post a comment (Comment Policy)

Personals

Enter our FREE personals site!

Tips

About Shanghaiist

Shanghaiist is a website about Shanghai, China.

Editor: Elaine Chow
Founding Editor: Dan Washburn
Publisher: Gothamist

About | Advertising | Archives | Arts/Entertainment | Calendar | Contact | Contribute | Facebook | Favorites | Feedburner | Food/Drink | Jobs | Mobile | News | Other | Personals | Popular | RSS | Staff | Top Users | Twitter | Write For Us


Shanghaiist Direct

Too busy to check the site? Receive a daily email with links to all Shanghaiist posts from the previous 24 hours.

Enter your email


Recent Comments

Contribute

Latest Tip:

That show at Yuyintang on Friday isn't a Five Pointed Star show. They're one of ten bands playing fo
[more]

Latest Photo:

Subscribe

Use an RSS reader to stay up to date with the latest news and posts from Shanghaiist.

All Our RSS