I've been roaming around town lately like the cool, unemployed lady I am, and I've seen a couple interesting Safer Sex PSA's. I saw this one in bus stops on both Mamaroneck Ave and Palmer Ave:
And this one on Steinway Street in Queens:
Overall, I like them. Maybe I'm wrong, but most sex-related PSA's are a bit more ambiguous. These are pretty direct and simple:
Birth control AND condoms. Together. Prevent pregnancy, STD's, and HIV. I like the first ad a lot because the teenagers look like real teenagers, and not 30-year-old actors on Dawson's Creek. The one thing I'll object to is the "Take Control" font. I think they could find something slightly funky without seeming like a 1996 advertisement for Limited Too. That tactic reminds me a bit of this:
And this one on Steinway Street in Queens:
Overall, I like them. Maybe I'm wrong, but most sex-related PSA's are a bit more ambiguous. These are pretty direct and simple: Birth control AND condoms. Together. Prevent pregnancy, STD's, and HIV. I like the first ad a lot because the teenagers look like real teenagers, and not 30-year-old actors on Dawson's Creek. The one thing I'll object to is the "Take Control" font. I think they could find something slightly funky without seeming like a 1996 advertisement for Limited Too. That tactic reminds me a bit of this:
Can you just make a post consisting entirely of pictures of Mamk and Larchmont to feed into my nostalgic tendencies? Haha.
ReplyDeleteAsk and ye shall receive! That's actually a great idea. So, would a photo of Walter's bring up nostalgic memories or painful ones?
ReplyDeleteHaha, painful! Actually, I was in Westchester last summer for the first time in years and my friends forced me to eat at Walters. I hadn't been there since I moved in 2002. Weird experience.
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