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The local grocery chain here in RI/MA had a local artist paint its Fourth of July flyer, and I think in a world of AI slop, stuff like this is awesome. Happy fourth!

4/7/26, 10:24 pm19 reposts137 likes

Sebastian Howard

@sebhow.bsky.social

4 July

Let skilled people create stuff, even mundane stuff! Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak and Jim Henson were ad men before they became the creative luminaries we know them as today!

Brian Lemaire

@lieutenant-kije.bsky.social

5 July

Yes! and Robert B. Parker started out writing advertising copy for Prudential Insurance from 1958 - 1962, before turning full-time to writing his Spencer detective stories.

Brian Lemaire

@lieutenant-kije.bsky.social

5 July

His ad writing was done at the company's offices in Boston. His Spenser novels, delightfully, took place in Boston and reeked of Boston atmosphere.

Sebastian Howard

@sebhow.bsky.social

4 July

Hell yeah, that's wonderful

Cephaloween

@cephalofillevtuber.bsky.social

I really hope more people give opportunities to artists to make their ads. I used to work on that (as graphic designer) before people starting to think AI generated images where "better for the job cos they are cheaper".