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South African Creatives Have Been Reading Pynchon

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“a Nugget shoe polish can in which Slothrop now and then studies his blurry brass reflection” -Thomas Pynchon in Gravity’s Rainbow
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I have a weakness for ads that boldly (and intelligently) display a product benefit. This ad for Nugget Shoe Polish from The Jupiter Drawing Room in Johannesburg is a classic example.
Thanks to Gari Cruze for the post.

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Co-founder and editor of Adpulp.com. David wrote his first ad for a political candidate when he was 17 years old. One year later, he started writing news for The College Reporter in Lancaster, PA. Today, David is a writer, brand strategist, and creative director in Austin, TX.