Friday, May 24, 2019

William Steig: The Art of Storytelling

Advertising agency Young & Rubicam published a print ad in 1935 using New Yorker cartoonist William Steig to illustrate the art of telling a story. We see that one speaker can be engaging while another is boring. Which of these two conversations would you rather listen to? Y & R's copy draws the obvious conclusion that a successful ad is one that tells a compelling story. Noted.
"Did you ever hear the one about—"                               
                                "As I was saying—"

William Steig
Young & Rubicam advertisement
1935


Note:  It's a big world. Where in it exactly was this 1935 ad published?


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