• ozymandias117@lemmy.world
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        24 days ago

        I… I know they made colorful iMacs… But… What was the marketing idea behind this ad?

        What did they mean by “No artificial colors” for a computer…?

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          24 days ago

          Familiar byline from food marketing? I seem to recall a lot of fear mongering related to food coloring at the time (most of which turned out to be overblown) making that a cutesy/tongue-in-cheek headline coming from a tech company.

          • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldOP
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            24 days ago

            That, and the colors were all foods Tangerine, grape, lime, strawberry, and blueberry

            The campaign was all food references

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              Ah I forgot the fruit schema for the colors! lol

              Honestly some of the jelly style molded acrylic designs from that era were pretty sick, even by today’s standards. I remember the G4 cube with matching Harmon Kardon Soundsticks and display/keyboard/mouse as a standout example of a short lived concept that might still appear futuristic today.

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                24 days ago

                Especially compared to contemporary computers. I mean late nineties, everything was beige beige beige, MAYBE black.

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              24 days ago

              this was Apple’s peak for design. I can’t stand apple products but if they made an iphone in this colorway I would be tempted.

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          24 days ago

          I would assume it’s a joke on when they say no artificial colors in food, because… apple?

          Idk