Above: a coffee ad designed by Mordi Gerstein and animated by Grim Natwick.
Here are some random stills from UPA TV commercials. Some of the stills have suffered water damage hence the funky quality. The designers of the ’50s made this type of simplified design look so effortless and appealing, not an easy thing to pull off. I’ve never seen any of these particular commercials but I bet they’re quite a bit of fun to see in movement. Click on the images below for larger versions.
Arcadian Nitrogen fertilizer
designer unknown
Bromo Seltzer
director: Gene Deitch
Same coffee ad as up top
A couple stills from some motor oil ad or something.
A commercial for Holiday magazine
Oldsmobile spot
Proctor toaster
designer: Fred Crippen
