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Vintage Ad Browser
- dddddaviddddd 8y agoI'm surprised by the amount of text on the older ads — many are full page articles with a picture, some have detailed machine specifications, etc.
- dyukqu 8y agoI wonder if we can say that that's because of the poor (ad) design (even though they are just ads and not instructions exactly). “When simple things need instructions, it is a certain sign of poor design.”[0] [0]https://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/the-hotel-bathroom-puzzle/ https://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/the-hotel-bathroo... (related HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17532682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17532682)