Category Archives: Commerce

Mixtape Zine

By admin | Published: May 11, 2010
A quick one! From a fellow Cassette tape admirer Mixtape Zine on Flickr – Photo Sharing. “So, I want to draw your mixtapes. I want your sad songs, you love jams, your sing at the top of your lungs car tunes, your break-up tape, your make-up tape and your BFF-4evah cassette.” Nice! Check out her Esty store for more [...]
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Cassette tape badges

By remote | Published: August 30, 2008
Making badges from cassette tape graphics. Well, why not. Actually, the simple, flat, colourful, 1970s ‘tech ’style has many fans. I can see why. I’ve never seen any CD or DVD packaging with as much style . . . Or perhaps I’m 30 years to early Oh, and effektive design are selling these online : www.effektivedesign.co.uk/badges/new-cassette-badge-sets/ This post actually [...]
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Cassette tape iPod cases . . .

By remote | Published: August 6, 2008
from : www.45ipodcases.com/nano/index.php via : www.geekalerts.com/ipod-cassette-tape-cases/ They’re selling them. Buy one. Why not?
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Cassette tape prints

By remote | Published: August 5, 2008
Limited edition screen prints of an unrolled cassette tape . . . well, whatever takes your fancy . . The site says . . . “Limited edition of 100 gold silk-screen prints. Each one is signed and numbered. Hand printed by K2 Screen on 240gsm Black Plike supplied by GFSmith, size 24×84.1cm” get it at : http://www.madebysawdust.co.uk/shop/
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Japanese TVCs

By Anton | Published: April 22, 2008
Sony HF-X Japanese TVC Maxell UDI series Early Sony Walkman Ad Strangest Sony Walkman Ad ever. iPod ads have nothing on this: Monkey: “Please let me die . . .” Still, I do have a soft spot for Japan.
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It made for a great logo, at least.

By Anton | Published: April 11, 2008
They had no idea what was just around the corner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_is_Killing_Music Quote from funky ‘ol Wikipedia: “‘Home Taping Is Killing Music‘ was the slogan of a 1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), a British music industry trade group. With the rise in cassette recorder popularity, the BPI feared that people being able to record [...]
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