The Clippers are finally giving fans something to cheer about, which is quite a change for much-maligned owner Donald Sterling. But for fans of good design, Sterling is still Public Enemy No. 1.
Eagle-eyed reader John noticed this recent Sterling ad, in which the designers didn't even bother to license an actual stock photo (or hell, just take one themselves). Nope, this ad, for Sterling's Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel, includes an unlicensed stock image with the watermark "STOCK PHOTO" still stamped on it. Classy!
Sterling's horrific ads are legendary, of course, and I think he wears the badness as a badge of honor. I'm just surprised that the ad above doesn't include an awkwardly large, horribly trimmed and WAY out of focus shot of Sterling in a tux -- his signature design touch.
We've been ranting about Sterling's L.A. Times ads for years. Previously on Franklin Avenue:
Donald Sterling Expands His War Against Good Taste (December 2010)
Another Side of the Donald Sterling Ads (June 2009)
Donald Sterling's Floating Apartment Building -- And Other Photoshop Offenses (May 2009)
Donald Sterling Ads: Homeless? (August 2008)
Donald T. Sterling Discriminates Against Grammar (February 2008)
Donald T. Sterling is Looking For a Few "California-Type" Models (August 2007)
Is It Possible? Donald T. Sterling Ads, Worse Than Ever? (March 2007)
The Ugliest Newspaper Ads in the World (January 2007)
(Thanks to Franklin Avenue reader John for the tip!)
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