Photoshop Contest: Vintage Ads of Fictional Futures
The finalists and the voting form are here.
The rules of the contest are below these latest entries (remember, you can click on the thumbnail to see a larger view):
Two more from Chris, one from The Postman, and the other from Firefly:
This entry is based on another one of my favourite authors, Douglas Adams. This one is from Spreaditon, and features the drink that is "like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick." [finalist]
Chris has more Phildickian entries for us, and one Red Dwarf:
Two more entries from Tom, from A.E. van Vogt's"The Weapon Shops of Isher," and Alfred Bester's THE STARS MY DESTINATION:
Paul emailed this interesting ad, which references the Dune novels of Frank Herbert. And he was kind enough to remind us of plan59.com, for those of you looking for inspiration. The spice must flow: [finalist]
Another effort from Alex, this time incorporating the Japanese Anime 'Ghost in the shell: Stand Alone Complex':
This vintage ad from Tom incorporates a James Blish universe that incorporates the "spindizzy" [wiki]: [finalist]
Two more (disturbing) entries from Alex, featuring a couple of well-known universes:
Vulcan Sex Show:
Chest Busters:
Two more entries from Mark at Neobubble -- I won't spoil the guessing games on these: [finalist]
Chris has another Trek-inspired entry, and you can check out the ad the original is based on at his site:
Another Bladerunner ad for the new Nexus 6 from Kittrick: [finalist]
One of my favourite books/movies is A Clockwork Orange, and J. Grant and spouse have this entry from the milk bar:
A couple of entries from Gary, including the first from Arthur C. Clarke's 2001:
A Heinlein reference too in the Hired Girl:
Martin has this sly nod to Logan's Run and an alternative to over-medicating our seniors: [finalist]
Feng has more creepiness with this Stepford Wives advert:
Mr. Viognier has a couple of entries, one based on a Ray Bradbury classic and the other features an Ayn Rand work:
[finalist]
Bagel recreated this Brave New World ad about soma: [finalist]
Alex tackles the Star Trek universe with this old VW ad: [finalist]
Working off my original "baby food" theme, Ellison produced this cereal ad for Soylent Green:
More soylent green from Shawn:
Over at Neonbubble, Mark was inspired by this vintage ad and the Ringworld novels by Larry Niven:
Rickey gets a little Phildickian with this vintage ad wondering if "Bosses dream of electric secretaries": [finalist]
Another from Mr. Mr. Viognier combining an old Papst Blue Ribbon ad and Woody Allen's SLEEPER:
Here are a couple more samples that I've put together -- one from Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD, and the other from David Brin's wonderful THE POSTMAN. (I was feeling a little post-apocalyptic earlier this week.)
The Rules:
So, find some vintage ads, and then insert a product from a fictional future -- it can be from a book, movie, TV, etc. The only proviso is that it has to have been written by someone else, so none of your own bizarre fictional futures. (Someone else's bizarre future is fine, so all you William S. Burroughs fans are not barred from competition.)
- create your masterpiece
- post it to your blog
- link to this post (or better yet, let me know where it is via email or in the comments.)
- wait for the aplomb and/or ridicule of your peers.
There are prizes!
What, pray tell is the prize? Well, if you win, you can choose from:
- a prominent walk-on role in my next novel
- a copy of THE AMADEUS NET
- a "mystery" item from within the bowels of my desk.
The second-place winner will choose from the remaining prizes, and the bronze winner gets whatever is left. Worth playing for? The contest will run until (Sunday, April 20).
Rembember to link to this post, leave a note in the comments, or let me know of your entry by email at: author-at-markarayner-dot-com.
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