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"I never read The Economist." Management trainee. Aged 42.

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Brand
The Economist
Copywriter
David Abbott
Agency
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO
Year
1988
Country
UK

The poster was set in white type on The Economist's red and was written by David Abbott, with Ron Brown as art director, at Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. It launched the long-running 'white out of red' campaign in 1988. The V&A holds a copy in its Prints, Drawings & Paintings collection.

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