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“Smirnoff...the light drink that’s heavy” ad

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center on Jan 14th, 2024. Artwork published in
October 1971
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“Smirnoff...the light drink that’s heavy” ad
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Advertisement for Smirnoff vodka, published in the October 14, 1971 issue of Jet magazine. The headline is set in ITC Bernase with the small print set in Optima Italic.

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  • ITC Bernase Roman
  • Optima

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2 Comments on ““Smirnoff...the light drink that’s heavy” ad”

  1. Good point, Stephen! Worth asking him perhaps. Do you have a way to ask him?

    I looked at his collection at Stanford, and Smirnoff doesn’t come up: searchworks.stanford.edu/vi…

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