TASCHEN All-American Ads of the 80s

The emergence of the digital world heralded imminent changes in the advertising industry . Still, cash, cocaine, and Calvin Kleins were the staples of this era of unbridled consumerism . With cell phones just around the corner and despite dark clouds looming over print advertising, advertisers continued to spend lavish dollars in one of the most extravagant and prosperous decades of the 20th century .