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New is old and old is new again with Robert Penney’s CVS 2600 video game box art of recent films, including one for something called Avatar(?) Reminiscent of graphic designer Spacesick’s clever “I Can Read Movies” series-an ongoing collection of film-based retro book covers.

Click here or a game below to see the entire set.

And for kicks, here’s a couple of the Spacesick’s latest “books” from the aforementioned “I Can Read Movies” series.

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I love fake things. Or rather things that are known to be fakes but are cleverly created with the intent to to look as if they could actually exist (fake foods in display windows being one of my all time faux faves). Why the fondness for the fakeness? I’m not really sure. But when it’s done right, I think the answer lies somewhere between the sarcasm, the irony, the artistry and the chance to have a laugh at the gullible. That and the fact that this is a fake website. Here’s a look at some high quality genuine fakes I’ve seen recently:

• This is a series of fake stylized 60’s paperback movie novelizations of contemporary films created by a graphic designer named Spacesick. Really well done and humorous to boot. Click here or the book below to see the entire set including one of Ghostbusters-”Now a major motion picture starring Ernie Hudson”.

• Fake t-shirts are common forms of sarcastic fashion fakery, from the pioneering tuxedo tee and it’s cousin of the ruffled variety, the classic skeleton and it’s opposite bodybuilder/bikini tees, the gold chain, Star Wars of course, Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” jacket, and even homages of shirts worn in cult movies. But two recent additions from opposite ends of the spectrum that have caught my eye are the glow-in-the-dark Venkman Ghostbusters tee and Tobin Yelland’s much more subtle and ironic camera tee designed for Keep.

• And finally, fakeness oftentimes comes pre=packaged with a substantial message. In the vain of Banksy’s Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill storefront in Greenwich Village NY last year, “the Surfrider Foundation joined forces with Saatchi & Saatchi LA to sponsor the aptly titled Catch of the Day guerrilla ad campaign. Trash was collected from beaches across the US, then sorted, packaged like seafood, and strategically placed around local farmers’ markets. Directly targeting seafood consumers, this creative campaign draws attention to the gross debris littering our oceans and highlights how this pollution affects the consumer directly through the food they eat.” (via the Provisions Learning Project) Click here or the delicious looking condoms below to see more fresh catches of the day as well as a trashy surf video. Mmmm…fake seafood….

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