Apple Think Different - Miles Davis

Steve Jobs had just returned to the struggling company, Apple Computer in 1997. Jobs and Lee Clow had collaborated back in 1984 to launch the MacIntosh. Now was the time to recover the sense of Apple’s place in the world of creative users. The TBWA Chiat/Day team said that Apple should be aligned with the creativity of personalities and people making an impact on the twentieth century. The "Think Different" phrase provided an opportunity to celebrate both the creativity of these people but also the distinctiveness of Apple in the computing world, responding to IBM’s historic campaign motto, "Think". The campaign was swiftly approved by Apple, then begun with the television commercial, which first ran on Sept. 28 1997, followed by the print ads, billboards and posters. (Source -Inspiration Room) To read more about this renowned campaign, click on this link to read a background article by Rob Siltanen who was the Creative Director for the campaign - https://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2011/12/14/the-real-story-behind-apples-think-different-campaign/#7bc50b3962ab. This poster is from the series issued by Apple in 1998 and it features Miles Davis. Miles Dewey Davis III (1926 – 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. In 2006, Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,

which recognized him as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz. Rolling Stone described him as "the most revered jazz trumpeter of all time, not to mention one of the most important musicians of the 20th century, while Gerald Early called him inarguably one of the most influential and innovative musicians of that period. - Wikipedia This is an Original Poster , it is not a reproduction. The poster was printed on heavy weight paper and is in excellent condition. Some minor creasing at the edges may occur; this normally becomes imperceptible once framed. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.