On January 22, 1984, the Apple commercial for the Macintosh 128K aired during the Super Bowl. The "1984" Mac ad became ...

It's lauded as one of the most effective ads ever made, it stunned viewers, but on January 22, during the Super Bowl, "1984" launched the Macintosh without even showing the product once. It almost ...

New York (CNN) — The most famous – and arguably the best – Super Bowl ad in history, the Apple “1984” ad, was nearly killed by the company for whom it was made. The 60-second ad, which announced the ...

The ad was created by Chiat\Day and directed by Ridley Scott as a nod to George Orwell’s 1984. In it, a female runner is seen throwing a hammer at a giant screen with a Big Brother-like character – ...

You know Apple’s 1984 commercial. You’ve seen Apple’s 1984 commercial. Heck, it’s widely accepted that the 1984 commercial is one of the best ads of all time. But did you know it was almost cancelled ...

The 1984 commercial based on 1984 is like taking a sledgehammer to Orwell's memory, but big tech has proved itself an entirely different kind of big brother. Reading time 5 minutes We are all the ...

Steve Hayden, an award-winning advertising writer and executive who helped create the thunderclap of a television commercial in 1984 that positioned Apple's new Macintosh personal computer as a weapon ...

New York (CNN) — The most famous – and arguably the best – Super Bowl ad in history, the Apple “1984” ad, was nearly killed by the company for whom it was made. New York (CNN) — The most famous – and ...