I’m always amazed by the number of pharmacies in Spain (they’re everywhere) and also by the package design of the products in the pharmacies. They aren’t quite as good as these examples anymore, but still a whole lot better than we have in the states.
These images, from ex.novo’s "Espacios Publicitarios" Flickr set featuring 60’s and 70’s Spanish ads, were sent my way via Andrew Standfield. I absolutely love the illustrations. Would love to do a redesign or incorporate then into a poster.
I recently went to Barcelona and I too was amazed at all the pharmacies that were there. They were literally every where.
Pharmacies are a public service, hence there’s a regulation about the amount of them per certain number of population. Moreover, they’re subsidizes, and free for old people, so, as a consequiency, overconsumed.
Kisses from Madrid.