Borderline

by Phillip Collier

April 09, 2026

New Orleans Bauerlein Advertising was founded by spat wearing Wally Bauerlein in 1922. It would be the largest and oldest agency in the state for the next eighty years. I worked there throughout the 1980s as a vice president, senior art director and associate creative director. Borderline, a nickname for the agency preferred among former and disgruntled employees, describes the state of an individual’s mental health at any point during his or her employ.

Above are ads for the Mississippi Power Company designed between 1982 and 1990
Ads for the Aquarium of the Americas
Outdoor advertising for Aquarium of the Americas
Above are ads designed for Premier Athletic Club in the early 1980s.
Above are spreads from one of many Entergy Corporation annual reports.