Saturday, May 26, 2007

Laughter

A few years ago, I worked with a client to come up with a brand identity visual. Our team literally presented 200 concepts. After a while, our ideas got more and more ridiculous. We had gone from the obvious visuals of a bee, a chameleon, a sun, life jacket... you get the picture. At some point, we threw this thumbnail in the middle of the stack to get a laugh. This is still my favorite concept of all time. It always makes me laugh when I come across it in my notes. It would have made a great logo for their call center software product.

The caption says: Mullet Wig on Foam Wig Holder. Short in front, long in the back, the mullet haircut represents the complete synergy that exists between business and pleasure. Like this product, a mullet is easy to maintain.

3 comments:

valerie walsh said...

200 ideas! probably you used the 1st one right? This is fun, clever and cool!

imwithsully said...

We definitely used one from the 1st round. I don't remember the order we presented. The visual ended up being a bumblebee.

mike r baker said...

Too funny!