Make Your Own Animated Cartoon
A Dummy's Puppet's Ramblings - from Chip Martin, Puppet
Mannequin American views and guidelines on marketing/PR trends, news from the world of puppets and ventriloquism, bits of humor and other interesting but useless information. I post every Tuesday and Friday. For information on this puppet's background, go to http://www.dale-brown.com/.
On Their Way Home
Dale and Leslie have turned about (that's nautical talk) and are heading back to port at Captiva Island. They should be home this weekend ... maybe. The B&M employees who stayed behind have a pool on how many days Dale and Leslie were out to sea before Leslie tossed Dale overboard.
No Blog on Sept. 2nd
Just a heads up that I won't be posting a blog on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd. (I didn't want you to worry that I'd gotten locked in my suitcase or something.) I know that most of my readers will be busy catching up on work after the 3 day weekend and I don't want to be among the scores of RSS feeds and emails that you have to wade through. I'll be back in touch on Friday, Sept. 5th.
Edgy Energizer Print Ads Win Awards
Under the tagline "Never let their toys die," Energizer UK depicts kids in various states of, uh, toyless engagement. The campaign won top accolades in Press Advertising at the Cannes International Ad Festival. They're a tad edgy, but attention getting none-the-less.
Here are two of the first four ads in the "Never let their toys die" series. To see the other two ads, click here.
Is Office Casual Reverting to Office Formal?
Now that corporate casual is abundant on all sides of business, it's time for contrarian types to switch-up fashion. And how do you rebel against casual? You go Mad, of course. Some office workers in New York, most notably those who work in ad agencies, are already wearing skinny ties and fedoras as a result of watching the new hit TV series Mad Men. That just goes to prove that no one is more susceptible to advertising than ad people. I wonder if their HR people will approve those fancy cut glass decanters?
Vroooom
Our friend Jeff Perkins recently got behind the wheel of an Indy Car at the Indianapolis Speedway. Here's a photo of him just before he took the track. Lucky guy. And he kept the shiny side up!
Make Your Own Cartoon! It's Easy
Our magician/ventriloquist friend Glen Chelius tipped me off to this very creative and fun Web site, http://www.goanimate.com/. If you're at all creative, this is a great place to waste a few hours. Just click on "Watch Our Demo" and you'll be hooked. It's so easy, even a dummy puppet can do it.
It's a free site, but you have to "join" to create an animation. Don't worry, they keep your information private. You can watch the animations of others without having to join ... and some of them are really entertaining. If you make an animation, be sure to send me a link to it. I want to see how creative my readers are.
Only in America
Atlanta officials have agreed to scrap road signs warning of "Men at Work" or "Men Working Ahead," after complaints that the signs are sexist. All signs will be replaced or altered to read "Workers Ahead." I've driven past construction areas and I'd say the word "Workers" is still misleading. I think the signs should read, "People Standing Around Ahead."
