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I was given the assignment to create a flyer for an upcoming activity at church. I decided I would give it a good effort, throw in some humor and practice some marketing and design skills.
Would this flyer make you want to participate in the activity?
I recently finished some consulting work for a local shade sail business. It is a beautiful site and I was able to add some unique features and, in particular, worked on their shopping cart this time around. Jquery has been my friend for this site and facilitated sliding drawers, custom scrollbars and fabric selector. After working for hours on the site I’m starting to think it would be nice to get a shade sail over our pool. I really think it would make the Summer more bearable especially since the sun beats right down on our pool when we want to swim the most (5-7pm). My guess is the water wouldn’t get up to 95 degrees as it tends to do in the middle of the summer if it were covered with a little more shade. For the price, it seems like a great idea.
Or, “Say Eight!”
You’ve probably seen some version of that chart before. You may also have noticed how inadequate it is at helping you. Based on the faces, this is what the chart communicates:
0: Haha! I’m not wearing any pants!
2: Awesome! Someone just offered me a free hot dog!
4: Huh. I never knew that about giraffes.
6: I’m sorry about your cat, but can we talk about something else now? I’m bored.
8: The ice cream I bought barely has any cookie dough chunks in it. This is not what I expected and I am disappointed.
10: You hurt my feelings and now I’m crying!
None of that is medically useful and it doesn’t even have all the numbers, here is a better one with all the numbers:
0: Hi. I am not experiencing any pain at all. I don’t know why I’m even here.
1: I am completely unsure whether I am experiencing pain or itching or maybe I just have a bad taste in my mouth.
2: I probably just need a Band Aid.
3: This is distressing. I don’t want this to be happening to me at all.
4: My pain is not fooling around.
5: Why is this happening to me??
6: Ow. Okay, my pain is super legit now.
7: The jaws of hell have begun to open and I’m scared.
8: I am experiencing a disturbing amount of pain. I might actually be dying. Please help.
9: I am almost definitely dying.
10: I am actively being mauled by a bear.
11: Blood is going to explode out of my face at any moment.
Too Serious For Numbers: You probably have ebola. It appears that you may also be suffering from Stigmata and/or pinkeye.
