New marketing gimmick I’ve noticed in the graphic design world is showing someone with an abnormally huge head on their small body. A few years ago the overhead shot of someone looking up was all the rage. Birdseye view? Anyway, the Jerry Seinfeld children’s halloween comic book, for example, is one instance that I can think of. Lots of ads and videos are doing these. Videos are essentially ads, too, if you want to be honest with yourself. Alex Winter, the former Bill Preston of ”Bill and Ted” fame, crawled out from under the rock he’s been inadvertantly hiding under a few days ago to talk to CNN. Said he’s been keeping busy directing ads and videos since he vanished from the public eye. Wished I could ask him if he uses The Big Head technique yet.


Been trying to find the perfect AIM Buddy Icon to match how I sometimes feel on a day to day basis. The following is pretty much dead on.