CNN
December 7th, 2008Here’s a quote, something I wrote on this blog. From September 27th.
“Makes me feel like I should be going in to something else -
like cartoons. But we can get so scattered.
I’m happily busy round the clock doing
Caricatures, Face-Painting, and Balloons.
Sometimes other work when it just lands at my doorstep.”
I just came across this entry. And I realized that I just had one of those
times. One of those times when I ended up ‘doing something else’.
A producer from CNN recently asked me to make a small black/white ‘Caricature’
of him and his boss. He described the story of his boss telling him a story
about using graphics in the olden days. Not the writer, I just suggested ideas
for him.
Boss: Listen, I’m really a cartoon.
Client: Where’s my eraser?
Well, that wouldn’t be an appreciated gift, but you get the idea.
Come up with a different answer bubble.
Perhaps: Ka-Pow!
Yeow, again, your response sounds nasty.
Can you think of something else?
Perhaps: Yes! This is my chance for a new world.
Or: And you look like Dick Tracy.
Getting better. Perhaps you’d like one of those,
or you can tweak it to what works for you.
Or or here’s another idea:
Boss: We don’t need technology.
Cartoons are fine.
Client: How many years ago was that?
or Client: How old are you?
Those are some starting ideas.
I’d love to keep playing with it,
but we just got to make a decision
Here’s his response:
“The event we were at was CNN Heroes: 2008.
Maybe we could make that the title of the piece or incorporate it in the sketch.
I loved your ideas.
Let’s go with:
Boss – In Providence we used cartoons for graphics.
Me – Funny, I just use them to kiss up.”
Here’s the picture I came up with based on his photos.
The woman in the magazine was standing next to my client in his photo.
This was a little outside my box.
Outside of the things I usually do.
As I wrote: “other work when it just lands at my doorstep.”
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