The power of a good tagline

Posted 18 Aug 2008

Commuting, Signs | 48 Comments 

To help you get your work-week off to a productive start, we’ve got a business-related post for you today.

Whilst crawling south along the A34 over the weekend, heading towards Newbury and stuck in a traffic jam, I noticed the following van in the lane next to me. What immediately caught my attention was the tagline painted on its back doors. And even though I haven’t decided yet whether I like it or not, I have to admit that it’s done what it was supposed to do: catch my attention and make the company name stick in my brain. Heck, I’ve even checked out the company website already. Tagline creators: give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done.

(Note: For any of you concerned about the safety of taking photos on the motorway, please know that traffic was at a standstill due to a crash on the opposite side of the motorway.)

If not for the high-vis harnesses

Posted 15 Aug 2008

Daily Life, The Little Things | 10 Comments 

I was running to and fro in central Oxford yesterday, taking care of a few business-related errands. My travels took me down Cornmarket Street when I chanced upon two mounted police officers. My first thought was ‘Wow! Those are big horses!’

The woman in the foreground of the photo is an adult, as is the woman on the opposite side of the far horse, who is chatting with one of the policemen. These two women illustrate just how massive the horses are.

And then I realised that the two horses were wearing high-visibility harnesses. And I thought about that. Why? In case somebody doesn’t see the massive, 6-foot tall, 1,000 pound animal carrying a full-size man in a bright yellow jacket, he might just see those little neon-yellow straps?

Relax-tivity

Posted 14 Aug 2008

Daily Life, Design | 8 Comments 

Do you like the idea of exercise but don’t care much for actually sweating and feeling exhausted?  Do you wish there was a way to enjoy the satisfaction of post-work-out relaxation without having to do the actual working out?

Allow me to suggest that you pick up a pair of Athleisure shoes. While I don’t know how widely available they are, I can tell you that this pair of Athleisure shoes was purchased at Target .

If you’re wondering what these performance-oriented, yet comfortable, shoes look like, please refer to the picture below, where I’m demonstrating a typical athleisure activity.

Don’t bring that mud out here!

Posted 13 Aug 2008

Guest Post, Places, Signs | Leave a Comment 

It’s Wednesday and so, as and when, we here at chickenmonkeydog like to post photos and posts sent in by you, our beautiful readers. And so, dear readers, once again one of our Chicago area faithful has sent in a couple of shots that are well worth a laugh and discussion.

The following is a photo of a alleyway in an area of downtown Chicago known as The Loop. As you can make out in the image, there is some construction hoarding up around the back entrance to a building. (We’ve circled the sign in red to help you locate it.)

Our reader writes:

“While I understand the intent of the sign maker, they cannot really expect 100% compliance.”

Thanks again to the guy who sent this in! (For the record, he did ask for anonymity, or we would certainly thank him by name.)

Avoid leaping from your crotch

Posted 12 Aug 2008

Signs | 18 Comments 

File this post under, ‘How did they ever pounce upon a need for this sign?’:

I mean, come on boys and girls, who needs a large sign with bold black lettering to tell us that using one’s private parts as a base for leaping is going to be dangerous, if not downright painful.