As yesterday I rambled about the broad brushstrokes of design, I thought that perhaps today I should focus more on the detail. It’s part of what we do, not just to create the grand, award winning designs, but to make sure they are bullet proof down to the last detail.

So, to see if you are awake let’s test your reactions first…

New Zealanders are famed for their sheep herding abilities, click the sheep below and see how fast your reactions are and what you can flock up

 

Now let’s check how you are with colours. Based on an inherited genetic mutation, about 1 in 10 of the population are colour blind, sometimes developing the symptoms only later in adult life…so even if you have done this before, you could still think your a blonde when in fact you’re a ging’r

Now for those who need to proof their copy….

can you find the C?

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Once you’ve found the C……….

Find the 6!

9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999699999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999

Once you’ve found the 6…

Find the N! (it’s hard!!)

MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMNMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM

The O

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQOQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQ

find Z

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ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽZŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ
ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽ

find 5

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSS5SSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Find the i…

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Find the 3

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98989898 9898989 89898989
89898989 8939898 98989898
98989898 9898989 89898989
89898989 8989898 98989898

Find the 1

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ILILILILILILILIL
LILILILLI1LILILI
ILILILILILILILIL

Find the V

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I think many people fall into two broad categories…those with a good sense of literacy (can easily remember peoples names are devils at playing scrabble) and those with a higher sense of visualcy (can recount movies scene by scene and remeber what colour pants they were wearing last tuesday).

To finish, how about seeing if you can name the film from the following verbal or visual references…

“I’ll never let go. I’ll never let go, Jack.” “Do I make you horny?”I don’t advise a haircut, man. All hairdressers are in the employment of the government. Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight. “I know what you’re thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five?”

Answers on a postcard please, the winner getting a bottle of Kim Crawford Chardonnay…which we have quite a few bottles rattling around the office.

Whether you think visually or verbally, each has it’s own benefits and disadvantages. Obviously the above is based as much on your knowledge of pop movie culture as your visual/literal memory abilities…although I’m always surprised how much stuff we pop away in our grey matter. I do have a feeling though that one certain art director should be able to nail these without too much effort.

Anyway, nuff said

TTFN  Murray