A few years back I actually scored a legitimate freelance job on craigslist. Not only was that a feat in and of itself, but it was probably the most fun I’ve ever had working on a project.
The client was Checkers Fast Food which at the time I didn’t even know existed anymore. The only thing I could think of was the abandoned Checkers building by the intersection of Western and Irving Park. Well it turns out they are still quite popular in the southern states, and southern Illinois included.
The project was very simple. They needed 3 advertising banners for the campaign “Fast Food Faster” and the ideas where already there.
• A burger speeding across the screen then making a ketchup and mustard skid mark
• A burger speeding across the screen, stepping on the brakes and losing the seeds off the bun.
• A burger speeding across the screen and having the pickle spin off like a hub cap.
GENIUS!!!
Here are the solutions in action:
(and yes, that’s Dom Casual by request)
Now my flash skills are below average at best. In fact I find flash ultimately confusing and unnecessary. It didn’t matter, I was so in love with this project that I would force myself to figure everything out needed to bring this to life.
I am not quite sure what happened to the banners after I submitted them, I never heard back. I just received a check in the mail a few weeks later and that was that.
Tags: advertising, flash, graphic design, humor, illustration, web design
