GAG gift giving time! Around this time every year, my department gets bombarded with ridiculous graphics requests for gag gifts. It has always mildly infuriated me that for two weeks in December my time and talent (I'm using the word loosely) is spent creating the silliest, most ridiculous items you can imagine. The purpose of these items is to entertain and humiliate co-workers, a sport that interests me little. I worked (and continue to work) on my share of stupid, waste-of-time gag gifts, however THIS year I got a real gem.
The Boarding Pass.
I designed a fake boarding pass and accompanying sleeve to inform Mrs. Managing Director's Wife that Mr. Managing Director is taking her to France in 2010. This was less of a gag gift and more of a Christmas present. This project fell right into my creative wheelhouse and boy was it fun.
Following some light internet research the design fell into place quickly. I ran into a few question marks while creating the sleeve, considering airlines don’t issues these anymore I didn’t have a good sample to look at. Are they shorter or longer than the boarding pass? Are they open or closed at the bottom? After some consideration, I went with a size and design that made sense to me. Printing had the usual snags but nothing I couldn’t handle. At the end of the day Mr. Managing Director is happy and I have another piece for my portfolio. Everybody wins.
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