December 25, 2014
Slaughter Balloons
I first hinted at the idea back in 2008 for a greeting card design. However, nobody wants to be greeted by dumb old nemitz (the orange, incorangeable imp). The card I made still ultimately had a nemitz in it but that does not mean anybody wanted it there.
The only major thing I changed was putting the balloons in a bucket, but I decided on that rather late! It was suggested to me that due to the uncommon environment it was not clear what the balloons were. It must have been so jarringly unclear that the commenter neglected to say “and also, please shove that dumb mitz off the cliff edge back there.
There also was an issue in which I kept making the house in the background crummier but it still seemed too fancy for nemitz. But you know, an emptied fish barrel is too fancy for nemitz. A laundry basket is too fancy for nemitz. A non-emptied fish barrel is too fancy for nemitz and violates the civil rights of fish. I just had to accept that and move on.
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indighost sez:
I hope you can forgive my fascination with it but
1. What is the relation between Nemitz and that structure in the backgroudn?
2. What color is nemitz anyways? Is it red or orange? Do absolute colors exist?
Frimpinheap sez:
nemitz is red and yellow. I call it orange for the sake of efficiency.
I do not know what business nemitz has in that shack, but I know when that happens I will be shoving it off the cliff before I look inside.
PurpleSpace sez:
I think elpse should wear fashionable sweaters more often!
Frimpinheap sez:
I think elpse should get clobbered by lumps of ice more often! Only one of these is probable though having happened a first time!
Indighost sez:
Fascinating. I will admit the idea of Nemitz doing business in a sketchy shed does cause a creepy sensation.
Frimpinheap sez:
Probably hoarding printouts of bitcoins.