Circuit Designer Gifts

Backlash industries: makers of the macro-chip, bigger, slower..and it even makes mistakes

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

'My penmanship has really improved since I got a laser printer.'

"I built this tree house for my kids. But it's so private, I've decided to use it as my home office."

'I should not that the cherry and whipped cream were an afterthought created by our graphics dept.'

'C'mon get it straight.'

'When I grow up, I want to be a hydraulic engineer...'

"And the cheese in your omelette? Cheddar, Brie, aged Gouda, Morbier, Torta del Casar, Double Gloucester, Époisses, Shropshire blue, or American?"

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

' A good idea '

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

CLOTHES-HORSES OF THE ART SCENE

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

Men looking at black screen, "I call it film noir"

Empty box of ideas

Needed Inventions: An Airbag To Protect The Viewer Against A Really Lousy Program.

'I guess every team needs a creative renegade.'

'We manufacture micro computing circuits. We're looking to hire someone who can anticipate the next small thing.'

"In the beginning, God created, like, 300 concept sketches..."

Bright idea

Use your imagination.

Eureka!

Deep in the heart of the RAND think tank, the world's greatest scientists would gather to brainstorm Batman's fight sounds.

Creative department

"Sorry sir - the self-propelling pencils have all just walked out..."

Innovative

Bright Idea

When Engineers Crack.

'We've re-branded.'

'I like it but frankly, I had something more substantial in mind.'

Why Cows Leave Home

Instant Laundry Detergent, 'Just add water'.

Miniature Design Shop: Think Small.