Sound Design Gifts

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

The sounds of a tree falling in the forest.

"Hey! Get a load of the acoustics."

You're almost done creating a what on your iMac? A symphony. Complete with four movements, sonata, orchestral interlude

Those microphones sound great

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

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

"For the best picture not having won anything thereby being eliminated from this category..."

Copycats

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

'Dr.Sall Thompson got so excited over the new spring design she took a quantum leap!'

'C'mon get it straight.'

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

"Maybe we should cut back on those lawn catalogues."

'Fine stencilling. But have you never thought - Tit Willow, Tit Willow, Tit Willow?'

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

CLOTHES-HORSES OF THE ART SCENE

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

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

'As our new company logo, I'm not quite sure it's sending out the right message.'

Empty box of ideas

'Just think of it as graphic design, Mom.'

'No! No more harps! I can't take it anymore.'

'Why don't you ever look at ME that way?'

Busy man, busy life, busy shirt.

Pashminas are sooo noughties!

Haute Suture

'Office Woofers. For the quiet and obnoxious boss.'

Happy Easter

Hair Crop Circle

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

Creative department

'It's one of these new phones that takes photographs.'

"Same story every morning - 'Can you come and fix our windmill?'..."

"I'm sorry, we're looking for the voice of a spunky animated turnip and your reading is more fruit than vegetable if you understand what I mean."