Need for light speed

 

As usual, I started out today marvelling at the random National Day Days that the National Day Days people are promoting and trying to find an angle where my designs are are least slightly relevant. I noticed it was Nascar Day.  Now being a public transportation marketing person I don't really follow car racing. Growing up in Idaho, however, car racing was a big deal. Though I don't think I've ever been to a car race.  Regardless, awhile ago, I toyed with the idea of an Einstein Formula 500 Car.

I may have even tried selling it on Teepublic and who knows, it might have been one that got my account cancelled, because Einstein's image is trademarked and considered intellectual property.  So I worked with my pal ChatGPT to create a version that didn't violate IP.

So boo ya, a design that loosely relates to Nascar Day (though I realize Formula 500 and Nascar are different types of racing).  I still think I was on track.

It is also National Endangered Species Day. Now endangered species don't lend themselves to my normal humor infested t-shirt design. But I do venture into the serious side now and then. And awhile ago I also experimented with a design based on the Elephant Man, but reversing it to the Man Elephant.

I don't remember if I tried to sell this on Teepublic or not. But I ran it past ChatGPT and it advisded me that it was too close to the Elephant Man to not be considered a step on the toes of the Elephant Man trademark.  So I worked with ChatGPT to modify it into something that was free of the intellectual property chains and more relatable to National Endangered Species Day. We came up with this:

Now this one seems very relevant (and elephant). I even made sure it was an Asian Elephant (and endangered species).  So boo ya-ya.

Though lately the National Day Day people haven't been liking my posts. I hope it isn't because they think I am parasidically latching onto their National Day Days to hawk my designs. Because that would be hypocritical, because their whole business model is to help PR people try to promote important things like National Chocolate Chip Day and to (I assume) allow the National Day Day people sell ads when people click on their site.

Parasites, aren't we all.