Pimp My Red Flyer - Creative Exercise 39

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Introduction

    Antonio Pasin immigrated from Italy to America in 1914 landing in Chicago, Illinois. Upon his arrival, he began working alongside his father and grandfather, who were cabinet makers. Pasin used his design skills to construct phonograph cabinets, but he also loved to create his own projects. Amidst one of his creations, he invented the “Liberty Coaster” which was named after the Statue of Liberty which he encountered on his journey to America. The Liberty Coaster is known today as the iconic Radio Flyer-The Original Little Red Wagon.

    This week’s creative exercise is also out from the book “CAFFEINE FOR THE CREATIVE MIND: 250 WAYS TO WAKE UP YOUR BRAIN", written by Stefan Mumaw and Wendy Lee Oldfield, and the exercise is coincidentally named “Pimp My Red Flyer.”

    “Pimp My Ride” is an iconic show from MTV that takes old or ordinary vehicles and “pimps them out” by reconstructing them to create a luxurious urban/creative-styled finished product.

    The wagon depicted on the page of the creative exercise is indeed old and worn out. It will be well deserved for this “Little Red Wagon” to go through the process of getting “Pimped Out.”

    “Pimp My Red Flyer” encourages designers and viewers to upgrade our wagon with whatever luxuries and additions we can think of, creating the ultimate urban/inspired pimped-out wagon.

    P.S. It DOES NOT have to be red!

Pimp My Red Flyer:

The wagon will definitely need a fresh coat of paint. The paint will be metallic purple, blue or teal.

The wagon will have a lift on it, and the rims will be a bit larger than they normally would be, of course chromed out.

There will be a canopy over the wagon so that the rider can keep out of the weather. If it begins to rain, there will be plastic siding that can come down the sides and zip up. There will be ventilation to breathe.

No ride is pimped without a bomb sound system. There will be a Bluetooth system with subs, and all of these electronics will be covered in waterproof cases.

The wagon will have a custom leather interior for the seats. They will be black so they won’t look so dirty.

Other accessories that will be added are cup holders, storage under the seats, a refrigerator, steering wheel, charging packs, and a device that you can watch movies/videos on.

With these upgrades, my little red wagon won’t be able to be touched. It will be the talk of the town, and not only kids will want one. The adults will be gawking over this newfound creation as well.

Conclusion

    The challenge to “Pimp My Red Flyer” was well received and dominated. I enjoyed this exercise because it was fun, inspiring, and creative. As a kid, I used to watch Pimp My Ride, and I always wanted to put my car on that show in my adult life. While this show does not exist, I will find other objects and parts of my life to “pimp out.” Whether you are a professional or rookie designer, or even just a regular person, there is no write way to go about this exercise. Just let your imagination run wild and begin creating.

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