Here’s something that probably should have been thought all the way through during the path from design to physical product.
There are many poses of Spider-Man from the comic books that could be given embodiment in balloon form. But when you’re talking about a character that often has his legs spread out as he’s swinging high above the streets of New York City, perhaps more consideration has to be given toward where the air nozzle to inflate the balloon might go.
If you’re not exactly sure where we’re going with this, a photo will make it much clearer.
Couldn’t a different pose have been chosen for this balloon design? Maybe something where Spider-Man has a knee tucked toward his chest? Of course, there is a symmetry to this design with each leg bent in the same fashion on each side. But somewhere in the design process, not enough thought was given to where that nozzle would go. And the result is, well, not kid-friendly. It might not be safe for work either.
Even if the nozzle part was a different color, that might have solved the problem. What if it was white? Or black? What about yellow? Anything but the exact same color as Spider-Man’s pants, so it doesn’t look as if he’s very, very excited to see you. But hey, at least this provided a Lesson in Balloon Design that makes for a memorable chuckle on the internet.
