Spotted Cows: A Web Designer’s Delight
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009Take a Close Look
When a cow looks at you, what goes through your mind? Do you like its unassuming, casual personality? Maybe you think of green pastures and your childhood. But have you ever stopped to think of it as a phenomenal product seller on the World Wide Web?
Take a look around. When a cow steps onto the web, it is a superstar in the business world. There are skinny cows and twisted cows, even pink cows, purple cows, and black cows.
Despite having no upper front teeth, cows are pretty animals. But can you see beyond those big, admiring, innocent eyes and appreciate their marketing abilities? Perhaps they deserve more credit than people give them.
Cows and Web Designers Unite
Cows help sell ice cream, t-shirts, collectibles, and so much more. Here are some great website examples:
Website Example #1: Check out Cows in Prince Edward Island. They not only sell ice cream, but shirts, toys, mugs, and other humorous things. There’s even a cow in the Hannah Montana wig. It is so silly, you can’t help but smile.
Website Example #2: Another totally unique website is The Twisted Cow. It’s designed for an old fashioned ice cream parlor in Lindenhurst, Illinois. The twisted cow on the home page wears glasses. You’re thinking ‘wacky’ or ‘smart’?
Website Example #3: The Smiling Cow from Camden, Maine is a website with a little more sophistication. It has a great old-fashioned Maine feel to it, reminding visitors of days gone by when life was simpler. The cow in the logo definitely has personality and a lot of spunk (no dumb cow here).
The most popular website cow is the Holstein. It is the well-known spotted cow: an internet marketing queen deserving a little more respect.
The Country Road
So if you ever come face-to face with a spotted cow on a country road, please consider her web savvy abilities.
Don’t say, “Hey, Daisy, you must be lost.”
” You’d better get on home before milking time.”
Instead you could give her the benefit of the doubt and say, “Good for you, Ms. Holstein. You sure are a rebel, an independent thinker, and one smart cow. Good luck with your escape!”
