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Holiday Machine for George P. Johnson

January 7, 2014 By Brett Doar

George P. Johnson started out 100 years ago making flags and buntings for parades and other things, and because of its location in Detroit, also started getting involved in figuring out how to show people what those “automobile” things were all about.

You could say they invented the Auto Show:  you know that thing where the car is on the turntable and rotates around?  They invented that.

A century later, they’re a multinational corporation with facilities on five continents, and are major players in the field of experience marketing.

I was asked to create a little machine as a “holiday card” for clients, etc:

 

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