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The Leprechaun Chase Inflatable Race Arch
March 9, 2013 : SAC Museum : Yesterday was OFF THE CLOCK's 2,500-person, Runner's World "Race of the Month" Leprechaun Chase 10K. Participants young and old, green and yellow, fast and slow, started and finished through the coolest inflatable race arch we've ever seen.
Detroit Pistons and Air HOOPER
February 23, 2013 : The Palace of Auburn Hills : a last minute mascot birthday wish granted by Signs & Shapes.
All ages attractions!
January 31, 2013 : Signs & Shapes Inflatable Mascot Factory : A group of seniors from Columbus Nebraska pay a visit to Headquarters.
That's Silly
January 26, 2013 : Houston, TX : Clutch goes wild!
Parade Season
Thanksgiving : Coast to Coast : hoops&yoyo, Trikaloons, giant inflatables... we did the Macy's Thanksgiving and Hollywood parades big this past week.
VCU Havoc
November 12, 2012 : Virginia Commonwealth Student Section : A giant flowing crowd banner announces that VCU is getting down to business again this year.
Everything's bigger in TEXAS
October 26, 2012 : Austin, TX: Captain Underpants was on hand in Austin this weekend for the Texas Book Festival.
WIRED in
August 2012 : Newsstands Everywhere : Signs & Shapes is featured in WIRED magazine.
Alex the Lion
June 2012 : South America : Signs & Shapes delivers 6 and a half meters of Alex the Lion to Peru and Chile in time for the release of Madagascar 3.
Sustainability Champion
March 15, 2012 : Lincoln, NE : The Nebraska Business Development Center named its Sustainability Business of the Year... well, specifically it named Us its Sustainability Business of the Year.
Tangier Shrine Circus
February 23-26 : Omaha, NE : Omaha's Tangier Shrine brings out the elephants and the inflatables to entertain the kiddies and raise money for a good cause.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Thanksgiving Day : New York City : Signs & Shapes contributes big time to the world's greatest parade.
Disney On Ice : Toy Story 3
Ongoing : Worldwide : Disney On Ice posts a video of their phenomenal new ice show on YouTube.
All American
August, 2011 : 30,000 feet : American Airlines features Lil' Red on the cover of its in-flight magazine.
Spiderman, Turn Off the Dark
Summer, 2011 : New York City : Spiderman, Turn Off the Dark is out of the gates in New York. Keep your eye out for WalkArounds.
Aquabats Unite!
April 2011 : Indio, California : Superhero Ska Band gets a little help from their (WalkAround) freinds at Coachella.
Award Time
May 17, 2011 : Omaha, NE : The Omaha Chamber of Commerce announces the Omaha Small Business of the Year, and the winner is...
No News is Good News...
Winter, 2010 : NYC and Beyond : Sometimes there's no "news" because there's no news; other times you're working on projects so big and so top-secret that you have neither the time nor the proper clearance to commit them to paper (or screen).
Cheerleader eaten by mascot, Yahoo!
September 14, 2010 : Tennessee : Yahoo! News joins the party by a featuring cheerleader-eating mascot on it's front page.
September's "Small Business of the Month" is...
September, 2010 : Omaha, NE : Just when you thought it would never get any better than Miss August, along comes us. The Omaha Chamber of Commerce tapped Signs & Shapes for Omaha's Small Business of the Month.
Zooperstars! at Rosenblatt
July 24, 2010 : Omaha, NE : Well looky there, it's the President of the United States of America, Barack Ollama, posing with a prominent Omaha businesslady and an unidentified secret service agent at a recent Royals baseball game.
Thailand goes big at the World's Fair!
Summertime : Shanghai, China : Thailand's "Tai" mascot represents his namesake nation at the 2010 World's Fair this summer in Shanghai.
Bankzilla, the man-eating banker
April 28, 2010 : Washington, D.C. : An inflatable, man-eating banker mascot myseteriously appears in the nation's capital, steals the spotlight, and creates headlines for a lucky client... who could possibly be behind this?
Mascot Mission
April : America : Morgan D'Organ and his merry band of organ mascots are trapsing the continent, educating and entertaining Americans on the power of Organ donation.
hoops&yoyo in D.C.
February 24, 2010 : Washington, D.C. : These two cute little icons help the USO package up care boxes for overseas troops.
Raptors and Globetrotters Mascots Win! Again! and Again!
February 24, 2010 : World Wide Web : The Toronto Raptor and others become frequent guests on Failblog.org and YouTube's "Most Viewed." Watch these if you don't believe us.
Award Winning!
February 16, 2010 : Omaha, NE : The new Signs & Shapes inflatable mascot factory wins an Engineering Excellence Award, of course.
Mascots Win!
January 28, 2010 : The Internet : The Harlem Globetrotters earn a feature on Failblog.org.
To Market!
October 10, 2009 : Omaha to Lincoln : Nebraska's biggest relay race uses Nebraska's biggest inflatable race arch - the Market to Market Relay proves it's never too cold to run to Lincoln.
Medical Research!
September 17, 2009 : Omaha, NE : Signs & Shapes is working with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in some very, very cool ways.
hoops&yoyo at ComicCon!
July 23, 2009 : San Diego, CA : Not since Ron Burgundy and LaDainian Tomlinson have two characters created this kind of stir in sunny San Diego.
Lego PowerMiners
June 10, 2009 : Denmark : The world's greatest toy comes to life, a la air-inflated WalkAround Rock Monster costumes
World's Greatest Service!
April 10 : Anywhere in the U.S.A. : We are very, very pleased to announce a brand new service: WalkAroundGrams!
And the answer is...
1990's : Family night : Those of you intellectual enough for Trivial Pursuit and bored enough to play the 1990's Edition might enjoy this...
NBA Cheerleader-eating Mascot Mayhem
Houston/Toronto : Lately : Several sweet inflatable mascots are consuming NBA Cheerleaders at alarming rates... watch these videos.
That answers that...
Wisconsin : February 16 : Sport Clips takes their mascot everywhere - everywhere.
Green
Cyberspace : February 13 : Even our website, it turns out, is green.
In the News, literally...
Omaha, NE : February 1 : Omaha's broadcasting legend Julie Cornell from Channel 7 "Action" News delivers a sensational story on a sensational company (ours).
Shipping Up from Boston
Boston, MA : January, 30 : The NBA's --and maybe the world's-- lone mask-less mascot, Lucky the Leprechaun, departs his beloved Boston Celtics.
Now THAT'S a flag!
January : Houston, TX : Everything is bigger in Texas, especially when we make it. The Houston Rockets recently debuted this HUGE Flag to bedazzled fans.
YES Man
Christmas Season : Hollywood : Jim Carey shares the spotlight with Lil' Red
HUSKERS WIN!!
January 1, 2009 : Jacksonville, Florida : The Huskers finish strong with an exciting win over Clemson in the Gator Bowl. Lil' Red comes in a close third for TV face time behind miracle leg Alex Henry and game MVP Joe Ganz.
Economic Stimulus
December 10, 2008 : America : Until Congress hands your business or organization a million dollar bailout check, we have an idea: buy a WalkAround mascot.
Rays Win Series in 6!
October 29, 2008 : Tampa Bay : Signs & Shapes predicts the Rays in 6 games for the World Series. Because they have better pitching, unique home field advantages, and an air-inflated WalkAround mascot.
Thanks for the shoutout Fox Sports.
October 17, 2008 : Los Angeles : A wayward intern at Fox Sports slanders an icon.
Here comes the NHL
September 29, 2008 : Florida : WalkArounds are joining the NHL ranks in droves. Teams in the league are recognizing the same show-stopping entertainment power that has long thrilled NBA and NFL fans: air-inflated WalkAround mascots.
This is America!
August 27, 2008 : The Tube : The ZOOPERSTARS! continue to impress crowds, if not judges, on the TV show AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.
Success Story
July 28, 2008 : In The Press : A feature article today in the Wall Street Journal lists Omaha "one of the nation's biggest success stories." Of course it is.
America's Got Talent
July 15, 2008 : TV Land : Rumor has it that the ZOOPERSTARS! will be making a very special appearance on the new TV show AMERICA'S GOT TALENT tonight. Finally, some quality programming!
Update: Click the above link to watch the video.
New Website!
June 25, 2008 : Omaha, NE : Signs & Shapes is pleased to announce the greatest inflatable mascot website on the world wide web, ours!
Olympic-Sized Project
May 30, 2008 : Omaha, NE : Proving no job is too big, Signs & Shapes lends a last-minute, project-saving hand to a phenomenal tribute to USA Swimming.