Innova’s DX stamps are awesome. So much so, in fact, I wish more of them were slapped on premium-plastic discs within the Innova lineup – click here to see five of my favorites.
Not all of them are solid, though.
These five are honest-to-goodness eyesores …
Keep a barf-bag handy, if squeamish.
1. The DX Birdie
Three words:
Microsoft. Clip. Art.
Remember using the drag-and-drop images back in the late 90s? I’m no artistic genius, but with these stock graphics floating around, I felt as if I were the second-coming of Rembrandt. As an eight-year-old, the “graphic design” was superb. I’m now 33, and I get it – it was garbáge.
THIS knock-off Tweety Bird feels like THAT.
And I don’t like it.
2. The DX Whale
This is a whale stamp.
But in my mind, it’s moving.
Slowly. Boringly. Continuously.
To quote that blue fish in that movie about that orange fish:
“Whieeeeeyaaaaahooooou.”
Hard pass.
3. The DX RocX3
I’m a low-risk, button-up kind of guy.
In other words …
I’m a square.
I’m also as artistic as a beetroot.
When I see the DX stamp atop the RocX3, I’m thoroughly convinced it’s something I’d easily doodle on the side of my math homework back in middle school. My creative inspiration? A pimple-faced buddy of mine challenging me to attempt to draw something “extreme.”
Also, this once-popular version of the letter “S.”
4. The DX Banshee
Let’s do a two-step experiment:
- Squint your eyes.
- Scroll down slowly.
*** Keep Scrolling ***
What did you see?
It’s a slice of pizza.
You saw a slice of pizza.
5. The DX IT, Teebird and Thunderbird
Heck, toss the DX Firebird into the mix, if you like …
The DX IT:
The DX Teebird:
And the DX Thunderbird:
The stamps are ALL the same.
It’s a creature with a face, body and oversized, intimidating wings. There’s a Gothic vibe about them, too. And though you might not outwardly admit it, inwardly, these things are creepy.
Not for me.
* Honorable Mention: Needles and mosquitos make the DX Skeeter absolutely terrifying.
In the case of artistically offensive DX stamps, silence isn’t violence – feel free to keep to yourself. But you know me: It’s all but impossible I keep my freaking face-hole shut.
The good news?
I don’t bag any of the above.
One less excuse for shoddy play.
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Innova fanboy here but their artists are a joke. I’m only buy f2 cuz their art sucks.
Ok fine, I’m also cheap and prefer blank discs.
That i often dye.
But their 1990 artist needs updating.
The worst is the Halloween stuff Discraft does …
Legitimately dark.
Enough people must like it, I guess.
I can’t believe the DX Orc didn’t make this list. But the 8th grade D&D sketch is my secret favorite.
That’s a bad one, too.
I’ve never actually seen a DX Orc “out in the wild.”
Looks like Shrek, if I remember correctly.
It’s a rare piece of artistry.
Ah, so I was right – it is Shrek!
Fine by me. Haha.