The Monocle Man Challenge

Erik Reagan
Jan 24 2012 25

by Erik Reagan

We’re almost a month into 2012, and what a start this year is off to! We couldn't be more excited to show off our new team and revamped portfolio on our brand-new website. Last year was amazing in so many ways- we worked on some awesome projects, we added a few rock stars to our team and focused a lot of effort on refining our skills and focusing on our areas of expertise. But, we aren’t resting on our laurels. Onward and upward! Since encouragement and positive feedback from our peers has played a huge role in our success, we decided to launch the new site with a nerdy challenge, just for you!

The Challenge

Since we are crazy bunch of chaps who like to make everything we do spectacular, we decided to kick-off our site launch with a challenge filled with mystery, suspense and rewards. What’s not to like?

The premise is simple, there are 7 Monocle Man graphics buried in the site. Be the first to find all 7, and you win! You do know who Monocle Man is, don’t you? (Hint, check out the poster below.)

The graphics are be numbered from 1-7 for to guide you on your quest. The numbers indicate how hard we think the image is to find. 1 is the easiest. 7 is terribly hard.

The Rules

Once you locate all 7 Monocle Men you will need to send us an email to iFoundThem@focuslabllc.com containing screenshots of each. The first to accomplish this death-defying feat will be crowned king and reap the rewards. We are looking for a specific 7 answers so if you submit a Monocle Man (like the one in the poster above — but that one doesn't count) that isn't on our list, we will let you know and you can keep hunting for the remaining one(s). (We’re not responsible for technological failure, and proof of a sent email will not be proof of our receipt.)

The Prize

Although street-cred goes along way in our industry, we decided to spice it up a little more.

The winner will receive a $300 Amazon gift card! For real! No, seriously!

Get started!

If I were you, I just might tweet the challenge, and I would certainly comment on this blog post to say you are in. It will get you on our good side, and might even result in clues when you hit a dead end. Happy hunting!

Share your thoughts below

Steve on January 24th, 2012 4:58 pm

Steve
 

Alright… you’ve got me hunting. ;)

Nice site though guys, congrats on the launch.

Ted Goas on January 24th, 2012 5:34 pm

Ted Goas
 

Congrats Bill + team on the launch! Site looks great with plenty of delightful interactions

Nice touch on the hCard microformat in the footer too!

Jeremy Swinnen on January 24th, 2012 5:50 pm

Jeremy Swinnen
 

Great challenge!

Betty on January 24th, 2012 5:53 pm

Betty
 

Hunting!!

Corey Adams on January 24th, 2012 5:54 pm

Corey Adams
 

Site looks great guys! These monocle men are proving to be quite difficult to find…

Steve on January 24th, 2012 5:55 pm

Steve
 

There goes my productivity for the rest of the day…

Matthew Spiel on January 24th, 2012 5:56 pm

Matthew Spiel
 

I found two so far ; )

Greg Ferrell on January 24th, 2012 5:56 pm

Greg Ferrell
 

┌─┐
┴─┴
ಠ_ರೃ

Austin Siewert on January 24th, 2012 6:06 pm

Austin Siewert
 

10 minutes and counting. 1 so far. If Greg’s avatar counts, 5 more to go

Nuno Albuquerque on January 24th, 2012 6:29 pm

Nuno Albuquerque
 

Great work on the site guys. I haven’t found any monocle men, but I did find a small display blog in your footer. Looks like a fade image in the footer wrapper element.

Here’s a screen shot: http://cl.ly/162k060o0W3a1v2e0u0g

Nuno Albuquerque on January 24th, 2012 6:31 pm

Nuno Albuquerque
 

* I meant “display bug”—yikes, I think all this hunting is amplifying my dyslexia.

QueryCreative on January 24th, 2012 6:47 pm

QueryCreative
 

Let the hunt begin, jolly good.

Robson Sobral on January 24th, 2012 7:23 pm

Robson Sobral
 

Dammed! Just four!

Melissa Washin on January 24th, 2012 7:47 pm

Melissa Washin
 

Let the hunt begin!

Nick Benson on January 24th, 2012 9:02 pm

Nick Benson
 

Where are they? WHERE ARE THEY?!

(found 4/7 so far)

Bill Kenney on January 24th, 2012 9:33 pm

Bill Kenney
 

Looks like 4 is becoming the wall at the moment. Keep on digging, you may smack yourself on the head when you finally find the others.

Than on January 25th, 2012 1:36 am

Than
 

Fan. Tas. Tic.

M on January 25th, 2012 1:56 am

M
 

Digging…

Nick Benson on January 25th, 2012 2:08 am

Nick Benson
 

5 / 7 now… but I’m completely stumped at this point.

Nick Benson on January 25th, 2012 4:29 am

Nick Benson
 

Yes, we almost certainly have found all seven, unless I’m hallucinating.

Time for bed… it’s getting late here in CST.

Natetronn on January 25th, 2012 6:43 pm

Natetronn
 

Dang, missed it by one I think :(

Karen on January 25th, 2012 9:36 pm

Karen
 

I really really like to find things…

Andy on January 26th, 2012 7:34 am

Andy
 

Gah - i can only find one!
I was a bit gutted to not find one hiding beneath the resizable contact / comment form tho! :)

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