29 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (March 17, 2024)

As the old adage goes, «Graphic design is my passion.» Graphic design is so incredibly important to our experience of the world that it’s crazy to think about. Every decision we make at the grocery store, every time we look at our phones, open a website, or walk down the street, the work of graphic …
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24 Graphic Design Memes With White Space and Balance

I am not the most visual person, but that doesn’t mean I can’t judge graphic design. I look at print media now constantly, and I always have some visceral reaction when I see an unattractive ad on the subway. If you live in New York, you’ve probably seen those super-stylized Tinder Ads on the subway …
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25+ Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (March 10, 2024)

Billboards. They’re some of the biggest signs we have. And with them is an opportunity to really make a statement. Often, they are simply used to promote firework warehouses, gentlemen’s clubs and to let you know that there is a Buc-ee’s coming up in a couple of exits. They often become fodder for road trips, …
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25+ Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (March 3, 2024)

I used to fantasize about decorating my own space when I was a kid, and then I grew up and realized that it’s really freaking expensive to do that. Sure you can use Pinterest hacks where you can, but at the end of the day, furniture is expensive and your landlord probably won’t let you …
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25+ Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (February 25, 2024)

Have you ever pushed a door that says «pull» and then felt like the dumbest guy in all the land? Me too, buddy. Sorry I can’t always intuit what it’s going to be, and I don’t always have the wherewithal to look and see if there’s a sign. It’s one of those stupid human moments …
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25 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (February 18, 2024)

Have you ever had that dumb human moment when you independently invent something that already exists? I’ll give you an example. I once thought to myself «I wish they made pockets that you could wear with any outfit. Maybe it would have a strap and you would wear it on the outside of your clothes.» …
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24 Wacky Design Fails Found in the Wild (February 4, 2024)

Design is the unspoken language of the universe. It’s everywhere, whether we know it or not. The clothes you’re wearing, the chair you’re sitting on, the screen you’re looking at, the font that this is typed in… somebody had to make those. Of course, in the era of AI, there might be less and less …
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25 Wacky Design Fails Found in the Wild (January 28, 2024)

As the ancient adage says, «Graphic design is my passion.» Written in Comic Sans, neon green on a yellow background, size 8 font so you can’t read it. As a person with very limited Photoshop skills, I admire the divas who can bring their visions to life with a few strokes of the keyboard. It’s …
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25 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild

I’m no designer, but I do have common sense. Sometimes we get so caught up in trying to make something look good that we lose sight of its actual functionality. As the saying goes, we were so busy wondering if we can that we didn’t stop and ask if we should. But I’m all for a wonky design choice. …
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40 Humorously Preposterous Signs Found in the Wild

I’m the type of person who believes in signs from the universe. I believe in fated coincidences, real-life symbolism, and cosmic happenstances. Why? Because it’s way more fun to be the type of person who believes than the type of person who doesn’t. I know there are a lot of logical realists out there who …
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