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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Revolutionary Thread Proposes Changes to Different Types of Annoying Grocery Packaging
Product design is one of those things that most of us don’t really think about until we don’t have a choice. When you’re doing your grocery shopping, there are a million and one things to consider before pondering why it is eggs come in a carton, or why that steak is vacuum wrapped. However, the …
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31 Funny Signs Found in the Wild by Signage Scavengers
I used to make blackboard signs for my old coffee shop gig, and it was easily the best part of the job. I got paid to sit down and use chalk paint pens and doodle little doodles. Watching my signs get peoples’ attention on the street was kind of a thrill. Yes, come get the …
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24 Lackadaisical Design Choices That Baffle the Mind
We all slack off now and then. It’s part of human nature to get a little lazy sometimes and do the bare minimum required to stay afloat. The other day, I ordered delivery for a salad I was craving, and after I pressed send on the delivery, I realized I had almost every ingredient needed …
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Minnesotans Tickle the Internet With Wacky Entries to State Flag Redesign Competition
Ah, Minnesota. It’s the land of 10,000 lakes, the birthplace of Prince, and the only US state to have a motto in French. It probably has some other claims to fame as well, but the one we’re focused on today is of a very recent and viral nature. The upper Midwestern state has brought a …
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25 Times Designers Were Asleep at the Wheel
Few things can be as frustrating as bad design. When your water bottle is just a hair too big to fit under the faucet, when the pockets of your new jeans are actually faux pockets, or when you push a door that’s clearly marked «pull.» Okay, maybe that last one is user error. Why am …
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25 Design Disasters That Will Make You Cringe
Forget perfection because nothing is more enticing than an ugly duckling in the world of design. So, keep reading and brace yourself to encounter the most cringe-worthy design fails your eyes will witness this week and, who knows, maybe even this month. These designs are not your typical run-of-the-mill stuff; they boldly break all the …
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Graphic Design Memes For Frustrated Designers
Graphic design is one of those fields that everybody thinks they understand. So many people believe that graphic design is a field you enter when you’ve failed at being an artist, but that’s simply untrue. In reality, graphic design and art are related but not interchangeable. There are a lot of incredible artists who can’t …
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Weird Signs That Would Make Any ‘Ace of Base’ Member Open Up Their Eyes
Ever since I was in high school, I’ve been obsessed with weird signs. My school had countless posters on the wall to motivate us, but all we did was make fun of them. The most iconic of them read this: «30 years from now, it won’t matter what shoes you wore, how your hair looked, …
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Nostalgic Thread Looks Back on Wacky Vintage Mobile Phone Designs
The 2000s were a deeply strange time. We were in the golden era of reality TV, and wearing a dress over bootcut jeans. Thoughts of economic and environmental strife were a lifetime away. Most importantly of all, we didn’t really have smartphones yet. Plenty of those who now wield the latest iPhone or Android look …
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