Vancouver-based designer and engineer Jack Qiao has come up with an A.I. system called Logo Rank that critiques your logo design and provides feedback for free. It reviews the logo on a number of parameters such as uniqueness, legibility, color, contrast, and offers tips and ideas to improve your design. … [Read more...]
12 Messages That Designers And Creatives Want To Send Clients On Sarahah
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know what Sarahah is - an app to send and receive anonymous feedback from your colleagues, bosses, friends, and anyone else. Created by Saudi developer ZainAlabdin Tawfiq, the app is meant for constructive feedback, but has come under scrutiny after people started sending lewd messages and death threats under the mask of anonymity. … [Read more...]
Google Creates Algorithm That Removes Watermarks From Stock Photos
Watermarks are used to mark and protect the copyright of millions of images on the web. They are extensively used by stock image services in their image previews and are usually added with low opacity so that the image content is still visible. Removing a watermark from a single image can be extremely challenging specially if the background is complex. … [Read more...]
21 Brilliant Illustrations That Expose The Double Standards In Our Society
Though society has evolved considerably over the past 100 years, we still have a long way to go when it comes to double standards between men and women. Gender pay gap exists in a majority of workplaces. A women who asserts her point of view is considered "too aggressive". Society blames a woman for wearing "revealing" clothes when a man misbehaves with her. … [Read more...]
31 Funny Photos Taken One Second Before Disaster
A picture of a dog in a pool is cool. But a picture of a dog diving into a pool…is priceless. Photographers wait days, weeks and months to capture the perfect shot but sometimes, the most epic moments are captured by accident. And the timing is so damn perfect that those photos can never be recreated. … [Read more...]
Couple Asks Internet To Photoshop Shirtless Guy From Their Pic, The Response Is Hilarious
A couple, who recently got engaged, requested the internet to remove a shirtless guy from their photo. The internet, being the internet, responded in the only way it knows how - with an epic Photoshop battle. … [Read more...]
Dad Photoshops His Baby Into Dangerous Situations To Freak Out Relatives
Dublin-based designer and dad Stephen Crowley decided to use his Photoshop skills to have some fun with his family and relatives. He photoshopped his 18-month-old daughter Hannah into situations that would give anyone a heart attack - like driving a car, holding a kitchen knife, climbing a ladder alone, etc. The images went viral online when Stephen shared them on Reddit where … [Read more...]
Creatives Around The World Respond To New US President Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the new President of the United States and creatives have taken to Instagram to share their views on the same. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
This Incredible Drawing Pen Transmits Electricity On Paper With Its Special Silver Ink
Tokyo-based startup AgIC has invented a marker pen that transmits electricity on paper using a conductive silver ink. Place an LED light and a battery on glossy photo paper and draw a line of any shape to connect the two. The light comes on as the silver ink conducts electricity between the LED and the battery. … [Read more...]
84-Year-Old Man Shocks Young Bodybuilders In This Funny Ad That’s Got 70 Million Views
Digital media company Thrillist transformed former Junior Olympic weightlifter Kenneth Leverich into an 84-year-old man and unleashed him at Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, where young bodybuilders stood in shock and awe as 'grandpa' pumped iron like a boss. … [Read more...]
This Guy Has Invented A Scarf That Can Make You Invisible In Photos
28-year-old London-based fashion entrepreneur Saif Siddiqui has invented a scarf that makes it impossible for photographers to take a picture of the wearer with the flash on. Called ISHU, the scarf is made of a special fabric that contains thousands of nano-spherical crystals that reflect the flash light back into the camera, resulting in pictures and videos where the wearer is … [Read more...]
This Designer Has The Best Reply To People Who Ask Him To Photoshop Their Pics
Looking for someone to Photoshop your photos? James Fridman is the man. The master designer can make you look slimmer, taller and fitter in an instant. He can also remove unwanted people or add famous monuments in the background so that you can show off to your friends. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
This Guy’s Magazine-Style Resume Got Him An Internship At GQ London, Without An Interview
Talk about standing out from the crowd. 21-year-old Sumukh Mehta from Bangalore, India, created a 20-page magazine-style resume to apply for a marketing job at GQ. He filled the inner pages with information about his work experience, skills, education, etc. and made them look exactly like the editorial spread of a magazine. … [Read more...]
CEO Falls Asleep At Work, Employees Photoshop Him Into Funny Memes
When Lightricks CEO and co-founder Zeev Farbman decided to catch some shut-eye between meetings, his employees decided to have a little fun. They took a picture of him and using Lightricks’ Enlight app, they made a meme out of their boss by placing him in movie scenes, classic art paintings, inside a hot dog, a toothpaste tube, and even in Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar trophy. … [Read more...]
These Are The 27 Nominees For The “Not My Job” Awards, Who Do You Think Should Win?
Why go the extra mile at work when you can go home early and chill? Today's post honours those genius men and women who showed a middle finger to professionalism and didn't budge an inch beyond their scope of work. Check out their masterpieces below. … [Read more...]
Stare At The Center Of This Image And Watch It Magically Disappear
The dress might have divided the internet into team blue and team gold, but almost everyone's in agreement on this optical illusion. … [Read more...]
Husband Asks Wife To Draw What’s On Her Mind, Gets A Lot More Than He Expected
Remember those 'male brain vs female brain' jokes that show how women think about a gazillion things all the time. Here's an actual incident that proves it. … [Read more...]
National Geographic’s Top 20 Photos Of The Year
National Geographic has released a roundup of the most popular photographs from its 'Photo of the Day' section. For this year's shortlist, NatGeo looked at the number of shares, likes and comments the photos received across social media. Here are the top 20. … [Read more...]
Turn Your Phone Into A Lightsaber With This Mind-Blowing Google Chrome Experiment
Google, in collaboration with Disney, has come up with an epic Chrome Experiment to promote the latest Star Wars movie The Force Awakens. The company launched Lightsaber Escape, a website that lets you use your smartphone as a lightsaber so you can battle Stormtroopers in your computer's browser. It's a cool, engaging experience, even if you aren't a Star Wars fan. Just follow … [Read more...]
Auto Mechanics Recreate Famous Renaissance Paintings In This Hilarious Photo Series By Freddy Fabris
When Chicago-based photographer Freddy Fabris stumbled upon an auto repair shop in the Midwest, he came up with an amusingly bizarre idea. He had always wanted to pay homage to the works of legendary Renaissance artists, but was looking for a conceptual twist. The auto shop triggered his creative juices, and 'The Renaissance Series' was born. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
Vote With Your Butt – Here’s A Genius Idea To Stop People From Littering Cigarettes
UK crowdfunding network Hubbub has come up with an ingenious way to get people to douse their cigarettes without littering the streets of London. The project titled 'Neat Streets' asks people to vote on common debatable topics (eg. Who's better - Messi or Ronaldo) using their cigarette butts. Special containers were created with a question on top and two compartments, one for … [Read more...]
35 Funniest Book Titles And Covers
Make no mistake about it, each of these books is (or was) actually available for sale. Though we have no clue how many copies books like “Fancy Coffins” and “Goodbye Testicles” sold, we’re pretty sure their titles made more buzz than the content inside. Check out the list below. … [Read more...]
24 Creative Windshield Notes For Drivers Who Parked Horribly
We see them every day. Cars parked horribly by inconsiderate drivers who just don't give a sh*t. Most of us yell, abuse and drive off. But some crazy souls just don't want to be messed with. Here are 24 genius responses to bad parking that might 'inspire' you to do the same. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
This Brilliant Comic Strip On Rich Vs Poor Upbringing Will Humble You
Auckland-based illustrator Toby Morris reminds us that not everyone gets the same privileges in life, with this brilliant comic titled "On a Plate". The illustrations depict the story of two individuals born into different households and how their backgrounds and families play a huge role in the kind of opportunities they get in life. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
Signatures Of 25 Famous Entrepreneurs And Their Hidden Meanings
MyPrint247 has come up with an interesting infographic that uses handwriting analysis (graphology) to provide a glimpse into the personalities of 25 famous tech entrepreneurs. The list includes Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and more. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
27 Heartbreaking Photos That’ll Make You Realise What We’ve Done To Our Environment
Did you know: The human population on our planet has grown more in the last 50 years than it did in the previous four million years. Every day, enough trash is produced in the US to equal the weight of the Empire State Building. At least 50 million acres of rainforest are lost every year. That's more than the size of England, Scotland and Wales combined. As per a recent IUCN … [Read more...]
27 Funny But Thought-Provoking Images Of How Smartphones Have Taken Over Our Lives
A few days back, we came across a poster that had a beautiful picture of a beach with a headline that said "Can you give up your phone, TV and computer for 24 hours?" This sparked an interesting debate here at DS. Most of us agreed that no TV for 24 hours wouldn't be a problem. No computer? Manageable on a non-working day. But any plans to carry out this 24 hour digital detox … [Read more...]
11 Hyundai Cars Write A Giant Message Of Love From A Girl To Her Astronaut Father In Space
Hyundai came up with an epic stunt to help a 13 year-old Houston girl send a message to her astronaut father aboard the International Space Station. They used 11 Genesis sedans to write an enormous 5.5 km² message across the Delamar Dry Lake in the Nevada desert. They also set a new Guinness World Record for the largest tyre track image (5.5 km² or 3.41 square miles). Watch the … [Read more...]
15 Funny Posters About This Generation’s Tech Addiction That Are Unfortunately True
As per a 2011 study released by CourseSmart and Wakefield Research, 38% of college students can't go 10 minutes without checking their email, tablet or smart phone. A 2010 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation reported that a significant majority of kids and teens spend about 75% of their waking hours attached to a screen of some sort. A Nielsen 2010 study shows that American … [Read more...]
The Funny Things Superheroes Do When They’re Not Saving The World
Superheroes are people too. When they’re not saving the world, they’re pretty much leading normal lives like the rest of us. That includes doing household chores, running errands, hanging out with friends, goofing around and trying to impress the women around them. Based on this crazy idea, Indonesian photographer Edy Hardjo offers a hilarious glimpse into the everyday lives of … [Read more...]
Obama Gets Goofy, Takes A Selfie And Breaks The Internet With 20 Million Views In 19 Hours
Obama's video collaboration with BuzzFeed for HealthCare.gov has skyrocketed to the top of the viral video charts with over 20 million views in just 19 hours. Titled "Things Everybody Does But Doesn't Talk About", the video shows POTUS making goofy faces in the mirror, using a selfie stick and even 'blaming President Obama' when his cookie doesn't fit into his glass of milk. … [Read more...]
Canada’s Passport Is The Coolest In The World, Just Look At These Ultraviolet Artworks
The Canadian passport has a series of hidden artworks embedded in its pages since the past few years but most Canadians don't know about it. The truth came to light (pun intended) when this Imgur user posted pictures of his friend's Canadian passport. Apparently, the pages consist of beautiful national icons and images created with optically variable ink that glows when placed … [Read more...]
Get A Bad-Ass Job Title For Yourself Using This Awesome Free Tool
These days, employers are rolling out long job titles to compensate for small pay packages. As a result, most employees end up feeling more important than they actually are :-p. Looking at this trend, New York-based viral marketing agency Thinkmodo has come up with an ingenious 'Badass Advertising Job Title Generator' that suggests the coolest job titles at the press of a … [Read more...]
LOL: Watch What An ‘Honest’ Business Card Exchange Looks Like
Exchanging business cards is normally a pleasant experience with both sides trying to be as polite and courteous as possible, even if the exchange is of little to no value. This hilarious video clip from Vooza takes a satirical jab at this essential networking process and shows us what an honest business card exchange looks like. … [Read more...]
How Two Ad Agency Creatives Got The Entire Hollywood To Endorse Them
Matt Roach and David Lawrie are a copy/art team who operate under the moniker aka creatives. When they're not creating award-winning campaigns at M&C Saatchi London, they get A-list celebrities like George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Gary Oldman, Courteney Cox and Elton John to endorse them on TV. What makes them special? This video has all the answers. … [Read more...]
