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50 Memes Designers And Developers Will Relate To

Few weeks back, we shared 27 funny posters and charts that graphic designers will relate to. The post was a huge hit with over two million views so far. Most of our readers wanted us to do a web designer/developer version of the same. Which is why today's post for our web-savvy friends is almost double the size of the previous one. Check out these 50 funny comics, memes, … [Read more...]

I Show The Secret Life Of Superheroes 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...]

34 CSS Puns That Prove Designers Have A Great Sense Of Humor

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language that defines how the content on a web page is to be displayed with colors, borders, fonts, backgrounds, etc. Inspired by this Reddit thread, today's post showcases 34 CSS puns that'll put a smile on every web designer's face. The interesting bit is that even if you have no clue about the technicalities, you'll still … [Read more...]

Creative Pick Up Lines To Use On Designers And Filmmakers

Conventional pick up lines are for conventional people. We creative types are different. To celebrate Valentine's Day this year, Mumbai-based digital production company Supari Studios came up with "Filmmaker's Pick Up Lines" - a series of five illustrations featuring clever one-liners that can be used on/by directors, cinematographers, graphic designers, editors and animators. … [Read more...]

40 Funny And Creative Bar Signs That’ll Make You Step In And Grab A Drink

Clever advertising doesn’t always originate from fancy agencies hired by Fortune 500 companies. You’ll find the catchiest slogans and wittiest taglines outside small shops and businesses aiming to increase footfalls and sales. Today’s post showcases 40 hilariously creative chalkboards/signboards used by street pubs and bars to entice customers to step in and grab a drink. Check … [Read more...]

LOL: 21 Things That Demanding Clients Say When They’re In Bed

Ever wondered how your typical clients would be in atypical situations? Mumbai-based marketing agency Chimp&z Inc has come up with #ClientsInBed - a series of humorous illustrations that imagine what hard-to-please clients would say when they're "doing it". What kind of feedback would they give before, during and after their performance. Check it out below. … [Read more...]

This Hilarious Comic Strip Shows How Clients Ruin Web Design Projects

Renowned cartoonist Matthew Inman (a.k.a. founder of The Oatmeal) has come up with an epic comic strip that shows how idiotic clients drive web designers nuts with horrible feedback that makes their website look like crap. The sequence of events is hilariously depicted with footnotes from the author's actual experiences. If you've been in the business long enough you must … [Read more...]

27 Funny Posters And Charts That Graphic Designers Will Relate To

We at DS come across a lot of memes, comics and artworks that offer a hilarious look into the life and mind of a graphic designer. So we thought, why not collate a few good ones into one cool post? Who knows, it might even drive some sense into an unreasonable client and make him/her change his/her attitude? Wishful thinking, we guess. Enough talk, check them out below. … [Read more...]

These Clever Photos Of Miniature Figures Take You Through Life In An Agency

Every agency is unique in its own way but certain aspects remain the same. A buzzing work environment, difficult clients, weekend brainstormings, deadlines, booze-heavy parties and the endless debates between creative and accounts are just a few elements that can be found in most, if not all agencies. Seattle-based digital strategist Derrick Lin captures the daily moments of … [Read more...]

If Santa Was An Agency And People Were His Clients, This Is What Would Happen

What if Santa was an agency? What kind of feedback would he get after distributing presents? What kind of demands would people (his clients) make? Watercrab, a Bangalore-based integrated advertising agency, has come up with 6 clever illustrations that depict this hilarious scenario. Needless to say, these can also be titled "What if Santa was a designer or a freelancer?". Check … [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...]

This Hilarious Video Reveals the Truth Behind Business Card Exchanges

We’ve all been there—smiling, nodding, and exchanging business cards at networking events, pretending it’s the start of a promising business relationship. But let’s be real—most of those cards end up forgotten in a drawer (or worse, the trash). Ever met a 'Visionary Growth Hacker' or a 'Chief Synergy Officer'? Sometimes, the only thing more meaningless than the card design … [Read more...]

This Is The Most Hilariously Honest Bank Ad You’ve Ever Seen

Scandinavian bank Nordnet promises a 'transparent banking' experience where you have full control over your money and investments. To demonstrate just how honest they are, they've launched a hilarious 4-ad campaign featuring actor Danny Fehsenfeld, who admits he was hired for $8000 to tell you how great Nordnet is as compared to other banks. … [Read more...]

21 Hilarious Comic Strips That Sum Up The World Of Advertising

Life in an advertising agency can get hilariously frustrating, specially for creatives. One such anonymous creative chose to depict the funny scenarios he faced every day by creating short comic-strips and sharing them on his Tumblr blog titled The Awesome World of Advertising. Here are the best ones. … [Read more...]

A Day In The Life Of An Agency Employee (Infographic)

Shushu Spanier, copywriter at BBR Saatchi & Saatchi (Tel Aviv), asked 128 colleagues to fill in a questionnaire related to their daily lives in and out of office. The questions ranged from "Where do you get your inspiration?" to "Ever did it with a colleague?". Shushu then collated the answers and created this infographic that offers an interesting look into the lives of … [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...]

17 Famous Ad Slogans That Work For Condom Brands As Well

Here's an interesting observation - almost all famous advertising slogans can be used for a condom brand as well. To prove it, Los Angeles-based designer Max Wright came up with these hilarious condom wrappers that give Nike's "Just Do It" and KFC's "Finger lickin' good" a whole new meaning. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

Shoppers Challenged To Climb Walls After Sportswear Store’s Floor Disappears

American outdoor product company The North Face came up with an incredible marketing stunt called “Never Stop Exploring” in a temporary store in Korea. Unsuspecting customers were in for a shock when the floor below them started to retract, forcing them to climb onto a wall filled with rock climbing holds. A North Face jacket then appeared from the ceiling and a display in … [Read more...]

What Happens When An Over-Anxious CEO Tries To ‘Help’ His Design Team

Design-illiterate senior executives are the bane of creative teams everywhere. You can tell the accounts and servicing guys to piss off but how do you get the message across to the CEO? You want to be in their good books but their lack of design aesthetics coupled with an over-enthusiastic urge to show their creative skills is the stuff that nightmares are made of. … [Read more...]

“If Only You Checked Your Breasts As Often As You Check Facebook” – These Breast Cancer Ads Are Ingenious

DDB Singapore has come up with a witty campaign for the Breast Cancer Foundation by leveraging social media in more ways than one. The three-ad series shows the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram logos tweaked to resemble the shape of a hand touching a breast. The tagline at the bottom reads: "If only you checked your breasts as often" with supporting body copy urging women to do … [Read more...]

Always Show Up For A Meeting 5 Minutes Late, Here’s Why

When it comes to the workplace, perception matters. You want to play your cards right and 'appear' busy. If you've been showing up for meetings on or before time, you're doing it all wrong. This brilliant graphic shows the correlation between the time you enter for a meeting and your co-workers' perception of you. The sweet spot is 5 minutes after the meeting has started. … [Read more...]

30 Ad Placements That Didn’t Turn Out As Expected

Companies pay millions of dollars a year to get the perfect ad placements on TV, print, radio, outdoor, digital, etc. But sometimes, due to visual and contextual reasons, these placements turn into advertising disasters. While the visual blunders are more common, the contextual ones are funnier. Whatever the reason, these 30 epic fails will make you laugh all day. … [Read more...]

This Is How Crazy Apple Fans Watch An iPhone Launch Event

It's the holiest day of the year for Apple worshippers. Fans wait with bated breath as the Cupertino tech giant unveils the new iPhone and loads more goodies. So how do these Steve Jobs loyalists and Android haters prepare for a humongous occasion like this? Here's an interesting comic by Joy of Tech that sums it up pretty damn well. … [Read more...]

Top 25 Most Epic Logo Fails Of All Time

These impeccable works of art are the direct result of what happens when: (1) Clients take design matters into their own hands (2) You want a quick logo on a budget that's less than the price of a hamburger (3) Phallus-loving designers get panicky with a fast approaching deadline around the corner. Whatever the reason, these 25 masterpieces will bring a smile to your face … [Read more...]

IKEA Spoofs Apple And Shows You Why Its New Catalogue Is The Best Gadget Ever

IKEA Singapore's promo video for its 2015 catalogue is sure to make you smile for at least two reasons. Firstly, its an excellent parody of Apple's (already heavily parodied) product ads. Secondly, it uses digital catch-phrases like "original touch interface", "eternal battery life" and "loads instantly with zero lag" to remind us that traditional mediums like print are … [Read more...]

40 Honest Advertising Slogans

What if brand slogans were brutally honest about the products they represent? That's the question Nashville-based graphic designer Clif Dickens wanted to answer. So he came up with Honest Slogans - a series of tongue-in-cheek taglines of famous brands, most of which, make more sense than the real ones. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

50 Perfectly Timed Photos That Will Make You Look Twice

If owning a camera makes someone a photographer, then everyone who owns a frying pan is a chef. The art of photography is not about pushing a button on an expensive SLR. It’s about honing your craft and capturing that perfect moment which, as they say, is worth a thousand words. For those passionate about turning their talent into a career, exploring opportunities like … [Read more...]

15 Types Of Difficult Clients And How To Handle Them Effectively

Every agency has that one client from hell. The one who monopolizes your time, frustrates the entire staff, and makes unreasonable demands. If you've got more than one, you probably spend three out of four weekends in office. If we apply the Pareto principle (or 80:20 rule) to the agency-client relationship, 80% of an agency's resources are utilized in managing 20% of its … [Read more...]

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