Bookshelfies

One of the first things I love to do when going to someone's apartment for the first time is check out his/her bookshelf. It tells so much about a person. In this vein...Bookshelfies! A goofily titled tumblr of selfies of people in front of their bookshelves. Uh huh. You know the nerd in you loves it.

(via Swissmiss)

Chris Moore

Some great work from Chris Moore that makes my brain smile:

KidSport-Postits from chris Moore on Vimeo.

VW holiday card:

BCH-SwitchCaseStudy from chris Moore on Vimeo.

Classical Greek Hipsters

Designer Alexis Persani and photographer Leo Caillard photoshopped modern clothes onto photographs of classical sculptures for their project Street Stone. The resulting looks would be right at home on Bedford Ave. Turns out, hipsters and classic Greeks have more in common than one might think—namely, facial hair and indifferent expressions. The only problem is that no hipster would ever be this muscular...and maybe for a bit more authenticity, those photographs should have been taken using Instagram.

(via Artlog) 

Planet Earth, narrated by kids

I love this promo for BBC's Planet Earth, narrated by kids. Especially the part where the kid can't seem to put on her earphones correctly.



("Planet Earth - Narrated by Kids!" by Joe Sabia, Josh Ruben, Vincent Peone, and Matt McCorkle)

Obsession has its place

Great ads for the 2012 Dallas Addys by TM Advertising.

Luminaris

I'm admittedly a bit tired of how trendy stop-motion has become, but this video by Juan Pablo Zaramella is very well done.

Two new ways to waste time

Two new websites to check out for all your (unrelated) humorous needs:

1. Halloween or Williamsburg - Is that a costume?


2. Trend List- Design trends seen a lot. Not really sure if this one is supposed to be humorous, but it is..to me, at least.

Mourir Auprès de Toi

Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi on Nowness.com.

Learn more here.

Flick Chicks

Mindy Kaling, you're so right.

Tattoos of Truth

Tattoos on Truth made me laugh.

Baby face

I love this commercial by the Martin Agency....even though it's for Walmart.

Amazing design advice

While perusing Young Jerks/Dan Cassaro's portfolio, I came across the following bit of wisdom, a tidbit from his 10 Tips:

There are two types of designers: Lennons and McCartneys. As a John Lennon, you create work that is message-driven, stark and serious, but you run the risk of seeming pretentious and/or naïve. (In John Lennon's defense, he was unfortunately married to the world's worst art director.) To be a Paul McCartney, on the other hand, means creating beautiful, meticulously crafted graphic design pop music, heavy on style but light on content. While either can be successful on its own (I love Wings), the best design employs both ideology and style. (See: popular music group "The Beatles").

Kind of a brilliant analogy, no? Be sure to check out the rest. I got a good laugh.

Tina Fey at Google

Tina Fey, I heart you so.

Scared baby

I have watched this video easily 10 times.

Vendor-Client relationship

I think I saw this a while ago, but now that I'm no longer in school (and actually running into situations like these), it's all the more amusing. Behold: the joys of being a graphic designer.

Bold Bald

Steph Devlantes rebranded bald. That's a success if I ever heard one.
Also, her other work is good, so check it out.




(via design work life)

Could-have-been love story

Love.
So. Very. True.



(via A Cup of Jo)

Barbie + Ken

Amusing advertising campaign...

Teach Parents Tech

TeachParentsTech.org is sheer brilliance. 'Nuff said.

Lovers' lollipop

One of my favorite comedians, Demetri Martin, now has a site set up where he posts daily drawings. Here's the best one so far: