Los Angeles-based designer Lili Chin has created a charming series of illustrations that groups popular dog breeds of the world by their geographic location. Titled “Dogs of the World,” these colorful drawings are sure to tickle every canine lover’s fancy.
I dislike talking politics. I also tend to avoid hot-button issues of the international nature, because there are just so many damn perspectives to consider, and someone always gets screwed somehow. (Trust me, I know. I majored in International Studies at one of the top programs in the country.) But ISIS. Sigh. It's an issue that cannot be ignored. And the first step in possibly making a change — no matter how small — is education. So I'd like to share with you an article by Wait But Why: a crash course on Iraq, ISIS, Sunnis, and Shias. It is incredibly well researched and explained. It adds history, perspective, and even humor to a matter that grows increasingly terrifying by the day. It'll be well worth...
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As you can probably tell from the title of this post, this will be a short compilation of stories and pictures I've already shared on my personal Facebook account. So if you've seen this already, I apologize...
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I haven’t featured anything logo-inspired in a while, so when I came across this in my Twitter feed, I knew I’d have to share it. 😉
Having worked with branding at a previous job, I can be a bit of a logo nerd; as such, I already knew most of these hidden messages nestled within the logos. But revisiting good design is always a great way to instill and inspire, not to mention the “zOmg that’s so coo!” factor behind some of these ideas!
If you divide the word “VAIO” in half, you can see that the first two letters represent an analog symbol, while the last two are binary. Pretty neat, huh?
This one’s more common-knowledge than the rest. The part of the logo that is highlighted in pink is the number 31, which is the number of flavors the ice cream chain famously offers.
This logo has two hidden messages: the first is that you can see both an N and a W within the negative space. The second is harder to spot, but it’s pretty cool when you notice it — the triangle in the circle also serves as an arrow that points northwest.
***spoilers below*** Because it's the best sci-fi show currently on TV. Because Tatiana Maslany is an amazing actress — hello, Emmy snub! — who plays about a dozen different characters (in case you didn't know, Orphan Black is a show about clones) with such ferocity that you could swear the show employs identical twins. Or triplets. Or quadruplets. Or even their own clones. Because you'll fall in love with everyone, and you'll have endless internal debates about which clone is your favorite. (Mine is Allison at the moment.) DAT DANCE PARTY. Because you can binge-watch seasons 1 and 2 — each 10 episodes long — and you'll be caught right up. And you'll finish the latest episode with a "NO!" (well, that happens pretty often with this show ;-)...
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