Thursday, January 7, 2016

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.

1.

How would you like your graphic design? Pick two - fast, cheap, great or free (venn diagram)

2.

The Designer Vs The Client

3.

Designer Vs Regular People

4.

The Creative Process = Work Begins > Procrastination > Panic > Crying > Deadline

5.

Life of a graphic designer - what everyone thinks I do

6.

Every time you stretch a font, somewhere, a designer cries.

7.

Walked into a very expensive restaurant, sat down, was handed a menu. Comic Sans. Got up and left. Life is hard.

8.

Everything looks official with tiny leaves around it. False, it only works if you use a good serif font.

9.

Things aren't always #000000 and #FFFFFF

10.

How to piss off your designer friends and give them a migraine.

11.

Don't use that tone with me (Pantone)

12.

What kind of a client do you want?

13.

Yo Momma is a shitty designer

14.

Keming - The result of improper kerning

15.

I shot the serif

16.

This is for using comic sans

17.

I'm very font of you because you're just my type.

18.

If you're having font problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 fonts but Comic Sans ain't one.

19.

When you can select all the feathers of a morning sparrow without missing a single one, only then will you be able to be a true Photoshop master.

20.

There is always someone willing to do it cheaper

21.

I like my coffee how I like my type: Black

22.

My next tattoo will be "Helvetica" written in Arial. When a woman corrects me on it, I will marry her.

23.

Corporate Graphic Design Guide

24.

Graphic designer parking only. Violators will be Photoshopped.

25.

You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.

26.

Please keep the door closed - Please don't use Comic Sans. We're a Fortune 500 company, not a lemonade stand.

27.

What's thrilling about graphic design?
If we had to pick three, it would be tough, but no. 6, 22 and 26 would be our favourites. What about you? Share this post with a fellow designer and voice your views in the comments below.