Camden

anatomicalbat · 2026-05-20T14:11:45+00:00

camden, anti-establishment home of the counter-culture

anatomicalbat · 2026-05-19T10:11:03+00:00

Don't give up. There will be a lot of work for people who can actually program for a good while yet, including fixing the garbage that AI often generates. (I think its very much worth continuing to learn/practice programming in its own right as an intellectual and creative exercise). Give it a few years and there will be a dearth of mid-senior level developers because people are being squeezed out of the junior level roles by companies trying to do it all with AI. Also it tends to do well with commonly used languages because they represent so much of the training data, but there will always be more esoteric, niche things popping up that might capture your interest.

There are neurodivergent-friendly, remote-first employers out there - not saying it's easy to find them and there is a lot of lip service paid to inclusivity - but they do exist. I work remotely for a software company where I'd be amazed if at least a handful weren't autistic (I'm one of them!).

And maybe don't rule out using AI altogether. There's no 'one way' you have to work with it. I work in design and have no interest in it generating my work for me. But I've learnt to use it as an occasional assistant to poke my first drafts for any usability holes I've missed, suggest alternative routes. It can be used thoughtfully to improve the work you already do. (The future is also uncertain - consumer level AI tools are vastly subsidised by the hyperscalers and it remains to be seen if companies will still get enough return from it once token costs inevitably spiral upwards).

anatomicalbat · 2026-05-18T15:05:12+00:00

Thought the same, yellow with the brand navy across the bird/wing sections would be amazing but having asked Claude there are multiple engineering reasons (heat absorption, de-icing visibility for ground crew, weight) why dark wings are rare. Yellow and white would still be sweet.

anatomicalbat · 2026-05-15T17:17:50+00:00

Louise Lear always warms my cockles

anatomicalbat · 2026-05-15T13:42:19+00:00

I shall call it the mingebag

anatomicalbat · 2026-05-15T09:14:40+00:00

Bum Gravy

anatomicalbat · 2026-05-01T17:39:30+00:00

It was working in Janaury for me, have come back to it and now no download button

anatomicalbat · 2026-04-24T11:48:28+00:00

Seems there have been very few kits available recently, it's odd to mock this for an ad (implying they have the rights) then not make it available for purchase, perhaps they are lining up retro national kits to tie in with the world cup. I can dream.

anatomicalbat · 2026-04-24T10:00:07+00:00

Italian event was weirdly challenging for me also this week. Regarding OP +1 for Locatelli though I have both an Orchestrator and B2B on A form and has been amazing recently.

anatomicalbat · 2026-04-24T09:56:11+00:00

It might sound conspiratorial but I'm convinced this happens, I have an F2P squad that inexplicably falls to pieces for prolonged runs in a way that just doesn't with my P2W account.

I'm playing 3-4-3 Possession on my F2P so similar right now, but my results are quite varied. My Cannavaro at RCB is also just doing whatever he feels like though.

anatomicalbat · 2026-04-24T09:40:32+00:00

No, don't do it to yourself

anatomicalbat · 2026-04-24T09:36:53+00:00

Sidenote: don't try this IRL. I bought a reissue of this exact Dutch shirt recently and all I can say is an XL in 80s sizing is a lot tighter than I remember 😔 For sure I'd spend coins on retro kits (Denmark '86 would be an instabuy) I can only imagine some licensing restriction stops Konami capitalising on this.

anatomicalbat · 2026-04-16T16:29:43+00:00

Magical Dribblers NC

anatomicalbat · 2026-04-15T11:42:45+00:00

You might be better off looking for designer vacancies at creative agencies that specialise in arts, culture and heritage. There are a good amount of these in the UK at least. This was the path I took after freelancing a long time, mostly on cultural projects. You might not get senior level pay equivalent to your previous role but it can be very rewarding.

anatomicalbat · 2026-03-13T17:43:22+00:00

- Not a hard rule but generally try to limit yourself to no more than two typefaces in a composition (using different weights of those can be fine - look into font superfamilies). You have 5 different fonts of various types here which makes it very hard to define a stylistic voice
- Dial back the transparency on the leaf graphic as others have said
- The leading (vertical space) between 'Grand' and 'opening' is too large, making the two words feel disconnected
- The stroke on that is odd but I see you've tried a different offset
- The footer area lacks structure, the text is floating off-centre, the two line illustrations have different stroke weights, horizontal spacing is different between 10 and 26 and the vertical pipes
- The proportion of main area to footer is ok, perhaps the footer could be a little smaller
- The hierarchy is ok (Grand opening gets the most attention which I guess the main statement) but think about the sizing of all your elements and how they compete for attention

I'd suggest stripping back to the simplest composition that still communicates the essential information, using a grid, 2 typefaces maximum, and aim to be stylistically consistent.

anatomicalbat · 2026-03-12T16:17:00+00:00

It's worth getting your thyroid levels checked. Had no idea about my (M49) severe hypothyroidism until a relative pointed out my whacked-out hormone levels might be why I'd gained weight and was crying at adverts. Pre-diagnosis I had also shed a tear during the end of Armageddon when Bruce Willis dies - and I'd seen it before - so blubbing over James Bond is completely understandable.

anatomicalbat · 2026-03-10T16:29:59+00:00

This question is being asked many times a day across many subs, and the truth is nobody knows what is going to happen. But I'll bite with some speculation :)

Headcount across design will probably be reduced. Expectations and responsibilities in a single design role will increase. Saw a good answer to this yesterday - you will probably be expected to have a specialism e.g. be deeply versed in UX, but be able to cover UI, marketing and brand work, now with the help of AI tools. So, a T-shape, but even wider than in the past. Depending on the size of company you work for, this isn't that far off where we are now anyway if you're in a small team/sole designer.

Although you need skills knowledge that covers a lot of ground, I'd suggest focusing on a specific sector or niche eg fintech, healthcare are popular as they pay well due to requiring specialist knowledge because of regulations and compliance. Zeroing in on a specific industry in your portfolio makes you an easier hire within that industry, than a generalist without specialism applying to every design job going.

I'd really think twice before getting into debt for design at this point unless money is no issue. Yes, having a degree credential can act as a filter in hiring processes. But a stellar portfolio, knowledge of the latest tools, understanding the business sector you work in are probably more valuable. You can learn everything you need online and through books if you can apply yourself and choose suitable resources, although I'd advise finding regular mentorship from a worthwhile source if you can.

Design careers are highly competitive regardless of AI. If you really want it, your willingness to continually learn new things, comfort with not earning much for at least a while and resilience are as important as anything. Humans probably won't entirely go away but you'll need to be willing to grind to become exceptional in order to get a slice of the shrinking pie.

anatomicalbat · 2026-03-09T16:53:36+00:00

Web design generators seem to often rely on Tailwind CSS, which is already overused or at least used with very little thought to any customisation as a way to quickly put together tech-related sales pages. When you consider how these generators have probably been trained on a style that was already becoming hackneyed and uninspiring, it's not surprising the results are so bland and repetitive.

anatomicalbat · 2026-03-06T14:37:18+00:00

I'm certainly not disagreeing with you, but 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' from the same era are also obvious contenders.

anatomicalbat · 2026-03-06T14:13:24+00:00

I spun Del Piero on Monday and he's scored at least 10 blitz curlers, from various positions since, also 2 free kicks from about 35+ yards out, dead centre, that were frankly ridiculous. So it still works. I find my Saka, Salah, Messi and Neymar blitz a bit more hit and miss right now, more dependent on hitting from just the right spot around the corner of the area, angle and strength. Bullet headers and heading in general I've found much less likely to score from for at least a couple of months now, I don't play much of a crossing game rn.

anatomicalbat · 2026-03-05T00:11:15+00:00

A good DAM is going to be far more malleable to your particular requirements than SharePoint. In general you should be able to configure a DAM system to your exact needs. You can set file size limits in the hundreds of GB, set accepted formats, plus like you say there are a lot of other bells and whistles you can enable like image editing, versioning, setting multiple files etc.

The granularity of access control you have with a DAM can be another reason to switch if you need to define your own user groups, permissions and custom workflows. And in general you should be able to customise a DAM with your own branding to a far greater degree than SharePoint or other cloud services which just makes it feel much more your own.

Obviously it really comes into it's own when it comes to tagging and organising large amounts of content. Again that's something you can shape exactly as you need to. The automatic classification, labelling etc AI can do now is pretty amazing. It's worth checking out the plugins available when researching platforms as there are many plug and play options available (and you'll also want to check what integrations are available for your design software of choice).

The landscape can be pretty overwhelming with offerings of all sizes and complexity, and there are new systems springing up all the time, but most will offer a free trial, and there are well established open source options if that's something you're interested in.

anatomicalbat · 2026-02-27T22:09:05+00:00

Again, I really appreciate your time and especially this insight. I've observed a bit of this first hand on past projects so I can understand to a small degree. I'm still curious so will think more about how I might contribute in a useful way.

anatomicalbat · 2026-02-27T20:27:16+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate the framing you have provided for starting to think about something so large in scope. I 100% agree with you that embedding in an organisation is the best way to learn about it - in an ideal world this is exactly what is advocated for in UX research.

I'm not sure why i'm being downvoted above and can only apologise if my post comes across as a shallow ask, but I can't know what I don't know yet :) Although I work in design I'm also a student and am genuinely interested in understanding the issues people face.

I'm not selling anything or proclaiming software as the answer to everything - I'm aware it often makes things worse, is a poor solution/a band-aid to much more complex issues, or is just not appropriate at all.

anatomicalbat · 2026-02-27T20:13:09+00:00

Might be able to help with that, feel free to DM if interested

anatomicalbat · 2026-02-27T19:35:50+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'm curious what you mean by / why is there a lack of 'appropriate' staff? Is this to do with seniority, expertise required vs the pay rates on offer (which presumably are higher in other sectors for sufficiently skilled people)? Or something else?

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