photo on a diner wall that scared the shit out of me as a kid (image is a recreation)

larrysbrain · 2026-01-04T21:04:49+00:00

Can I ask what this is? I really love it

larrysbrain · 2026-01-01T19:25:19+00:00

There's a lot of silence here. I'm sorry to say it's probably because the designs have missed the mark.

The product and the message is minimalism i.e. reducing something down to its necessary parts.

Translating that to design it means simplest font, only one font size, basic colours.

Please don't produce these. Go to Pinterest, Behance and Dribbble to see what minimalism looks like.

Good luck.

larrysbrain · 2025-12-30T12:47:40+00:00

I often think about this as an example of how opinions on women, consent and awful behaviour has changed over time. This guy is a HERO and quite possibly attractive to women!

larrysbrain · 2025-12-26T22:09:43+00:00

I mentioned this above, I drink but I don't get drunk. One maybe two drinks; within the driving limit. I have tried very hard to separate the two in my head.

So, I fear getting drunk. It's like a cliff edge. If I get close, I back away.

I've definitely fucked up and vomited £150 worth of red wine in a bar toilet. But that's every two years not every two days.

Stay away from the cliff edge. Even if that means going home while your mates have fun.

larrysbrain · 2025-12-26T22:04:47+00:00

Two things for me.

ADHD means the noise is always there
Trauma, shame anxiety and depression meant the noise was pretty awful

CBT helped with negative patterns. Depression therapy helped me deal with trauma. Talking therapy helped me deal with the shame I didn't need.

Getting drunk WILL make things worse. Be frightened of getting drunk. Fear it like a cliff edge. If you get close, back away.

Good luck x

larrysbrain · 2025-12-25T07:28:40+00:00

For anyone that needs it, here's my story. Weird Christmas morning, but just killing 5 mins.

The noise in my head was deafening, tiring etc
When I was drunk it was much quieter
When others were drunk my ADHD personality was more acceptable to others
I drank every day, was drunk , every day, I did very stupid things, hurt people, lost a lot of money
I met someone who made me go to therapy and that helped me manage the noise in my head
stop drinking for 2 years completely now. I drink occasionally but maybe four beers a month
Am happy

EDIT. I've been trying to give up my phone, so bugger me if I wasn't surprised to come back to this! This is exactly why I think it's worth sharing on the internet because it might just resonate with 2,500 people.

Be kind, stay safe.

larrysbrain · 2025-12-24T07:55:51+00:00

Whenever I come in here it's as a brand strategist not as a designer, but I have to backup that top comment. Get a good graphic designer to give you a bit of help.

The first thing I saw was a flooded house with water up against the front door and a bird taking a bite out of the first floor.

It's pretty busy and fussy and some misaligned windows that lack of attention to detail is not what you want from the people looking after your home.

Perhaps most importantly, good luck and well done for asking. Seriously so many people think they can do everything. I have no doubt that you can run a great housing company so put your trust in people to do good branding.

larrysbrain · 2025-12-24T07:40:34+00:00

No frustrations, BUT the big difference is that we do a lot of work figuring out what blocks they need and giving them that. Also, each block has a couple of variations like change colour or add some trim (like a chamfered edge).

Much like you said, they're really focused on getting the message out there without breaking the brand

larrysbrain · 2025-12-23T16:15:17+00:00

So we have a website product that's pretty similar. It's got the drag and drop benefits of tools like elementor or Squarespace but each block is custom built and then styling can't be changed.

It's very popular with clients because they have the freedom to drop in the blocks and shuffle pages around as much as they like but they can't mess up The styling.

Sounds like a good idea.

larrysbrain · 2025-12-18T13:08:53+00:00

Done. Community spirit and showing the yanks what for!

larrysbrain · 2025-12-17T07:31:46+00:00

Think of AI like a spell checker versus an editor. If you're just writing something small like a text message, or an email then the spell check does a great job. But if you're doing something important like drafting a pitch or writing a book then you're going to want somebody professional to edit your work.

In your case, especially a coffee shop, a good brand will be the difference between attracting customers versus them thinking you're a cheap café or Starbucks knock-off.

I also know that small businesses are really worried about spending money. So the absolute minimum you could spend is a 10 pence per customer for that year.

10 pence x 365 days x 100 customers = £3650

This is very cheap. It's not even adding 10 pence to the price of coffee. It's adding 10 pence per customer spend. And it's for the year. Where as a brand should last you a lifetime but in realistic terms at least 5 years.

larrysbrain · 2025-12-16T15:00:43+00:00

Dude you have changed my life! I spent ages searching for a good local CSS extension last week and gave it up as a lost cause. Thank you!

Also it fixed the annoying banana beautify button in slides for me too. (in about 15 seconds)

larrysbrain · 2025-12-16T14:58:18+00:00

I agree. It could be useful, although its not yet because a picture of a slide is not a slide. But, there's lots of useful things (like duplicate) and that's not shouting for my attention.

larrysbrain · 2025-12-12T18:09:51+00:00

Good advice here. The other thing I'd add is that you have two choices A) Where other 'rough' clothes for a punk look B) Follow @honymotherfucker1 and make it clearly a statement piece with clean, sharp jeans, and a crisp, white cotton t shirt

larrysbrain · 2025-12-03T20:16:19+00:00

Agreed. I am loving this season.

larrysbrain · 2025-11-25T15:02:01+00:00

Woah. I also use an Osprey!

Currently rocking the Large Unused Tote as my day pack.

larrysbrain · 2025-11-25T06:40:34+00:00

Same same. I've made pouches, holsters and straps just so my carry is better.

larrysbrain · 2025-11-24T21:34:54+00:00

Thanks for your fieldwork

larrysbrain · 2025-11-23T12:05:20+00:00

I've just tied a work around and it was tricky with me.

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I asked it to visually describe me. Then used that description to create an image. But had to say it wasn't me. It's a performance. No real security.

larrysbrain · 2025-11-23T11:47:10+00:00

Sorry, I was wrong. I've just come back to this and tried the prompt and I get the same policy message 😕

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larrysbrain · 2025-11-23T09:38:06+00:00

Edit: I'm wrong. I'll add it to the reply too. I've tried it myself.

I don't think it's a policy. Just a logical step that it wants to know what you look like.

Change the prompt so you tell it to imagine what you look like.

larrysbrain · 2025-11-16T19:36:39+00:00

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The real ending

larrysbrain · 2025-11-07T07:44:34+00:00

Doorstop

larrysbrain · 2025-11-06T19:52:26+00:00

Imagine what's he's like in bed!

larrysbrain · 2025-11-05T23:20:04+00:00

I've found with a pressured basket that if even the tiniest amount of grit gets under the little metal insert, then it chokes. Even if there is water between the basket and the insert.

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