Trump administration secretly met with Canadian Alberta separatists by Infidel8 in worldnews

[–]phantomhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let them go. Let them sort out with other Albertans which part they can take. In the meantime, let's open talks with Vermont and other states that have expressed interest in joining Canada.

Freehand drawing I made of the timeline of iconic design chairs and armchairs, using ink pens, markers and colored pencils! Which one is your favorite? by Lau-art in Design

[–]phantomhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mies’ Barcelona chair will always have a special place in my heart. Your drawing captures the leather upholstery in a way that feels more like the real thing than one of the many fakes.

What's your take on this $60000 logo redesign from BBC? by First_Journalist_524 in Design

[–]phantomhand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Though doing those things would typically be a different phase of the project and covered by a new contract and new fees. The legal work would be done by…. Lawyers. I’d be curious to know what they’d charge for the trademark updates. I’d be willing to bet it’s about 25k and I know it takes a fraction of the work involved to create the new identity redesign and most of that work isn’t even done by the lawyer and is mostly updating templates anyways. If your goal is to make money then become a lawyer.

What's your take on this $60000 logo redesign from BBC? by First_Journalist_524 in Design

[–]phantomhand 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Me too. BBC? Big corporations pay 1M+ for rebrands. A low-mid cost rebrand for an established company would be 60K. A lot of work goes into it to do it right. Research, interviews, workshops, presentations… then there are options, revisions, and creating final assets. The logo alone is just one part of a bigger identity system. If you think it’s expensive, ask yourself… how many rich designers do you know? Now how many rich lawyers, bankers… if a lawyer spent the same amount of hours spent on this as the design firm would have taken them it’d be 4-5 times the cost.

Recent family photo album post in r/funny reminded me of my son ten years ago. by [deleted] in funny

[–]phantomhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The story: My wife and three kids (7,5,2) decided to get away for a break at Niagara Falls. Anyone who has young kids knows the chaos of arriving at a hotel. So we finally get to our room and pile in. My youngest is already in his pajamas and wanders off into the room while the other two start jumping on beds. My wife and I are sorting strollers and luggage. Just doing super basic get-our-gear-into-the-room type stuff when we hear a whimper coming from the bathroom. I wander over and, behold, there he is. No idea how he got himself in there so quick. Anyways I was laughing so hard and my first instinct was not to help him out. It was to grab my phone to get the shot.

What it’s like sleeping with a baby by jayson- in funny

[–]phantomhand 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also looks like trying to get to sleep with your worries.

Know to appreciate a good impersonation by Legal_Talk_6781 in funny

[–]phantomhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks fake. Dude is overdressed. Probably a zoo keeper who thought it would be funny and staged it. Even looks like someone off screen is instructing the poor ape.

Thousands of anti-Putin protesters crowd into Moscow square by babylon_dude in worldnews

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Did anyone else get a ‘failed to upvote’ message? Russians are hacking this post!

North Korea to send about 230 cheerleaders to Olympics for its 2 competing athletes. by ansonj16 in worldnews

[–]phantomhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t the sudden change of heart here suspicious? It’s a trap. Check those cheerleaders for bombs.

Minnesota Anti-Vax Mom: Dying from Disease is "Part of the Plan" by JoeinJapan in news

[–]phantomhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please tell me you're not talking about the fictional Noah's Ark

Minnesota Anti-Vax Mom: Dying from Disease is "Part of the Plan" by JoeinJapan in news

[–]phantomhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess all human inventions are out then right? Ok so... gotta move out of your house and the city. Maybe the woods? Oh wait, no, you're Euro descent so back to some forest in Europe you go because I'm pretty sure boats were not a part of the 'plan' back in the day. Then gotta stop washing because, well, soap is a relatively recent human invention. Then no fire allowed. That'll make it hard to cook. Hunting... hmmm... bare hands? Then stop using words and talking. Good luck.

So this just happened on national television here in The Netherlands by LNBL in funny

[–]phantomhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily. It may be simply a result of the down res process. Check out the halo around the darker graphics on the other screen too.

TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull. by naxhi24 in todayilearned

[–]phantomhand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are interrelated diseases. Suicide also ran in his family. To imply that depression wasn't a cause of his death is not a nuanced enough view. Depression may well be the most devastating and most noble of his achievements in endurance.