Design Detective Gifts

When it's time to go: 'Gentleman, we're talking 'one serious design fault' here.'

VARIOUS ITEMS OF LABELLED KITCHENWARE.

Gentleman, we're talking one serious design fault here.

Sign Writers

"At least you have taste when it comes to your computer's wallpaper."

"They grow up so fast."

"What's that? I asked for a teal lichen. That's a brown thread. Are you trying to upset me?"

'Are you sure this is authentic ancient Indian art?'

STRIP Hambone: Fix it yourself

Italica

Woman holds report: 'This has so many different fonts in it, I thougt it was a ransom note.'

Man admiring his patterned clothes in the mirror

"I believe it took a team of twenty five, working six months at a cost of �250, 000 to come up with that."

'Mark my word, Walters, this is no ordinary virus.'

'31 years in graphic design eh, so I shouldn't be surprised you've retouched your photo on your CV.'

We have a problem with your research. We're Encyclopedia Britannica and you're Wikipedia.

"It's beautiful. I'm just not sure it's $800 beautiful."

Art Plagiarism

The Design Artiste

'Since we've remodeled, you are no longer here.'

"You like it? It’s from the MoMA Store!"

Micro and Macro Department,

"Your curriculum vitae is extremely detailed, isn't it? I don't quite know what to make of the fact that your third-grade teacher, Miss Hartley, made you stand in the corner for throwing an eraser although another kid did it."

Don't forget to read the small print.

The Graphic Designers EYE EXAM

Early design for the Two-Man Kayak.

"I just audited our books. Your register came up five cents short, Rudy."

Georges Braque.

Devil in the detail

"You say in your resume that you're very meticulous."

Hipster Police Department

Man at council planning offices can't get through door due to position of steps.

'Daddy, why is that man wearing a blank T-shirt?'

Le Corbusier

'It's a nice font but before deciding we'd really like to see your font library.'