Entry no.: 143

7 Jun 2007, 1:35 AM

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Design Graphic design jokes

If you work with graphic designers or are one yourself you’ll probably be interested in the only joke about graphic design that I know of. [Via Posterwire] Pay attention:

Q: How many graphic designers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Does it have to be a light bulb?

Our profession doesn’t seem to be very fertile for making jokes about, don’t you think? I have no clue why is that or whether it’s a good thing or not. Are we a solemn species of unsmiling fellows?

No, not exactly — we’re downright hysterically funny — but you have to admit that graphic design humor may be a little cryptic for the average outsider:


[Composed and performed by Burn Back. Via SpeakUp]

Everybody has a corpus of jokes — everybody! — from Auditors to Zookeepers. Except us. Somebody please explain this to me: are we — the oh, so magnificent graphic designers — so goddamn uninspiring?

Comments

Reply no.: 1

7 Jun 2007, 12:32 PM

Zu:

Hi, I’ll add two jokes to your list. I’ll only put here the shorter one (that I enjoy most) and post the other on my blog, since it’s a very long one:

A hamster and a rat were sitting on the side of a swimming pool. They were enjoying the sun. Suddenly the rat turned to the hamster and asked him:

- Dude, How come people consider me a noisance, and you a pet? How come people pay money to have you, while they are trying to kill me? How come you are considered a cute little animal, while I am considered creepy and disgusting? How come you live in a warm home, and I have to stay in the sewer?

So the hamster answered:

-It’s branding, dude.

Reply no.: 2

15 Jun 2007, 1:11 PM

Lucian Marin:

here’s one:

possible new client: hello mr designer, somebody recommended you to work on my brand new company identity

designer: yes

possible new client: please tell me more about previous similar projects, what other logos have you done?

designer: hmm, well, actually this would be the first one!

Reply no.: 3

20 Nov 2007, 7:09 PM

Rachel Goldstein:

:-) Funny post. I thought that your users would like this post about funny graphic design jokes, humor, & parodies - http://allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2007/10/29/funny-graphic-design-jokes-humor-satires-parody-anecdotes/ - I hope you enjoy.

Rachel

Reply no.: 4

20 Nov 2007, 7:22 PM

Kit:

Whoa, that’s invaluable! Thank you, Rachel.

Reply no.: 5

27 Apr 2008, 10:21 AM

Lester Cavestany:

Here’s another funny site for graphic designers. http://www.lynnster.com/saints.html

Happy World Graphic Design Day!

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