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People ask me to draw pictures on Microsoft Paint. Follow me on Bluesky 🦋 @ https://t.co/Ki9IyPs4dQ
Nov 9, 2024 5 tweets 2 min read
The logo in this scam message made me really nostalgic for a weird design phenomenon that occurred between 2007 and 2013 when all logos were suddenly very shiny. There is a reason why this happened. 🧵 Image Apple had just launched the iPhone and the UI designers knew it would be hard for people to adjust to touchscreens. They used skeuomorphic design to make the icons look like pressable. Making them highly polished and convex by adding highlights and a curved horizontal reflection. Image
Aug 23, 2022 15 tweets 5 min read
The story of the Blessed versus Goldie picture (a thread)

February 2013 - "Please paint Brian Blessed riding a Henry hoover alongside D'n'B DJ Goldie on a Dyson. They are racing on the Mario kart level rainbow road and are both drunk on white ace cider. Thanks, Tommy Pratt" March 2013 - Brian Blessed reposts the image and declares he could beat Goldie