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At Blandly we believe that you need a rich set of perspectives to build the perfect bland. That’s why we’ve incubated a company culture that grows unique bland outcomes. We are an eclectic team of avid outdoorswomen, comic book collectors, whiskey nerds, fixed-gear bicycle aficionados, Rosicrucianists, and bacon lovers.
Blandly is apparently a product of Post-Typography, which describes itself as “a group of experienced designers, thinkers, artists, and makers with backgrounds in design, writing, web development, illustration, photography, and video [who] like beautiful typography, weird architecture, bad puns, and new challenges” that “regularly unleashes itself upon a wide variety of projects for clients that include cultural innovators; sustainable builders, green manufacturers, and architects; advocacy organizations; schools and colleges; and leading non-profits. We also appreciate the finer things in life, and our designs grace craft beer cans, restaurant windows, and even the shelves of high-end cannabis dispensaries.”
I note that their favicon is a slight play on Black Flag’s logo, that their site has both “Capitalism” and “Socialism” sub-sections, and that one of the fake email addresses for the founders of Blandly is “capitalismwithaconscience.biz”
posted by Going To Maine at 4:51 PM on March 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
I note that their favicon is a slight play on Black Flag’s logo, that their site has both “Capitalism” and “Socialism” sub-sections, and that one of the fake email addresses for the founders of Blandly is “capitalismwithaconscience.biz”
posted by Going To Maine at 4:51 PM on March 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
In other words, I’m looking at this parody a little bit askance. When your own website winks at people, I’d prefer an honest essay.
posted by Going To Maine at 4:52 PM on March 23, 2016
posted by Going To Maine at 4:52 PM on March 23, 2016
Rosicrucianists and bacon lovers
That sounds like some sort of florid 19th-century epithet.
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:59 PM on March 23, 2016 [8 favorites]
That sounds like some sort of florid 19th-century epithet.
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:59 PM on March 23, 2016 [8 favorites]
I do believe that the 'Collaboration' icon is an abstracted goatse.
posted by msjen at 5:15 PM on March 23, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by msjen at 5:15 PM on March 23, 2016 [6 favorites]
I suspect it's a reference to Me and You and Everyone We Know.
posted by invitapriore at 5:19 PM on March 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by invitapriore at 5:19 PM on March 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
I was just show this yesterday, and now I can't unsee it.
posted by Hal Mumkin at 6:07 PM on March 23, 2016 [15 favorites]
posted by Hal Mumkin at 6:07 PM on March 23, 2016 [15 favorites]
Blandly is my new ipsum lorem for the 21st century.
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 6:51 PM on March 23, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 6:51 PM on March 23, 2016 [3 favorites]
Quite the sting in the screenshot of their "Ted Talk":
“Appropriation is Collaboration”posted by traveler_ at 8:29 PM on March 23, 2016 [4 favorites]
#accurate
posted by klangklangston at 10:24 PM on March 23, 2016
posted by klangklangston at 10:24 PM on March 23, 2016
Bug: Their mobile version loads the stylesheet for a larger breakpoint at first and then blinks into the mobile size in Chrome on Android.
posted by limeonaire at 10:28 PM on March 23, 2016
posted by limeonaire at 10:28 PM on March 23, 2016
That's a feature. You're welcome
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:48 PM on March 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:48 PM on March 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
That was awesome.
I saw yesterday that Accenture was advertising its new white paper in which they recommend that 'companies must prioritise Digital.' They're red-hot onto something called 'Digital' with a capital 'D', and for this they're billing $31 billion a year.
posted by colie at 12:56 AM on March 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
I saw yesterday that Accenture was advertising its new white paper in which they recommend that 'companies must prioritise Digital.' They're red-hot onto something called 'Digital' with a capital 'D', and for this they're billing $31 billion a year.
posted by colie at 12:56 AM on March 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
Can you tell me more about this Digital experience we may see in the future?
I desire to know.
posted by Mezentian at 2:13 AM on March 24, 2016
I desire to know.
posted by Mezentian at 2:13 AM on March 24, 2016
It's all about the fingers, Menzentian.
posted by leotrotsky at 3:06 AM on March 24, 2016
posted by leotrotsky at 3:06 AM on March 24, 2016
"That's what she said."
posted by Mezentian at 3:37 AM on March 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Mezentian at 3:37 AM on March 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
This kind of sums up how I see the last decade or so. It’s a time to be alive.
posted by bongo_x at 10:06 AM on March 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by bongo_x at 10:06 AM on March 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
i HIGHLY recommend watching the TED talk.
posted by capnsue at 11:01 AM on March 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by capnsue at 11:01 AM on March 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
I don't get it.
posted by josher71 at 11:12 AM on March 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by josher71 at 11:12 AM on March 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
We are best friends. We play table tennis together every day after work. We borrow each other’s clothes. No one is ever sad.
Shades of "If Gwyneth Paltrow Were Your Girlfriend".
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:51 PM on April 19, 2016
Shades of "If Gwyneth Paltrow Were Your Girlfriend".
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:51 PM on April 19, 2016
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