Tag: typography
Upside-Down Ads Reveal The Subtlety Of Depression
Singapore-based suicide prevention organisation Samaritans of Singapore recently ran a series of ads which cleverly uses ambigrams to highlight the difficulty in understanding and identifying depression. The print ads feature images showing a positive message.
However, when the ad is inverted, a sadder, more depressing message is revealed.
The advertisement’s tagline “The signs are there if you read them” is printed upside-down so that readers will know to flip the ads over.
It also reinforces the message that it is easy to miss the warning signs of depression.
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Floral Alphabet (by sarah abbott)
More gender neutral pronoun graphics. Uh… I have no idea how popular these or other pronouns are so feedback and requests would be great!
I really hate “hir” and have since I saw it, because it seems too similar to “her,” and thus always reads as feminine to me, but it seems like that is what I see people use most often. I’d prefer either “they” or “ey” (I occasionally use ei/em for myself, anyway). Though I think it’s easier for people to remember “they” than “ei”? Not sure.
