I live. I cook. I drink. I design. Check out my graphic design portfolio at:glennramit.com Hello my name is Glenn Ramit. I’m a freelance graphic designer living in San Francisco and I’m here to blog about my mindful observations of the world around me. Enjoy!Tumblr (3.0; @glennramit)http://blog.glennramit.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg2g2h6DyN1qb5f5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love this!</p> <p>(by designer <a href="http://koningstuff.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Anderson Tomazi</a>)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/3094827259http://blog.glennramit.com/post/3094827259Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:01:00 -0800graphic designhumorillustrationsan francisco<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7linrdbX1qb5f5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7linrdbX1qb5f5mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7linrdbX1qb5f5mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>For my bearded, or wishing they were bearded friends. (via <a href="http://ffffound.com/image/2f56e84ca4e3c0b3b383b64fad99eca95b66ce21" target="_blank">ffffound</a>)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2517035001http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2517035001Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:40:50 -0800illustrationhumor<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5714152/you-will-not-believe-this-is-just-a-powerpoint?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+gizmodo/full+(Gizmodo)">You Will Not Believe This Is Just a Powerpoint</a>: <p>Check this out. Pretty amazing! (via <a href="http://ideasareawesome.com/post/2337595294/you-will-not-believe-this-is-just-a-powerpoint" target="_blank">ideasareawesome</a>)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2339488977http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2339488977Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:41:29 -0800designpresentationanimation<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbl56oLaGz1qzqv2ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35699504@N00/5158207051/in/contacts/" target="_blank">How They Died</a> (by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/35699504@N00" target="_blank">Aled Lewis</a>)</p> <p>via <a href="http://graphiceverywhere.tumblr.com/post/1562490832" target="_blank">graphiceverywhere</a></p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2134673513http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2134673513Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:24:24 -0800illustrationhumordesignold schoolvideo games<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lctqndYJEW1qb5f5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>PERSONALIZED MEDICINE - Stokely Design Associates - 2008.</span></p> <p>I love this illustrator’s humor and art style. Check out <a href="http://www.adsimpson.com/" target="_blank">Adam Simpson’s website</a> for more!</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2075315781http://blog.glennramit.com/post/2075315781Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:30:00 -0800designillustrationillustratorshumor<a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/post/1660527501/working-as-a-moderator-for-a-computer-help-chat">Uh oh, mother is almost home...</a>: <p>Via <a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/post/1660527501/working-as-a-moderator-for-a-computer-help-chat" target="_blank">clientsfromhell</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> </span></p> <p>Working as a moderator for a computer help chat room many years ago.</p> <p><strong>Young boy:</strong> ”How do I get burn out out of a monitor?”</p> <p><strong>Me:</strong> ”You can’t, once the phosphorous is burned you are going to have to replace the entire monitor.”</p> <p><strong>Young boy:</strong> ”There has to be a way. I need to fix this as soon as possible.”</p> <p><strong>Me:</strong> ”The only solution that may work is displaying a solid white background for a few hours and possibly burning the rest of the screen.”</p> <p><strong>Young boy:</strong> ”A few hours? I have 15 minutes!”</p> <p><strong>Me:</strong> ”There is nothing you are going to be able to do in 15 minutes short of replacing the monitor. Why are you in such a hurry?”</p> <p><strong>Young boy:</strong> ”I fell asleep looking at porn and there is a lady spread eagle burned into my screen. My mother is going to be home in 15 minutes!”</p> </blockquote>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/1661301760http://blog.glennramit.com/post/1661301760Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:24:00 -0800funnystoriesclients<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbxsdpYfgV1qzqv2ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I want this shirt.</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/1620976392http://blog.glennramit.com/post/1620976392Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:08:33 -0800illustrationdesignhumor<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9ki7kP91B1qzqv2ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is awesome. Brings me back when I religiously read the comic section of the news. (via <a href="http://graphiceverywhere.tumblr.com/post/1256027604" target="_blank">graphiceverywhere</a>)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/1263693941http://blog.glennramit.com/post/1263693941Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:02:54 -0700humorillustration“Most important things happen at a table. Food, friends, discussion, ideas, work, peace talks, and war plans. It is okay to romanticize things a little bit every now and then: it gives you hope.”<br/><br/> - <em>Take a few minutes to read Frank Chimero’s <a href="http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/979706728/what-advice-would-you-give-to-a-graphic-design-student" target="_blank">advice</a> to a graphic design student in its entirety. Plenty of sage advice and wit. I like the closing line: “This about sums up everything I know.” (via <a href="http://matthewbuchanan.name/" target="_blank">matthewb</a>)</em>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/983823884http://blog.glennramit.com/post/983823884Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:19:29 -0700DesignAdvice<a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/post/701876876/client-thats-way-too-much-money-to-charge-for">Clients From Hell: Client: “That’s way too much money to charge for an email campaign....</a>: <p>This is hilarious. Read it!</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/702593436http://blog.glennramit.com/post/702593436Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:03:00 -0700storiesclients<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lvvcRdwNhGM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>So cool!</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/661444815http://blog.glennramit.com/post/661444815Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:58:53 -0700IllustrationAnimationvideoblack &amp; white<a href="http://smokescreen.us/">Smokescreen will turn Flash into HTML5/JavaScript. iPhone, here we come?</a>: <p>via <a href="http://ideasareawesome.com/post/657189681/holy-smoke" target="_blank">ideasareawesome</a></p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/657513277http://blog.glennramit.com/post/657513277Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:15:19 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l35ng0ILHz1qb5f5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I thought this was an interesting read. The concept photos makes me excited to <a href="http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/envisioning-your-future-in-2020.html" target="_blank">Envision the Future in 2020.</a></p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/642088466http://blog.glennramit.com/post/642088466Fri, 28 May 2010 17:16:00 -0700conceptarticlefuture<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2sqmunk9u1qbj2s0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2sqmunk9u1qbj2s0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2sqmunk9u1qbj2s0o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2sqmunk9u1qbj2s0o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2sqmunk9u1qbj2s0o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2sqmunk9u1qbj2s0o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>(via <a href="http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/627934589/enrique-camacho-smuin-posters" target="_blank">matthewb</a> & <a href="http://magtheme.tumblr.com/post/620555406/enrique-camacho-is-the-senior-art-director-at-the" target="_blank">magtheme</a>)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/628961408http://blog.glennramit.com/post/628961408Mon, 24 May 2010 13:18:47 -0700posterphotographygraphic design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1nj86krmn1qb5f5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1nj86krmn1qb5f5mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1nj86krmn1qb5f5mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1nj86krmn1qb5f5mo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>These photos make me wish I was a kid again. Taken by <a href="http://www.timmacpherson.com/" target="_blank">Tim MacPherson</a>.</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/558954841http://blog.glennramit.com/post/558954841Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:56:00 -0700photographycleverhumor<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l04mb1Ut4z1qb5f5mo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l04mb1Ut4z1qb5f5mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l04mb1Ut4z1qb5f5mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l04mb1Ut4z1qb5f5mo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Who knew gradients could look so sexy. Thank you <a href="http://www.exergian.com/" target="_blank">Albert Exergian</a>.</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/485712178http://blog.glennramit.com/post/485712178Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:14:00 -0700designposterarchitecturecolorinspirationgraphic designdesigners<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzuujlNZnC1qa5f79o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Delicious vintage. (via <a href="http://bookcoverdesign.tumblr.com/post/484562036" target="_blank">bookcoverdesign</a>)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/484782094http://blog.glennramit.com/post/484782094Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:26:26 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzz06kj89g1qzh9ajo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hogwarts fashion, pretty awesome :)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/479703507http://blog.glennramit.com/post/479703507Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:31:00 -0700fashionHarry Pottercolor<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzrj53DZI01qb5f5mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzrj53DZI01qb5f5mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzrj53DZI01qb5f5mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photography by <a href="http://www.artandcommerce.com/AAC/C.aspx?VP=SlideShow_VPage&IAPA=1&STY=A&L4=2U1XC58IT3P1&L5=2U1XC58ITCRP" target="_blank">Sølve Sundsbø</a> (via <a href="http://colorz.tumblr.com/post/373589557" target="_blank">colorz</a>)</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/469164803http://blog.glennramit.com/post/469164803Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:37:18 -0700fashionphotographycolor<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzk6fbyn7U1qak169.png"/></p> <p>Interested in color trends? Pantone releases color reports for both Spring/Summer and Fall 2010. Download the pdf and be inspired.</p> <p>Spring (<a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=20694&ca=4" target="_blank">website</a>/<a href="http://www.pantone.com/downloads/articles/pdfs/Pantone-FCR-sp2010f.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</p> <p>Fall (<a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=20710&ca=4" target="_blank">website</a>/<a href="http://www.pantone.com/downloads/articles/pdfs/PANTONE_Fashion_Color_Report_Fall_2010.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</p> <p>And check out <a href="http://www.colorstrology.com/" target="_blank">Colorstrology</a> to see what color represents you.</p>http://blog.glennramit.com/post/460011814http://blog.glennramit.com/post/460011814Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:25:00 -0700colordesigntrendsinspiration