David Mendes
@ideasondesign.com
Designer based in Germany.
Bad skateboarder. Average photographer.
Posts cv alum.
Blog: www.ideasondesign.com
Website: https://www.david-mendes.com
Bad skateboarder. Average photographer.
Posts cv alum.
Blog: www.ideasondesign.com
Website: https://www.david-mendes.com
The happenings of the last couple of days are a confirmation (or reminder) that there’s no good or bad in geopolitics. For the most part, the world is ruled by people that belong in an asylum. Everyone is batshit crazy.
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM
The happenings of the last couple of days are a confirmation (or reminder) that there’s no good or bad in geopolitics. For the most part, the world is ruled by people that belong in an asylum. Everyone is batshit crazy.
While buying snacks for New Year’s Eve I found this brand of chips. Had to buy it just for the packaging. Differentiation works, especially in a category where everything looks the same.
January 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
While buying snacks for New Year’s Eve I found this brand of chips. Had to buy it just for the packaging. Differentiation works, especially in a category where everything looks the same.
Attended the candlelight procession for the first time. I don’t believe any of the words, but it was nice.
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Attended the candlelight procession for the first time. I don’t believe any of the words, but it was nice.
Attended the candlelight procession for the first time. I don’t believe any of the words, but it was nice.
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Attended the candlelight procession for the first time. I don’t believe any of the words, but it was nice.
Found this old photo of my Windows Phone home screen. So many years later there’s still nothing like it.
December 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Found this old photo of my Windows Phone home screen. So many years later there’s still nothing like it.
I miss seeing this one on websites.
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I miss seeing this one on websites.
YouTube shorts has turned into an AI wasteland
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
YouTube shorts has turned into an AI wasteland
Why do the ADPlist guys constantly send emails trying to sell me an AI-Designer course? 🤯
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Why do the ADPlist guys constantly send emails trying to sell me an AI-Designer course? 🤯
Wait… what?!
I didn’t see this coming…
I didn’t see this coming…
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wait… what?!
I didn’t see this coming…
I didn’t see this coming…
It’s already December. This year went by really fast…
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It’s already December. This year went by really fast…
Best deal: lock in $99 before it goes to $99 on Friday.
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Best deal: lock in $99 before it goes to $99 on Friday.
Bots inflaming politics from thousands of km away. Social media full of AI-generated posts and AI-generated replies. Bots talking to bots... The dead internet theory is becoming real.
November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Bots inflaming politics from thousands of km away. Social media full of AI-generated posts and AI-generated replies. Bots talking to bots... The dead internet theory is becoming real.
Navigating recipe websites gives me anxiety
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Navigating recipe websites gives me anxiety
I get really excited when I find new and cool bootstrapped tools. But somehow I also know that most of them won’t exist in year or so.
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I get really excited when I find new and cool bootstrapped tools. But somehow I also know that most of them won’t exist in year or so.
Some fried rice and some leftovers
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some fried rice and some leftovers
Well, I guess decentralised internet wins again.
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Well, I guess decentralised internet wins again.
“Message your friends about the stuff they liked”
Whoever is building Instagram certainly has issues.
Whoever is building Instagram certainly has issues.
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“Message your friends about the stuff they liked”
Whoever is building Instagram certainly has issues.
Whoever is building Instagram certainly has issues.
So apparently Vine is back, but on Nostr, and backed by Dorsey.
Video… on Nostr… eek
Video… on Nostr… eek
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
So apparently Vine is back, but on Nostr, and backed by Dorsey.
Video… on Nostr… eek
Video… on Nostr… eek
Scammer asked what my personality was. I replied “passive agressive” and asked if she could shoot bazookas. The conversation ended there.
But on a side note, Bluesky seems to have been flooded with scammers.
But on a side note, Bluesky seems to have been flooded with scammers.
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Scammer asked what my personality was. I replied “passive agressive” and asked if she could shoot bazookas. The conversation ended there.
But on a side note, Bluesky seems to have been flooded with scammers.
But on a side note, Bluesky seems to have been flooded with scammers.
OpenAI doesn’t use Sora for their own commercials, and Anthropic is hiring editorial writers with a compensation up to $350,000. Good for everyone else, but not for themselves. 🙃
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
OpenAI doesn’t use Sora for their own commercials, and Anthropic is hiring editorial writers with a compensation up to $350,000. Good for everyone else, but not for themselves. 🙃
Being an adult means being tired at half past eight. In the morning.
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Being an adult means being tired at half past eight. In the morning.
When everything gets copied, nothing feels new anymore. I wrote a short piece about what this means for design and brands, and why continual change might not be such a bad idea.
#designsky
www.ideasondesign.com/p/if-your-br...
#designsky
www.ideasondesign.com/p/if-your-br...
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
When everything gets copied, nothing feels new anymore. I wrote a short piece about what this means for design and brands, and why continual change might not be such a bad idea.
#designsky
www.ideasondesign.com/p/if-your-br...
#designsky
www.ideasondesign.com/p/if-your-br...
Took me a while to give it a try, but Star Wars Skeleton Crew is good.
October 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Took me a while to give it a try, but Star Wars Skeleton Crew is good.
Every time I check Snøhetta’s website, I remember teenage me wanted to be an Architect, then went for Design. I love design, but good architecture kicks ass.
In the picture, a project by Snøhetta for the Heyligenstaedt area of Gießen.
In the picture, a project by Snøhetta for the Heyligenstaedt area of Gießen.
October 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Every time I check Snøhetta’s website, I remember teenage me wanted to be an Architect, then went for Design. I love design, but good architecture kicks ass.
In the picture, a project by Snøhetta for the Heyligenstaedt area of Gießen.
In the picture, a project by Snøhetta for the Heyligenstaedt area of Gießen.