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
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.
For most people, the most important layer of interaction with the internet will now be a tool that pretends to be right all the time, when it doesn’t even understand the difference between right and wrong 😮💨
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
For most people, the most important layer of interaction with the internet will now be a tool that pretends to be right all the time, when it doesn’t even understand the difference between right and wrong 😮💨
Nice (new) commercial from Apple, voiced by the late Jane Goodall. Feels like a nod back to Apple’s roots of serving creative people. Also loved spotting a frame from one of my favorite films last year, Flow. Had no idea it was made on a Mac.
October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Nice (new) commercial from Apple, voiced by the late Jane Goodall. Feels like a nod back to Apple’s roots of serving creative people. Also loved spotting a frame from one of my favorite films last year, Flow. Had no idea it was made on a Mac.
#photography from a day trip to Stade, a city close to Hamburg.
October 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#photography from a day trip to Stade, a city close to Hamburg.
AI optimists: “there will be more jobs created than lost.”
Reality:
Reality:
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
AI optimists: “there will be more jobs created than lost.”
Reality:
Reality:
Heavy rotation back then. RIP
October 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Heavy rotation back then. RIP
Only advent calendar that matters
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Only advent calendar that matters
Happy to finally start an interview series with creative people I admire. First up is Ana Freitas, an extremely talented designer and dear friend. Read it here:
www.ideasondesign.com/p/ana-freita...
www.ideasondesign.com/p/ana-freita...
October 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy to finally start an interview series with creative people I admire. First up is Ana Freitas, an extremely talented designer and dear friend. Read it here:
www.ideasondesign.com/p/ana-freita...
www.ideasondesign.com/p/ana-freita...
I really like Landor’s work, and I appreciate when designers showcase the attention to detail that goes into designing a logo.
But I honestly don’t get this animation from the case study.
But I honestly don’t get this animation from the case study.
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I really like Landor’s work, and I appreciate when designers showcase the attention to detail that goes into designing a logo.
But I honestly don’t get this animation from the case study.
But I honestly don’t get this animation from the case study.
People used to complain about the Metaverse crap. Looking back, I’d have preferred if companies were still obsessed with it, instead of GenAI 😮💨
October 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
People used to complain about the Metaverse crap. Looking back, I’d have preferred if companies were still obsessed with it, instead of GenAI 😮💨
The whole retirement age topic stresses me out. I can’t imagine myself working at 70y old.
October 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The whole retirement age topic stresses me out. I can’t imagine myself working at 70y old.
With LLMs, it feels like everyone wants to do more. Even stuff they know nothing about. I’d prefer if everyone chilled and did a bit less. The world already has enough mediocrity.
October 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
With LLMs, it feels like everyone wants to do more. Even stuff they know nothing about. I’d prefer if everyone chilled and did a bit less. The world already has enough mediocrity.
I agree that most of these AI devices are stupid and look cheap. But what did people really expect for the price? Friend costs $129. That’s priced like a toy.
October 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I agree that most of these AI devices are stupid and look cheap. But what did people really expect for the price? Friend costs $129. That’s priced like a toy.