Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Really nice distillation of the AI problem. 220
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Choose your website shoe wisely. (H/t Erik Spiekermann) 020
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's Friday, time for a Trapper Keeper appreciation post. 100
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I have a lot of questions about this line that just gets tossed in there.... 100
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Penn State really cracked it with these AI icons for classes. 2111
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Huh, this idea of a universal prompt syntax based on HTML and CSS seems interesting? Wild West shit. 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Typography at the mini golf course going hard 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Lol at this ironic lampshading of AI phrasing. www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo... 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The blurred video letterboxing plus the multi-white house photo slice is really breaking my brain here. 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This is similar to how I write recipes in my notebook, grouping ingredients with their sequential instructions. 120
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Whoa, NYT Cooking added a "Cook Mode" that separates ingredients by step, continuing to dominate the online cooking space. 🔥 110
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Recently saw this riff on the term at NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/b... 110
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I was going to stop, but Antonio Villaraigosa has some real gnarly work here. Another map 🙄 with a star for the A's counter that is centered on the legs which looks inane because of the irregular width on the right. Suggest a condensed font for the candidate with the longest name. 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Chad Bianco: Huge missed opportunity for a logo that just says CHAD in giant letters. The inset star is impossible to see and the bear illustration is too detailed. The curved name is quite strong, but clashes with strong horizontal line of the slab serifs. Grade: C 100
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Steve Hilton: Weirdly cheerful for the GOP brand, with an unhinged lockup that feels super unbalanced . The placement of the red sun (??) feels like a direct attack on graphic designers. Geometric sans feels dated as well. Grade: D 210
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Becerra 2/2 Colors and primary name mark are great. The subtitle should be in all-caps for cleaner geometry, especially given the soft curves of the f and g. Grade: B 100
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Xavier Becerra: I always hate the use of state maps in a logo, and we're adding an additional sunrise graphic to further complicate the intricate shapes. The rays of the sun do have an interesting Southwestern vibe to them... 1/2 100
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Katie Porter: 3D gradient stroke is super novel in political space. Weirdly similar to Styer's colors, is this a California thing? Some muddy colors in red-blue color transition. I suspect sharper angles and corners would look better than the squidgy round shapes. Grade: B+ 110
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Tom Styer: Stripes plus italics gives extreme NASCAR vibes. Italics feels like a failed attempt at the trend for AOC-inspired skewed text. Mix of rounded and sharp corners. Grade: C 110
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Time to rate the logos for CA gov candidates. 101
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Penn State's entire LMS is taken over by hackers during finals week. 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I've been making mixtapes to preserve a curated batch of music, with a hard cutoff of an hour. Highly recommend to give some purpose to your algorithmic listening and revisit specific times. 🎶 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Doing some deep pedagogical work for my web design class 010
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The sichuon, peanut olive oil recipe from Samin Nosrat's new book is killer. 020
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 19/01/2026This low poly face pixelation looks rad though 020
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Maybe the least expected movie to find on laser disc? 010
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Dropping a Christmas classic from Babar the elephant. 010
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Just saw this idea extrapolated to AI gov't officials in Ray Nayler's excellent new sci-fi. 020
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Pantone says enough brown, this year is about WHITE. Which isn't a *great* look... 😬 020
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Previous cookie syzygy was the BA marbled sprinkle cookie and the transcendent sesame-chocolate shortbread from NYT. 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Both NYT and Bon Appetit have popcorn cookies this holiday season. I don't know what this means but it could be important? 100
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 21/11/2025I'm very intrigued/alarmed by whatever this is??? 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 22/10/2025wtf, why is the University of Wisconsin seal a badass magic eye? 010
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Obsessed with this postmodern kids album of clean up songs. Very effective. 000
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 08/10/2025What a great read! I love the focus on "pretending", which feels right. Maybe pretending is good... sometimes? But certainly the process and intent is vital. 030
Benjamin Andrew @benfictional.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Wow, Amazon's got a great deal on this $10,000 pre-owned Macbook Air. 110
