David Brown
@orbitstudios.bsky.social
Principal & Creative Director at Orbit Studios, cartoonist, sports fan and musical theatre director and performer.
Oh, so is this why Tim Houston was so hell bent on changing the coastline laws or whatever that was, last year?
Who, below the age of 60 is even golfing anymore?
Who, below the age of 60 is even golfing anymore?
This is protected land, we don't need another freaking golf course, stop trying to destroy Nova Scotia 🤬🤬
Golf course developer tees up another bid for West Mabou Crown land #NovaScotia
Cabot Golf is eyeing West Mabou Beach Provincial Park for possible development
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Golf course developer tees up another bid for West Mabou Crown land #NovaScotia
Cabot Golf is eyeing West Mabou Beach Provincial Park for possible development
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Golf course developer tees up another bid for West Mabou Crown land | CBC News
The company behind the Cabot Links and Cliffs golf courses is taking a third swing at a potential development that would include part of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park. That land is protected by law...
www.cbc.ca
October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Oh, so is this why Tim Houston was so hell bent on changing the coastline laws or whatever that was, last year?
Who, below the age of 60 is even golfing anymore?
Who, below the age of 60 is even golfing anymore?
Not parody.
RCMP says they'll get back to the Doug Ford Greenbelt investigation right after they've finished the delightful deli platter the Premier's office sent over.
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Not parody.
Reposted by David Brown
"We tend to think of misinformation as a universal problem, with all sides of the political spectrum equally guilty of bending the truth or spreading falsehoods. A new study shows otherwise."
Misinformation isn’t just a problem — it’s a political strategy.
Misinformation isn’t just a problem — it’s a political strategy.
New study shows radical-right populists are fueling a misinformation epidemic
Misinformation isn’t just a problem — it’s a political strategy.
www.zmescience.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"We tend to think of misinformation as a universal problem, with all sides of the political spectrum equally guilty of bending the truth or spreading falsehoods. A new study shows otherwise."
Misinformation isn’t just a problem — it’s a political strategy.
Misinformation isn’t just a problem — it’s a political strategy.
Reposted by David Brown
For someone who was supposedly at death’s door three weeks ago, Trump seems to be perfectly feisty and still bonkers beyond belief.
September 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For someone who was supposedly at death’s door three weeks ago, Trump seems to be perfectly feisty and still bonkers beyond belief.
Micro Brands: sharp, specific, sometimes a little unhinged… and impossible to ignore
My new Substack series Tiny Giants kicks off today. First up: what these brands are, why they matter, and what they reveal about where design, trust, and culture are headed.
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My new Substack series Tiny Giants kicks off today. First up: what these brands are, why they matter, and what they reveal about where design, trust, and culture are headed.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
Tiny Giants: The Rise of Micro Brands and Why You Should Care
They don’t look like legacy brands. They don’t act like legacy brands. But they’re quietly building cult followings, rewriting design rules — and stealing market share right out from under the big guy
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Micro Brands: sharp, specific, sometimes a little unhinged… and impossible to ignore
My new Substack series Tiny Giants kicks off today. First up: what these brands are, why they matter, and what they reveal about where design, trust, and culture are headed.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
My new Substack series Tiny Giants kicks off today. First up: what these brands are, why they matter, and what they reveal about where design, trust, and culture are headed.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
My latest on Trajectory: another edition of Designing the Multiverse where I imagined Spotify in 1959.
What if your playlists came shipped in a box, pressed on vinyl?
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What if your playlists came shipped in a box, pressed on vinyl?
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
Designing the Multiverse: When Spotify Spun Wax
What if your playlists came pressed on vinyl, mailed in a box set, and spun on a teak hi-fi console?
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
My latest on Trajectory: another edition of Designing the Multiverse where I imagined Spotify in 1959.
What if your playlists came shipped in a box, pressed on vinyl?
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
What if your playlists came shipped in a box, pressed on vinyl?
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
This new Department of War with a more aggressive POV (strike first, ask questions later) absolutely makes me believe Canada will be invaded in some form at some point.
Half the country (MAGA) believes we are responsible for the fentanyl crisis.
It’s coming. We’re going to be Ukraine’d.
Half the country (MAGA) believes we are responsible for the fentanyl crisis.
It’s coming. We’re going to be Ukraine’d.
September 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This new Department of War with a more aggressive POV (strike first, ask questions later) absolutely makes me believe Canada will be invaded in some form at some point.
Half the country (MAGA) believes we are responsible for the fentanyl crisis.
It’s coming. We’re going to be Ukraine’d.
Half the country (MAGA) believes we are responsible for the fentanyl crisis.
It’s coming. We’re going to be Ukraine’d.
The latest instalment in my Orbit30 series where I look back at stories from my thirty years in the design biz:
That time I took down the big New York-based global agency...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/orbit30-da...
That time I took down the big New York-based global agency...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/orbit30-da...
Orbit30: Dave 1, Desgrippes Gobé 0
How a turtle, some goodwill, and a little courage helped me beat Madison Avenue.
orbitstudios.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The latest instalment in my Orbit30 series where I look back at stories from my thirty years in the design biz:
That time I took down the big New York-based global agency...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/orbit30-da...
That time I took down the big New York-based global agency...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/orbit30-da...
New from Trajectory: How a turtle, some goodwill and a little courage helped me beat Madison Avenue.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
Orbit30: Dave 1, Desgrippes Gobé 0
How a turtle, some goodwill, and a little courage helped me beat Madison Avenue.
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
New from Trajectory: How a turtle, some goodwill and a little courage helped me beat Madison Avenue.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
Doggo at work with me today. She’s resting now after terrorizing people and other dogs earlier upon her arrival and marking my cubicle for protection.
September 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Doggo at work with me today. She’s resting now after terrorizing people and other dogs earlier upon her arrival and marking my cubicle for protection.
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
Hand‑Drawn = High‑Tech: Why Imperfection Is the Ultimate Design Signal
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
What happens when the left borrows the playbook of populism — and hands it to a designer?
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
Designing the Revolution: How Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign Turned Political Branding on Its Head
What happens when the left borrows the playbook of populism — and hands it to a designer?
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What happens when the left borrows the playbook of populism — and hands it to a designer?
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
What if Sweden’s flat-pack furniture empire was directed by the king of cinematic symmetry?
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
Designing the Multiverse: IKEA by Wes Anderson
What if Sweden’s flat-pack furniture empire was directed by the king of cinematic symmetry?
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What if Sweden’s flat-pack furniture empire was directed by the king of cinematic symmetry?
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
In the latest instalment of #DesignNova, I looked at how a quick sketch became the emotional heartbeat of a city.
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DesignNova: I ♥ NY
How a quick sketch in a cab became the emotional signature of a city.
open.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In the latest instalment of #DesignNova, I looked at how a quick sketch became the emotional heartbeat of a city.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
From taxi sketch to global icon. 🗽❤️
New #DesignNova: The story of I ♥ NY and how Milton Glaser turned a doodle into one of the most powerful logos of all time.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
New #DesignNova: The story of I ♥ NY and how Milton Glaser turned a doodle into one of the most powerful logos of all time.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
DesignNova: I ♥ NY
How a quick sketch in a cab became the emotional signature of a city.
open.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
From taxi sketch to global icon. 🗽❤️
New #DesignNova: The story of I ♥ NY and how Milton Glaser turned a doodle into one of the most powerful logos of all time.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
New #DesignNova: The story of I ♥ NY and how Milton Glaser turned a doodle into one of the most powerful logos of all time.
open.substack.com/pub/orbitstu...
Yes, I know they caved and went back to the original. But rebrands aren't "woke", people.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
Rapid Reaction: Cracker Barrel’s Logo Facelift—Not Woke, Just Wise
How a brand steeped in nostalgia smartly (and controversially) shed its mascot for legibility, strategy, and modernity—while MAGA lost the plot.
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Yes, I know they caved and went back to the original. But rebrands aren't "woke", people.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
Rebrands can be good, bad and ugly.
But they're not "woke."
Knock it off, MAGA chuds.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
But they're not "woke."
Knock it off, MAGA chuds.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
Rapid Reaction: Cracker Barrel’s Logo Facelift—Not Woke, Just Wise
How a brand steeped in nostalgia smartly (and controversially) shed its mascot for legibility, strategy, and modernity—while MAGA lost the plot.
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Rebrands can be good, bad and ugly.
But they're not "woke."
Knock it off, MAGA chuds.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
But they're not "woke."
Knock it off, MAGA chuds.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
Reposted by David Brown
"[public address mounted on cop car] Relax, everybody. The disaster is over: Cracker Barrel has caved. Return to your homes."
The reversal comes after Cracker Barrel unveiled a text-only logo design that received fierce backlash on social media.
Cracker Barrel ditches new logo: 'We said we would listen'
The reversal comes after Cracker Barrel unveiled a text-only logo design that received fierce backlash on social media.
www.kare11.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"[public address mounted on cop car] Relax, everybody. The disaster is over: Cracker Barrel has caved. Return to your homes."
Cracker Barrel’s new logo isn’t “woke.”
It’s just good design—cleaner, clearer, and smarter strategy.
My Rapid Reaction: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
It’s just good design—cleaner, clearer, and smarter strategy.
My Rapid Reaction: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
Rapid Reaction: Cracker Barrel’s Logo Facelift—Not Woke, Just Wise
How a brand steeped in nostalgia smartly (and controversially) shed its mascot for legibility, strategy, and modernity—while MAGA lost the plot.
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Cracker Barrel’s new logo isn’t “woke.”
It’s just good design—cleaner, clearer, and smarter strategy.
My Rapid Reaction: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
It’s just good design—cleaner, clearer, and smarter strategy.
My Rapid Reaction: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/rapid-reac...
In a world of sterile vectors, it’s the imperfect sketches—like Mailchimp’s doodles and Dropbox’s rough icons—that feel real. Emotional design > high polish.
Explore why:
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
Explore why:
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
Hand‑Drawn = High‑Tech: Why Imperfection Is the Ultimate Design Signal
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In a world of sterile vectors, it’s the imperfect sketches—like Mailchimp’s doodles and Dropbox’s rough icons—that feel real. Emotional design > high polish.
Explore why:
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
Explore why:
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
The latest instalment of Designing the Multiverse on Trajectory: Pastels, precision, and personality. IKEA, if Wes Anderson designed flat-packs.
Click for a cinematic twist on Scandinavian minimalism: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
Click for a cinematic twist on Scandinavian minimalism: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
Designing the Multiverse: IKEA by Wes Anderson
What if Sweden’s flat-pack furniture empire was directed by the king of cinematic symmetry?
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The latest instalment of Designing the Multiverse on Trajectory: Pastels, precision, and personality. IKEA, if Wes Anderson designed flat-packs.
Click for a cinematic twist on Scandinavian minimalism: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
Click for a cinematic twist on Scandinavian minimalism: orbitstudios.substack.com/p/designing-...
Reposted by David Brown
So hang on…. Trump is going to offer to open up FUKKIN ALASKA TO THE RUSSIANS??
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So hang on…. Trump is going to offer to open up FUKKIN ALASKA TO THE RUSSIANS??
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
My latest from Trajectory:
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
Hand‑Drawn = High‑Tech: Why Imperfection Is the Ultimate Design Signal
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
My latest from Trajectory:
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
In a world of AI‑polished perfection, human-made marks are the new flex. A look at why sketchy, scribbly, hand-drawn design isn’t just charming — it’s strategic.
orbitstudios.substack.com/p/handdrawn-...
Reposted by David Brown
Not sure how to feel about Johnny Damon looking like the guy from The War On Drugs
August 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Not sure how to feel about Johnny Damon looking like the guy from The War On Drugs