Tom Bevan
@tombevan.bsky.social
Cat masseuse and sometime designer.
Reposted by Tom Bevan
‘Friends, this is how democracy dies.’
We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich
We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich
From the Washington Post to CBS, companies are caving to Trump. This is how democracy dies
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
‘Friends, this is how democracy dies.’
As a designer, a thing that happens a lot when you present a variety of options for a project, is whoever you are presenting it to requests/suggests combining elements from different directions to create a new route. It's kind of frustrating, but also feels somewhat inevitable.
July 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
As a designer, a thing that happens a lot when you present a variety of options for a project, is whoever you are presenting it to requests/suggests combining elements from different directions to create a new route. It's kind of frustrating, but also feels somewhat inevitable.
Reposted by Tom Bevan
The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow
June 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow
If Bluesky is an echo chamber so be it. I’ve tried dipping my toe into right wing news channels and left no more illuminated, and just more convinced of their fundamental unreason.
June 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If Bluesky is an echo chamber so be it. I’ve tried dipping my toe into right wing news channels and left no more illuminated, and just more convinced of their fundamental unreason.
In Paris. Trying to order in French and the waiters immediately responding in English 😂
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In Paris. Trying to order in French and the waiters immediately responding in English 😂
What happened in Germany nearly 100 years ago should have been sufficient warning. Maybe in time what’s happening in the states will be another warning.
June 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
What happened in Germany nearly 100 years ago should have been sufficient warning. Maybe in time what’s happening in the states will be another warning.
Gritting my teeth somewhat as I prepare to read a new round of amends on what should have been such a simple project. Oh well, on holiday tomorrow!
June 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Gritting my teeth somewhat as I prepare to read a new round of amends on what should have been such a simple project. Oh well, on holiday tomorrow!
Just had an email suggesting dates for a 'personal' departmental weekend get-together at some point this Summer.
That'll be a no from me, dog.
That'll be a no from me, dog.
May 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just had an email suggesting dates for a 'personal' departmental weekend get-together at some point this Summer.
That'll be a no from me, dog.
That'll be a no from me, dog.
It's really remarkable how many marketing bods are not at all good at communicating.
May 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It's really remarkable how many marketing bods are not at all good at communicating.
Is there a long German word for ‘trying to appear busy at work when you don’t really have much to do’ because it not I feel there should be one.
May 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Is there a long German word for ‘trying to appear busy at work when you don’t really have much to do’ because it not I feel there should be one.
An art director I once worked worked for confided in me once that she thought a big part of being a 'good' designer wasn't technical skills, or even ideas necessarily, so much as 'taste', and I think about that often.
May 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
An art director I once worked worked for confided in me once that she thought a big part of being a 'good' designer wasn't technical skills, or even ideas necessarily, so much as 'taste', and I think about that often.
At work. Gone for a walk at lunchtime in the glorious sun and fantasising about just carrying on walking until I eventually hit a beer garden.
May 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
At work. Gone for a walk at lunchtime in the glorious sun and fantasising about just carrying on walking until I eventually hit a beer garden.
One of the things about being 'a designer' is constantly being asked to do things that you instinctively know won't work – but being obliged to go on some kind of journey to demonstrate this.
April 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
One of the things about being 'a designer' is constantly being asked to do things that you instinctively know won't work – but being obliged to go on some kind of journey to demonstrate this.
At Adobe Max London… big AI focus (naturally) but very inspirational!
April 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
At Adobe Max London… big AI focus (naturally) but very inspirational!
So great to see Flow on the big screen this evening! What a mesmerising film.
April 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So great to see Flow on the big screen this evening! What a mesmerising film.
Spotted the first queen wasp of the year *shudders*
April 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Spotted the first queen wasp of the year *shudders*
Guess I won't be checking my savings for a while.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Guess I won't be checking my savings for a while.
Something that I find quite infuriating (though I'm not sure is unique to our current social media hellscape) is the tendency for people to think that something that runs contrary to something they dislike, is therefore truthful or good.
April 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Something that I find quite infuriating (though I'm not sure is unique to our current social media hellscape) is the tendency for people to think that something that runs contrary to something they dislike, is therefore truthful or good.
“Can we just try…” must be one of the most familiar phrases in the design briefing lexicon, along with “make the logo bigger” of course.
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Can we just try…” must be one of the most familiar phrases in the design briefing lexicon, along with “make the logo bigger” of course.
Got an Uber to work today rather than driving and the driver was playing some mellow jazz… so much more relaxing a start than the Radio 4 roundup of current affairs insanity.
March 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Got an Uber to work today rather than driving and the driver was playing some mellow jazz… so much more relaxing a start than the Radio 4 roundup of current affairs insanity.
Noticed yesterday that the question keystroke on Zapf Dingbats is a crucifix so that's food for thought isn't it.
March 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Noticed yesterday that the question keystroke on Zapf Dingbats is a crucifix so that's food for thought isn't it.
Meeting three of Monday, let’s go!!!!!
March 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Meeting three of Monday, let’s go!!!!!
Reposted by Tom Bevan
My favourite episode is the one where Poirot gets a shoulder-mounted cannon.
March 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
My favourite episode is the one where Poirot gets a shoulder-mounted cannon.
I guess the problem with The Cock is he’s kind of communicated with his base with memes forever and they’ve loved it, and now is ‘policies’ are memes, and they still seem to love it 🤷♂️
February 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I guess the problem with The Cock is he’s kind of communicated with his base with memes forever and they’ve loved it, and now is ‘policies’ are memes, and they still seem to love it 🤷♂️
Happiness is having two cats sit on you at the same time.
February 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happiness is having two cats sit on you at the same time.