BAD IDEA

How good would it feel, as a designer, to slap a sticky note on someone else's work that simply said: BAD IDEA?

I know. It's cruel, but you too can print out your own set of Design Police flag notes and go to town, imposing your design judgement on all who fear to tread. Download them here. (Thanks, Andie !)

So there's that, and then there's this.

Jerry makes me look like a mere child. (Thanks, Alissa!)

I KNEW I should've worn a turtleneck.

Comments

[AlissaE]

ROFL! Those stickers are priceless. And also, Jerry totally made me dig out the depends.

[Tracy B (in Alberta)]

Way to go Jerry, that was great. The bit about the bunny and the apple, made as much, no actually more sense than Tom's ramblings. Jerry's laugh was perfect. He has some guts doing that.

[Karen K]

Ha! That Jerry is too funny. Your vid was so awesome,too. Thanks for the sticker link! I LOVE them! Oh so handy in my job.

[cathy walters]

I think you and Jerry are totally even. :)

[Virginia]

While Jerry's was funny, your's was GREAT!! Plus, you could not be suppressed, as you are now on a nationally syndicated radio show website!!

[Zarah]

Omigosh. First I laughed like mad at the stickers (totally gonna use them!) and then that video?! WOW!! *can't stop giggling*

STILL love yours tho!! :D

[Tryshia]

As a graphic designer...yes I WOULD LOVE THOSE SITCKERS! hahaha

[Jennier]

Hahahaha...these are brilliant! I'm going to send these to my father who is a graphic designer. He will love them!

[DEANA]

Here's a really hilarious tutorial on using Photoshop! Cathy, you will love this one!

http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/funny-photoshop-tutorials/

[karin]

Too funny !!!
And I think I read that Jerry got the turtleneck from the Scientology Rummage Sale, where it was rumored that they were selling Suri's newborn screams !!

[O]

Funny stuff, CZ! Thanks for sharing! But now I'm going to be a little paranoid about putting my stuff (LO's) out here on the internet for fear my work will get "tagged". LOL

[Sinead]

LOL! Love these stickers so much.
Yes, I'm a bitch. :)

Thanks for sharing.

[Michelle]

The entire design team got that link!

[Gina Maria]

Think I'd get blacklisted if I used those "stickers" for real? I can so see the need! LOVE Jerry! He's been one of my faves since his days on Sliders and I just knew he had an evil side! Thanks for digging that up! You're the best!

[paula]

I sooo know where you're coming from with those stickers. I haven't scrapbooked in 3 yrs and just went thru my stash...the move occurred 2.5 yrs ago...I'm looking at the current layouts and it looks like people are back to upchucking the latest embellishments on pages. Where did the clean scrapbooking go?
Oh wait...maybe it only existed in my mind's eye? It's sort of seeming pointless. It's more about taking the photographs anymore.

[Christine Campbell]

I am printing those on my plotter on adhesive vinyl as we speak.
Oh, I love them!!! I have several things within reach I could easily put them on.
Thank you!!

[christa]

BRILLIANT!!!!!
I would have to use a whole page for my current boss. But tomorrow when I start at a marketing company, I better keep these close at hand!

love this.
wish I could have seen these while I was in college! (getting a degree for G.D.)

[Shawna (aka: shawnyrvr)]

OMG!!!!!

I KNEW there was a reason I LOVED him!!!!

God, he made me laugh 5lbs off my a--!!!

THANKS!!!!

[Joy]

OMG Jerry's is almost as funny as yours. Yours will be forever #1 in my heart.

[Judi]

Love, Love, Love the stickers and I died laughing at Jerry's video, thanks for making me smile today :0)

[katie scott]

I've got a benevolent crush on Jerry too :) He is very cute (but a little scary in the Tom spoof)

[Shelly in the NW]

while i can get too much of Tom - i love the parodies.

[jenwcom]

totally emailed these to my writer husband. he's gonna love 'em.

jerry. jerry. jerry. you are a bad, bad man.

[Michelle]

Jerry's parody is so funny! And yours was great, too. BTW, yours is the 5th or 6th one when I googled "Tom Cruise parody." Good stuff!

[Connie W]

I believe I have just fallen in love with Jerry Oconnell

[suetreiber]

these are too to funny. Also good even of you aren't a designer. I can use them on my kids.
Love the video. His laugh was spot on.

[Ali Lipton]

LOL- I could hang out with Jerry I think. Very funny. I have to admit when I saw yours I didn't have a clue about the Tom Cruise original. So I watched yours and thought.... WT*&($#? Cathy has lost her mind! I was relieved when it all came together and I realized you were in fact just funny and not insane!

[Jana]

Very funny Tom spoof again!
Loved the designer stickers---had to email the link to my husband---the sign guy & graphic artist... As a fine artist, I'd love to use these sometime during a group critique...but wonder if they'd see the humor or get their feelings hurt!?! Oh, just makes me laugh to think about it though...! (or wouldn't these be smashing for a juror to use when jurying in artwork for a show?! Ha! Ouch!)

[emily ruth]

that rebecca romain-stamos-o'connell is one lucky girl...

[Jessica Sprague]

I stumbled on this before Christmas, thought of you, thought better of sharing it, and now I'm just going to.

http://store.subtraction.com/

[Patty N]

These will come in very handy as you go about your days as a scrapbooker. Remember, YOU are the ONLY one who can stop them from making bad decisions, and now you have the sticker to stamp your mark. Go, girl!

[Emily Hoadley]

i think jerry is my new favorite actor. did you see the landlord video? nearly peed my pants.

[kelli]

Jerry is hilarious and so are you! Thanks for the laughs.

[Moni]

These stickers are HYSTERICAL!! I teach web design to 10th grade students. I think my favorites are "Design copied from:" and "Microsoft Word is not a design tool". Printing these off in mass tomorrow!!

[Alli]

oh I would have loved those back in the days I did site analysis for a living... they just need one saying something about ridiculous amount of redundant code

[Rhonda]

I want a Jerry and Cathy video! Think he's up for it? Heck he's broke...could use some cash!!!!

[Kari]

well, since you are the ONLY one who can help that person who is about to commit a scrapbook disaster, you really MUST use those stickers. It is only because you're trying to help. It is your duty; your passion. I am not yet able to consider myself worthy of using those stickers, but maybe someday. :) Kari

[Evelyn]

It's about freakin time someone came up with an idea like this. I sometimes look at a page and think "WTF was she freakin thinkin? This girl better get her butt some of Cathy Z's design books and start studying pronto!"

Really, sometimes I look at a page and feel as if I'm the parent of a preschooler who feels compelled to say, "Oh, what a nice job" or "Nice work, honey".....when you just want to throw it in the garbage.

Thanks for posting what no one else has had the freakin cojones to say, Cathy!

[Guess Who]

love the labels, you ARE wickedly funny.

[Susi (Dragonfly Dreamer)]

OMG! I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Jerry has all my respect now. He has totally been blacklisted for doing the greatest parody EVER about Hollywood Royalty/Scientology Commander. He is so real!

[ngaire Bartlam]

LOLOL I just came here to send this link to you!!http://www.jossip.com/jerry-oconnell-screws-tom-cruise-again-20080123/

but I see you have already enjoyed the performance.

BEWDIFUL!! LOL

peace.
Ngaire
x

[Charlene]

MWAHahaaa!
No turtleneck required. The theme music to Mission Impossible played on someone's cell phone today (ringtone) and your video came to mind mirrored to the opposing screenshot of Mr. Crazy. *grin*

[Kelly Jo]

Jerry, Jerry, Jerry...LOL. I'll be laughing all day at that one.

[Raven]

Okay, I am a Graphic Designer and that may be the most fantastic find ever. I'm using them asap.

[Jennifer]

I work in a corporate communications department and boy would I love to add some of these to some of ther stuff that I see. Sent to several co-workers. Thanks for sharing!

I see that you are teaching at BPS later this year - are you planning to have a love of scrapbooking back :) Looking forward to the class - Ireally enjoyed your books.

[Maureen]

Love those stickers. I would love it if you could teach a BPS class where you could get to use them. I think I could learn so much if someone would point out the 'opportunities for improvement' in my stuff. I love a good critique.

[Lisa]

omg this is just tooo funny! I love them!

[The Design Police]

Thanks for all the comments. We have read and appreciate them all!

Bring bad design to justice.

The Design Police

[Judie]

I could use sheets of those stickers on practically every magazine/newspaper published these days. Would of loved to have them when I worked in advertising agencies and graphic design studios.

And Jerry's video is nearly as funny as yours.

[kelz]

NICE freaking stickers. thank u for the download link. i am itching to use them... ha.