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Graphic Design And It’s Impact On Me, My Client And The World
Graphic design is more than beautiful, professional imagery. It tells a story of the client, their business, the product or service they are offering and reaches different audiences in very different ways. Along with this, it becomes a stamp or tag which leads back to the designer. As a graphic designer, one needs to create work that pleases the client and meets their directive. Be it a banner on a Facebook ad or the client’s new logo for their company, imagery becomes the ‘peacock’ of advertising. Most people hate reading. We live in the peak of a digital age where kids and adults alike are fixed on their phones, sharing…
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Dog Was Abandoned Because of ‘Mouth’ in Her Ear
Dogs are cute, right? You probably don’t need convincing of that. Even when my dog has pissed on the floor, or torn his own bed to shreds, or tried to eat a dead bird off the street, he’s still unbelievably cute. Now imagine how cute dogs are, and then add an extra ear, filled with teeth and salivating. That’s Toad, a dog handed in to an animal welfare shelter in Oklahoma. Heather Hernandez, Toad’s owner, said: “Immediately we recognised that she was very different to most dogs. “She was initially showing lots of aggression but once she and I got together, that all disappeared.” Admittedly, I’d be pretty angry if…
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Kitten Brother and Sister Keep Each Other Alive Until They are Saved
Two tiny kittens were found abandoned outside all by themselves in Phoenix, Arizona. They kept each other alive until rescue came their way. Melinda Blain @bottlebabyfosters A month ago, Melinda Blain, co-founder of Bottle Baby Fosters, was contacted about a pair of kittens needing rescue. Their cat mother was nowhere to be found. With wounds on their legs, Melinda took them in right away and started treating and feeding them. “The tortie girl was only 85 grams, while her brother was 120 grams. She was the weight of an underweight newborn at five days old,” Melinda told Love Meow. It was a miracle that they had survived without a mom this…
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Cat with Grumpy Face, Found Wandering Outside, Has a Good Reason for His Displeasure
Saul the cat was not pleased when he was found wandering the streets in the rain. But he had a good reason for his displeasure. RSPCA On October 15, the cat was spotted wandering the streets of London, England, with some injuries. The Good Samaritan who found him, reached out to the RSPCA as the kitty needed immediate medical attention. “Saul was brought in by one of our animal collection officers after the gentleman found him wandering along the High Street in Peckham in the rain,” Caroline Allen, Veterinary Director of RSPCA London, shared with Love Meow in a press release. The hospital vets think he may have been involved in a…
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Video Shows Fisherman Rescuing Humpback Whale Trapped In Fishing Nets
Footage has emerged that shows the moment an eel fisherman went above and beyond to save the life of a humpback whale. The fisherman, known only as Sam, dives onto the back of the gigantic sea creature and cuts it free from a load of fishing line that it had become entangled in. It’s stirring stuff, trust me. Sam and his crew were returning from their commercial fishing trip off the coast of California when they spotted the huge cetacean having what can only be described as a shocker. Sam’s friend and co-worker Nicholas, who shot the dramatic footage, said: “We were coming in from fishing and there was a white…
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Dog’s Family Was Having A Baby — So They Dropped Him At The Shelter
A couple weeks ago, Olena Kagui was scrolling through Facebook on the subway when she saw something that made her finger freeze on the screen. There was a post about a pit bull with wide, sad-looking eyes, who was going to be euthanized at a shelter in Brooklyn, New York. “I normally scroll past, because it makes me sad that I can’t rescue all the dogs in need, but something about his face caught my attention,” Kagui told The Dodo. The post described the pit bull, named Smiley, as a “friendly and outgoing” dog who was house-trained and loved to play with squeaky toys. The only reason he’d been taken…
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WWF Court Order Approved To Save West Coast Rock Lobsters
The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) petition to reduce the total allowable catch of West Coast rock lobster. The court stated that last season’s Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 1 924.08 tons was “unsustainably high” and is not aligned with the Constitution, the National Environmental Management Atc and the Marine Living Resource Act. After the plight to bring the unsustainable catching of West Coast rock lobster to the attention of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), the WWF has made a positive stride in ensuring the conservation of these crustaceans and possibly save them from extinction. The High Court…
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Raven Looking For A Quick Bite Gets Stuck In Someone’s Plastic
The raven had gotten himself into a very uncomfortable — and dangerous — situation. A plastic lid from a frozen drink had become lodged around his neck and mouth, and he couldn’t seem to get it off himself. “Ravens are scavengers, so I imagine he was rummaging for a bite to eat, and whatever it was was near the hole of the lid,” Gemma Hickey, an environmentalist based in Western Australia, told The Dodo. “It trapped his tongue and lower beak. He tried to eat by flicking food into his mouth but couldn’t get it to stay there long enough to get it down. The same with water.” Luckily for the…
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Abused Piglet Dumped At Animal Shelter Undergoes Miraculous Transformation
Though we may never know why some people abuse animals (or other people), it’s heartening to know compassionate individuals do still exist. The Dodo shares a story about the folks at Sale Ranch Sanctuary , who saved a young piglet’s life. The pig, named Cherry Blossom, lived in unspeakable conditions before she was finally dumped at an animal shelter in California that primarily cares for cats and dogs. Though she wasn’t expected to survive due to a severe case of sarcoptic mange, Cherry Blossom made a complete recovery. Hit the jump to hear her story. The Dodo reports that Cherry Blossom was abandoned at a shelter near Temecula, California. The staff says the man who dropped her off claimed she…
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6 Cool Designs That Bring People And Animals Closer Together
Chances are, we’ve all experienced the enormous benefits of sharing our lives with animals. Apart from health improvements like lower blood pressure or reduced anxiety, there are plenty of other benefits for both, people and animals. Click through our 6 favorite designs that allow people and animals to coexist in the same space. This list includes a climbing structure for rats, a house for giraffes and zookeepers, and some starchitect-designed dog shelters which combines home storage and a home for a dog. People & Mice Mouse Mates is Dutch designer Roel de Boer‘s playful hanging artifact created for mice. This peculiar and interactive structure combines strings, springs, slides and paper pulp beads to allow mouse-pets (and humans watching) plenty…
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