Every now and then, a company or public body takes on board the parlance of modern times and actually gets it right. My friends: this is one of those times.
Just yesterday, the City of Los Angeles posted an advertisement for a graphic designer position. This could have been a fusty old text block outlining the role and the qualifications required. Instead, they posted this:
https://t.co/rVbTTIAFBR pic.twitter.com/At6GOD6MP5
— City of Los Angeles – Jobs (@Citylajobs) January 18, 2018
Do they need a graphic designer? Why, yes. Yes indeed they do.
There’s a lot to unpack here, and it’s all frankly delightful. The text that’s clearly been inexpertly drawn with a mouse in Paint; the cubist mess to the left (okay, I kinda like that bit); the official LA logo plonked unceremoniously in the centre-right; the Comic Sans – dear god, the Comic Sans!
Unsurprisingly there has been a rush of support, admiration, and one can only assume applications, in response to LA’s local government demonstrating even the slightest sense of humour. What can we say: in the era of Trump, Americans have lowered their standards a little.
A+ job ad. Recruiters take note of this masterpiece. https://t.co/6K9TQs42xs
— Andrew Noyes (@anoyes) January 19, 2018
plz help. this is their current designer. pic.twitter.com/mI6zyOV20a
— rich (@RichieJamz) January 19, 2018
Just be happy I didn’t use papyrus
— City of Los Angeles – Jobs (@Citylajobs) January 19, 2018
Here’s my resume pic.twitter.com/o8YBYphgUv
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥 /bsky (@senatorshoshana) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/ambientaxion/status/954166102711554053
you don’t need to hire a graphic designer you’ve already got the best one
— Louie Zong (@everydaylouie) January 19, 2018
ALL IN pic.twitter.com/uQwix2FIgB
— Joan Cantimplora 🌱 (@JoanCantimplora) January 19, 2018
THIS IS THE BEST JOB AD I HAVE SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE https://t.co/7d5WcFDVTe
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥 /bsky (@senatorshoshana) January 19, 2018
you don’t need to hire a graphic designer you’ve already got the best one
— Louie Zong (@everydaylouie) January 19, 2018
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE A “DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT UNTIL IT’S GONE” SITUATION FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES https://t.co/AdnE3jhjFK
— jayce levi (@trapman316) January 19, 2018
There were also a bunch of people who pointed out that this is by no means the first ad of its oeuvre, which I am extremely stoked about because LOOK AT THESE:
I had our Data Analyst do something similar a few years ago. Still is the most effective poster for attracting designers. pic.twitter.com/xTuiMtRKML
— Alexander (@Alexzammer) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/MichaelR8783/status/954396858654363648
Good job, internet. Now go fire up the old Paint machine and make that resume POP.
