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Double_Somewhere5923

Drugs but make it corporate


Same_Measurement1216

Lol, this is accurate… when I saw that I was also like “meh”


Anonynominous

It’s so bad, how does it have so many upvotes


Groovy66

It is dreadful, isn’t it?


hashkey_fencer

See all those upvotes? These are all the folks who never used any drugs ever


Lower_Swordfish9850

It’s giving undergrad graphic design project (no shame, but not necessarily design porn)


princessxha

I guess I’m biased (I bought it) but I really like it. I believe it was a student project of some sort originally so you’re spot on! **Edit:** Hello everyone. wow. this really blew up in a way I didn't expect. People seem to really love it or hate it and loads of people have asked things. I now understand what people mean by their inbox blowing up, As the highest rated comment I'll reply here. Here goes: **How much did you pay?** £50 to the artist, £80 in printing, frames and wall fixings. **Why don't they fill the frames?** At some point, something went wrong with the process of printing and they arrived smaller than expected. I think this was due to the source size being nonstandard. I did the best I could with the budget I had, the frames were from IKEA and also nonstandard size (we bought something close to A3). In the end it was either a case of re-print & buy new frames *or* make do *or* bin it entirely. I didn't want to spend hundreds so I made do. **Why isn't it on the wall entirely straight?** If you want the truth, three of us put it up. We weren't entirely sober and didn't really use the spirit level or tape measure. It's a performance piece and comedy of errors at this point anyway. I actually think we did pretty well considering the circumstances. **Do I like it?** I love it, I know a lot of y'all hate it and I'm a basic bitch for liking it but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This is only in my bedroom, not my lounge or anything either so it's not widely seen. **Where did I buy it?** I contacted the artist, [Meaghan Li](http://meaghanl.com/), directly several years ago [after seeing this piece in the press](https://metro.co.uk/2015/04/20/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-according-to-a-psychology-student-5158527/) and she said she'd sell a copy of the PDF originals for £50 GBP. Printed by some random online printing service I can't remember now, frames from IKEA. **My opinion on drugs? Anti/pro?** Pro - I use drugs recreationally, which I think is ok. And this is just neutral art, it's not really advertising either 'for' or 'against' in my interpretation. **Accuracy?** I think it's kind of accurate. Having taken cannabis, alcohol, opiates, MDMA and Adderall previously I would agree with their representations. I can't comment on the others. A lot of people are talking about the difference between Speed and Adderall. Yeah they're the same I know. I suppose in some contexts Adderall is the pharmaceutical whereas 'speed' can refer to amphet powder or crystal meth. **Why post here?? This isn't DesignPorn! etc** Idk what to tell ya. 3k+ upvotes at this point. Clearly a few of y'all like it. **We're Women** A few people have used male pronouns etc, but myself and the artist are both women.


UMEBA

I think it’s pretty cool that people support student works they liked.


_lippykid

I think it’s cool too. Needs reframing though


gurganator

I quadruple that it’s cool. And yes, the framing is making me want to rip what’s left of my hair out of my half-bald head


Independent-Leg6061

Frames are expensive tho


Kueltalas

I think they would look better without frames then with those frames.


BoarHide

Passepartouts are not though, that’s all it needs. And the frames in the picture don’t look expensive at all, not that expensive frames should be required for a student project


_lippykid

Exactly, that’s why you design your graphics to fit the cheap frames to start with (jk)


gurganator

True dat


stusic

This would hit so much harder with better framing.


divenorth

Missing Caffeine. 


acciowaves

Like many here I’m not a fan of the art, but I loved your answer. Very nonchalant and matter of fact. I disagree with the representation of each drug having tried most of them, but hey, it ignited a conversation about it, which is one of the main purposes of art, so there you have it.


Apprehensive_Rice19

I feel all of them except the alcohol one Edit: I wonder if the artist actually used all these drugs in the name of 'research'


brandon359

I think it's cool..😁


SomeWatercress4813

Having had a nice amount of experience with 7 out of the 12 here, I can assure you this is absolutely awesome. It really encapsulates nicely the "slide" you get and the variable speed of the high with a simple design. And also gives me a nice taste of the other ones I haven't tried.


bearbarebere

I think it’s pretty cool tbh.


FrungyLeague

It's very pretty.


Tremaine-Huntington

It’s done a million times before and way better I most instances. Plagiarism is never designporn. Colour scheme is weak. Illustrations sub-par. Same font, format and framing. No originality. Hope it was cheap.


PersonalityMuch1168

Yes it's pretty reminiscent of that new scientist cover with the spiderwebs. Plus heroin should be better half the world didn't get addicted to opium for no reason.


R3AL1Z3

Yeah the heroin one seems to be the only one with a different vibe to it entirely. Like all the other ones are portraying “effects” so to speak, and the heroin one is simply “heroin bad”.


PersonalityMuch1168

Yes you're absolutely right


cubgerish

Alcohol is also pretty much just negative. Like, I get that if you drink enough it essentially just knocks you out. But there is absolutely a good feeling you get from it as well.


Mood-Rising

Design Swimsuit Issue


Age-of-Computron

Careful. Every time I question the porn of it a bunch of “peaked in high school” brats come out of the woodwork to put me in my place.


J-drawer

I thought the same thing


Shryke123

What's with this new phrase 'it's giving'? I appreciate that language changes over time, but this particular evolution is horrible.


boiyougongetcho

I've got a feeling that whoever made this didn't put much research into it.


YourAmishNeighbor

I cannot fathom what the Author's thoughts were when designing Ketamine.


procrastablasta

Marijuana is… green?


YourAmishNeighbor

A fading white square in a green bg. New strain just dropped.


procrastablasta

Is the white square rolling paper?


YourAmishNeighbor

Could be, Wouldn't the green be over the rolling paper?


skeletor69420

faded


shadymerc

It's faded


procrastablasta

Should just have been a Doritos bag


Curujafeia

I guess i understand it. The white represents euphoria, and the horizontal line represents how this euphoria doesn’t have peaks of acceleration. It’s a depressant after all. So it’s starts with a calm euphoria that fades away overtime.


Fun-Man

I get it. Phasing out our your body type of vibe.


sav33arthkillyos3lf

Maybe what a k hole looks like to someone who’s never done k


AdornedBrood

During my K infusion today I felt my whole body was vibrating, so it kind of gives that visual effect. But the feeling of it is more “dream-like visions” than “blue and red ven diagram” lol


YourAmishNeighbor

When on K in the clinic I have auditory feeling of something vibrating too. More like a mechanical movement of something clicking inside my head. I also had those disembodied visions, but yeah, nothing likw the venn diagram.


crumpledcalathea

Well, ketamine is a dissociative drug. Many people describe that they feel sort of outside themselves when they take it. Which makes sense why one circle would be off-center and cut off. I think it’s a fabulous depiction.


youknowmystatus

You kidding? I thought it was the most accurate one. K is a dissociative, takes you out of your body. That’s exactly what I see in that pic.


JohnnyTeardrop

My wife was doing some Ketamine micro dosing and I think that was a good representation of what she described. Maybe not so much if you go to the full “hole” experience.


YourAmishNeighbor

I have treatment resistent depression and work it with K. The main visual sensation I have is an enhancement of whites (of the wall of the clinic).


JohnnyTeardrop

Does it help beyond that visual cue?


BlueSerenit

Ketamine always gave me double vision so I think its an accurate representation


BizzarduousTask

I would say the K illustration suits shrooms better…the shrooms is just…lame. Not like that at all.


Tempest_Fugit

Hm? Seems pretty accurate for what I’ve experienced. The acid vs shrooms visualization is bang-on for me.


TGrady902

Yeah these literally make no sense lol. Seems like something you’d buy off Wayfair for cheap.


musclecard54

This just makes me want to do all the drugs now. Well except heroin


sbert333

Shouldn‘t speed and adderall both have the same effect?? They are both amphetamines, effect only depends on who is using it.


savbh

Now I want to do drugs. Thanks.


Ko_Willingness

Three CNS stimulants. Spiky scribble. Spiky line. Brain eclipse.  Hmmmmm.


GotYaRG

Ye speed and Adderall having complete opposite visuals despite dosing being the most major difference between those two is a bit funny lol


TuckerMcG

The main difference between meth and Adderall is what gives meth its name - the extra methyl ion group attached to the molecule. That’s not a distinction without a difference either. The most deleterious effects of amphetamines are significantly exacerbated by that extra methyl ion.


princessxha

Yeah it’s not terribly accurate, I just bought it because I think it looks cool.


Ko_Willingness

That's great and I hope you enjoy it! It's a group of nice graphics, which is grand as it sounds like that's what you wanted.  But it's not really design porn, looks like a graphic art show. I'm guessing inspired by the anti-drug ad in the 80's with the egg, same title.


Zandrick

That is some extremely bland corporate minimalism right there


antm_kaczynski

nah


Ko_Willingness

This is what you'd get if you fed a 13-year-old a piece of tissue paper, told them it was a tab and asked how their trip was.


antm_kaczynski

Yeah or like if you asked a Mormon with a graphic design bent to visualize drug use? Lol it’s just so weirdly sterile


Ko_Willingness

I'd genuinely love to see the results of that. No googling allowed, just draw what you think. Wonder if someone's done it.


NextTrillion

Now we’re talking actual art here!


mayalourdes

Can we just maybe get frames that fit?


dannygumballs

For real, I can’t get past the improper fit.


MichelleEllyn

At least have them all centered in their frames, I’d be cool with that 😅


fastcalculatorgang

Blech. Also the cocain image should be reversed


rdogg_82

I dont miss that comedown.


YouAnswerToMe

15 minutes after it runs out… crippling anxiety


delicatesoundofwando

Whats that on marijuana?


Ko_Willingness

It reminded me of those 'mints' you used to get that were really thin gel-like strips? Put them on your tongue and they melted. Like a stoner melting into the sofa cushions.


ProcrastinatorSkyler

Those got banned at my school cause some kid put a bunch on his eye and did some real damage


Ko_Willingness

Man, kids are idiots.


sav33arthkillyos3lf

Listerine strips. Damn I used to get them all the time & just now realizing they haven’t sold them in years


LGrafix

Still being sold


badmamerjammer

one time I got a little pack of those so I ate one and then realized they were soap strips, not listerine strips


TheShaneBennett

They sell strips like Listerine, but with cannabis infused in it too


sputnikmonolith

Fuck yeah, they were weird.


Appropriate_Refuse91

Pretty sure its a rolling paper going from green to white as its being rolled into a joint


_Knucklehead_Ninja

Enlightenment, higher power idk


Appropriate_Refuse91

My guess is its meant to be a rolling paper going from green to white as it's being rolled


Curujafeia

The white represents euphoria, and the horizontal line represents how this euphoria doesn’t have peaks of acceleration. It’s a depressant after all. So it’s starts with a calm euphoria that fades away overtime.


candagltr

Except for Marijuana they all seem to be all on spot


Responsible_Ebb_340

Almost looks like a window to me because of the 3D effect it has, someone looking through a window, or haze? That’s what my silly brain thought anyways.


skeletor69420

it means faded


angelitx93

Not even close


playfreeze

DesignSearsCatalog


LayLillyLay

We need some additional dimensions to even get started with DMT. And why is heroine black? There are many bad things about opioids but the feeling is really warm, loving and embracing.


Ko_Willingness

Black tar for dragon chasers is my guess. The figure looks kinda smokey.


Change_That_Face

Someone has definitely not done heroin.


Ko_Willingness

Me? You're right, I'm happy to say that I have not ever experienced a hankering for heroin. I've known plenty of users and seen black tar in solid form so I made a guess, as stated. If you'd like to make a more informed suggestion, the floor is yours.


Codeisan

I liked the heroin image but its more of how you feel after years of use. Not necessarily the actual high you get


indiGowootwoot

This looks like someone asked an AI for a bunch of image depictions. It's got a boring colour scheme, the messaging is childish and the images are framed in a mildly infuriating way. This is not a controversial piece of art. This is Kmart style serviced apartment lifestyle art a la 'live laugh love'. The only controversy about it is the variance in personal tastes that allow some people to find this aesthetically pleasing.


germakeeet

Very insulting towards AI 😅


actualdracula

Nope


aleatorictelevision

This is like alegría art for drugs.


manicdijondreamgirl

This is terrible. In terms of both design and messaging


[deleted]

Is she a high schooler in a catholic school, because this is the idea i'm getting


YourKemosabe

Another day another post that doesn’t really relate to design at all


Criscamilo105

Mmmmmm nahh


ipaintsf

What drug were they on to not get frames that fit?


FCRavens

Where are the frying pan and the egg?


SaidtheChase97

Adderall and speed are too different here


AgileInternet167

My dyslexia read saliva


PKFat

As a former drug addict, these do nothing to convey how a person's brain reacts to those substances. Not even abstractly. It over-simplifies them to such a degree that I am quite certain the artist did absolutely no research aside a quick skim on WebMD. TBH I'm kinda outraged these exists.


brucecali98

Well, if the goal of art is to make you feel an emotion, it’s done its job.


Rex--Banner

How can you be outraged? That's such a weird gatekeepy reaction. Everyone is subjective on their experience and we can see in this thread some people agree and disagree. As someone who has done a fair few of these they feel close if you put some thought into it. I mean how are you even meant to capture every single person's feeling? It's just a project lighten up.


SL13MY

Acid is a lot more complex


PsychoticBlob

Nah. Why are speed and Adderal different pictures? And before anyone tells me, I know that Adderal is 75% dextro instead if 50% but that doesn't make that much of a difference.


Shurdus

... What is this even?


Submarine_Pirate

This super cringe


coltdoggo

terrible post


rougewitch

Not how I experience Madam Mary Jane..


Art_vandelaay

Nice menu options.


ASmufasa47

Ketamine seems accurate. I dig these.


OnasoapboX41

Acid makes you gay.


spamytv

Bit generic could’ve been more expressive of each one


PearlsandScotch

For the ones I’m familiar with, looks spot on with my experience


wellshitdawg

Most of these aren’t totally relatable Like why does heroin have slenderman on it lol opiates feel like a cozy blanket


Evilswine

I kinda wish she had filled the frames at least.


MooseSweet2455

weed and shrooms have been green lit. nice.


Macccu

Did most of them, they dont feel like this


Porkandpopsicle

“I swear bro I’m doing this for an art project”


Nashamura

Why does the weed look like toilet paper and the shrooms look like a potted plant? The rest look cool though.


slothboss

This seems like a very basic idea of these things


shit_poster_69_420

Shame they couldn’t find some correctly sized frames


barbackmtn

Initial reaction: “They forgot weed!” Follow-up reaction: “I think I’m too high.”


Chicxulub420

Woah dude this artist must have done so much drugs to research this project that's so edgy and unique and cool


missyou247

So sick of adderall being considered a drug now. It's medication. If you wanna demonize drugs at least say meth.


ParamedicRealistic50

You do realize that aderall is a drug right? It's nearly identical to meth. LOL. How do you not even know this? I mean even meth is available behind the counter.


TopRamenisha

All medications are drugs. There are lots of other prescription medications that are taken recreationally that weren’t included in this grouping. So why choose Adderall? Methamphetamine is available behind the counter, but you can barely call pure medical grade methamphetamine and the speed you buy on the street the same thing. A test comparing the two would certainly show significant differences in quality and chemical composition. “Nearly identical to meth” is a misguided comparison that contributes to the stigmatization of adderall and other adhd medications. Ozone is nearly identical to oxygen, but one is essential to human life and the other will kill you.


ataraxia_555

This /r is filled with snarky jerks. I’m out.


princessxha

More fool them if a Reddit post of art hanging in someone else’s bedroom upsets them that much tho right?


ataraxia_555

Yes, this “need to criticize” everything is intolerable. Thanks for posting. I enjoyed seeing and thinking about the representation of drugged states.


fishfrogsanchez

This blows


_HoneyDew1919

As someone who's done alcohol, shrooms, ketamine, LSD, marijuana, and DMT, I have to go against the crowd here and say they're actually kind of accurate to my experiences.


Macgivereagle

Salvia was pretty accurate


Mikeyseventyfive

Dude, I’ve done a lot of these, and they’re not too far off


drunkbusdriver

I’ve done all of them and they are all pretty close or at least I can say “yeah I can see whammy they were going for” idk if I’d call it design porn but they are nicely done and people are shitting on this for no reason.


elmo89098

it’s stupid


DelGurifisu

Meh student shite.


cardinaltribe

This shit wrong as fuck lol


-_-daark-_-

I'm actually really surprised at how much hate this post is getting. I think this a pretty awesome depiction of the various states of mind while staying within a cohesive minimalistic style structure Coming from someone who has sampled many of the drugs listed at least once. Not all but still, I thought this was an awesome design porn post


Sydhavsfrugter

I'm similar, and I thought the same as you. Great poster! You people need to relax and stop gatekeeping. Smoke a doobie instead ;-)


princessxha

Yeah me too. I’m kinda confused to be honest. The upvotes say one thing but the comments another. It’s kinda fascinating. Some people seem really upset. Literally bought it and hung it in my house (where photo was taken) as I think it’s great. Yeah it clearly has accuracy/duplication issues and isn’t a complicated piece of work but I still enjoy it aesthetically as art and it’s a powerful statement piece, in my humble opinion. I bought it after reading press coverage in The Metro and a few other places. The best art is controversial I guess?


mntEden

it’s just so cliche and formulaic. it’s my first time seeing it and i feel like i’ve seen it 100 times before


Ambitious-Video-8919

Meh, it's not great. Some are okay.  Adderall being like "awesome brain!" And then you have speed the way it is. Is pretty fucked up tbh. Like if that was shown to anybody who didn't know drugs I'd be concerned.  If you like it, good for you.


TompalompaT

Ugh, I hate the word "shrooms" just say psilocybin. Also Marijuana is also a dated term for cannabis.


creditors-bargain

Marijuana is not a dated term just because you don’t use it. I guarantee more people use that than cannabis


Submarine_Pirate

r/drugscirclejerk is this way


TompalompaT

Lmao, touche


paradoxpizza

I thought this was one of those paintings of when the artist was on certain types of influences.


robotbee7

The heroine ghost thing is giving me goosebumps ngl. And I’m sober


JohnnyTeardrop

Is that what DMT really feels like? Because if so I need to get some. On the flip side I hate the feeling of falling into an uncontrollable void therefore would not enjoy Salvia.


Matty_Salas_Zenere

Whoa! Trippy man!


ReliableCompass

Tried speed and Adderall. The rest seems unnecessary and extreme for me. 🤭


Equira

cool designs but it does not seem like the artist really knows what they are talking about lmao


pedatn

As far as porn goes this falls under homegroan.


Thisisthe_One_Ring

Now im curious how did they know? Did someone test it all?


Noncrediblepigeon

Where is Nikotine?


jakart3

MDMA looks nice


youknowmystatus

Pretty fuckin good! For heroin I could really see it as that exact image, but with BEAUTIFUL warm background instead of the black. It’s both that evil figure and the beautiful falseness it creates as well . Salvia should just be snot and vomit on paper though .


PeterNippelstein

I love it. To me ketamine is more of a black and white 3D grid system


bruno1990x

Even in this concept, heroin looks fucked up!


identitaetsberaubt

Your brain on acid is actually acid blotters, but many of them. And your brain on street amphetamine is chaotic evil but your brain on clean amphetamine is just brain, but intense glorious brain. Amen.


Tiny-Werewolf1962

I got 3 bingos!! plus 1 diagonal not sure of the rules.


Lumpy_Forever1567

Lol the marijuana 🟩


doupIls

Kind makes me want to try them...


Fisho087

??


tek0t

It is interesting to see how he made diametrically different illustrations on the same substances. (Adderall - Speed)


wolffromsea

How's this design porn lololol


No-Load-7645

Where's this bought from


LateNewb

What...? Why? And absolutely not lol


Dariosusu

I like these tbh. Drug culture is gatekeepy no matter what. I can get behind any of these


Odd-Emphasis3873

I rate this 2.5/10 .


SLIPPY73

if anything this makes me want to use them


Positive_Doughnut981

Why they so shittily placed in the frames


Oculicious42

Nope


ENSL4VED

That's pretty bad and really not accurate, before doing these you have to try in order to depict the effetcs


Catty42wampus

Made by someone who has never done drugs, you do a caterpillar of K and your not opening up illustrator let me tell you that


refusestopoop

I get the feeling the hardest drug this person's ever done is Tylenol.


Range_Life77

This art was made by someone who has never done any drugs.


TurdBurgHerb

I don't think this belongs here.


LadyAzure17

r/designdesign


em-illi

Looks a bit like a copy of [Philographics](https://studiocarreras.com/philographics)… nice idea but not original


LadyTentacles

Where are the fried eggs?


GasPoweredStick420

The artist had to have been under the influence of these drugs atleast once for me to find this valid


cryomos

Could have a at least centred them in the damn frames


Ok_Lie_1106

Collect the whole set


banananananbatman

This makes drugs look fun


TheBadHalfOfAFandom

People who needs marijuana and adderall: 🗿


dabuttahdawg

you shoot brain lasers on Adderall?