How can you incorporate humor into your designs while maintaining professionalism?

The audience is where it starts, and one of the best ways to add a touch of humor to your designs is to look at the different generations in your team. What generation are you from and what popular culture defines it? Any resurging overlap with today's generation? Look for clues in music, film and series. When you find an overlap, use it to bring generations together by spotlighting their different perspectives and experiences with that generational linking pin.

To add humor to your designs professionally: - Keep it relevant to your message and audience. - Be subtle, avoiding overly explicit jokes. - Understand your audience to tailor humor effectively. - Use playful visuals that complement your content. - Adopt a friendly tone in written content. - Maintain consistency with your brand identity. - Test the humour with colleagues for feedback.

Most people like a laugh! And quite right. There’s a limit to how much humour you should try to inject or share in a social media post, for example, but a fun take on an element in an otherwise quite dry subject, will help to keep the attention. Like most things… moderation is the key.

In my view, the most effective professional incorporation involves a touch of wit. A subtle and clever approach tends to create a more relaxed atmosphere, drawing people in with its charm. It offers a lighter perspective on humor, making the interaction more engaging and enjoyable.

Fundamental delimitar los constructos socioculturales del público objetivo por abordar, los datos demográficos, en fin, hay una cantidad de variables que entre más enfronterizadas estén, mucho mejor. No existe una suerte de humor universal. Hay cosas que no se pueden intuir y que requieren de un trabajo de campo etnográfico o de Antropología social clave.

People always like memes, it's an instant connect for many. Making design with a purpose is a powerful thing, it may not be necessarily for an important thing but for a needed one. Use appropriately and wisely.

El humor, después de ser delimitado en un sector poblacional particular, tiene que anclarse a un mensaje que se quiera transmitir. La risa permea en los campos del cerebro con mayor facilidad. Un mensaje en medio del humor impacta, trasciende las fronteras del tiempo y el espacio. Sin embargo, hay que hacer un estudio del sector, para no cometer equivocaciones de las que no halla retorno. En mi país, el humorista Jaime Garzón, referente para mí, usaba el humor para informar de los actos de corrupción e injusticia de las ramas del poder, y lo logró. Quiero hacer mención de este caso de éxito en mi país.

Hay que estudiar a los grandes humoristas gráficos de la historia. Diseccionar los elementos que constituyen la técnica de los grandes maestros, como un científico, para mezclarlos e incorporarlos en mi técnica de creación.

From what I've observed, the best way to learn about incorporating humor is to listen to others. See how they do it, and then reflect on what feels right for you. The other day, I tried adding a bit of humor myself. Knowing I’m not naturally good at it, I just openly acknowledged my awkwardness, which surprisingly turned into a humorous moment itself! It made me realize that being comfortable with your style, even if it's admitting you're not a stand-up comedian, is key. Your audience can always tell if you're not at ease. I believe in trying and seeing the reactions. Start small, maybe in one-to-one conversations, and then ask for honest feedback. It’s a great way to learn what works and what doesn’t.

Incorporating humor into designs while maintaining professionalism can be achieved by embracing the power of STORYTELLING AND AUTHENTICITY. Storytelling, a fundamental aspect of human culture, can be a potent tool for communication. By embedding humor within authentic stories, designers can create a BALANCE between light-heartedness and professionalism. This approach not only engages the audience but also fosters a sense of CONNECTION AND EMPATHY. It's about using humor not as a standalone element but as PART OF A NARRATIVE that resonates with the audience, thus maintaining a professional tone while still being relatable and engaging. Used humor in design sessions and board rooms. Lightens up the room! :o)

Using tools like ChatGPT can be a game changer, especially for those of us who aren’t native English speakers. You can get a sense of how different audiences might react to your humor. Just the other day, I asked ChatGPT how a joke I thought of might land with various audiences. It was eye-opening to see how humor differs across cultures.

Il faut enseigner aux gens,surtout les humbles, dans la langue de tous les jours, precisait un ophtalmologue. " IL y a toujours un coq dans la cour continuait- il. Les gens lui arrachaient une de ses plumes et se nettoyaient l'oreille. D'où les infections courantes du conduit auditif. Un autre, de son c?té conseillait à ses patients de mettre trois " degout" dans les yeux pour des maladies de l'oeil. Ces medecins soignaient le plus souvent de pauvres clients, en imitant leur parler C'est ainsi qu'ils se faisaient comprendre, ce qui amusait les etudiants en medecine. On corrige les moeurs en riant,disaient les latins. Le rire est encore chez nous en Ha?ti , une grande école. Un humoriste connu, Maurice Sixto, excelle dans ce genre.