Community is fantastic. I'm overjoyed that it is back on the air tonight, and I really, really hope that it will be around for another season. But this is a blog about design, so I'm writing this post to acknowledge the genius, comic design of Greendale Community College's mascot: The Human Being.
What I love about the Human Being is that it doesn't remotely resemble a human being. From what I remember from the show, the mascot was designed by the Dean (Jim Rash, aka Angelina-stance emulator) and Pierce (Chevy Chase) to represent all races and to be as non-offensive and all-inclusive as possible. The final result being a creepy hybrid of a voodoo doll, crash-test dummy, and fencing uniform. (A cautionary tale about designing to please everyone, perhaps?) But there's no need to over-think it. Like most good design, it speaks for itself. And it makes me laugh every time I see it.
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