I put the ten baby rats on my bed, and gave them a dollhouse that I had lying around, to see what they would make of it. Clearly they enjoyed themselves.
Beautiful big almond eye, realistic and full of expression as she gazes gently at you. Elbowed antennae and delicately segmented legs and body. Gorgeous pearlescent sheen like she is glowing. This ant moisturizes. This ant is round and huggable. This ant is a star. 11/10.
Beautifully detailed, lifelike pose but with an unexpected neck and odd antennae, perhaps scared straight. Her eyes suggest she has seen things. Her expression confirms she has seen too much. She is haunted and I want to know more. 7/10.
Floppy antenna, pointy muppet face, oddly posed legs. What is she? She has no waist. May be she is some kind of bee in disguise? I find her unsettling. 3/10.
This ant has an unexplained, double-jointed thorax, and no evidence of a waist. Her four-footed pose suggests that she a centaur rather than an ant. Centaur ants would be cool. I’m not sure what was intended here. 2/10.
Good first impression, kind of bland in the details. This ant has no particular waist to speak of, floppy rather than elbowed antennae, and an inexpressive face. Her color scheme is soft and hazy. I like the sharp angles of her stylishly sophisticated legs. This ant may not know quite were she is going, but she knows how she is getting there. 6/10.
Were you even trying. 0/10
Gasp! This ant is elegant. This ant has a beautiful tapered thorax, a segmented abdomen, alert, elbowed antennae, and a light-footed pose. This ant’s face suggests curiosity and a desire to explore the world. This ant inspires me. I want to be like her. 10/10
3-legged, waistless centaur-ant with strange, limp antennae and a beak. I don’t know what this is? It kind of reminds me of a Hork-Bajir. 1/10, not an ant.
This ant… makes me sad. All of her legs are broken. The MS Paint art style and gradient abuse convey distress. She has a duck beak. Despite this, her expression suggests perseverance and determined cheerfulness. I want this ant to have a better life. I am rooting for her. 3/10
This ant is a bold and challenging mixture of photorealism and caricature. She is broad and low-built and seems very sturdy. She looks like she would help you move. This ant is a dependable friend. 9/10
A picture of an ant from a children’s book. She is wearing little boots. This ant is wrong in every way, and yet I can’t stay mad at her. 7/10
An interesting, top-down view of an ant; her legs are positioned with slightly jarring symmetry. Nevertheless, her overall impression is that of a graceful, stylized design, like a pictograph. She is suitable for adorning fine garments and jewelry or perhaps gracing the walls of a tiny ant church. I like this minimalist ant. 8/10.
people: I want a serious relationship. I want the cuddling. The fun. The adventure. The thrill. The excitement. I just want to feel that rush all the time.
The younger generation doesn’t know about glomping? How very sad.
Glomps are anime-style tackle-hugs. They should, of course, only be practiced on those who want them, but *glomp* used to be a standard affectionate greeting online.
Wait? *bewildered dinosaur noises* *Glomp* isn’t a thing any more? But… no. No I refuse to accept that. A glomp is such a wholesome and enthusiastic and joyful thing, and I refuse to let it die.
I’d like to expand on the previous comment’s description, if I may? I will share my understanding of The Glomp, as it was taught to me in Days of Old.
*sound of ancient throat clearing*
While it is a tackle-hug often, the point isn’t the tackle, imo? Like, yeah, when someone says *glomp* it can mean “I am running up and hugging you tightly and we fall down”, but the key thing is the hugging and holding on? The way I’ve always used it (and seen it used) it’s a joyful hug-and-cling.
It’s when you’re so happy to see someone, or so happy about something that they’ve said or done, or have missed someone so much, that you grab hold of them because there’s no other way to express just how glad you are that they exist.
Generally it’s a full-body thing, arms wrapped around the glompee, face smooshed into their chest or back, eyes closed and grinning. But it is also possible to glomp someone’s head, or their arm, or whatever. *glomps your whole entire head* is how I greet at least one of my favourite online people :p
Allow me to present some examples:
Figure 1. Here we see the glomp-and-arm-pin variation (the run-up is implied):
Figure 2. A more traditional run-glomp:
Figure 3. A glomp-to-group-hug variant: (Here we see Steven initiating the *glomp* action which he continues, while the others join in for a group hug, which while close to a glomp, is not the same thing).
It should be noted that the glompee is showing signs of distress, which are being ignored. Do not glomp people who do not wish to be glomped.
In summary, the glomp is awesome, and should not be allowed to die out. #savetheglomp Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
The dos and don’ts of designing for accessibility are general guidelines, best design practices for making services accessible in government. Currently, there are six different posters in the series that cater to users from these areas: low vision, D/deaf and hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers.
[…] Another aim of the posters is that they’re meant to be general guidance as opposed to being overly prescriptive. Using bright contrast was advised for some (such as those with low vision) although some users on the autistic spectrum would prefer differently. Where advice seems contradictory, it’s always worth testing your designs with users to find the right balance, making compromises that best suit the users’ needs.
Sandra Soapbox Cosplay 