# Pensive Designer Pose Blogs This Tumblr Blog Exclusively Shows Designers with Hands-on-Face Poses By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2013-11-23 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hands-on-face References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/362230/Funny-Tumblr-Blog-Dedicated-To-Photos-Of-Designers-Touching-Their-Faces/) & [dttf.tumblr](http://dttf.tumblr.com/) ‘Designers Touching Their Faces’ is a hilarious Tumblr blog that shows designers adopting a series of hands-on-face poses. San Francisco-based designer Nick Foster noticed this was a common thing that designers seem to do in photos and the blog he created certainly holds enough proof of this. The pose seems to suggest a thoughtfulness from the designers, but it becomes quite comical when so many of these types of images are put side by side. The ‘Designers Touching Their Faces’ blog catches [designers like Karim Rashid](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designwhiz-v2), Tom Ford, James Dyson and Vivienne Westwood in the act of holding a pensive pose with their hands resting on their faces. As Foster notes in the description of the [hilarious site](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/punch-your-client): “If you're a designer, you ain't sh*t if you don't touch your face in photographs.” ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Designer Poses:** The trend of designer poses creates an opportunity for companies to market products or services that cater to the design industry, using real-life designers as models. - **Humorous Design Blogs:** The trend of humorous design blogs provides an opportunity for companies or individuals to create entertaining content around a specific niche, such as designers touching their faces, to attract a specific audience. - **Satirical Social Media Accounts:** The trend of satirical social media accounts, like 'Designers Touching Their Faces,' presents a new way for companies or individuals to gain social media traction and engage with their target audience through humor. ### Who This Affects Most - **Design:** The design industry can use the trend of designer poses as a way to market their expertise and skill, showcasing their unique and thoughtful approach to design. - **Social Media:** The social media industry can harness the trend of humorous design blogs to engage with users and increase their following by sharing entertaining content that appeals to a specific niche audience. - **Advertising:** The advertising industry can utilize the trend of satirical social media accounts to create viral marketing campaigns that capture the attention of consumers and generate buzz around a product or service. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Designer Portfolio Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-designers.md) - [Celebratory Odd Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ridiculous-design.md) - [Internet Icon Accessory Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finder-icon-backpack.md) - [Next Generation Art Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designers-of-tomorrow.md) - [AI Placeholder Avatars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samplefaces.md) - [Design Showcase Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/todaysdesign.md) - [Viral Face Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazyface.md) - [Design Inspiration Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-vault1.md) - [Trackable Design Portfolios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sixelf.md)