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# Ominous Zombified Designer Photos
These Zombie Designers Show What Undead Creative Types Are Like

By Michael Baxter | Published 2014-01-31 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zombie-designer
References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/01/creative-designers-zombies.html) & [shutterstock](http://www.shutterstock.com/)

In [zombie shows and movies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wrangler-x-the-last-of-us) you tend to see military zombies and other burly undead creatures but what would a zombie designer look like? Zombies must have a creative side too and these images show that our undead brethren are more multi-faceted than we initially thought.

The Walking Dead is resuming its fourth season in less than two weeks and with that in mind this photo series entitled the Working Dead (clever right) shows [creative designers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designer-hikes) as zombie corpses. The project is done by the Shuttershock blog and shows a variety of different kinds of zombies. Just because zombies may be after [our brains for food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bullets-brains), doesn’t mean that they don’t have brains of their own and this photo series shows that

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.6/10
- Popularity: 22% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Undead Designer Culture:** Exploring and celebrating the creative side of the zombie apocalypse could be an opportunity to innovate new artistic expressions from a unique perspective.
- **Zombie Marketing and Merchandising:** Targeting fans of horror and zombie culture with themed products and campaigns can tap into a highly engaged and loyal demographic, offering new revenue streams for businesses.
- **Zombie Character Design:** Creating and licensing unique, creative zombie character designs for use in advertising, entertainment and other media can offer businesses an opportunity to establish a memorable brand identity in a crowded market.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Entertainment:** The massive popularity of zombie and horror-related content offers opportunities for businesses in film, gaming, television and other media to explore new storylines and creative possibilities.
- **Fashion and Merchandising:** Zombie-themed clothing and merchandise has a devoted fanbase that is often overlooked by the mainstream fashion industry, representing a potential opportunity for brands to tap into a under-served market.
- **Marketing and Advertising:** Brands can leverage the popularity of zombie culture as an attention-grabbing and memorable component of marketing and advertising campaigns, creating new opportunities for experiential and out-of-the-box marketing initiatives.

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