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Super-charming animated GIF Tumblr teaches us not to sweat the small stuff

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Date
25 September 2012

Hey there big guy. How you doing today? Boss on your back? Bus broke down? Biscuit tin raided before your break? Hey don’t worry, it’s not that bad. And why are so phlegmatic? Because we’ve submitted to It’s No Biggie, a project by Thoka Maer, aka Lisette Berndt, a Berlin-based illustrator. Her series of charmingly-drawn illustrations of frustrating situations ranging from the recognisable (can’t get your bearings) to the more esoteric (mum didn’t see the UFO behind her). Sweet, silly and really lovely to look at, it’s also a great resource for those days when it all seems a bit too much.

An illustration of two people standing against a plain white background. One person wears a yellow top and looks down at a smaller figure in a red dress who has their arm raised. A small, blue flying saucer hovers in the distance.
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Thoka Maer: It’s No Biggie (still)

An illustration of a person in a red shirt holding a leash. The leash is attached to another person who is crouching on all fours like a dog.
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Thoka Maer: It’s No Biggie (still)

An illustration of two people sitting side by side against a plain white background. One person wears a grey suit and tie, while the other holds up a wide open newspaper.
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Thoka Maer: It’s No Biggie (still)

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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