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It’s a cliche to say that today’s twenty-somethings are pretty confused about life.
But according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, that cliche may be grounded in statistical fact.
The Atlantic set out to chronicle the most glaring inconsistencies buried in the polling data. Here’s USDemocrazy’s top five:
1) Despite growing up in the worst economic environment since the 1930s, we’re the most confident in our financial futures.
2) Our world is profoundly interconnected through social media websites and apps… and yet we are far less trusting of people than our parents and grandparents.
3) We are least likely to identify with the two-party system… but have the highest approval of Congress?
4) We are most supportive of “big government” and universal health care, but disapprove of Obamacare by the same margins as everybody else.
5) We have the most stake in reversing climate change and preserving the environment… but we are less likely than any previous generation to identify as environmentalists.
What’s your take on all this? Are millennials confused? Or is there wisdom hiding in the senselessness?
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Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.
Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.
To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot
Sarah Parmenter explores how to tackle the gender gap in the design industry http://depot.ly/unpX5
Why it’s sometimes best to turn down work: http://depot.ly/umb31 via @CreativeBloq
Nice: Examples of the Effective Use of #Typography in Web Design http://depot.ly/umaKu via @onextrapixel
What Does a Histogram Tell Us? http://depot.ly/umaFf
Learn how to swap faces with Photoshop http://depot.ly/ulKW3
A stylesheet analysis too that runs metrics on your stylesheets & reports on their complexity http://depot.ly/uj1Iz /@smashingmag
5 awesome Ghost themes you can learn from http://depot.ly/uj1vi
Retro goodies: 12 Polish movie posters that you will adore http://depot.ly/uj0s8
The science of emotion in marketing: how our brains decide what to share and whom to trust http://depot.ly/uhfJD *Interesting read via…
Even PayPal Tries to Get Away With Not Paying for Stock Photos http://depot.ly/ugzb0
Here’s a nice list of books to read for an aspiring graphic designer http://depot.ly/udap2
Funny: The client is always right poster series http://depot.ly/ud8wd via @speckyboy
Proof that B2B logos need not be boring http://depot.ly/udcdR
Zach @Holman: Only 90s web developers remember this http://depot.ly/udbOd
Fake UI: A Tumblr blog cataloging fake user interfaces seen in movies and TV – http://depot.ly/uaLVj
Code Guide – Standards for developing flexible, durable, and sustainable HTML and CSS http://depot.ly/uaLIC
Designer, speaker and philosopher @reichenstein talks typography, Japan and hairdressing – http://depot.ly/uaLzG /@netmag
Things you can do to Improve Page Load Times http://depot.ly/uaJlN
Want more? No problem! Keep track of all our tweets by following us @DesignerDepot
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One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.
Check out all the other great campus news on Insights Weekly.
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