{"id":226,"date":"2020-11-12T18:27:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scribblerdesigners.com\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2021-02-02T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:49:02","slug":"deadpan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scribblerdesigners.com\/blog\/deadpan\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadpan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Deadpan are Neil, Nick and Vic, and they make cards that tell the truth. Their motto is \u2018If you can\u2019t say something nice, say something factually accurate.\u2019 You can shop their range\u00a0here.\u00a0<\/a>

How did you get into designing cards together? Was it something you always wanted to do?
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Well, Neil and Nick sat opposite each other in their day jobs as copywriters. People kept passing round awful leaving cards for people we hated, and well, what the hell do you write? \u2018These cards should tell the truth\u2019, we said to ourselves. So our first card said ‘You are moving from one mediocre job to another.’ We kept making each other laugh with lines like that, so a soon-to-be moderately successful card brand was born.

Luckily we got Vic involved to make sure we didn\u2019t actually lose money. She\u2019s the numbers, and Neil and Nick are the words.

What inspires your work? Is your own sense of humour as deadpan as your cards?<\/strong>

Our inspiration is our friend Sandra. She\u2019s the most deadpan person we know. We were once playing \u2018Who would play you in the film of your life?\u2019 and Sandra said, \u2018In Neil\u2019s case, it would need to be someone with a red face.\u2019 Now we spend our lives thinking: What Would Sandra Say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is your working process?<\/strong>

Our process is Nick and Neil sitting down and bickering over whether something\u2019s funny or not – we both think we know better than the other one. Then Vic tells us neither of us are that funny.

Occasionally we put a card in the range that tickles us but we\u2019re sure no-one would buy, and then it flies off the shelves. \u2018You have eyes\u2019 has sold brilliantly. Shows how much we know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where the magic happens (shower thoughts!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has lockdown changed how you work\/your daily routine, if so how have you adapted?<\/strong>

It\u2019s made Nick even less likely to see or talk to anyone. Vic is trying not to kill three children. Neil is even more prone to early afternoon naps.

Has lockdown given you some inspiration for more deadpan cards?<\/strong>

We’ve been far too busy for that. Nick’s built a replica of Stonehenge out of shallots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


What’s a recent TV binge \/ Netflix must see?<\/strong>

Neil will always binge Doctor Who, and Nick just rewatches all seven seasons of Buffy over and over again.

What’s one of the first things you did as lockdown started to lift? (Let us guess, pub?)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re still staying in. How can you leave when Lodgers for Codgers is on TV? (Seriously, it’s brilliant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to Neil, Nick & Vic for taking part. Shop the full range of Deadpan cards here. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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