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Issue #194

Best Books of 2019, Clever Black Friday Ads, and Most Disgusting News

The Non-Obvious Insights Newsletter · December 5, 2019

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Story 01

UNO Goes Non-Political For The Holidays

UNO Goes Non-Political For The Holidays

It is a sad fact that the holidays have become a time of extreme tension in families where people don't share the same politics. In a sad sign of the times, last weekend's New York Times even created an interactive "Angry Uncle" chatbot to help you practice how to talk politics without getting outraged. UNO had a different solution ... a special edition called UNO Nonpartisan where they remove all the red and blue cards. It's such a clever, if somewhat passive aggressive, way to help families signal to each other that it's ok to skip the political talk and just play a simple game together.

Story 02

Shutterstock's 2020 Color Report Spotlights Trending Colors

Shutterstock's 2020 Color Report Spotlights Trending Colors

Want to know the most popular trending colors for designers in Argentina? What about selecting a color palette of contrasting colors? This week Shutterstock released it's color report featuring new insights on color and a range of new tools to help anyone designing anything to make better use of color schemes. The report is an interesting read, and the tools on the site are worth using to make your designs and color choices better.

Story 03

Food Trends From GrubHub's "Year In Food" Report

Food Trends From GrubHub's "Year In Food" Report

This is probably the most disgusting news I've read all year, but according to GrubHub the most ordered "food" item of 2019 was cauliflower pizza. While I find it hard to believe that any sane person would actually choose to eat cauliflower on purpose, other insights from the report include the least vegan-friendly state (Indiana), the smallest order placed (a single hot sauce packet), and most popular food ordered during the Game of Thrones finale (chicken fajitas).

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