Ah, the Hipster Union. Came up at my local-owned, all-cute-girl-barista coffee shop this morning. As I sat there in my trendy glasses, with my iPhone and MacBook Pro out, wearing my flannel shirt, thinking about what to do a comic about today. For those proud members, here’s your badge. Wear it with pride.

I think this belongs on a v-neck American Apparel shirt, don’t you?

When I had this idea, I put lots of thought into what jobs hipsters had. I put it out on Twitter and got lots of responses. Here’s a few, but add more in the comments!

• @spkr4thedead51: Bike Messenger
• @lindsaytron: unemployed, musician, scarf model, printmaker
• @mikkelmarius: Bike messenger? Social media consultant?
• @prindiville: bookstore owner/employee, librarian, art (or design) teacher
• @martyfnday: record shop, graphic designer (heh heh).
• @leecherolis: Bookstore clerk, artist…
• @sekelsky: Running a college radio station, working at American Apparel, venue promoter.
• @Ria_: Busker. Professional criticizer. Professional concertgoer (only if nobody else is there). Etc. Etc. Etc.
• @DanielleOBrien: Biggest hipster I ever knew was a journalist.
• @passive_mission: they sell trendy tragically good bad hipster used clothes. (consignment stores)
• @kevinengelkamp: actor, model, graphic design, writers, custom jewlrey maker, bookstore
• @ghostfreehood: they don’t believe in jobs
• @mylaundrystinks: Record store/music store employee, art supply store employee, receptionist at the EPA–wait, that’s a hippie.
• @lorig: knitter/crafter, owner of specialty restaurant/food store/food truck
• @sammooney: art gallerist!
• @davidknauer: I’d tell you, but you prob haven’t heard of it. It’s pretty obscure/ironic/mustachioed.
• @designvalkyrie: librarian.
• @boogiestace: um, how bout designer?
• @aidensdame: Holmes was hipster before being a hipster was not-cool. Careful,might get caught in the circular logic trap there.
• @strickATX: Working at Wal-Mart, but only ironically.
• @wombatina: Bicycle repairman, itinerant photographer, performance artist, bookseller, baker.  Oh god.  too many.
• @rothjen: Vintage clothing store worker
• @radiusman: The mecca of hipster jobs is working an Apple store.  You should know.
• @rebeccaames: Dude. Keytarist in a community band. Recycled glass artist. Vegan restaurant waitstaff.
• @peticanoe: the only person I know who works at an apple store also has gigantic holes in his ears & wears argyle cardigans #hipsterwatch2010
• @alanzilberman: Actually, I think a spy might be the ultimate hipster job. It’s so cool you can’t even talk about it
• @wombatina: Jesus=hipster.Wore sandals and walked everywhere, bearded. Into this cool ‘love everyone’ thing that you probably havent heard of.
• @katieobrienSF: bike messenger, cashier at Urban Outfitters, designer…
• @rynVR: Campus bookstore, apparently. At least that’s where they all hang out in my town. It’s like a hoodie convention.

Add this to a mental list of Hired to Fired: The System’s Tips for Success.

What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever taken a conference call? One Systemic has already mentioned a graveyard. Can anyone match / top that?

It’s true, Comedy Central has a new logo that they revealed the other day (thanks to Marty for the link!) and will be going live in January. A very many blogs have been picking on this logo for being too boring for such a funny network, looking too much like the Chanel logo, and just not being that interesting. And, of course, the similarity to the copyright symbol.

One thing is for sure, this logo lends itself much more to being a simple and clear logo. In an age of swooshes and 3-D messes for logos, I for one am excited to see something look so clean with a slight visual wit. Of course it will be rare that this logo sits still. It will be on screen, on web, etc. and in that context it will have its chance to really shine. I think those haters will be turning tides. I mean, come on. This isn’t the Gap logo. This is clear and a refinement of what came before.

Btw, how has nobody made the obvious reference? Comedy Central is going to build Robocop. Check out the OCP logo:

I know I’m still searching. You?