Jeffsum.
Chief Idiot • UI / UX / Development • 2018
Jeff Goldblum photos had started making their way into our shared design files, in lieu of some actual content. Pure placeholder stuff. They tell designers never to do these kinds of things, but hey, the real world happens. To continue the joke, I figured we needed some Goldblum quotes to go with it. To my amazement, no quote generator existed for Jeff. I was as shocked as you are now. Clearly, there was only one alternative, make one myself. And so Jeffsum was born. All your favourite quotes in one handy place.
What started as a silly inside joke quickly escalated on Twitter...
Jeffsum - Lorem ipsum...but with Jeff Goldblum movie quotes 🥳 - cheers @seanehalpinhttps://t.co/y24sKd82gN pic.twitter.com/sy6EtJTleA
— Marvel (@marvelapp) August 13, 2019
Let's get rid of that lorem ipsum text in 2019 people.
— CSS-Tricks (@css) January 10, 2019
BECAUSE THERE IS JEFFSUN NOW. https://t.co/AwepnRC4TS
Instead of using that tired old lorem ipsum greeking as your placeholder text, how about you try a little Jeffsum in your next mockup? https://t.co/R77ReWnNBn
— MyFonts (@MyFonts) September 15, 2019
Forget Lorem Ipsum, try some Jeffsum instead. https://t.co/NXQfoWJBs7 pic.twitter.com/omCi5Bsut6
— Von Glitschka (@Vonster) March 15, 2019
Meet Jeffsum Ipsum, my new favourite lorem ipsum generator. https://t.co/wmcVG6Meoe pic.twitter.com/gi3XSdgn9z
— Mane Design Ja (@ManeDesignJa1) August 17, 2020
Day 44 // #100DaysOfCode Listening to Bathory. Writing marketing copy. Testing the code editor in WP Engine. Using Jeffsum instead of Ipsum for all <p> tag test copy. Life is good 👩🏾💻 #womenwhocode #womenintech https://t.co/wiaLlNnzng
— Gerilyn M. Hayes (@gerilynmhayes) January 22, 2020
#DesignerLinks with some good stuff:
— Jord Riekwel (@Larkef) October 4, 2019
Comic Sans Enamel Pins – https://t.co/b0lqkk2nyM
Overflow – https://t.co/gqsNHNKltb
EmailLove – https://t.co/imNCTxlxwe
Jeffsum – https://t.co/kHZpzWM6CB
Online Image Editor – https://t.co/BRoqbx92Lj pic.twitter.com/tkFAOnbJqE
If you don't like using lorem ipsum, use Jeffsum. I was allowed to change all the lorem ipsum in our internal design system during my internship.https://t.co/OKHBAsCRux
— hi (@ImNabilHireMe) January 14, 2020
Two years later and the site still has thousands of visits each week.
What's the take away here? People need to go outside more. Myself included. In actuality, it's been fun to brighten people's day. Send me over your favourite quote.
