We all love a good donut. But what donut would we be? This hilarious short by Bruton Stroube Studios gives us some answers, with some clever Donut Doubles — split-screen portraits that pair a very specific type of person with the pastry that matches their personality, hair, and general life outlook a little too well.

From “Be Speckled” frosted donuts to craggly glazed “Debbie Diner,” the gang’s all here. It’s the same playful instinct behind Charlotte Love’s whimsical food characters — find the personality hiding in your breakfast, and suddenly breakfast has a lot to say.

Check out the video below.

Our Favorite Donut Doubles

Split-image portrait for the 'Be Speckled' Donut Double: a freckled redhead with soft curls beside a plump frosted donut buried under red sprinkles that echo her freckles.
“Be Speckled,” by Bruton Stroube Studios: a freckle for freckle match between a redhead and a frosted, sprinkle-strewn donut.
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Split-image portrait for the 'Cruller to Be Kind' Donut Double: a woman with a spiky platinum mohawk beside a swirled cruller donut drizzled in white icing, its ridges mirroring her hair.
“Cruller to Be Kind”: a spiky platinum mohawk finds its dessert twin in a ridged, icing-drizzled cruller.

Split-image portrait for the 'Debbie Diner' Donut Double: a weathered woman smoking a cigarette under a retro diner sign, beside a craggy, syrup-glazed apple fritter served with black coffee.
“Debbie Diner”: decades of griddle life, poured into one craggy, syrup-glazed apple fritter and a cup of black coffee.
Split-image portrait for the 'French Silk' Donut Double: a woman with a voluminous curly afro beside a chocolate donut piled high with curling chocolate shavings that mimic her hairstyle.
“French Silk”: a voluminous curly afro reimagined in curling chocolate shavings, piled onto a rich chocolate donut.

Split-image portrait for the 'Why the Long Face' Donut Double: a solemn bearded man in a beanie beside an elongated chocolate-glazed long john donut shaped just like his face.
“Why the Long Face”: a solemn bearded man meets an elongated, chocolate-glazed long john shaped exactly like his expression.

The whole series lives in that same sweet spot as Erik Johansson’s surreal photo manipulations — impossible, but somehow exactly right. So, be honest: which donut are you?

By Moss & Fog Staff

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

4 Comments

  1. Jack R Jellison

    Love the news as you report it. Wish you could/would cover more of it but I’ll survive! Best of all is that you are able to have a bit of fun with it on occasion.

  2. I loved this…but I’m easily entertained!

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