Weekly Design Links – 02/27/24

Happy February. It’s over. We’ve got a slew of really long months ahead. We’ve got no real holidays (in the US) to speak of until Memorial Day in late May. I’m not trying to bum you out. This is a reality check. If you can, take a moment to book a few days off. All this wonderful work doesn’t happen without space, time, and a little good stress. If you don’t take care of yourself–who will?

Architecture

House on an Island / Atelier Oslo The house is built for two artists that wanted a house for contemplation and working.

Web Design/UX/UI

A preview of the comprehensive update coming to Adobe’s design system Setting the vision for Spectrum 2

Designing with Integrity: The Ethical Designer’s Handbook on Dark Patterns Building Bridges, Not Walls

Graphic Design/Packaging

The Lyle’s Golden Syrup logo design controversy is pretty ridiculous What’s ‘woke’ got to do with it?

Typography

Shape Type A letter shaping game

Industrial Design

Brian Eno Paints in Color With Soft, Seductive TURNTABLE II Eno says the overlapping light cycles never repeat, perpetually producing different color combinations with every listening session.

Large Skeleton Ceramic Mug This white ceramic mug is shaped and decorated like an oversized LEGO? skeleton minifigure head

Work

Beyond numbers: Proving the value of design(ers) Data is overshadowing emotion. Does it have to?

Technology

The killer app of Gemini Pro 1.5 is video …the most exciting feature isn’t so much the token count… it’s the ability to use video as an input

Random

Marvel at Hundreds of Mathematician Max Brückner’s Remarkably Precise Models of Polyhedra If you’re a mathematician who specializes in geometry, you might be called a geometer.

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