Weekly Design Links – 07/18/23

Weekly Design Links – 07/18/23

There are days, sometimes weeks, or even months when things just feel off. You are out of sync with yourself and nothing you do seems to fit or flow. It’s hard to pin down a reason, when it started, or describe–you just know. What’s even harder is finding a way out. When I was younger, I would try to do something that I knew was impossible. It was a way to free myself from success and embrace failure. It worked a lot of times. I need to get back to that place, embrace the suck, and remember how it felt.

Typography

Calibri dumped as Microsoft’s default font — here’s what the new typeface looks like

Aptos is described as a “precise, contemporary sans serif typeface inspired by mid-20th-century Swiss typography”

Web Design/UX/UI

4 design principles I use every day to avoid bad UX and create products that work for everyone

The design principles emerged after watching 100s of people struggle to use the things I designed

Invisible Details of Interaction Design

Interaction design is an art form to make experiences that fluidly respond to human intent

Tears of the Kingdom: how Nintendo improved (and ignored) UI issues

The latest Legend of Zelda title has both pleased and pissed off gamers when addressing certain user interface issues

Work

Why you didn’t get that design job

Many designers see this as a reflection on their talent, but many ingredients go into a good match

Photography

The 11 Best Images From Webb Space Telescope’s First Year

Space looks prettier than ever before

Drone Photo Awards 2023

Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, kites, and parachutes

Industrial Design

The Refreshing Simplicity of Fractal Design’s Swedish Modern PCs

The company has distinguished itself by designing gaming accessories aimed at PC customers seeking an understated presence on their desktop

Architecture

The C House: A Hidden, Half-Hexagonal Gem in the Dutch Forest

Paying homage to its name, the half-hexagonal structure blends functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability

Warehouse Villa in Isumi / Arii Irie Architects

A vacation house for his family and friends

Books

Minesweeper

by Kyle Orland

What’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies

by Tim Urban

Random

Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find

Dutch study identifies several examples of corvids’ ‘amazing’ ability to adapt to the urban environment

Burger King’s Barbie meal is the scariest marketing collab we’ve seen

Is that bubblegum… in a burger?

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