Weekly Design Links – 09/10/24

The link show continues. And, along with the weekly gems, I’ve got a new, more personal, monthly joining the fray. It’s called ‘Phase’ because aren’t we all going through a phase? I had an RPG game phase, a bucket hat phase, and a long hair phase. Facts, but nothing lasted forever. Maybe this new project will also be a phase.

Web Design/UX/UI

The Anatomy of Great UX: 4 Examples to Learn From : Great UX goes beyond just giving users what they ask for; it’s about finding that sweet spot where user needs, business goals, and technological possibilities converge

To be a designer is to be a facilitator : A facilitator is someone or something that supports others to accessibly understand, mediate, collaborate, and/or create

How to Craft Onboarding Surveys Users Love: 5 Do’s and Don’ts : A walkthrough of Grammarly’s onboarding

Architecture

GRANHAND Seogyo Store / STUDIO MOTIF : This is the flagship store of GRANHAND, a perfume brand in Seoul, Korea

Graphic Design/Branding

Kikin by Koto : But while a rugged outdoor theme might feel incongruous in the fin-tech space, Koto has skilfully capitalised on this contrast to create an identity for Kikin that feels startling and original.

The most experimental logo of the year was grown from live bacteria : Graphic design becomes a science experiment in this innovative branding

Industrial Design

Industrial Design Student Work: Sneakers Designed for Disassembly : Disassembly Lab, by Robin Luginbühl at ECAL

Art

How James Cook Uses a Typewriter to Push Boundaries and Create the Spectacular : James Cook isn’t an artist in the typical sense. Instead of using oil paints, brushes, and pencils to make his work, he uses a much more unconventional, even antiquated tool: the typewriter.

How A Miniature Exhibit Triggered A Larger Discussion On Art And Society’s Boundaries : The Kentucky State Fair recently removed a miniature by artist Preston Poling aka “The Bearded Miniaturist”, which had won third place, after it was found to depict a “casting couch” scene associated with pornography

Typography

Paris 2024 Olympics: Pizza Typeface : The idea was to break the conventions of bold fonts to promote unity and movement

Random

Watch the First Trailer for ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa : Trapped in the Overworld, Momoa’s Garrett is on a journey to make his way back to the real world

Pharrell Williams creates space-themed Lego set to make players “feel seen and empowered” : …the Over the Moon Lego set, including a gold-hued spacecraft and Lego’s widest range of customisable minifigure skin tones

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