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Retail Design Blog
SKIN boutique by PAULO MERLINI architects Located in Saldanha, on the ground floor of a residential building, this two-storey commercial space...
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Located in Saldanha, on the ground floor of a residential building, this two-storey commercial space was characterized by a relatively...
Retail Design Blog
Carpo Glasshouse by Paly Architects This is the largest store of the chain located in central London. It is developed over 3 levels:...
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This is the largest store of the chain located in central London. It is developed over 3 levels: ground floor,...
The Turn Signal RSS...
Overcoming Automotive Overconsumption Through Design The average car consists of around 30,000 parts. They are built up from many different resources...
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The average car consists of around 30,000 parts. They are built up from many different resources that come from all over the world. These…
Retail Design Blog
ramencraft restaurant by SOA architekti Quite similar to coffee, ramen has gained an extensive global reach, becoming even a culinary...
8 months ago
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Quite similar to coffee, ramen has gained an extensive global reach, becoming even a culinary routine in the lifestyle of...
Fonts In Use – Blog...
Martyr! book jacket Contributed by Stephen Coles Source: lithub.com License: All Rights Reserved. Martyr! is a...
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Contributed by Stephen Coles Source: lithub.com License: All Rights Reserved. Martyr! is a novel by Iranian-American writer Kaveh Akbar that combines modern situations with traditional imagery. For the jacket, prolific cover designer Linda Huang did what she does so...
Christopher Butler
Periodical – 4 medieval marginalia” into your search engine of choice and you will quickly be confronted with a...
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medieval marginalia” into your search engine of choice and you will quickly be confronted with a slew of naughty images straight out of the mouth of Chaucer’s Miller. Flatulence, flesh, feasting. An astounding lot of butt stuff. As well, of course, as some surprisingly complete...
The Turn Signal RSS...
Is Voice Interaction a Solution to Driver Distraction? In the '90s, the average new car came with simple climate controls, a radio, and a CD player. That...
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In the '90s, the average new car came with simple climate controls, a radio, and a CD player. That is very different from a new car today…
Christopher Butler
The Top Five Hitchcock Films This is my personal ranking, subject to change at any time. Rear Window North by...
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This is my personal ranking, subject to change at any time. Rear Window North by Northwest Vertigo Rebecca Rope The Man Who Knew Too Much Spellbound Notorious To Catch a Thief Strangers on a Train
Retail Design Blog
Lucida Restaurant and Bar by Shahira Fahmy Architects The nature of this project is retained to the entertainment industry and located/(anchored in) on a...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
The nature of this project is retained to the entertainment industry and located/(anchored in) on a rooftop of a rectangular...
Retail Design Blog
CELINE store For any luxury brand, it’s a prerequisite to have a retail presence in Hong Kong, and that has...
6 months ago
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For any luxury brand, it’s a prerequisite to have a retail presence in Hong Kong, and that has certainly been...
Retail Design Blog
Vin Foods Offices by Squelette Design Squelette Design created a corporate office for Vin Foods in Ahmedabad, named ‘Grain & Greens,’...
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Squelette Design created a corporate office for Vin Foods in Ahmedabad, named ‘Grain & Greens,’ blending functionality with understated elegance...
Retail Design Blog
MAAP LaB Berlin The European retail expansion of MAAP has reached yet another major capital—Berlin. The cycling...
2 months ago
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The European retail expansion of MAAP has reached yet another major capital—Berlin. The cycling apparel brand has secured a unit...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
You're making me buy a new phone My iPhone SE 2016 is a good one. It’s easy to handle with one hand. The screen is more than...
over a year ago
abdz.do - Have you...
Celebrating Valentine's Day with a simple animation in Figma: a radar that spots love around Celebrating Valentine's Day with a simple animation in Figma: a radar that spots love around ...
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Celebrating Valentine's Day with a simple animation in Figma: a radar that spots love around abduzeedo0212—23 Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love and remind us that it is all around us. This year, instead of buying generic gifts, why...
Scott Jenson
The invisible problem Whenever I explain my research at Google into mobile text editing, I’m usually met with blank stares...
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Whenever I explain my research at Google into mobile text editing, I’m usually met with blank stares or a slightly hostile “Everyone can edit text on their phones, right? What’s the problem?” Text editing on mobile isn’t ok. It’s actually much worse than you think, an invisible...
Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 June 1 - June 16 An End I made two small collages side-by-side, simultaneously, then glued them in to the...
8 months ago
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An End I made two small collages side-by-side, simultaneously, then glued them in to the book. ontological shock Another small collage I made outside of this book. I’ve been enjoying the process of making these; I’ve been thinking of them as...
The DESK Magazine
How much YOU is in YOUR work? I started my design career by accident and never enjoyed a classical educational foundation in...
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10 months ago
I started my design career by accident and never enjoyed a classical educational foundation in anything I'm doing professionally. As a result, my approach always had a bit more of a "punk" approach.
Retail Design Blog
Doğuş Çay Packaging Redesign by katkagraphics Last semester at university we were given a really cool task. We had to choose an existing company...
a week ago
Christopher Butler
Eclipse We gathered on our street and shielded our eyes to behold a spectacle we last saw in 2017 and won’t...
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We gathered on our street and shielded our eyes to behold a spectacle we last saw in 2017 and won’t again — with this clarity, on this part of the planet — until 2045.
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Bringing markers back to UI design Many designers know: the best design tool is a marker. Not Figma, not Sketch and no, not a pencil....
over a year ago
Retail Design Blog
Pinewood International School-Anatolia College by A.N. Tombazis & Associates Architects + Micromega... Pinewood School in Anatolia Campus: blending contextual design and vibrant aesthetics into an...
yesterday
abdz.do - Have you...
Custom Font made of shapes and patterns for John Lewis (UK) Custom Font made of shapes and patterns for John Lewis (UK) ...
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Custom Font made of shapes and patterns for John Lewis (UK) AoiroStudio0510—23 In the world of graphic design, there are few studios as talented and innovative as Hola Bosque™. Based in the vibrant city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, this creative...
julian.digital
Media Consumption (Apr 2021) >_ Summary Read 4 books (671 min, -60% MoM) and 33 articles (-23%) Listened to 613 songs (+3%) and...
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>_ Summary Read 4 books (671 min, -60% MoM) and 33 articles (-23%) Listened to 613 songs (+3%) and 11 podcasts (704 min, -6%) Watched 6 movies (752 min, +199%), 12 soccer games (1395 min, +105%) and 0 TV episodes (0 min, -100%) Played 1 board game (50 min, + ∞) and 0 video games...
Retail Design Blog
Padel 1.8.5 by Salto Studio A warehouse. Eight courts. Five sculptural objects. A disused industrial warehouse is transformed...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
A warehouse. Eight courts. Five sculptural objects. A disused industrial warehouse is transformed into a boutique padel club, providing sophisticated...
Retail Design Blog
Polene Paris Seoul Flagship Store by WGNB The design narrative of Polène’s Seoul flagship store is a sophisticated exploration of space...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
The design narrative of Polène’s Seoul flagship store is a sophisticated exploration of space through the metaphorical and practical use...
Retail Design Blog
JETEZO Chengdu MIXC Store In our exploration of spatial layout, we chose elegant curves as guides to lead visitors into this...
4 months ago
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In our exploration of spatial layout, we chose elegant curves as guides to lead visitors into this journey of discovery....
Retail Design Blog
Knoll flagship showroom American design brand Knoll has opened a new flagship showroom on New York’s Park Avenue, where...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
American design brand Knoll has opened a new flagship showroom on New York’s Park Avenue, where metal mesh curtains serve...
Retail Design Blog
Stone Island store by OMA It’s Paris Men’s Fashion Week, and the French capital is abuzz with hotly anticipated fashion...
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a month ago
It’s Paris Men’s Fashion Week, and the French capital is abuzz with hotly anticipated fashion frenzy, hosting catwalk shows, trade...
Identity Designed
Jarrolds Designed by The Click, Norwich.
a year ago
Retail Design Blog
Dover Street Market Although Paris was initially considered too bourgeois as a location for Rei Kawakubo‘s brilliantly...
9 months ago
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Although Paris was initially considered too bourgeois as a location for Rei Kawakubo‘s brilliantly forward Dover Street Market store concept,...
Retail Design Blog
ESTRO coffee capsules by Anna Galsanova ESTRO is a new brand of coffee capsules, the main advantage of which is new technologies that allow...
6 months ago
Retail Design Blog
roarguns beijing store Beijing shop of the Japanese street-style fashion brand well known by the iconic “dual pistols”...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Beijing shop of the Japanese street-style fashion brand well known by the iconic “dual pistols” logo, whose main shop is...
Retail Design Blog
Ô D’OR maple syrup by Ezi Brand Design A new player in the maple syrup industry, our client wanted to offer a niche, high-end product. The...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
A new player in the maple syrup industry, our client wanted to offer a niche, high-end product. The client’s philosophy...
Christopher Butler
AI is here. I'm doing Office Hours. Here’s why: I think we need a safe, private place to talk about what AI means for design, and...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
Here’s why: I think we need a safe, private place to talk about what AI means for design, and more broadly, the future of work. AI looms as a double-layered threat. We are right to wonder, will AI take my job? But also, we worry that talking openly about our concerns and...
Identity Designed
Krayna Designed by Heyholm, Basel.
a year ago
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Knots 3D "Feel free to explore our knot catalog and learn how to tie over 150 knots! "
over a year ago
Retail Design Blog
Zara’s Flagship Store by Millennium Contracts Millennium Contracts completed the refurbishment works inside Zara’s flagship store in Battersea...
4 months ago
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Millennium Contracts completed the refurbishment works inside Zara’s flagship store in Battersea Power Station. Spanning over 45,000 square feet and...
Retail Design Blog
Frank Gehry and Louis Vuitton at Grand Palais for Art Basel Paris For Art Basel Paris 2024, Louis Vuitton celebrates Frank Gehry by bringing his monumental white fish...
4 months ago
Christopher Butler
There Is No Digital World Everything digital costs something physical. It’s time for a digital conservation...
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over a year ago
Everything digital costs something physical. It’s time for a digital conservation movement. inverse terms — has created a profound civilizational threat that masquerades as an opportunity. The truth is that there is no such thing as the “digital world.” It is not a realm...
Retail Design Blog
Retail Campaign for Rituals “The Alchemist Collection” by LIGANOVA Our LIGANOVA Amsterdam team was entrusted with launching Rituals’ autumn/winter limited edition, the...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Our LIGANOVA Amsterdam team was entrusted with launching Rituals’ autumn/winter limited edition, the Alchemy Collection. Tasked with transforming the flagship...
Fonts In Use – Blog...
The Mystery of the Dune Font Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.worthpoint.com License: All Rights Reserved....
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Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.worthpoint.com License: All Rights Reserved. In the six decades since the publication of the original Dune novel in 1965, the science fiction franchise has gone through many different typographic identities. Notable examples...
Christopher Butler
Negative-Space Typography Controlling the space between text styles is as important as differentiating the styles...
a year ago
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a year ago
Controlling the space between text styles is as important as differentiating the styles themselves. Whenever I review design documentation, there are a few things I look for in the first few seconds. All of them have to do with how scannable a page or screen’s layout...
Koos Looijesteijn
How I design ‘mobile first’
over a year ago
Sarah Parmenter
Salt of Southend “Salt seasons, it preserves, it improves. In Southend it’s in the air we breathe and it’s on the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
“Salt seasons, it preserves, it improves. In Southend it’s in the air we breathe and it’s on the best fish and chips in the country. The people featured in this book do the same thing; every day they get up, and improve the borough in their own special way.” Rich With Last year I...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Blown Away By the Unexpected A friend gave me a copy of the book “Perfect Wave” by Dave Hickey. I’ve been slowly reading through...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
A friend gave me a copy of the book “Perfect Wave” by Dave Hickey. I’ve been slowly reading through each essay and highlighting parts with my red pencil. When I got to the chapter “Cool on Cool”, this passage stood out. I want to write it down and share it: there was this...
Retail Design Blog
Alkonost mead by Sofya Khmeleva “Alkonost” is a design concept of craft mead made according to traditional Slavic recipes. The...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
“Alkonost” is a design concept of craft mead made according to traditional Slavic recipes. The design of the jar is...
Nela Dunato Art &...
Personal branding for neurodivergent professionals Personal branding can be awkward for everyone. Combine it with social difficulties, anxiety,...
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a year ago
Personal branding can be awkward for everyone. Combine it with social difficulties, anxiety, masking, and emotional reactivity that often come packaged with a neurodevelopmental condition like autism or ADHD, and you find yourself in quite a predicament. I’ve been writing about...
Retail Design Blog
NIO House | Abu Dhabi: An Immersive Experience in Desert Modernity As NIO’s inaugural presence in the Abu Dhabi market, the design serves as a comprehensive...
2 months ago
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As NIO’s inaugural presence in the Abu Dhabi market, the design serves as a comprehensive introduction to the brand’s philosophy,...
Retail Design Blog
Tamburins flagship store Similar to affiliated eyewear brand Gentle Monster, Tamburins resonates extremely well with...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Similar to affiliated eyewear brand Gentle Monster, Tamburins resonates extremely well with Millennial and Gen Z demographics both at home...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Who is responsible for the impact of innovative products? How can it be that a) all products are designed, b) designers want to create something good for the...
a year ago
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Organizations are ant colonies After I had played Universal Paperclips for a couple of hours, I thought I understood the game’s...
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a year ago
After I had played Universal Paperclips for a couple of hours, I thought I understood the game’s message. I put...
Retail Design Blog
NIO House Amsterdam by MVRDV Electric car manufacturer NIO’s flagship location in Europe occupies a seven-storey building on...
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Electric car manufacturer NIO’s flagship location in Europe occupies a seven-storey building on Amsterdam’s Keizersgracht originally built in the late...
The Turn Signal RSS...
The Rise of Touch Screens in Cars Explained Touch screens in cars are not new. In fact, the first production car fitted with a touch screen was...
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Touch screens in cars are not new. In fact, the first production car fitted with a touch screen was the 1986 Buick Riviera.   The CRT…
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
The Beauty of Building Jan Miksovsky has an absolutely tremendous article about how he cobbled together some disparate...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Jan Miksovsky has an absolutely tremendous article about how he cobbled together some disparate pieces of hardware and software in order to help improve the quality of life of his mother who has amnesia. Everything about this article illustrates what got me into making...
Product Identity
Niche product design Seeking uniqueness where design flourish
a year ago
Retail Design Blog
RUBEN – Hamburger restaurant Design and planning of an area of ​​85 square meters. A bar in the center of a space combined...
2 months ago
Retail Design Blog
MyHeritage Offices by Auerbach Halevy Architects Auerbach Halevy Architects designed multiple office expansions for MyHeritage, integrating...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Auerbach Halevy Architects designed multiple office expansions for MyHeritage, integrating historical elements with modern design trends and creating a warm,...
The DESK Magazine
It's live! Introducing the new HOVS website The new HOVS (House of van Schneider) aka my personal (studio) website, is finally LIVE!
9 months ago
Christopher Butler
The Smallest Details In Minimalism in UX: the blessing of no choices, Dimitris Chatzilias covers a short list of common...
a year ago
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a year ago
In Minimalism in UX: the blessing of no choices, Dimitris Chatzilias covers a short list of common details that are often overlooked in a way that has an impact on user experience out of proportion with their perceived importance. I feel like this article was written specifically...
The personal website...
Better problem solving: unask the question When faced with a challenging problem, it’s important to have a reliable and re-usable plan of...
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over a year ago
When faced with a challenging problem, it’s important to have a reliable and re-usable plan of attack. As I put a great amount of faith in hard science, my go-to problem-solving method is typically what’s called “hypothesis testing” — that is, the typical “scientific method” we...
The personal website...
All the books I read in 2018 I read 20-ish books in 2018. I think this is a personal record, and I owe it largely to a group of...
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I read 20-ish books in 2018. I think this is a personal record, and I owe it largely to a group of friends called the “Asynchronous Book Club,” or ABC for short. To wrap up the year, and to help my poor swiss-cheese memory, I’d like to share a quick comment on each in case you’re...
Sarah Parmenter
America, here is why I love you. I am proud to call America my second home, and I’ve toyed with living there permanently more times...
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over a year ago
I am proud to call America my second home, and I’ve toyed with living there permanently more times than I can count. On this day when emotions are running high, and sadness, anxiety, and trepidation is in the air for so many, I wanted to note down why I love America and what, as...
Fonts In Use – Blog...
Harris/Walz 2024 US Presidential Campaign Contributed by Stephen Coles Source: www.flickr.com Kit Karzen/Harris for President. License:...
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Contributed by Stephen Coles Source: www.flickr.com Kit Karzen/Harris for President. License: All Rights Reserved. The Kamala Harris 2024 campaign identity, designed by Wide Eye Creative, is built around Sans Plomb, a condensed gothic not unlike the Bureau Grot used by...
Oykun
Unlock higher $$$ income with this approach as a Designer Happy Sunday mate, So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars. I'm with you. We...
a year ago
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a year ago
Happy Sunday mate, So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars. I'm with you. We all do (in a way). However, if you keep the $$$ income as the primary goal in your conversations with clients, it will completely affect your attitude, vibe...  You are going
abdz.do - Have you...
Stellar: A new home for the best freelance creatives Stellar: A new home for the best freelance creatives abduzeedo0203—23 ...
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Stellar: A new home for the best freelance creatives abduzeedo0203—23 Businesses are hiring freelancers now more than ever. But in the creative freelance industry, there are no platforms to find high-end, vetted talent. Most of the popular...
Oykun
Hustle Culture for Designers We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on...
a year ago
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a year ago
We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on my full-time work to helping designers via my blog, email newsletter, and other educational content. I need to work damn hard to achieve these goals! Making the most of every
Retail Design Blog
FOGO E ÁGUA at ALEA RESORT FOGO E ÁGUA was built in Bad Orb, near Frankfurt, a place where salt was traditionally extracted...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
FOGO E ÁGUA was built in Bad Orb, near Frankfurt, a place where salt was traditionally extracted from a brine...
Retail Design Blog
Baker by Saeed Haroun Our packaging design for Baker brand is a celebration of innovation, seamlessly blending tradition...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Our packaging design for Baker brand is a celebration of innovation, seamlessly blending tradition with contemporary flair to create a...
Retail Design Blog
Moas Group Offices by Perkins&Will Perkins&Will designed a sophisticated and versatile headquarters in São Paulo for Moas Group,...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Perkins&Will designed a sophisticated and versatile headquarters in São Paulo for Moas Group, combining office and showroom spaces with a...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Notes on Google Search Now Requiring JavaScript John Gruber has a post about how Google’s search results now require JavaScript[1]. Why? Here’s...
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John Gruber has a post about how Google’s search results now require JavaScript[1]. Why? Here’s Google: the change is intended to “better protect” Google Search against malicious activity, such as bots and spam Lol, the irony. Let’s turn to JavaScript for protection, as if the...
Retail Design Blog
The Embassy of Ireland by One Space Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the establishment and management of all...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the establishment and management of all Irish diplomatic missions around the world....
The DESK Magazine
The last house standing "Only crazy people attempt to start their own company."
over a year ago
Christopher Butler
Ambient Information Most of the time, we’re content to simply know that information exists; we lack the interest and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Most of the time, we’re content to simply know that information exists; we lack the interest and patience to actually know the information itself. But there’s an ambient information reality distortion field. A good example of this is the rapidly metastasizing rat king that is...
Alex Baldwin
Artisanal outbound with Clearbit Connect For press releases, advertiser requests, or similar sales campaigns you’re sending a small batch of,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
For press releases, advertiser requests, or similar sales campaigns you’re sending a small batch of, usually cold, emails out with a specific ask. Finding potential recipients, writing an email that’s helpful, and tracking the results doesn’t need to take all day or be painful....
abdz.do - Have you...
Flore — A Collection of Digital Illustrations Flore — A Collection of Digital Illustrations AoiroStudio0508—23 ...
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Flore — A Collection of Digital Illustrations AoiroStudio0508—23 Laura Normand is a talented Paris-based artist whose work revolves around vibrant and captivating digital illustrations. With a particular focus on flowers, her series of colorful...
Retail Design Blog
Sanofi office by The Design Group The Sanofi office is a space where the harmony of nature meets modernity, creating an innovative and...
6 months ago
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The Sanofi office is a space where the harmony of nature meets modernity, creating an innovative and inspiring work environment....
Fonts In Use – Blog...
Cherry by Nico Walker (Alfred A. Knopf) Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.janet-hansen.com Janet Hansen. License: All Rights...
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Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.janet-hansen.com Janet Hansen. License: All Rights Reserved. The cover for Nico Walker’s debut novel Cherry was designed by Janet Hansen, senior designer at Alfred A. Knopf, with creative direction from Carol Devine Carson. It was...
Retail Design Blog
Yohji Yamamoto store by OSO Following last year’s store openings in Shanghai and Beijing, fashion brand Yohji Yamamoto has...
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Following last year’s store openings in Shanghai and Beijing, fashion brand Yohji Yamamoto has inaugurated a new boutique in another...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
SVG Turbulance Effect for Text This approach allows for some next level design options!
over a year ago
Christopher Butler
Gestalt Principles of Design – Similarity When objects look similar to one another, the mind perceives them as a group or pattern. The...
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When objects look similar to one another, the mind perceives them as a group or pattern. The Gestalt Principles of Design are a set of concepts and guidelines drawn from gestalt psychology, which theorizes that the mind tends to process organized groups of things as a whole,...
UX Collective
Figma and the cost of collaboration Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
7 months ago
Retail Design Blog
Nodi Coffee by Office AIO Introducing a Fresh Narrative to a Lobby Cafe In the heart of Shanghai’s bustling Jing’an district,...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Introducing a Fresh Narrative to a Lobby Cafe In the heart of Shanghai’s bustling Jing’an district, Nodi, a brand born...
Fatih Arslan
Four years at PlanetScale It’s been four years since I joined PlanetScale. In this post, I'm reflecting on my journey and...
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It’s been four years since I joined PlanetScale. In this post, I'm reflecting on my journey and accomplishments during this period.
Retail Design Blog
Le GRAND CLOSET de PARIGOT / MAN by Wonderwall PARIGOT, a fashion boutique that has primarily focused on women’s wear in the Tokyo metropolitan...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
PARIGOT, a fashion boutique that has primarily focused on women’s wear in the Tokyo metropolitan area, has opened its first...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 18 – A Personal Web I am building a personal web. My name is Chris and I am a data hoarder personal...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
I am building a personal web. My name is Chris and I am a data hoarder personal archivist. Current status of my “_archive” volume: 741,637,054,464 bytes (741.64 GB on disk) Audio: 267,269,859,244 bytes (267.29 GB on disk) for 8,902 items Images: 24,176,297,844 bytes...
Alex Baldwin
Waking up, ready for creativity This post is part of Startup Edition 21. Sign up to the weekly newsletter to get the response to a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This post is part of Startup Edition 21. Sign up to the weekly newsletter to get the response to a single question each week from a curated gathering of bloggers in the startup community. Since January, when I joined thoughtbot as a designer, I’ve shipped a new product every...
Christopher Butler
Thought Experiment I am offline. The internet went down and I had to cancel a few meetings. For the moment, I’m by...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
I am offline. The internet went down and I had to cancel a few meetings. For the moment, I’m by myself. My first thought: What if it didn’t come back? Not in an end-of-the-world kind of way — not for everyone — but just for me. What if my last meeting was actually my last...
Retail Design Blog
Pango office by Hagai Nagar Architects We were excited to undertake the planning Office Design for the new headquarters of Pango, a company...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
We were excited to undertake the planning Office Design for the new headquarters of Pango, a company synonymous with Israeli...
The DESK Magazine
A digital tool built like a physical product? Does it seem like there's more bad TV these days? More mediocre writing? More low quality...
a year ago
Retail Design Blog
QUAHWA coffee by lorkaborka QUAHWA is a fictional coffee product created as part of a university project. The word itself comes...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
QUAHWA is a fictional coffee product created as part of a university project. The word itself comes from the Arabic...
abdz.do - Have you...
Thought-provoking series of 3D numbers for the Imperial Business School Thought-provoking series of 3D numbers for the Imperial Business School ...
a year ago
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a year ago
Thought-provoking series of 3D numbers for the Imperial Business School abduzeedo0428—23 OPX Studio recently created a series of 3D numbers for an education-focused publication, designed by Made Up Studio, that is both visually stunning and...
Oykun
3 skills that will get you ahead ~90% of Designers in 2023 Technical skills will get you so far in Design. You need to focus on soft skills such as...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Technical skills will get you so far in Design. You need to focus on soft skills such as Communication, Time Management if you want to grow and stand out.
Christopher Butler
My Reverse Time Capsule While rummaging in the WIRED magazine archives, I found this entry from 1995. In it, Douglas...
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While rummaging in the WIRED magazine archives, I found this entry from 1995. In it, Douglas Copeland imagines a “reverse time capsule,” sent back to 1975 and wonders what in it would be most surprising to those on the receiving end, twenty years prior. Well, now we’re just shy...
Product Identity
The Dumbification of our smart screens Re: Enshittification: How screens might become dumber
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Ryan Mulligan
The Fifty-Fifty Split and Overflow The fifty-fifty split—or 50/50 for a dash of brevity—is a classic layout pattern where two elements...
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The fifty-fifty split—or 50/50 for a dash of brevity—is a classic layout pattern where two elements occupy the same amount of inline space inside a row. These two elements will stack once it becomes too narrow to properly display them side by side. Both flexbox and CSS grid can...
Retail Design Blog
Jiak Kim House Jiak Kim House, a modern Asian dining establishment adjacent to Fraser Residence River Promenade,...
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Jiak Kim House, a modern Asian dining establishment adjacent to Fraser Residence River Promenade, nestled in a restored early 20th-century...
Retail Design Blog
Zhoushan Summer Hotel Phase II by MAT Office The Zhoushan Summer Hotel was completed five years ago. The strategy of adding balconies and...
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The Zhoushan Summer Hotel was completed five years ago. The strategy of adding balconies and changing the facades at that...
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Odiseo Gastronomic and Leisure Center by Clavel Arquitectos Odiseo is the result of the desire to create a big urban leisure complex, which wants to become a...
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Brand identity for app messaging platform Ghost Brand identity for app messaging platform Ghost abduzeedo0425—23 ...
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Brand identity for app messaging platform Ghost abduzeedo0425—23 monopo london was invited to create the brand identity and strategy for the new messaging platform Ghost – a supercharged messaging app founded by a former Giphy product and...
The personal website...
The micromanager's dilemma Here’s a riddle: Nobody I’ve ever worked with likes micromanagement. Yet, on every team I’ve been...
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over a year ago
Here’s a riddle: Nobody I’ve ever worked with likes micromanagement. Yet, on every team I’ve been on, there is at least one micromanager. How is this possible? Harvard Business Review says, “Micromanage at Your Peril.” Forbes says “Micromanaging is one of the most damaging habits...
Retail Design Blog
Donut of Curiosity store As the capital city of a booming economy, Jakarta has been on a roll for quite some time, featuring...
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a month ago
As the capital city of a booming economy, Jakarta has been on a roll for quite some time, featuring a...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Relationship Advice for AI You know what’s really helpful in solving my own problems? Writing them down, sending them to...
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You know what’s really helpful in solving my own problems? Writing them down, sending them to someone, and not hearing back. You ever do that? For me, it’s a bulletproof method to solving problems. It’s akin to those moments when you go to someone with a problem, you talk it...
Retail Design Blog
SHANGXIA Tea store The Shangxia tea space located on the ground floor of Oneitc in Shanghai aims to reinterpret...
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6 months ago
The Shangxia tea space located on the ground floor of Oneitc in Shanghai aims to reinterpret traditional Chinese tea spaces...
Retail Design Blog
Spirits packaging design by BXL creative The bottle has a special emblem with an illustration of the Latin motto meaning “holy guardian of...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
The bottle has a special emblem with an illustration of the Latin motto meaning “holy guardian of peace”. What other...
Retail Design Blog
Good Job Games Offices by Jeyan Ülkü Architects Good Job Games is a mobile gaming technology company characterized by a predominantly youthful...
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3 months ago
Good Job Games is a mobile gaming technology company characterized by a predominantly youthful workforce. Right from the beginning we...
The DESK Magazine
Why all designers should do customer support With every product and company I've built, I’ve always personally helped with customer support. When...
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With every product and company I've built, I’ve always personally helped with customer support. When we first started, I didn’t have much choice. In a small business, everyone does everything.
Retail Design Blog
Ashan Yemek Offices by Gönye Design Gönye Design created a productive and enjoyable office space in Istanbul, prioritizing comfort,...
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Gönye Design created a productive and enjoyable office space in Istanbul, prioritizing comfort, natural light, strategic space use, a sophisticated...
abdz.do - Have you...
Y2K Aesthetics Art Series by Anatolii Babii Y2K Aesthetics Art Series by Anatolii Babii AoiroStudio0124—23 ...
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Y2K Aesthetics Art Series by Anatolii Babii AoiroStudio0124—23 Anatolii Babii is a digital artist whose series we are featuring, is heavily influenced by the nostalgia of the Y2K era. His latest series titled "Y2K Aesthetics" is a collection of...
Fonts In Use – Blog...
März book covers, 1969–1987 Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.booklooker.de katzensohn (edited). License: All Rights...
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Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.booklooker.de katzensohn (edited). License: All Rights Reserved. März Texte 1, 1969. Compilation of texts by Bazon Brock, Peter O. Chotjewitz, William S. Burroughs, LeRoi Jones, Uve Schmidt, Hermann Nitsch, and others. Among German...
The personal website...
The unexamined life Why ethics? The 2010s were a remarkable decade for technology. Day after day, tech lined the front...
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over a year ago
Why ethics? The 2010s were a remarkable decade for technology. Day after day, tech lined the front pages of major newspapers, the chyrons of broadcast news, and the glossy sheets of magazines. And in 2019, the trend took a turn: the stories became about the ethics of technology....
Retail Design Blog
FENDI store FENDI has upgraded its presence in Osaka‘s downtown Shinsaibashi area by relocating to new and...
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8 months ago
FENDI has upgraded its presence in Osaka‘s downtown Shinsaibashi area by relocating to new and bigger premises a few blocks...
The personal website...
The hand and the brain Prescriptive feedback limits creative collaboration. I’ve seen it time and time again, but I’ve...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Prescriptive feedback limits creative collaboration. I’ve seen it time and time again, but I’ve struggled to articulate the exact reasons and their remedies. Recently, though, I got some insight from an unusual source: a game of chess. Even though it wasn’t the last move, pawn...
Koos Looijesteijn
Why side projects fail
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The Turn Signal RSS...
Swiping vs Tapping, What is Less Distracting to Drivers? I typically split in-car interactions into two groups. There are quick and frequent actions like...
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over a year ago
I typically split in-car interactions into two groups. There are quick and frequent actions like changing the volume or skipping a song…
abdz.do - Have you...
&Walsh rebrands Lex, welcoming in a new generation of LGBTQ+ community creators &Walsh rebrands Lex, welcoming in a new generation of LGBTQ+ community creators ...
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over a year ago
&Walsh rebrands Lex, welcoming in a new generation of LGBTQ+ community creators abduzeedo0130—23 &Walsh created the messaging framework, visual identity, UX/UI toolkit, and website design & development for the queer-owned and operated social...
Koos Looijesteijn
Interoperability between UI design tools
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Hearts of Palm by HUMANO STUDIO A series of boxes for dietary pasta made out of palms’ inner core.
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abdz.do - Have you...
Singula brand identity & website design Singula brand identity & website design abduzeedo0206—23 Singula...
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over a year ago
Singula brand identity & website design abduzeedo0206—23 Singula builds teams to develop websites, services and applications, move products to the cloud, and turn a legacy-filled solution into a lean microservice architecture. They already have...
Oykun
Communicate Value over Long Hours of Work as a Designer The tagline for my newsletter goes as below:  Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow...
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a year ago
The tagline for my newsletter goes as below:  Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value and Income. It's a bit unclear, right? What the heck is "Value" anyway? How can you grow it?  Well, there are many meanings to
Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 April 21 - April 28 Apocalpyse
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Decode — 3D Experiments by Omar. Aqil Decode — 3D Experiments by Omar. Aqil AoiroStudio0423—23 Omar....
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a year ago
Decode — 3D Experiments by Omar. Aqil AoiroStudio0423—23 Omar. Aqil is a talented digital artist from Lahore, Pakistan, who has gained recognition for his stunning 3D artworks. He recently published a series named "Decode," which features...
Retail Design Blog
American Express Offices by Space Matrix Space Matrix designed and built American Express’ Bengaluru office as a vibrant vertical...
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7 months ago
Space Matrix designed and built American Express’ Bengaluru office as a vibrant vertical micro-campus, prioritizing empathy, flexibility, and human-centric design...
Oykun
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant My recommendation: MUST READ More details and reviews on Amazon This book took its place in my...
a year ago
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a year ago
My recommendation: MUST READ More details and reviews on Amazon This book took its place in my annual re-reading list. Lots of common sense practices in this book. I especially liked how Naval emphasises the importance of being a perpetual learner and reader which I greatly value...
The DESK Magazine
Does it FEEL right? Design is often taught as a set of rigid rules. And in principle, it makes sense. We may call them...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Design is often taught as a set of rigid rules. And in principle, it makes sense. We may call them "rules" but perhaps it's better to call them fundamentals.
Retail Design Blog
Hakerem office by Anderman Architects More than a hundred years ago, “Hakerem Spirits” was founded. A little over ten years ago, we...
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5 months ago
More than a hundred years ago, “Hakerem Spirits” was founded. A little over ten years ago, we designed their offices....
Retail Design Blog
Deseo olive oil by Al Margen OUR GREATEST WISH, RESPECT FOR NATURE DESEO BY DCOOP SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN FOR PREMIUM OLIVE...
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2 weeks ago
OUR GREATEST WISH, RESPECT FOR NATURE DESEO BY DCOOP SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN FOR PREMIUM OLIVE OIL DESEO is a premium...
Ryan Mulligan
Creating Time For my birthday, my partner put together the sweetest, most thoughtful surprise I could ever...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
For my birthday, my partner put together the sweetest, most thoughtful surprise I could ever imagine. She recognized that I had been in a complete creative rut the previous year. I'd complain that I work too much, play too little. I'm too tired. Way too busy. This, that, and the...
Retail Design Blog
Neptune Energy Offices by Parella Parella designed innovative, collaborative workspaces for Neptune Energy in The Hague, reflecting...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Parella designed innovative, collaborative workspaces for Neptune Energy in The Hague, reflecting the company’s culture with open areas, communal spaces,...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Reading and Writing as Human Expression & Connection Why do we write? We write, in part, because our own reading was given as a gift to us and we want to...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Why do we write? We write, in part, because our own reading was given as a gift to us and we want to extend that same magic we received to others. Here’s Mandy Brown (and my notes) in a recent article: The more compelling and interesting reason that most writers seek out readers...
The personal website...
Learning how to see This is the Müller-Lyer illusion. You’ve probably seen 1 it before: it consists of two lines, each...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This is the Müller-Lyer illusion. You’ve probably seen 1 it before: it consists of two lines, each with forked ends. The middle portion of the top line looks longer than the middle portion of the bottom line. However, when you measure the length of each middle portion, they are...
Retail Design Blog
Shinsegae department store by NBDC Situated in downtown Busan, the Shinsegae Centum City department stores first opened its doors in...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Situated in downtown Busan, the Shinsegae Centum City department stores first opened its doors in 2009. As part of one...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Making semantic sidenotes without JavaScript One of the first things I learned about professional writing is that it’s best to remove all...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
One of the first things I learned about professional writing is that it’s best to remove all unnecessary words. Problem...
Retail Design Blog
Miss Dior exhibition by OMA & Shohei Shigematsu The story of Miss Dior unfolds in a journey through seven rooms, each revealing a different facet of...
7 months ago
Retail Design Blog
MR ER store by J&C Design Chinese womenswear brand MR ER has opened a new branch on the premises of Yintai City, one of the...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Chinese womenswear brand MR ER has opened a new branch on the premises of Yintai City, one of the leading...
Retail Design Blog
The Gallery of the Kings Museo Egizio by OMA + Andrea Tabocchini Architecture The Gallery of the Kings, which houses a collection of colossal statues from the ancient Egyptian...
3 months ago
Fonts In Use – Blog...
WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: entertainment.ha.com License: All Rights Reserved. Original...
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over a year ago
Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: entertainment.ha.com License: All Rights Reserved. Original WAR IS OVER! postcard. The War Is Over! campaign for peace was launched 50 years ago this week by Yoko Ono & John Lennon. On December 15, 1969, a series of billboards, leaflets,...
Retail Design Blog
Jolli’s Cocoa chocolate by Studio Zak For Jolli’s Cocoa, an artisan chocolate brand, we designed a series of packaging that captures the...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
For Jolli’s Cocoa, an artisan chocolate brand, we designed a series of packaging that captures the essence of their handcrafted...
Melissa Penfold
THE THINGS YOUR WEDDING GUESTS SECRETLY DESPISE There’s a fairly well-established list of the things that wedding guests detest. Overly long...
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a month ago
There’s a fairly well-established list of the things that wedding guests detest. Overly long ceremonies. Overly long toasts. Cash bars. A bachelor or bachelorette trip that sends its attendees into credit-card debt. A destination wedding in a remote locale that the couple has...
Retail Design Blog
Cheer Kindergarten by HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro This is an interior project for a newly established kindergarten located in Nanshan District,...
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a month ago
This is an interior project for a newly established kindergarten located in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. The kindergarten is situated...
Product Identity
Inside the dark forests of the internet This is the second part of a series on the identity of social networks:
2 weeks ago
Retail Design Blog
FENDI shop-in-shop Hankyu Men‘s arguably is Osaka‘s high-end fashion central, and it’s no surprise many a luxury brand...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Hankyu Men‘s arguably is Osaka‘s high-end fashion central, and it’s no surprise many a luxury brand goes the extra yard...
Retail Design Blog
KEPCO Community Lounge by STUDIO I’ll When I first visited the site, I felt overwhelmed. The entrance from the parking lot was elevated,...
a month ago
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a month ago
When I first visited the site, I felt overwhelmed. The entrance from the parking lot was elevated, exposing the interior,...
Nela Dunato Art &...
Why people avoid social media detox (let’s bust those excuses) I truly believe everyone would benefit from taking a long break from social media at least once a...
a year ago
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a year ago
I truly believe everyone would benefit from taking a long break from social media at least once a year. In my many articles on this topic I gushed about the benefits of digital media sabbaticals, and my own experiences with increased mindfulness, focus, and productivity. So let’s...
The personal website...
Agile & anxiety Managing anxiety is a big part of my life. I have generalized anxiety:1 I constantly feel that...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Managing anxiety is a big part of my life. I have generalized anxiety:1 I constantly feel that something will go wrong at any moment. Often, I can’t even identify what I’m anxious about. Work is a significant contributor to my anxiety. When I’m at work (and often when I’m not), I...
Christopher Butler
Periodical – 8 This is the first image taken from space. It was one of many images captured from 65 miles above...
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a year ago
This is the first image taken from space. It was one of many images captured from 65 miles above Earth by a camera attached to a captured German V-2 rocket launched on October 24, 1946. You can watch a brief film about this mission here. The first orbital satellite images of...
Retail Design Blog
Singapore Symphony Group Offices by adm Design & Build The Singapore Symphony Group’s office design by adm Design & Build draws inspiration from the...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
The Singapore Symphony Group’s office design by adm Design & Build draws inspiration from the orchestra’s music, featuring soft curves,...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
How to make volunteer-driven open source projects successful Success can come in many ways. But many aspire to have a big user base: it’s nice if your open...
over a year ago
The personal website...
Bottom Line Up Front: write to make decisions faster On April 2nd, 2020, Brett Crozier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s commanding officer, was relieved of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
On April 2nd, 2020, Brett Crozier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s commanding officer, was relieved of command. The Navy’s decision to remove Crozier stemmed from a message that the commander wrote to his superiors. The message concerned a developing emergency aboard the Roosevelt:...
Retail Design Blog
NOVAL Skincare by One Studio There NOVAL is a startup brand advocating simplified skincare, aiming to highlight the technological and...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
NOVAL is a startup brand advocating simplified skincare, aiming to highlight the technological and research-driven aspects of its products, delivering...
Retail Design Blog
The Only Drop A one-of-a-kind whisky by STCKMN For the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s inaugural contribution to the Sotheby’s auction, STCKMN was...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
For the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s inaugural contribution to the Sotheby’s auction, STCKMN was commisioned to lead on the design...
UX Collective
To be a designer is to be a facilitator Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Retail Design Blog
Verse Wine by OA Design Wine can be thought of as a complex tapestry of flavors and sensations, ranging from sweet to dry,...
a month ago
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a month ago
Wine can be thought of as a complex tapestry of flavors and sensations, ranging from sweet to dry, crisp to...
Retail Design Blog
CAAA restaurant by External Reference The restaurant CAAA by Pietro Catalano, located in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland, is a project...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
The restaurant CAAA by Pietro Catalano, located in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland, is a project that not only...
Scott Jenson
A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar I borrowed a friend’s Tesla 3 yesterday. About 5 minutes into the ride, the windshield started...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I borrowed a friend’s Tesla 3 yesterday. About 5 minutes into the ride, the windshield started fogging up. I couldn’t find the defroster on the large control screen Teslas are so famous for. In desperation, I tapped the CAR icon but that took me to the settings screen which ended...
Retail Design Blog
Hermès flagship store by RDAI A decade after relocating its Melbourne flagship store to Harley House, a heritage-listed 1924...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
A decade after relocating its Melbourne flagship store to Harley House, a heritage-listed 1924 office building by architect Sydney Wigham...
The DESK Magazine
"Good things come to those who wait." As a designer, one of the most useful skills you can have is patience. Even if you're not a...
a year ago
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a year ago
As a designer, one of the most useful skills you can have is patience. Even if you're not a designer, patience is one of the best yet hardest skills to learn.
Christopher Butler
The Internet Isn't for Humans Anymore Bots use the internet more than we do; use shapes design. As of last year, half of the...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Bots use the internet more than we do; use shapes design. As of last year, half of the internet’s traffic came from bots. This is a headline that has been repeated many times because it sounds important, but without much in the way of helpful context, it doesn’t carry much...
The personal website...
A website to call my own Most of this site was built at my favorite coffee shop of late, Sump. I make a living designing and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Most of this site was built at my favorite coffee shop of late, Sump. I make a living designing and developing, among many many other things, websites. So, for the past few years, I’ve had the embarrassing task of explaining something to all my clients and — worse, if you can...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
HTML Minification for Static Sites This is a note to my future self, as I’ve setup HTML minification on a few different projects and...
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a month ago
This is a note to my future self, as I’ve setup HTML minification on a few different projects and each time I ask myself, “How did I do that again?” So here’s your guide, future Jim (and anyone else on the internet who finds this). I use html-minifier to minifiy HTML files...
Ryan Mulligan
Penguin! My partner and I finally finished our epic three-part claymation saga. It's our first attempt at...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
My partner and I finally finished our epic three-part claymation saga. It's our first attempt at creating stop-motion videos with clay and it truly is a lot of work for such a short result. That claymation episode of Parks and Recreation is a little too real. I won't compare our...
Christopher Butler
Persuasion is Plural Earn attention before you use it. Persuasion is never one thing. It’s at least two: first,...
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a month ago
Earn attention before you use it. Persuasion is never one thing. It’s at least two: first, persuading someone to pay attention, and second, persuading them that your thing is worth their time, money, or effort. Most marketers and designers focus their energy on the second...
Christopher Butler
Personal Machines and Portable Worlds A personal machine balances access to another world with the kinds of limits and boundaries that...
a year ago
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a year ago
A personal machine balances access to another world with the kinds of limits and boundaries that make a thing private. A lifelong fascination with technology begins with a single object. Think back to when you were a child, to when you first encountered something you could...
Retail Design Blog
Sounder Inn by NEOSSPACE Located in the valley near Siming Lake in Yuyao, Sounder Inn is a peaceful retreat that offers a...
5 days ago
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5 days ago
Located in the valley near Siming Lake in Yuyao, Sounder Inn is a peaceful retreat that offers a serene escape...
Christopher Butler
Unscalable, Hand-Crafted Lists of Links Or, Technology vs. Taste The first search engine wasn’t one at all. It was a webpage with a...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Or, Technology vs. Taste The first search engine wasn’t one at all. It was a webpage with a list of links on it. There were many of these, some freely accessible, and others within the first walled-gardens of America Online, Prodigy, and so on. But the most famous one is...
Retail Design Blog
Innovative Retail with Sustainable Features for Nike Nike has re-opened its doors at Westfield Mall of The Netherlands, introducing the innovative Nike...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Nike has re-opened its doors at Westfield Mall of The Netherlands, introducing the innovative Nike Rise concept to this premier...
Retail Design Blog
PROGEN SUIT store by Greater Dog Situated little over two hours by car south of the sprawling urban behemoth that is Shanghai, the...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Situated little over two hours by car south of the sprawling urban behemoth that is Shanghai, the provincial coastal city...
Retail Design Blog
Converting heritage buildings into shops ADS (ALLDESIGNSTUDIO) has crafted a novel shopping experience within the Fuzhou Kerry Center in...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
ADS (ALLDESIGNSTUDIO) has crafted a novel shopping experience within the Fuzhou Kerry Center in Fujian, China, with their latest project...
Ryan Mulligan
Starting Exploration of Scroll-driven Animations in CSS CSS Scroll-driven Animations has recently made its debut on the main stage in the latest versions of...
a year ago
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a year ago
CSS Scroll-driven Animations has recently made its debut on the main stage in the latest versions of Chrome and Edge. Before this module became available, linking an element's animation to a scroll position was only possible through JavaScript. I've been (and still am) a huge fan...
Fatih Arslan
My first lighting design: Block Lamp After designing a few gadget-related projects, I decided to take on a new challenge: designing a...
a month ago
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a month ago
After designing a few gadget-related projects, I decided to take on a new challenge: designing a lightning from scratch. Lightning is an area of fascination for me. I have an ongoing draft post about the various designer lamps in my home that I plan to publish soon. In the...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Consistency For Who? Thoughts on Overriding Basic Computing Controls A note before we start: I don’t know how much of this I believe. I’m sketching out some feelings in...
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A note before we start: I don’t know how much of this I believe. I’m sketching out some feelings in this post and thinking through whether it actually makes any sense. I’d be curious where other folks land on this. I’m not sure I totally understand this impulse we have on the...
Identity Designed
Donut Shop Designed by TwoPoints.Net, Hamburg, Barcelona.
11 months ago
Retail Design Blog
Mardi Mercredi store by Studio Unravel Targeting a savvy Gen Z demographic, South Korean womenswear brand Mardi Mercredi has garnered a...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Targeting a savvy Gen Z demographic, South Korean womenswear brand Mardi Mercredi has garnered a large following since its foundation...
Product Identity
#2 Whereby – In the name of simplicity The Zoom alternative you probably haven't heard of
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The personal website...
Changing all the fonts on WSJ.com “Change the fonts.” It’s a simple mission statement. In reality, changing the fonts on wsj.com has...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
“Change the fonts.” It’s a simple mission statement. In reality, changing the fonts on wsj.com has involved years of coordination and planning between nearly every team at the Wall Street Journal. In the past month, the last few coordinated steps were executed with an incredible...
Christopher Butler
Periodical – 2 Internet Intimacy Yesterday, I mentioned the Yoto Daily, a daily podcast for kids that loads up...
a year ago
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a year ago
Internet Intimacy Yesterday, I mentioned the Yoto Daily, a daily podcast for kids that loads up automatically on the Yoto player. I just wanted to add that what makes it special is that it feels like a voicemail from a friend. Listening to it gives me (and I presume, my...
Retail Design Blog
Cultural Area “Hahnekiez” DIA has renovated and converted the former Auerhahn brewery in Schlitz near Fulda (Hessen), giving...
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2 hours ago
DIA has renovated and converted the former Auerhahn brewery in Schlitz near Fulda (Hessen), giving it a new lease of...
Christopher Butler
Being Normal There’s a theory of Being Online that online isn’t merely a technological thing — access to a...
a year ago
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a year ago
There’s a theory of Being Online that online isn’t merely a technological thing — access to a signal, say, like a telephone line — but a modality. A form; a way. And being, of course, is just being. Early internet users have trouble with this theory because we remember using...
Alex Baldwin
One line of CSS to add hanging quotes The hanging-punctuation property aims at giving web web designers a finer grained control over...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The hanging-punctuation property aims at giving web web designers a finer grained control over typography on the web. The idea behind hanging punctuation is to put some punctuation characters from start (or to a lesser extend at the end) of text elements “outside” of the box in...
Retail Design Blog
Landmark Group Headquarters by Allen Architecture Interiors Design Allen Architecture Interiors Design designed the Landmark Group offices in Dubai to accommodate...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Allen Architecture Interiors Design designed the Landmark Group offices in Dubai to accommodate multiple retail brands with individualized floors, embodying...
The personal website...
Design APIs: the evolution of design systems Design systems enable designers and developers to quickly create quality software on a massive...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Design systems enable designers and developers to quickly create quality software on a massive scale. As the needs of software-driven businesses grow even larger, design systems are evolving — they are beginning to look and work like APIs. In software development, “API” stands...
Fatih Arslan
A morning in Nymphenburg Palace Park The Nymphenburg Palace Park ranks among Germany's finest and most important garden design examples....
9 months ago
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9 months ago
The Nymphenburg Palace Park ranks among Germany's finest and most important garden design examples. It's also my favorite one in Munich.
Christopher Butler
The Interface Is Always There There’s no such thing as UI-less anything. If it’s not one of your five senses, it’s an...
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There’s no such thing as UI-less anything. If it’s not one of your five senses, it’s an interface. This might seem like a bold claim in an era obsessed with “invisible” and “UI-less” design, but consider what an interface actually is: any mediating layer between you and...
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Consequentialism Consequentialism became the most popular approach to ethics following the Age of Enlightenment....
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Consequentialism became the most popular approach to ethics following the Age of Enlightenment. Writers in the late 18th and early 19th century saw how strict, rule-based, duty-bound theories of ethics resulted in contradictory and often destructive behavior. After Napoleon’s...
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My anti-New Year’s resolutions I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick...
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I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.
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L’Oréal Office by M Moser Associates L’Oréal, a global leader in the beauty industry, recently collaborated with us to bring a new image...
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L’Oréal, a global leader in the beauty industry, recently collaborated with us to bring a new image and vision to...
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Media Consumption (Feb 2021) >_ Summary Read 3 books (2202 min, -10% MoM) and 22 articles (-15%) Listened to 364 songs (+38%) and...
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>_ Summary Read 3 books (2202 min, -10% MoM) and 22 articles (-15%) Listened to 364 songs (+38%) and 15 podcasts (749 min, same) Watched 8 movies (885 min, +727%), 7 soccer games (965 min, +16%) and 7 TV episodes (405 min, -62%) Played 0 board games (0 min, same) and 1 video game...
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Rave Robot Full-screen gif mayhem. Worked on this one day last year with CH Albach in order to show it off for...
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Full-screen gif mayhem. Worked on this one day last year with CH Albach in order to show it off for a Halloween party. Since the domain is expiring, I’d prefer it live on in the lab. It was truly ahead of it’s time, but now Cochlea and Giphy GJ have surpassed it’s meager feature...
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CNS Office by Studio Avocado The design requirement was a minimalistic contemporary design with glass-walled spaces and rich...
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The design requirement was a minimalistic contemporary design with glass-walled spaces and rich landscaping. The client’s requirement to incorporate koi...
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Bronx Children’s Museum by O’Neill McVoy Architects Located on the banks of the Harlem River, the Bronx Children’s Museum aims to engage children with...
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Located on the banks of the Harlem River, the Bronx Children’s Museum aims to engage children with the connectivity of...
The DESK Magazine
How to create free press for your work You know what’s not a portfolio, but still acts as a portfolio?
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The most advanced portfolio system yet: Semplice 6 is here They say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at a chosen field. We've been building Semplice...
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Hustle Culture for Designers We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on...
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We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on my full-time work to helping designers via my blog, email newsletter, and other educational content. I need to work damn hard to achieve these goals! Making the
Retail Design Blog
Bayer Offices by Contract Workplaces Until recently, the offices of the German chemical giant Bayer in Bogotá were located in an...
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Until recently, the offices of the German chemical giant Bayer in Bogotá were located in an industrial zone, far from...
Retail Design Blog
AI and Robotics Ventures Offices by YAAF DESIGN YAAF DESIGN created a comfortable, collaborative office space for AI and Robotics Ventures in...
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YAAF DESIGN created a comfortable, collaborative office space for AI and Robotics Ventures in Bangkok emphasizing productivity, well-being, employee satisfaction,...
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Aesop store by atelier suasua Following outposts in Shanghai and Beijing, Aesop accelerates its retail expansion in mainland...
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Following outposts in Shanghai and Beijing, Aesop accelerates its retail expansion in mainland China, opening another outpost in Hangzhou. The...
Christopher Butler
Knowledge Work, AI, and Fragile Egos On the connection between time, skills, ideas, and what makes us truly human. Knowledge workers...
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On the connection between time, skills, ideas, and what makes us truly human. Knowledge workers advance through economies by transitioning from selling time to selling labor to selling IP. The notion here is that narrowing the funnel increases the value: everyone has time,...
Retail Design Blog
McCarthy Tétrault Law Offices by ACDF Architecture and BVN Architecture ACDF Architecture and BVN Architecture transformed McCarthy Tétrault law firm’s Montreal offices...
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ACDF Architecture and BVN Architecture transformed McCarthy Tétrault law firm’s Montreal offices into open, collaborative spaces with standardized workstations, flexible...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
The Art of Making Websites Hidde de Vries gave a great talked titled “Creativity cannot be computed” (you can checkout the...
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Hidde de Vries gave a great talked titled “Creativity cannot be computed” (you can checkout the slides or watch the video). In his slides he has lots of bullet points that attempt to define what art is, and then in the talk he spends time covering each one. Here’s a sampling of...
Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 March 31 - April 6 De-digitization, get more sunlight, while you still can. What things are better...
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11 months ago
De-digitization, get more sunlight, while you still can. What things are better offline? Write while you can still read. Make art while you can still see. Make music while you can still hear. Make food while you can still taste.
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LOADMORE "loadmo.re is a mobile-websites showcase initiated by DVTK. The curation was initially based on our...
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"loadmo.re is a mobile-websites showcase initiated by DVTK. The curation was initially based on our own selection and is now meant to grow through submissions from our online community. From its earliest days, digital design practice has been focused on creating interfaces for...
Fonts In Use – Blog...
Ramones presidential seal logo Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: sinistersaladmusikal.wordpress.com License: All Rights...
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Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: sinistersaladmusikal.wordpress.com License: All Rights Reserved. Source: i-d.vice.com License: All Rights Reserved. Arturo Vega had the logo tattooed on his back with his own name incorporated and a type style that is less stylized...
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Hockey sticks don't look like hockey sticks “Hockey stick” growth has long been the elusive goal of Silicon Valley (and Valley-esque)...
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“Hockey stick” growth has long been the elusive goal of Silicon Valley (and Valley-esque) venture-capital-backed startups. It’s so named because the graph of some company metric — users, revenue, retention, orders — starts low and flat, then slowly lifts, then turns steeper and...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 14 – v DIY While you’re here, make the world your own. Hello from the makerspace, otherwise known as...
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While you’re here, make the world your own. Hello from the makerspace, otherwise known as home. Home should be a makerspace! At any level — food, art, life, clothing, and on to more difficult craft like furniture and construction — everyone should have their hands in...
Fatih Arslan
My Homelab Setup I replaced my existing Homelab setup from the ground up with Unifi's latest Gateways, Switches APs,...
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I replaced my existing Homelab setup from the ground up with Unifi's latest Gateways, Switches APs, and Cameras. Here is what I did and how it ended up.
Retail Design Blog
Scania Offices by Giant Leap Giant Leap designed Scania’s new South African head office, creating an inspiring and unified space...
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Giant Leap designed Scania’s new South African head office, creating an inspiring and unified space that embodies the brand’s values,...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
A not so gentle intro to web3 Almost everything web3-related is a grift based on getting people to buy crypto. Although the...
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Almost everything web3-related is a grift based on getting people to buy crypto. Although the distributed part of blockchain technology...
Retail Design Blog
Sihe Whisky&Cocktail Bar by Hooold Design Sihe is located on Xiangyang North Road in Shanghai, within the bustling Jing’an district. This...
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6 months ago
Sihe is located on Xiangyang North Road in Shanghai, within the bustling Jing’an district. This street connects Nanjing West Road...
Christopher Butler
Fascinated by Layout A working knowledge of the fundamentals of design is as important now as it ever has been. Ever...
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A working knowledge of the fundamentals of design is as important now as it ever has been. Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by layout. I didn’t know to call it that before I studied design; I just knew that I could look at a page and find beauty and wonder in it...
The personal website...
My favorite job interview question I like job interviews. I participated in a lot of job interviews in 2017. I interviewed extensively...
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I like job interviews. I participated in a lot of job interviews in 2017. I interviewed extensively before starting at SoundCloud, and then again on my way to my current position at The Wall Street Journal. Sometimes, interviews are full of fascinating cultural signals. Most...
Product Identity
I'm writing a zine Will I become an author now?
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Christopher Butler
What We Do When We See What does it even mean to design when perception is reality? Do we all ever see the same...
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over a year ago
What does it even mean to design when perception is reality? Do we all ever see the same thing? Visual Intelligence, a wonderful book about seeing and clarity, Amy Herman begins with the story of Derreck Kayongo. Kayongo had just stepped into the shower in his hotel room...
Retail Design Blog
Zhicang Coffee by MOS Wood & Stone Design Zhichang Coffee is located on Mihe Farm, within the site of the Weiyang Palace of Han Chang’an City,...
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3 months ago
Zhichang Coffee is located on Mihe Farm, within the site of the Weiyang Palace of Han Chang’an City, outside the...
Retail Design Blog
Deliveroo Offices by Oktra Oktra redesigned Deliveroo’s office space at The River Building in London to integrate two floors,...
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Oktra redesigned Deliveroo’s office space at The River Building in London to integrate two floors, increase meeting rooms, and create...
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L’aura – Unveil Your Aura by Innovāt – Empowering Creative Innovation L’aura – Unveil Your Aura | Branding & Packaging L’aura is a luxury and modern high-end cosmetics...
5 months ago
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I sold Big Timer Five months ago I sold my countdown timer web app, Big Timer! I never really announced that, so...
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over a year ago
Five months ago I sold my countdown timer web app, Big Timer! I never really announced that, so here’s what...
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New Year's resolutions are silly Every February you get to see so billboards with fitness center advertisements. Because by then most...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Every February you get to see so billboards with fitness center advertisements. Because by then most people have already given...
The personal website...
Practice makes perfect Professional baker/member of my band Jake at a band retreat recently, practicing. Editor’s note: I...
over a year ago
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Professional baker/member of my band Jake at a band retreat recently, practicing. Editor’s note: I think this falls under the heading of ‘conventional wisdom.’ In addition, I’m walking a fine line between ‘self-help’ and ‘beating a dead horse.’ Perhaps poorly. Bear with me. I do...
Retail Design Blog
Wildstreak by Harcus Design ‘Wildstreak’ celebrates the maverick that is Peter Drayton. Though a 5th generation descendant of...
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‘Wildstreak’ celebrates the maverick that is Peter Drayton. Though a 5th generation descendant of the famed Hunter Valley Drayton wine...
Christopher Butler
object – Bedside Lamp It’s not smart, but it dims. We briefly dabbled with smart-bulbs in our house. It did not go...
a year ago
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a year ago
It’s not smart, but it dims. We briefly dabbled with smart-bulbs in our house. It did not go well. Why we make these things, I do not know. Why is controlling a lamp with your phone better than with your hands? What I noticed after creating a smart light array in our house...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
10 Reasons why bicycles can't replace cars I live in Germany. The land of automakers. The land of auto lobbyists and auto marketeers. They’re...
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I live in Germany. The land of automakers. The land of auto lobbyists and auto marketeers. They’re doing well convincing...
Retail Design Blog
Hasbro Iberia Offices by Dobleese Estudio Dobleese Estudio designed the Hasbro Iberia office project in Valencia to immerse employees in the...
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Dobleese Estudio designed the Hasbro Iberia office project in Valencia to immerse employees in the brand’s playful universe, blending creativity,...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Life After Lifestyle One of the best and most inspiring articles I read this year.
over a year ago
Fonts In Use – Blog...
“Incalculable Loss” front page of The New York Times for May 24th, 2020 Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: store.nytimes.com The New York Times. License: All Rights...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: store.nytimes.com The New York Times. License: All Rights Reserved. The front page of The New York Times for Sunday, May 24th, 2020, was a stark wall of type, and only type: a long and somber list of Americans who have lost their lives...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Tabler Icons Open source icons by Paweł Kuna
over a year ago
Nela Dunato Art &...
Mixed media sketchbook tour 2009–2023 I recently completed a 98-page mixed media sketchbook that I've been using since 2009! In the...
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a year ago
I recently completed a 98-page mixed media sketchbook that I've been using since 2009! In the sketchbook tour video you can see my fantasy character portraits, surreal artworks, watercolor landscapes and urban sketches, many many skull studies, as well as lots of fun colorful...
Retail Design Blog
Mita Bird Nest by RYMEE Creative Bird nests are among the most precious and luxurious dishes because they are rich in nutrients and...
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8 months ago
Bird nests are among the most precious and luxurious dishes because they are rich in nutrients and beneficial for skin...
Retail Design Blog
Gen Digital Offices by HKS HKS Inc transformed a dormant building into Gen Digital’s vibrant Mountain View office, embodying...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
HKS Inc transformed a dormant building into Gen Digital’s vibrant Mountain View office, embodying the company’s mission emphasizing innovation, hospitality,...
abdz.do - Have you...
Monterra: sipping on sustainable and vegan wines with stylish packaging design Monterra: sipping on sustainable and vegan wines with stylish packaging design ...
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Monterra: sipping on sustainable and vegan wines with stylish packaging design abduzeedo0217—23 For over a decade, Monterra has been creating top-of-the-line wines sourced from picturesque vineyards in South Australia. But in recent times, the...
Retail Design Blog
One Zero Offices by Switchup Switchup designed a pioneering office space for ONE ZERO Digital Private Bank in Tel Aviv, combining...
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a month ago
Switchup designed a pioneering office space for ONE ZERO Digital Private Bank in Tel Aviv, combining bright colors, plants, and...
The personal website...
What google search shows us about the future of product design You can read this article on UX Booth.
over a year ago
Christopher Butler
4 Levels of Grids for Web Designers Grids are very, very useful. I just published an essay on how anchoring the most important...
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Grids are very, very useful. I just published an essay on how anchoring the most important information on a web page to the Y-axis will help viewer’s focus on it and pay closer attention. It’s a pretty basic idea, really, but somehow I found myself writing over 1,000 words to...
The personal website...
Asymmetrical symmetry Go intrigues me. It is lauded in most circles as the thinking man’s chess, a game played by...
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over a year ago
Go intrigues me. It is lauded in most circles as the thinking man’s chess, a game played by luminaries for 2500 years. It is used in movies and TV shows to hint at the ideas of Zen and east Asian religion. I have never successfully played a complete game, though I enjoy reading...
Retail Design Blog
LEICA store by Format Architecture Office Almost twelve years after first opening up shop in Soho, LEICA has inaugurated a second store and...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Almost twelve years after first opening up shop in Soho, LEICA has inaugurated a second store and gallery in the...
abdz.do - Have you...
Bold art direction, UX and web design for GV Bold art direction, UX and web design for GV abduzeedo0501—23 ...
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Bold art direction, UX and web design for GV abduzeedo0501—23 GV, previously known as Google Ventures, recently underwent a rebranding and relaunch of their corporate website with a simpler UX. The new strategy and branding was created by the...
The personal website...
Using Netlify to build an email sign-up widget You can read this article on CSS Tricks.
over a year ago
Christopher Butler
Year in Review – 2023 At Work Despite challenges that made time seem like a rubber band — the AI panic of Q1, inflation,...
a year ago
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At Work Despite challenges that made time seem like a rubber band — the AI panic of Q1, inflation, economic contractions, new services and staff growing by more than 30%, all of which kept me very busy at work — the year went by quickly. This is because I’m in my forties and...
Retail Design Blog
Jaramagos BIO by Al Margen THE ART OF MAKING ECOLOGICAL EVOO Behind every product there is a story to tell, there is passion,...
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4 months ago
THE ART OF MAKING ECOLOGICAL EVOO Behind every product there is a story to tell, there is passion, there is...
The DESK Magazine
mymind keeps getting better We've been hard at work making every aspect of the mymind.com experience better, smoother, faster...
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We've been hard at work making every aspect of the mymind.com experience better, smoother, faster and lovelier.
Retail Design Blog
Craft Beer Legends by Tanya Pushkareva For my academic project, I decided to focus on creating a unique craft beer label inspired by...
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For my academic project, I decided to focus on creating a unique craft beer label inspired by mythical creatures. Craft...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Push Notifications Are Organizational Marshmallows It’s a notifications’ world, we’re just living in it. Companies can’t help but try and get your...
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It’s a notifications’ world, we’re just living in it. Companies can’t help but try and get your attention via email, text, or push notifications and drive you to their app. Push notifications in particular are a powerful tool — and where there’s power, there’s abuse. I’m sure...
Retail Design Blog
PEDRO flagship store Part of the Singapore-based Charles & Keith Group since its inception in 2005, the fast-growing...
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9 months ago
Part of the Singapore-based Charles & Keith Group since its inception in 2005, the fast-growing PEDRO shoe brand evolved from...
Retail Design Blog
LinkedIn Office Design, Bengaluru LinkedIn’s Bengaluru office underwent a dynamic redesign to elevate the workplace experience,...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
LinkedIn’s Bengaluru office underwent a dynamic redesign to elevate the workplace experience, blending the company’s culture with a focus on...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Making o(m)g:image, Part II: As Little JS As Possible This is part two of my series of posts describing how I made my quiz game o(m)g:image. Project...
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This is part two of my series of posts describing how I made my quiz game o(m)g:image. Project Announcement Pt. I: Design Iterations Pt. II: As Little JS As Possible One of my goals when making this project was to use as little JavaScript as possible. In retrospect, I have to...
Retail Design Blog
Gallery Katachi by Negishi Kenchiku Studio This is a renovation of a 130-year-old traditional house in the historical streetscape of a regional...
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This is a renovation of a 130-year-old traditional house in the historical streetscape of a regional city. The client uses...
The DESK Magazine
The best portfolios launched with Semplice in May 2022 Every week, we handpick two portfolios created with Semplice to feature on our Showcase. These are...
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over a year ago
Every week, we handpick two portfolios created with Semplice to feature on our Showcase. These are the best of the best, chosen by yours truly from hundreds of beautiful submissions.
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Sanding UI, pt. II Let’s say you make a UI to gather some user feedback. Nothing complicated. Just a thumbs up/down...
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a week ago
Let’s say you make a UI to gather some user feedback. Nothing complicated. Just a thumbs up/down widget. It starts out neutral, but when the user clicks up or down, you highlight what they clicked an de-emphasize/disable the other (so it requires an explicit toggle to change your...
Retail Design Blog
Superbid Offices by Perkins&Will Perkins&Will designed Superbid Exchange’s new São Paulo office with a circular program enhancing...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Perkins&Will designed Superbid Exchange’s new São Paulo office with a circular program enhancing collaboration and client interaction, maximizing natural light...
Retail Design Blog
OOTOO coffee by Empatía OOTOO is a Kyoto-based coffee brand and we embarked on a journey to create its brand identity,...
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6 months ago
OOTOO is a Kyoto-based coffee brand and we embarked on a journey to create its brand identity, wanting to encapsulate...
Christopher Butler
object – Coffee Cup The perfect coffee cup is about half the size of your average American mug. I bought a pair of...
a year ago
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a year ago
The perfect coffee cup is about half the size of your average American mug. I bought a pair of used small porcelain mugs at a thrift shop for about $1 back in 2009. I have used one of them nearly every day since. I believe them to be the perfect cup for coffee. This mug...
Retail Design Blog
Xiaoshi Restaurant by Longterm Design Located in the bustling coastal city of Wenzhou in the southeast of China, known for its mild...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Located in the bustling coastal city of Wenzhou in the southeast of China, known for its mild subtropical climate, Xiaoshi...
The Turn Signal RSS...
The Citroën Ami and the Future of Urban Transportation The Ami started life as the AMI ONE C Concept which was a study on new ways to overcome the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The Ami started life as the AMI ONE C Concept which was a study on new ways to overcome the challenges of designing a small, affordable…
Identity Designed
HiRaw! Designed by M — N Associates, Ho Chi Minh City.
a year ago
Christopher Butler
Gestalt Principles of Design – Symmetry We tend to perceive symmetrical elements as being connected, even if they are not. The Gestalt...
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We tend to perceive symmetrical elements as being connected, even if they are not. The Gestalt Principles of Design are a set of concepts and guidelines drawn from gestalt psychology, which theorizes that the mind tends to process organized groups of things as a whole,...
The Turn Signal RSS...
Why Do New Cars Have Speed Limit Warnings, and Do They Work? The speed limit warnings are part of a system called Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA). Any system...
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The speed limit warnings are part of a system called Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA). Any system inside a vehicle that ensures that a…
UX Collective
A transparency framework for AI Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Fonts In Use – Blog...
John & Paul & Ringo & George / &&& T-shirt Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: walkerart.org License: All Rights Reserved. Experimental...
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over a year ago
Contributed by Nick Sherman Source: walkerart.org License: All Rights Reserved. Experimental Jetset designed the original John & Paul & Ringo & George T-shirt (referencing the names of the Beatles) in 2001 for Yoshi Kawasaki at the Japanese apparel company 2K/Gingham. The...
Christopher Butler
The Internet is Already a Social Network Make it easier for anyone to have a website. Make syndication easier and better. That’s all that...
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a year ago
Make it easier for anyone to have a website. Make syndication easier and better. That’s all that is needed to reclaim the power we’ve ceded to the many posting places and their owners.
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Positive? The children’s coughs are almost gone. Our youngest was supposed to get her first swimming lesson....
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over a year ago
The children’s coughs are almost gone. Our youngest was supposed to get her first swimming lesson. But because I wasn’t...
Retail Design Blog
DataVolt Offices by JTCPL Designs JTCPL Designs unveiled a sustainable interior design project for DataVolt in Mumbai, inspired by the...
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JTCPL Designs unveiled a sustainable interior design project for DataVolt in Mumbai, inspired by the Silk Route and featuring a...
Retail Design Blog
North53° Beard Oil by Sparrow Design North53° is a Polish brand of natural cosmetics for men. Our studio was responsible for the complex...
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3 months ago
North53° is a Polish brand of natural cosmetics for men. Our studio was responsible for the complex branding and design...
Christopher Butler
sketchbook – 2024 March 9 - March 16 Putting these up on my website is a new thing I am doing! Either nothing is magic or everything...
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12 months ago
Putting these up on my website is a new thing I am doing! Either nothing is magic or everything is. We are doing solar this year! The back is better than the front.
abdz.do - Have you...
Beloved food magazine Bon Appétit, gets a fresh rebrand Beloved food magazine Bon Appétit, gets a fresh rebrand abduzeedo0205—23 ...
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Beloved food magazine Bon Appétit, gets a fresh rebrand abduzeedo0205—23 Bon Appétit, the well-known food and dining magazine, has recently undergone a revamp, and it was just in time for its holiday issue. This new and improved print magazine,...
Retail Design Blog
Mercure Bukhara Old Town Hotel by ARC Architects The project is situated in the northern part of Bukhara, close to the Samarkand Gates, a significant...
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The project is situated in the northern part of Bukhara, close to the Samarkand Gates, a significant transport and trade...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Search Results Without JavaScript I’m currently looking to add a search feature to my blog. It’s a client-side approach, which means I...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
I’m currently looking to add a search feature to my blog. It’s a client-side approach, which means I was planning on using my favorite progressive-enhancement technique for client-side only search: you point a search form at Google, scope the results to your site, then use...
Retail Design Blog
Merit Interactive Headquarters by LYCS Architecture LYCS Architecture designed Merit Interactive Headquarters in Hangzhou, integrating architecture,...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
LYCS Architecture designed Merit Interactive Headquarters in Hangzhou, integrating architecture, exhibition design, and a marine-inspired theme for a dynamic and...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Blogging or posting on social media—what's better? I wrote about the benefits of blogging before. That was four years ago. Now I have some things to...
over a year ago
abdz.do - Have you...
By Wind — Printing By Wind By Wind — Printing By Wind abduzeedo0210—23 To meet future...
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By Wind — Printing By Wind abduzeedo0210—23 To meet future demands on quality, specialization, and sustainability, two of Sweden’s (and Europe’s) foremost printing companies joined forces to create a unique and comprehensive offering:...
Retail Design Blog
OOTOO coffee by Empatía OOTOO is a Kyoto-based coffee brand and we embarked on a journey to create its brand identity,...
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OOTOO is a Kyoto-based coffee brand and we embarked on a journey to create its brand identity, wanting to encapsulate...
Retail Design Blog
Light and airy coffee house in the Astana Alexandra Pyzhik is an interior designer from Astana, co-founder of the design studio “A-Studio”,...
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Alexandra Pyzhik is an interior designer from Astana, co-founder of the design studio “A-Studio”, organized in 2009. Alexandra’s main specialization...
abdz.do - Have you...
Life Between Blocks Life Between Blocks abduzeedo0214—23 A solo exhibition by...
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Life Between Blocks abduzeedo0214—23 A solo exhibition by Santiago Oddis.  As a collaboration between the production company Final Frontier and the renowned animation studio Le Cube the exhibition Life Between Blocks is now open at Silk...
Christopher Butler
Periodical – 3 Hello from a rainy and cold autumn morning in Durham. We are in the midst of the most magical time...
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a year ago
Hello from a rainy and cold autumn morning in Durham. We are in the midst of the most magical time of the year. Our enormous old oak is covering everything in a blanket of golden leaves. The meadow is turning purple with the tall Aster that flower in November. I’m getting ready...
Retail Design Blog
SUSHISAMBA Singapore Situated at the pinnacle of Singapore’s iconic Capital Tower, the newest member of the SUSHISAMBA...
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3 months ago
Situated at the pinnacle of Singapore’s iconic Capital Tower, the newest member of the SUSHISAMBA network, masterfully crafted by Kokaistudios,...
Retail Design Blog
Kedrovka cedar milk by Maria Korneva Kedrovka is a brand of plant-based milk crafted for those who care about their health, value natural...
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a month ago
Kedrovka is a brand of plant-based milk crafted for those who care about their health, value natural ingredients, and seek...
Retail Design Blog
Avizva Solutions Offices by Designforth Interiors Designforth Interiors created a functional and flexible office space in Indore for Avizva, focusing...
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yesterday
Designforth Interiors created a functional and flexible office space in Indore for Avizva, focusing on spatial optimization, collaboration, and cultural...
Retail Design Blog
MAAP LaB Hong Kong Since Jarrad Smith and Ollie Cousins founded MAAP a decade ago, the tech performance wear brand –...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Since Jarrad Smith and Ollie Cousins founded MAAP a decade ago, the tech performance wear brand – geared specifically towards...
Retail Design Blog
Lingyin Cultural and Creative Pavilion by Ondo Studio At the initial stage of design, upon seeing the original store, we were moved by the lush branches...
7 months ago
The DESK Magazine
What is quality anymore? One might say the quality of everything has improved – our TV screens have never been more crisp &...
a year ago
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a year ago
One might say the quality of everything has improved – our TV screens have never been more crisp & vivid, our systems and software never more refined, our roads and highways never more paved.
UX Collective
Has Duolingo’s Year in Review outshone Spotify Wrapped? Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
2 months ago
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Zhi Chi Dental by WEDO DESIGN Teeth are the cubes in the oral cavity. What surprises are hidden in this cubic space? Zhi Chi...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Teeth are the cubes in the oral cavity. What surprises are hidden in this cubic space? Zhi Chi Dental provides...
Retail Design Blog
OZBE Café by KKOL Studio OZBE is a new café brand occupying four floors that offers premium fruits and serves them by...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
OZBE is a new café brand occupying four floors that offers premium fruits and serves them by directly juicing or...
Retail Design Blog
Arc’teryx Veilance shop-in-shop Following a pop-up store at Hankyu Men’s department store in Tokyo, Canadian outdoor apparel brand...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Following a pop-up store at Hankyu Men’s department store in Tokyo, Canadian outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx Veilance has inaugurated a...
Retail Design Blog
NESS restaurant by OOAA Along with Argentina‘s gradual but steady economic recovery, the Lomas de Núñez neighbourhood,...
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Along with Argentina‘s gradual but steady economic recovery, the Lomas de Núñez neighbourhood, situated in the north of the sprawling...
abdz.do - Have you...
'Experiments in Form': a 3D series by Billielis 'Experiments in Form': a 3D series by Billielis AoiroStudio0129—23 ...
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over a year ago
'Experiments in Form': a 3D series by Billielis AoiroStudio0129—23 Billielis is known for his explorations and the stylish gold theme works in Cinema 4D. His series of works, titled "Experiments in Form," showcase his unique approach to 3D art,...
Retail Design Blog
Arup Offices by PMIA Arup’s new Bangkok office by Project Manhattan Interior Architecture (PMIA) showcases...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Arup’s new Bangkok office by Project Manhattan Interior Architecture (PMIA) showcases professionalism and regional uniqueness, with a focus on sustainability...
Retail Design Blog
Gundari hotel by block722 Idyllic getaway redefined. We’re talking Gundari, a luxury property tucked away in the rugged...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Idyllic getaway redefined. We’re talking Gundari, a luxury property tucked away in the rugged landscape of Folegandros, a tiny island...
Retail Design Blog
The Mix Restaurant and Café by The Bloom architects “Mix” is a restaurant and café project designed with the philosophy of blending nature and...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
“Mix” is a restaurant and café project designed with the philosophy of blending nature and architecture. The main highlight of...
The personal website...
Make it 'til you make it In 2009, back when I was the creative director of a music magazine, I sat on a panel of music...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In 2009, back when I was the creative director of a music magazine, I sat on a panel of music industry professionals. The audience was mostly comprised of bands and curious non-music-industry people, so when it came to the Q&A part of the evening, the questions were predictable....
Christopher Butler
Unscalable, Hand-Crafted Lists of Links Or, Technology vs. Taste The first search engine wasn’t one at all. It was a webpage with a...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Or, Technology vs. Taste The first search engine wasn’t one at all. It was a webpage with a list of links on it. There were many of these, some freely accessible, and others within the first walled-gardens of America Online, Prodigy, and so on. But the most famous one is...
Ryan Mulligan
Notes on handling events in Web Components My click-spark web component was a fun, silly project at best. Yet I've seen it's had some love...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
My click-spark web component was a fun, silly project at best. Yet I've seen it's had some love since being shared. So why not publish it as an npm package? No better time than the present, some say. I had done a major refactor before publishing, the most notable was that the...
Christopher Butler
The Pigeonhole Principle Why perfect organization is not possible. I stare at the blank index pages of my new...
a month ago
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a month ago
Why perfect organization is not possible. I stare at the blank index pages of my new commonplace book, my pen hovering uncertainly. More than two decades of digital design work, and I’m stumped by the simple task of organizing an analog notebook. Come on, I thought to...
Retail Design Blog
phenom israel Phenom is a global HR technology company that delivers a single-platform solution and...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Phenom is a global HR technology company that delivers a single-platform solution and hyper-personalized experiences for candidates, recruiters, and employees....
Retail Design Blog
HONOR Flagship Store Where New Tech Retail Experience Meets Historical Neighborhood Revitalization The historic charm of...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Where New Tech Retail Experience Meets Historical Neighborhood Revitalization The historic charm of Kuanzhai Alley and the sleek modernity of...
Retail Design Blog
via·1719 Wu Liangcai New Vision Field by Dayuan Design When a building becomes a collective memory of a city, the meaning it carries is unique. Whenever...
a month ago
Nela Dunato Art &...
Talent exists, but it’s not what you think + mixed media portrait drawing process In this episode of Nela’s Art Chat I'm sharing the process of creating a drippy mixed media portrait...
a year ago
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a year ago
In this episode of Nela’s Art Chat I'm sharing the process of creating a drippy mixed media portrait in a sketchbook and talking about the difference between skill and talent. How can we recognize and use our own talents? What to do if you donʼt feel like youʼre talented?
The personal website...
Tiny data visualizations This is a direct translation of a talk I gave at the NYC D3.js meetup in January of 2016. If you’d...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This is a direct translation of a talk I gave at the NYC D3.js meetup in January of 2016. If you’d like to see a video of the talk, you can check it out on YouTube. Have you seen this comprehensive list of Donald Trump’s insults? Or maybe this detailed rundown of the 2016...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Software Pliability Quoting myself from former days on Twitter: Businesses have a mental model of what they...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
Quoting myself from former days on Twitter: Businesses have a mental model of what they do. Businesses build software to help them do it—a concrete manifestation of their mental model. A gap always exists between these two. What makes a great software business is their ability to...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
UI Pace Layers Jeremy Keith, Chris Coyier, and others (see Jeremy’s post) have written about the idea of “pace...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
Jeremy Keith, Chris Coyier, and others (see Jeremy’s post) have written about the idea of “pace layers” and now I’m going to take a stab at applying it to user interface primitives. First, let’s start with a line of reasoning: Common user interface controls — such as checkboxes...
Identity Designed
Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku Designed by Tofu, Gdańsk.
a year ago
Koos Looijesteijn -...
How to pick the least wrong colors I do have a formal design education, but I can very much relate with Matthew’s feeling incompetent...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I do have a formal design education, but I can very much relate with Matthew’s feeling incompetent and love how he managed to turn a ton of research into an algorithm.