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Craft Beer Legends by Tanya Pushkareva
For my academic project, I decided to focus on creating a unique craft beer label inspired by...
a month ago
For my academic project, I decided to focus on creating a unique craft beer label inspired by mythical creatures. Craft...
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...
6 months ago
Bird nests are among the most precious and luxurious dishes because they are rich in nutrients and beneficial for skin...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Smooth Shadow
"Make a smooth css shadow
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a year ago
"Make a smooth css shadow
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The personal website...
Who are design systems for?
I’ve spent the past few days feeling an immense amount of FOMO. A major design conference called...
over a year ago
I’ve spent the past few days feeling an immense amount of FOMO. A major design conference called Clarity happened here in New York, and my twitter feed has been full of pictures and quotes from the very talented and articulate speakers. Lesson learned: go to more conferences. To...
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...
3 months ago
The Sanofi office is a space where the harmony of nature meets modernity, creating an innovative and inspiring work environment....
Retail Design Blog
On store
Cult running shoe brand On is accelerating the roll-out of new stores in leading cities across the...
7 months ago
Cult running shoe brand On is accelerating the roll-out of new stores in leading cities across the planet, and very...
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,...
6 months ago
Introducing a Fresh Narrative to a Lobby Cafe In the heart of Shanghai’s bustling Jing’an district, Nodi, a brand born...
Christopher Butler
Christmas Day – Multiple UFO Sighting
My wife, children, and I witnessed a cluster of high-flying, unidentified objects at 6pm on...
over a year ago
My wife, children, and I witnessed a cluster of high-flying, unidentified objects at 6pm on Christmas Day.
At 6pm on the evening of Christmas Day, 2021, in Durham, NC, my wife and I were preparing to walk our children down the street to their grandparents’ house for...
Retail Design Blog
adidas Illustrates Confidence In Simplicity with a New Branded Space Design Exclusive to JD Sports
Launching into JD Sports’ best-performing store at Westfield Stratford, as well as JD Sports...
3 weeks ago
Launching into JD Sports’ best-performing store at Westfield Stratford, as well as JD Sports Bluewater, following its prototype in Paris...
Christopher Butler
From the Desk Of
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could actually peer over another designer’s shoulder once in a while and...
over a year ago
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could actually peer over another designer’s shoulder once in a while and see what they actually do?
design means different things to different people, as does the title Designer. As much as I prefer the simplicity of Designer to, say, Interaction...
Fatih Arslan
Vitsoe vs USM shelving
I have an extensive Vitsoe 606 shelving setup but plan to extend certain places with USM cabinets....
6 months ago
I have an extensive Vitsoe 606 shelving setup but plan to extend certain places with USM cabinets. What are the main differences?
Retail Design Blog
FUDDY DUDDY pizza takeout by Saint of Athens & ICD Designers
Saint of Athens and ICD Designers present FUDDY DUDDY, a unique pizza takeout store located in the...
6 months ago
Saint of Athens and ICD Designers present FUDDY DUDDY, a unique pizza takeout store located in the heart of Athens,...
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...
over a year ago
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
RUBEN – Hamburger restaurant
Design and planning of an area of 85 square meters. A bar in the center of a space combined...
a week ago
Design and planning of an area of 85 square meters. A bar in the center of a space combined with...
Retail Design Blog
Kurasu café by Kousou
Exploring the tension between order and disorder When Kurasu, the specialty coffee brand from Kyoto,...
4 months ago
Exploring the tension between order and disorder When Kurasu, the specialty coffee brand from Kyoto, entered Indonesia, its first home...
Oykun
Stop charging hourly! Start charging for the Value!
Money has always been an uncomfortable topic to talk about, especially for us creatives. We value...
over a year ago
Money has always been an uncomfortable topic to talk about, especially for us creatives. We value our creation, get satisfaction from the process and the result so much that we often do not really give the importance it deserves to this money topic.
I have been designing for many...
Retail Design Blog
Tropical Forest Restaurant by Human+ Architects
Located in the bustling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam, this...
6 months ago
Located in the bustling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam, this restaurant project aims...
abdz.do - Have you...
Branding for Fluxus: where coffee meets art
Branding for Fluxus: where coffee meets art
abduzeedo0220—23
...
a year ago
Branding for Fluxus: where coffee meets art
abduzeedo0220—23
Fluxus is the newest coffee project from one of the biggest coffee roasters in Turkey. Inspired by the international community of artists, composers, and designers that was Fluxus,...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 16 – Useful Lifetimes
One’s moral progress is measured in unexpected moments.
Good morning! The house is full of the...
10 months ago
One’s moral progress is measured in unexpected moments.
Good morning! The house is full of the aroma of baking muffins, which my daughter requested I make first thing this morning. I happily obliged. She and my son are munching away at them as I type this.
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What’s the...
The personal website...
Know thyself
Throughout the series, we’ve covered four of the major ethical movements in philosophy. Here’s a...
over a year ago
Throughout the series, we’ve covered four of the major ethical movements in philosophy. Here’s a brief recap:
Virtue ethics is the belief that well-being comes from having the right personality traits or dispositions. The key to virtue ethics is finding those special skills that,...
abdz.do - Have you...
Illustrations for Label Expo Mexico City
Illustrations for Label Expo Mexico City
AoiroStudio0502—23
...
a year ago
Illustrations for Label Expo Mexico City
AoiroStudio0502—23
Romain Trystram is an art director and illustrator based in Agadir, Morocco, known for his colorful and imaginative illustrations. Recently, he had the opportunity to work on an...
Christopher Butler
Attention Degrowth
No one is entitled to anyone else’s attention.
Sometimes I think that may be the most important...
a year ago
No one is entitled to anyone else’s attention.
Sometimes I think that may be the most important insight beneath any design decision. Not to be combatted with manipulations, tricks, or just being a nuisance — but to be respected. The attention economy needs degrowth, too.
We...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Contributed by Peiran Tan
Source: www.evangelion.co.jp ©カラー／Project Eva....
over a year ago
Contributed by Peiran Tan
Source: www.evangelion.co.jp ©カラー／Project Eva. ©カラー／EVA製作委員会 ©カラー. License: All Rights Reserved.
Created and directed by Hideaki Anno, Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, often abbreviated as NGE or simply EVA) is a Japanese media...
Retail Design Blog
Yomatsuri whisky by Backbar Studios
Yomatsuri, a blended Japanese whisky, takes its inspiration from the ‘Chichibu Yomatsuri Night...
3 months ago
Yomatsuri, a blended Japanese whisky, takes its inspiration from the ‘Chichibu Yomatsuri Night Festival,’ a 300-year-old celebration and one of...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
John & Paul & Ringo & George / &&& T-shirt
Contributed by Nick Sherman
Source: walkerart.org License: All Rights Reserved.
Experimental...
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...
The Turn Signal RSS...
Bringing the Coolest Car of the Carrera Panamericana to Life
I recently came across the work of Ralph Morse, a photographer who worked for Life Magazine. Many of...
over a year ago
I recently came across the work of Ralph Morse, a photographer who worked for Life Magazine. Many of his photos are made available by Google…
The DESK Magazine
The illusion of productivity
"Productivity" is dead.
a year ago
The personal website...
The things of everyday design
There’s a secret code embedded in every app, website, and interface you use. Underneath your fingers...
over a year ago
There’s a secret code embedded in every app, website, and interface you use. Underneath your fingers is a hidden world traveled by the interface designers, caught up in a war between the complexities of technology and the breakneck evolution of user needs. These designers speak...
Christopher Butler
Designing for (Realistic) Attention
The average person is capable of reading 250 words per minute.
When I advise that a...
a year ago
The average person is capable of reading 250 words per minute.
When I advise that a webpage — like a service detail page — have a maximum main body word-count of 150 words, I’m really recommending that it ask a reader to commit to 30 seconds. To put that in perspective, a...
Fatih Arslan
A morning in Nymphenburg Palace Park
The Nymphenburg Palace Park ranks among Germany's finest and most important garden design examples....
7 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 Smallest Details
In Minimalism in UX: the blessing of no choices, Dimitris Chatzilias covers a short list of common...
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...
Retail Design Blog
Galapagos Capital Offices by Perkins&Will
Perkins&Will designed an office for Galapagos Capital in São Paulo, featuring a circular layout with...
3 months ago
Perkins&Will designed an office for Galapagos Capital in São Paulo, featuring a circular layout with a central atrium and natural...
The personal website...
Asymmetrical symmetry
Go intrigues me. It is lauded in most circles as the thinking man’s chess, a game played by...
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...
Christopher Butler
Link – David Sleight's personal website
stuntbox.com is a beautifully-designed personal website. I especially love the simplicity and...
11 months ago
stuntbox.com is a beautifully-designed personal website. I especially love the simplicity and readability of his article pages.
Retail Design Blog
Fuclrum Studio Workspace by Fulcrum Studio
Fulcrum Studio uses the opportunity to create its own workspace as a play space. It breaks the mold...
6 months ago
Fulcrum Studio uses the opportunity to create its own workspace as a play space. It breaks the mold of a...
Oykun
Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers
My recommendation: 9/10
More details and reviews on Amazon
You don't need the perfectly systemized...
a year ago
My recommendation: 9/10
More details and reviews on Amazon
You don't need the perfectly systemized plan to have a successfull business. Focus on giving the best service possible to the small number of people and improve/invent as you get feedback. Don't fear to be
UX Collective
Creativity is the only thing
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
2 weeks ago
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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...
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…
The DESK Magazine
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...
10 months ago
I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.
Fatih Arslan
Automating my gate door
How to automate a gate door without remote capabilities using a smart relay and integrate it into...
5 months ago
How to automate a gate door without remote capabilities using a smart relay and integrate it into HomeKit via Home Assistant.
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
“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...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 17 – Optimization
Optimizing a home is a years-long process.
Hello from the corner of our home. The sun is...
9 months ago
Optimizing a home is a years-long process.
Hello from the corner of our home. The sun is setting on what has been a rainy but lovely day. We had a brief visit from some friends; my daughter spent a couple of hours learning pottery from our neighbor, who is a master potter;...
abdz.do - Have you...
Brand mark, 3D visualization and animation for Tesseract Icons
Brand mark, 3D visualization and animation for Tesseract Icons
...
a year ago
Brand mark, 3D visualization and animation for Tesseract Icons
abduzeedo0501—23
Tesseract Icons, a brand dedicated to creating new and unique digital art, has recently caught the attention of the design world thanks to the exceptional work of...
The DESK Magazine
The books I loved
After at least a year of talking about it, my new website is launching. One of the sub-pages will be...
7 months ago
After at least a year of talking about it, my new website is launching. One of the sub-pages will be dedicated entirely to my favorite reading recommendations.
Retail Design Blog
Neptune Energy Offices by Parella
Parella designed innovative, collaborative workspaces for Neptune Energy in The Hague, reflecting...
2 days ago
Parella designed innovative, collaborative workspaces for Neptune Energy in The Hague, reflecting the company’s culture with open areas, communal spaces,...
abdz.do - Have you...
Life Between Blocks
Life Between Blocks
abduzeedo0214—23
A solo exhibition by...
a year ago
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
Gestalt Principles of Design – Closure
The mind is capable of perceiving more information than what is actually visible.
The Gestalt...
a year ago
The mind is capable of perceiving more information than what is actually visible.
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, rather...
Retail Design Blog
Tasty Coffee by LINII
Tasty Coffee is not only a production, but also an entire ecosystem for wholesale and retail...
5 months ago
Tasty Coffee is not only a production, but also an entire ecosystem for wholesale and retail clients, which includes a...
Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 March 9 - March 16
Putting these up on my website is a new thing I am doing!
Either nothing is magic or everything...
9 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.
Christopher Butler
object – The Present Clock
This hand of this clock makes one rotation every 365 days.
Something like eight or nine years...
a year ago
This hand of this clock makes one rotation every 365 days.
Something like eight or nine years ago, I funded a Kickstarter campaign for a clock that Scott Thrift was making with a neat idea behind it — its single hand would make one full rotation every 365 days. It was called...
The personal website...
Design and machine learning
Machine learning is a powerful tool that drives everything from curated content recommendations to...
over a year ago
Machine learning is a powerful tool that drives everything from curated content recommendations to optimized user interfaces. With Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon leading the charge, machine learning is becoming deeply integrated into everyday product experiences. This means...
Retail Design Blog
Ghyston Offices by Interaction
Interaction collaborated with Ghyston in Bristol to design a modern, flexible office space that...
3 months ago
Interaction collaborated with Ghyston in Bristol to design a modern, flexible office space that reflects their empowering culture, featuring inclusive,...
Identity Designed
HiRaw!
Designed by M — N Associates, Ho Chi Minh City.
a year ago
Designed by M — N Associates, Ho Chi Minh City.
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Positive?
The children’s coughs are almost gone. Our youngest was supposed to get her first swimming lesson....
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...
Melissa Penfold
THE MOST THOUGHTFUL GIFTS THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL GIVE
We’re always here to help you find gifts that elicit “you really know me!” enthusiasm, even from the...
2 weeks ago
We’re always here to help you find gifts that elicit “you really know me!” enthusiasm, even from the normally taciturn. This year, we aimed higher, aspiring to choose items with such eternal appeal, and of such high quality, that some might become heirlooms—used and loved by both...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Nabbing macOS Icon Artwork
I keep a personal collection of beautiful macOS app icons, which might make you ask: “How does he...
4 weeks ago
I keep a personal collection of beautiful macOS app icons, which might make you ask: “How does he get those icons?”
Apps in the App Store
For apps in the Mac App Store, I have my ways. I don’t necessarily want to write about them because I’m semi-afraid Apple would frown on my...
Retail Design Blog
LinkedIn Offices by ZYETA
ZYETA‘s design for LinkedIn’s Bengaluru hub focuses on inclusivity, sustainability, and employee...
4 months ago
ZYETA‘s design for LinkedIn’s Bengaluru hub focuses on inclusivity, sustainability, and employee well-being, setting a new benchmark in workplace innovation...
Retail Design Blog
Matsumoto City Museum by KUME SEKKEI Co.
The project is to move and rebuild the city museum of Matsumoto from within the historical site of...
5 months ago
The project is to move and rebuild the city museum of Matsumoto from within the historical site of Matsumoto Castle...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
John & Paul & Ringo & George / &&& T-shirt
Contributed by Nick Sherman
Source: walkerart.org License: All Rights Reserved.
Experimental...
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...
Retail Design Blog
LinkedIn Office Design, Bengaluru
LinkedIn’s Bengaluru office underwent a dynamic redesign to elevate the workplace experience,...
3 months ago
LinkedIn’s Bengaluru office underwent a dynamic redesign to elevate the workplace experience, blending the company’s culture with a focus on...
The DESK Magazine
How to think for yourself
A couple weeks ago we published this video for mymind.
Watch it before you keep reading, it's only a...
2 months ago
A couple weeks ago we published this video for mymind.
Watch it before you keep reading, it's only a minute long.
Alright, now that you have watched the video, here's my take:
Today's professional world is a mess.
We've been driven
The Turn Signal RSS...
The Role of Cognitive Load in Automotive UX Design
Cognitive load refers to Cognitive load is not the same as cognitive distraction. Cognitive...
a year ago
Cognitive load refers to Cognitive load is not the same as cognitive distraction. Cognitive distraction is Cognitive load may lead to…
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...
4 months ago
Sihe is located on Xiangyang North Road in Shanghai, within the bustling Jing’an district. This street connects Nanjing West Road...
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
I wrote about the benefits of blogging before. That was four years ago. Now I have some things to add...
abdz.do - Have you...
Superlative’s SB01 (Space Bee) — Visual Identity
Superlative’s SB01 (Space Bee) — Visual Identity
AoiroStudio0213—23
...
a year ago
Superlative’s SB01 (Space Bee) — Visual Identity
AoiroStudio0213—23
We would like to feature the work of Niklas Rosén and his collaboration with Kurppa Hosk on the Superlative SB01 (Space Bee), a groundbreaking product that is set to...
Kat Snyder
Visual Attention in Virtual Reality
When designing interfaces that use visual attention, we must remember that our brains do not shoot...
over a year ago
When designing interfaces that use visual attention, we must remember that our brains do not shoot and store perfect photos of the world...
The Turn Signal RSS...
The Struggle to Find Out How Cars Manage Your Personal Data
Cars today collect more than 200 different data points. Most of these data points are not only...
over a year ago
Cars today collect more than 200 different data points. Most of these data points are not only interesting to car manufacturers themselves.…
UX Collective
Are physical buttons going extinct?
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
a month ago
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
Retail Design Blog
Gelato Messina, Rosebery
Situated within the newly refurbished Rosebery Engine Yards, Gelato Messina is making its mark...
4 months ago
Situated within the newly refurbished Rosebery Engine Yards, Gelato Messina is making its mark within Sydney’s inner south. The design...
Retail Design Blog
Meng Du Hui Restaurant by Tanzo Space Design
In December 2023, on the southern side of the Wanshou Hotel, Meng Du Hui: New Huizhou Cuisine...
a month ago
In December 2023, on the southern side of the Wanshou Hotel, Meng Du Hui: New Huizhou Cuisine welcomed its first...
Oykun
Video Gamer skills that make a Great Designer
Enjoy your time with video games, do not see it as a waste of time as society thinks. This is YOUR...
over a year ago
Enjoy your time with video games, do not see it as a waste of time as society thinks. This is YOUR time, use it as you like it. It will make you a better designer.
The personal website...
How to generate color palettes for design systems
It used to be easy to pick colors for design systems. Years ago, you could pick a handful of colors...
8 months ago
It used to be easy to pick colors for design systems. Years ago, you could pick a handful of colors to match your brand’s ethos, or start with an off-the-shelf palette (remember flatuicolors.com?). Each hue and shade served a purpose, and usually had a quirky name like “idea...
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...
2 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...
abdz.do - Have you...
Digitalized - futuristic illustrations
Digitalized - futuristic illustrations
abduzeedo0216—23
We have...
a year ago
Digitalized - futuristic illustrations
abduzeedo0216—23
We have posted projects from RETOKA, but we’re always amazed with the work they produce, exploring where digital art meets futuristic design! This innovative studio has recently unveiled a...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
10 Years of Fonts In Use
Contributed by Nick Sherman
License: All Rights Reserved.
Fonts In Use officially launched 10...
over a year ago
Contributed by Nick Sherman
License: All Rights Reserved.
Fonts In Use officially launched 10 years ago today, on December 21, 2010. The site, which started as just the Blog before opening up to public contributions in 2012, has grown far beyond our expectations when we...
The DESK Magazine
mymind updates you might have missed
We've released so many improvements and updates for mymind recently, these are old news by now.
a month ago
We've released so many improvements and updates for mymind recently, these are old news by now.
Retail Design Blog
Day and Night Park by CATS
In late 2022, the independent bookstore Jetlag Books, based in Beijing, approached us with a...
3 months ago
In late 2022, the independent bookstore Jetlag Books, based in Beijing, approached us with a collaboration opportunity with the Swire...
Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 March 31 - April 7
De-digitization, get more sunlight, while you still can.
What things are better...
8 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.
Retail Design Blog
Villa y Zapata Tequila by Helix Branding
Villa y Zapata Tequila is a revolutionary, handcrafted spirit crafted for those with discerning...
a month ago
Villa y Zapata Tequila is a revolutionary, handcrafted spirit crafted for those with discerning palates. It pays tribute to individuals...
The Turn Signal RSS...
How Waymo Uses Design to Create Trust in Driverless Cars
In regular taxi rides, there is a form of trust between the passenger and the driver. Most of it is...
over a year ago
In regular taxi rides, there is a form of trust between the passenger and the driver. Most of it is established through communication, both…
Scott Jenson
Thinking with your hands
UX is less about technique and more about teamwork. Getting everyone to agree on a common goal is...
over a year ago
UX is less about technique and more about teamwork. Getting everyone to agree on a common goal is where the real magic lives. But too often UX designers inadvertently sabotage that teamwork. Not intentionally, it’s just that, as a group, we UX designers have strong opinions that...
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...
a month ago
The Singapore Symphony Group’s office design by adm Design & Build draws inspiration from the orchestra’s music, featuring soft curves,...
abdz.do - Have you...
Earthfoam nostalgic and fresh design for new organic and fair-trade sleep brand
Earthfoam nostalgic and fresh design for new organic and fair-trade sleep brand
...
a year ago
Earthfoam nostalgic and fresh design for new organic and fair-trade sleep brand
abduzeedo0201—23
Earthfoam is a new organic and fair-trade sleep brand with an end-to-end sustainable supply chain. Having launched in November 2022 with the...
Retail Design Blog
Hermès flagship store by RDAI
A decade after relocating its Melbourne flagship store to Harley House, a heritage-listed 1924...
2 months ago
A decade after relocating its Melbourne flagship store to Harley House, a heritage-listed 1924 office building by architect Sydney Wigham...
Oykun
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
More details and reviews on Amazon
Interesting take on creative minds and struggles. It is almost...
a year ago
More details and reviews on Amazon
Interesting take on creative minds and struggles. It is almost like a religious book, the author talks about Muses, Angels, how God has created us for a specific purpose equipped with genes/soul to achieve that purpose and how we are destined to...
UX Collective
Why is hiring software so impersonal?
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
3 weeks ago
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
Retail Design Blog
Shinsegae department store by NBDC
Situated in downtown Busan, the Shinsegae Centum City department stores first opened its doors in...
7 months ago
Situated in downtown Busan, the Shinsegae Centum City department stores first opened its doors in 2009. As part of one...
abdz.do - Have you...
Reviving a Legend: The Nissan 300zx Fairlady in Full CGI by Christer Stormark and Szymon Kubicki
Reviving a Legend: The Nissan 300zx Fairlady in Full CGI by Christer Stormark and Szymon Kubicki
...
a year ago
Reviving a Legend: The Nissan 300zx Fairlady in Full CGI by Christer Stormark and Szymon Kubicki
AoiroStudio0131—23
The Nissan 300zx Fairlady is a timeless classic, revered by car enthusiasts around the world for its sleek design, powerful...
Retail Design Blog
ramencraft restaurant by SOA architekti
Quite similar to coffee, ramen has gained an extensive global reach, becoming even a culinary...
6 months ago
Quite similar to coffee, ramen has gained an extensive global reach, becoming even a culinary routine in the lifestyle of...
UX Collective
The split decision: IC or manager?
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
a month ago
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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...
6 months ago
The restaurant CAAA by Pietro Catalano, located in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland, is a project that not only...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
The new heroes of design
I used to have several design heroes I looked up to. But when I changed from industrial design to...
over a year ago
I used to have several design heroes I looked up to. But when I changed from industrial design to digital...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
Fairway Market logos
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: nypost.com Christopher Sadowski. License: All Rights...
over a year ago
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: nypost.com Christopher Sadowski. License: All Rights Reserved.
Dom Bold and Agenda.
Fairway Market is a chain of grocery stores in the New York metropolitan area. From Wikipedia:
Founded in 1933, it expanded in the New York area...
Identity Designed
Jarrolds
Designed by The Click, Norwich.
a year ago
Designed by The Click, Norwich.
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...
4 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 Top Ten Design Books
This is my personal ranking, subject to change at any time.
Design as Art, by Bruno...
a month ago
This is my personal ranking, subject to change at any time.
Design as Art, by Bruno Munari
Massive Change, by Bruce Mau
Grid systems in graphic design, by Josef Müller-Brockmann
A New Program for Graphic Design, by David Reinfurt
Editing by Design, by Jan V. White
A...
Retail Design Blog
Neovoyager album design by Mary Zaleska
Album artwork for Neoquartet that I had the pleasure of designing. NeoVoyager is inspired by...
2 months ago
Album artwork for Neoquartet that I had the pleasure of designing. NeoVoyager is inspired by reaching further, literally out of...
Christopher Butler
object – Yoto
This is the best media player for children.
In the month before the pandemic shut everything...
a year ago
This is the best media player for children.
In the month before the pandemic shut everything down, I was in the midst of some research on how designers — and other kinds of creative experts and consultants — can best communicate results. I was looking at a variety of case...
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...
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...
abdz.do - Have you...
Blueshift Collective: Where NFT Meets Creativity
Blueshift Collective: Where NFT Meets Creativity
abduzeedo0214—23
...
a year ago
Blueshift Collective: Where NFT Meets Creativity
abduzeedo0214—23
Are you tired of the same old NFT collections that feature the same type of art over and over again? Look no further than the Blueshift Collective - a free and open NFT...
The personal website...
Copying is the way design works
CC-BY SA 4.0
(more on that in a bit). You can download, copy, remix, excerpt,
...
over a year ago
CC-BY SA 4.0
(more on that in a bit). You can download, copy, remix, excerpt,
change, and repost it however you see fit.
I
Charles Eames said
it best: “We don’t do ‘art’ — we solve problems.”1
2
They...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
Call for Entries: Finding Forte
Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff
Source: www.tomkoch.net Tom Koch. License: All Rights Reserved....
over a year ago
Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff
Source: www.tomkoch.net Tom Koch. License: All Rights Reserved.
The call for entries is now open! Forte in use for a shop sign, spotted by Tom Koch in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Source: www.tomkoch.net Tom Koch. License: All Rights Reserved....
The personal website...
The unexamined life
Why ethics?
The 2010s were a remarkable decade for technology. Day after day, tech lined the front...
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
roarguns beijing store
Beijing shop of the Japanese street-style fashion brand well known by the iconic “dual pistols”...
a month 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
EPAM Offices by Tengo Design
Tengo Design created a multifunctional office space for EPAM in Krakow, incorporating zones for...
7 months ago
Tengo Design created a multifunctional office space for EPAM in Krakow, incorporating zones for employees, clients, coworking, and meetings, with...
Retail Design Blog
A.P.C. store by Laurent Deroo
Just a few months after A.P.C. first opened up shop in Stockholm, an event we’ve covered in a...
3 months ago
Just a few months after A.P.C. first opened up shop in Stockholm, an event we’ve covered in a previous post,...
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...
2 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
Kofan Coffee Shop by Makhno Studio
Kofan Coffee Shop epitomizes the essence of third-wave coffee culture nestled in the heart of...
a month ago
Kofan Coffee Shop epitomizes the essence of third-wave coffee culture nestled in the heart of Kremenchuk. Our establishment is meticulously...
Retail Design Blog
Paris Saint Germain Flagship Store by oftn studio
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is a football club based in Paris, France, that extends its football...
3 months ago
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is a football club based in Paris, France, that extends its football culture into lifestyle products, including...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
The Mystery of the Dune Font
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.worthpoint.com License: All Rights Reserved....
a year ago
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...
Retail Design Blog
Mokkado café by MUKU design studio
“Mokkado” is a café organized by a 75-year-old pharmaceutical company based in Imizu City, Toyama...
4 months ago
“Mokkado” is a café organized by a 75-year-old pharmaceutical company based in Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture. The café is a...
Christopher Butler
The Last Time
Life has as many ends as it has beginnings. What can an end teach us about making our...
over a year ago
Life has as many ends as it has beginnings. What can an end teach us about making our world?
Bye, Chris” were the last words a friend said to me. We had been talking on the phone for about an hour, catching up as we did back then, a few times each year. He said his goodbye as...
Retail Design Blog
Art Vessels by OPEN Architecture
In 2018, OPEN was commissioned to transform a commercial complex under construction located in...
2 months ago
In 2018, OPEN was commissioned to transform a commercial complex under construction located in central Beijing into an art center....
Fonts In Use: Blog...
Law & Order
Contributed by Nick Sherman
License: All Rights Reserved.
Law & Order is a US television series...
over a year ago
Contributed by Nick Sherman
License: All Rights Reserved.
Law & Order is a US television series set in New York City that first aired 30 years ago today, on September 13, 1990, and ran for 20 seasons until its final episode in 2010. Each episode is split into two segments:...
Retail Design Blog
Luar Offices by Iram Boxwala Design Studio
Iram Boxwala Design Studio in Mumbai designed Luar Beauty’s office as a transformative canvas...
6 months ago
Iram Boxwala Design Studio in Mumbai designed Luar Beauty’s office as a transformative canvas reflecting brand identity through curved walls,...
Fatih Arslan
Tesla Model Y: My 6 months impressions
I have the Model Y now for 6 months. Here is what I think about it after six months of daily drive.
11 months ago
I have the Model Y now for 6 months. Here is what I think about it after six months of daily drive.
Christopher Butler
Luke Mitchell's personal website
interroban.gg is a beautifully-designed personal website.
11 months ago
interroban.gg is a beautifully-designed personal website.
Retail Design Blog
Pulmuone’s Innovative Store Redefines Food Culture with Sustainability and Modern Convenience.
Pulmuone Foods has launched an innovative store that redefines food culture, offering an immersive...
3 months ago
Pulmuone Foods has launched an innovative store that redefines food culture, offering an immersive experience that transcends traditional retail. This...
The personal website...
Pictures of websites
A scene from the 2001 movie Zoolander1:
INT. THE PALATIAL OFFICE OF FASHION MOGUL JACOBIM MUGATU...
over a year ago
A scene from the 2001 movie Zoolander1:
INT. THE PALATIAL OFFICE OF FASHION MOGUL JACOBIM MUGATU (PLAYED BY WILL FERRELL)
MUGATU
Without much further ado, I give you...
MUGATU
The Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good!
ZOOLANDER
(suddenly enraged)
What is...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)
Contributed by Nick Sherman
Source: entertainment.ha.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Original...
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,...
Christopher Butler
Out-Random the AI
If you are a creative person, AI is frightening. It should be. It is yet another technology that we...
8 months ago
If you are a creative person, AI is frightening. It should be. It is yet another technology that we know more than enough to not pursue, but will anyway because our culture is an untethered, nihilistic avarice addiction cloud in which we are all entrapped.
The truth is that...
Retail Design Blog
JETEZO Chengdu MIXC Store
In our exploration of spatial layout, we chose elegant curves as guides to lead visitors into this...
2 months ago
In our exploration of spatial layout, we chose elegant curves as guides to lead visitors into this journey of discovery....
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...
over a year ago
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…
Retail Design Blog
White Bean Brand Identity by Aly Shrief
White Bean is a cafe. It is an invitation-only cafe for the upper class of Jeddah’s society. The...
4 months ago
White Bean is a cafe. It is an invitation-only cafe for the upper class of Jeddah’s society. The cafe will...
The DESK Magazine
5 hard truths for young designers
Stop reading right now if you’re looking for feel-good advice. This is not going to be that kind of...
6 months ago
Stop reading right now if you’re looking for feel-good advice. This is not going to be that kind of article.
Christopher Butler
Understanding the Eye-Mind Connection
A deeper understanding of the eye-mind connection will help us transcend simply harnessing...
5 months ago
A deeper understanding of the eye-mind connection will help us transcend simply harnessing distraction to sustaining attention in our design.
The connection between the eye and the mind is mysterious. It’s not that it is completely opaque to us; we understand many aspects of...
Retail Design Blog
MAM Competence Center by INNOCAD
Since MAM is similar to a growing organism, its new competence center resembles one as well, with...
2 months ago
Since MAM is similar to a growing organism, its new competence center resembles one as well, with the intention of...
UX Collective
Defining simplicity
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
3 months ago
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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...
4 months ago
Nike has re-opened its doors at Westfield Mall of The Netherlands, introducing the innovative Nike Rise concept to this premier...
Ryan Mulligan
Website Themes and Color Schemes
Getting into the mode
Before we begin, I'd like to preface this article with the following resources...
over a year ago
Getting into the mode
Before we begin, I'd like to preface this article with the following resources that were helpful guides on my theming quest. They explain a lot of the intricacies of setting up dark mode and I recommend reading them before my own.
A Complete Guide to Dark...
julian.digital
Media Consumption (Dec 2020)
>_ Summary Read 5 books (1164 min, +15% MoM) and 48 long-form articles (+200%) Listened to 639 songs...
over a year ago
>_ Summary Read 5 books (1164 min, +15% MoM) and 48 long-form articles (+200%) Listened to 639 songs (+43%) and 23 podcasts (1321 min, +148%) Watched 2 movies (232 min, -56%), 8 soccer games (840 min, -15%) and 16 TV episodes (771 min, -25%) Played 3 board games (895 min, +∞%)...
abdz.do - Have you...
Pixel Art Delight: art direction and illustrations for Foxbat Five
Pixel Art Delight: art direction and illustrations for Foxbat Five
...
a year ago
Pixel Art Delight: art direction and illustrations for Foxbat Five
abduzeedo0509—23
Renowned artist Margarita Solianova has embarked on a creative journey, shaping the visual identity of the indie arcade game, Foxbat Five. Solianova's...
Retail Design Blog
ROTATE flagship store by Thibault Allgayer
Danish womenswear brand ROTATE, created in partnership with leading stylists Jeanette Madsen and...
4 months ago
Danish womenswear brand ROTATE, created in partnership with leading stylists Jeanette Madsen and Thora Valdimars, and part of forward fashion...
Nela Dunato Art &...
My policy on the use of generative AI in creative work
I have never used generative AI software to produce original written content, images, code, audio,...
6 months ago
I have never used generative AI software to produce original written content, images, code, audio, or video, and do not intend to in the future. All of the art, design, photography, writing, video, and audio material published on NelaDunato.com and other websites I own have been...
Ryan Mulligan
CSS Grid Gap Behavior with Hidden Elements
I was recently prototyping a component layout that included a way to toggle the visibility of...
a year ago
I was recently prototyping a component layout that included a way to toggle the visibility of sibling elements inside a grid display. What tripped me up was, while these elements were hidden, all of the container's gap gutters remained, leaving undesired extra visual spacing. I...
Retail Design Blog
Freeths LLP office by Denton
A New Beginning for Freeths LLP Leeds Freeths LLP, a leading legal firm, found its Leeds office...
a month ago
A New Beginning for Freeths LLP Leeds Freeths LLP, a leading legal firm, found its Leeds office bursting at the...
Christopher Butler
sketchbook – 2024 March 24 - March 30
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance much less.
9 months ago
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance much less.
Retail Design Blog
Sartorius Offices by Conexus Studio
Conexus Studio designed Sartorius’ regional office in Singapore, integrating agility, innovation,...
3 months ago
Conexus Studio designed Sartorius’ regional office in Singapore, integrating agility, innovation, biophilic elements, and collaborative spaces, prioritizing a vibrant yet...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
Fairway Market logos
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: nypost.com Christopher Sadowski. License: All Rights...
over a year ago
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: nypost.com Christopher Sadowski. License: All Rights Reserved.
Dom Bold and Agenda.
Fairway Market is a chain of grocery stores in the New York metropolitan area. From Wikipedia:
Founded in 1933, it expanded in the New York area...
Scott Jenson
The invisible problem
Whenever I explain my research at Google into mobile text editing, I’m usually met with blank stares...
a year ago
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...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
SVG Turbulance Effect for Text
This approach allows for some next level design options!
over a year ago
This approach allows for some next level design options!
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
Success can come in many ways. But many aspire to have a big user base: it’s nice if your open...
abdz.do - Have you...
Subra's unique brand identity and UI design for NFT Market
Subra's unique brand identity and UI design for NFT Market
abduzeedo0421—23
...
a year ago
Subra's unique brand identity and UI design for NFT Market
abduzeedo0421—23
The NFT market is witnessing the birth of numerous innovative applications, and Subra is no exception. Designed by Jordan Vitanov, Subra boasts a distinctive brand...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
Philip K. Dick paperback covers (Panther Science Fiction)
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by
citizen3xx24j....
over a year ago
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by
citizen3xx24j. License: All Rights Reserved.
Now Wait for Last Year (1975). Cover art by Chris Foss. [More info on ISFDB]
Roslyn Gothic arguably saw its most extensive and iconic use on the...
Sarah Parmenter
Celebrating the Power of Female Friendships with Adobe XD
This quarter I got to work on a really exciting project in collaboration with Adobe XD. The brief...
over a year ago
This quarter I got to work on a really exciting project in collaboration with Adobe XD. The brief was slightly open to interpretation and one of the themes put forward back in February was “Celebrating the good in the world” by creating content that speaks to a cultural trend or...
The personal website...
Hockey sticks don't look like hockey sticks
“Hockey stick” growth has long been the elusive goal of Silicon Valley (and Valley-esque)...
over a year ago
“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 – 11 – What Could Have Been
In his Substack this week, Dave Karpf concludes that the trajectory of any emerging technology bends...
a year ago
In his Substack this week, Dave Karpf concludes that the trajectory of any emerging technology bends toward money. Of course it does. Because, capitalism.
Karpf is in the midst of a chronological reread of the entire WIRED magazine corpus — of great interest to me, of...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Do you really need to set a theme color to color Safari's UI?
When it was announced that websites can change the color of Safari’s UI, I was eager to try it...
over a year ago
When it was announced that websites can change the color of Safari’s UI, I was eager to try it out....
Retail Design Blog
Wrigleys Solicitors office by Bluesky Design Interiors
Our first activities included undertaking an extensive storage audit which would inform the design...
2 months ago
Our first activities included undertaking an extensive storage audit which would inform the design development. Wrigleys had been in their...
Retail Design Blog
DITA store
It’s on P.C. Hooftstraat, Amsterdam‘s golden mile of luxury shopping, where high-end eyewear brand...
5 months ago
It’s on P.C. Hooftstraat, Amsterdam‘s golden mile of luxury shopping, where high-end eyewear brand DITA has opened its largest store...
Christopher Butler
Organization – Office – 2024
After the kitchen, the office is still the most used room in our home. This is how we have optimized...
yesterday
After the kitchen, the office is still the most used room in our home. This is how we have optimized it this year.
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a long entry to this blog about how we keep this office space organized. While much of it is still as it was then, it is...
Oykun
2023 Letter with 10 Lessons
I’ve been writing my 2023 reflections for myself and I thought I’d share them with you. This is a...
11 months ago
I’ve been writing my 2023 reflections for myself and I thought I’d share them with you. This is a bit of a long and personal one. Feel free to skip it if you like.
OK, let’s get to it!
Write
I've been
Identity Designed
Earthfoam
Designed in-house by Michael Mitzman, NYC.
a year ago
Designed in-house by Michael Mitzman, NYC.
The personal website...
Mind the gap: designing graphs with missing data
Data-driven interfaces are on the rise. Financial District CEOs want to see a birds-eye view of...
over a year ago
Data-driven interfaces are on the rise. Financial District CEOs want to see a birds-eye view of their bottom line as much as Silicon Valley Co-founders want to watch their growth hackers hack. Each user has their own hopes and fears about data, but there’s one thing nobody wants...
Scott Jenson
The future needs files
For many mobile users, files are like dinosaurs, a holdover from the bygone desktop era. Sure, they...
over a year ago
For many mobile users, files are like dinosaurs, a holdover from the bygone desktop era. Sure, they “work” but, they’re mostly there because, you know, ancient history. I’ve discussed this issue for the last 2 years and I usually get some version of “get over it grandpa”. I’m...
Retail Design Blog
Parkway Clinic by AsNow
The interior design of the Parkway office project with a small area 85 square meters and an...
6 months ago
The interior design of the Parkway office project with a small area 85 square meters and an amorphous geometry was...
Retail Design Blog
Aruma restaurant by RAD+ar
Although not yet on the same level as Asia‘s current number one lifestyle hub Seoul, the sprawling...
5 months ago
Although not yet on the same level as Asia‘s current number one lifestyle hub Seoul, the sprawling Indonesian capital Jakarta...
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
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...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Floor796
"An ever-expanding animation scene depicting the everyday life of the 796th floor of the huge space...
a year ago
"An ever-expanding animation scene depicting the everyday life of the 796th floor of the huge space station
"
Retail Design Blog
Tamburins flagship store
Similar to affiliated eyewear brand Gentle Monster, Tamburins resonates extremely well with...
a month ago
Similar to affiliated eyewear brand Gentle Monster, Tamburins resonates extremely well with Millennial and Gen Z demographics both at home...
Retail Design Blog
Alain Milliat – Les Concentrés by Studio Boam
Today, this well known brand of natural fruit nectars and gourmet fruit juices is launching Nolow....
4 months ago
Today, this well known brand of natural fruit nectars and gourmet fruit juices is launching Nolow. Alain Milliat fruit concentrates...
Retail Design Blog
Talking Machines Museum by UMA Collective
The Museu das Máquinas Falantes (Talking Machines Museum) in Alcobaça, whose project began in 2017,...
3 months ago
The Museu das Máquinas Falantes (Talking Machines Museum) in Alcobaça, whose project began in 2017, was inaugurated on 25 April...
Retail Design Blog
ChloeMonique Atelier by Adrian Condina
Often seen as the more polished of Australia‘s two biggest cities, Melbourne has a wide array of...
a month ago
Often seen as the more polished of Australia‘s two biggest cities, Melbourne has a wide array of addresses where a...
Christopher Butler
Link – wove Website
wove.co is a really nice website.
The more complex the visual language, the more difficult it is...
7 months ago
wove.co is a really nice website.
The more complex the visual language, the more difficult it is to interpret. wove gets this. The visual language they use is quite simple, as is their copywriting. It’s as if they took E.B. White’s advice to heart comprehensively — both in the...
Oykun
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
My recommendation: 9/10
More details and reviews on Amazon
The advice in this book is timeless! No...
over a year ago
My recommendation: 9/10
More details and reviews on Amazon
The advice in this book is timeless! No wonder why this book has taken its well-deserved place in the best-ever investment books.
The main premise is investing in the companies we know of and believe its value at. Not...
Christopher Butler
Move Slow and Preserve Things
Haste has created waste. Someone please tell Zuckerberg to slow the hell down.
unfair. Funny,...
over a year ago
Haste has created waste. Someone please tell Zuckerberg to slow the hell down.
unfair. Funny, that.
There’s another saying, much older than Zuckerberg, and, to my middle-aged ears, even more enduringly punk: “You wouldn’t bring a bull to a china shop.” Its first recorded...
abdz.do - Have you...
Explosive logo design & brand identity for Hot Sauce
Explosive logo design & brand identity for Hot Sauce
abduzeedo0427—23
...
a year ago
Explosive logo design & brand identity for Hot Sauce
abduzeedo0427—23
Logo design, brand identity, and packaging design artifacts are essential elements for any brand to establish a distinctive identity and create a lasting impression. This is...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
As We Are Now book jacket
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.abebooks.com Between the Covers (edited). License:...
4 months ago
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.abebooks.com Between the Covers (edited). License: All Rights Reserved.
One advantage that lettering has over typeset text is that the artist can always alter letterforms ad hoc, depending on the context. This allows her to make...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Build internal tools with YAML
YAML is terrible, because a wrong indentation (was it spaces or tabs?) can break your application....
over a year ago
YAML is terrible, because a wrong indentation (was it spaces or tabs?) can break your application. That aside, this looks very useful for many projects.
Retail Design Blog
Okkio Nguyễn Siêu Café by Red5studio
Okkio is a boutique coffee brand in Sai Gon. As a follow-up to the project RED5 designed three years...
3 months ago
Okkio is a boutique coffee brand in Sai Gon. As a follow-up to the project RED5 designed three years ago,...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Why is open source software so badly designed?
“It could have been so great, but why is it so ugly and difficult to use?” people trying open...
over a year ago
“It could have been so great, but why is it so ugly and difficult to use?” people trying open source...
The personal website...
The paradox at the heart of A/B testing
A/B testing began with beer.
At the turn of the 20th century, William Sealy Gosset was exploring new...
over a year ago
A/B testing began with beer.
At the turn of the 20th century, William Sealy Gosset was exploring new ways of running experiments on his production line. Gosset was trying to improve the quality of Guinness’s signature stout but couldn’t afford to run large-scale experiments on...
Retail Design Blog
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...
3 months ago
L’Oréal, a global leader in the beauty industry, recently collaborated with us to bring a new image and vision to...
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
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...
Christopher Butler
The Rhythm of Your Screen
Length is not the problem; lack of rhythm is.
It’s 2023 and I’m still frequently asked by...
a year ago
Length is not the problem; lack of rhythm is.
It’s 2023 and I’m still frequently asked by clients about scrolling. I understand why.
Every design comes with assumptions about how much content will be seen by people because the space in which people access our designs is...
Retail Design Blog
INSILENCE store by design by 83
The Insilence Seongsu store, our second flagship store following Hannam-dong, celebrates the theme...
6 months ago
The Insilence Seongsu store, our second flagship store following Hannam-dong, celebrates the theme of ‘Rebuild.’ This new store showcases Insilence’s...
Retail Design Blog
Strange Luxury by Petitmoulin Studio
Strange Luxury: Redefining Accessible Luxury in Skincare Strange Luxury, an Australian skincare...
4 months ago
Strange Luxury: Redefining Accessible Luxury in Skincare Strange Luxury, an Australian skincare brand founded by Annabel Geminder, aims to make...
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
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.
Retail Design Blog
LAPH Cafe by 3fconcept
“Café-Cóc” – in Vietnamese, this term refers to a budget-friendly coffee shop with low seating that...
5 months ago
“Café-Cóc” – in Vietnamese, this term refers to a budget-friendly coffee shop with low seating that can be easily folded...
julian.digital
The power of defaults
Are network effects overrated? 01 Intro The world’s most successful companies all exhibit some form...
over a year ago
Are network effects overrated? 01 Intro The world’s most successful companies all exhibit some form of structural competitive advantage: A defensibility mechanism that protects their margins and profits from competitors over long periods of time. Business strategy books like to...
Christopher Butler
Reality Doubt
AI-generated media is accelerating very, very quickly.
OpenAI has announced Sora, an AI model that...
10 months ago
AI-generated media is accelerating very, very quickly.
OpenAI has announced Sora, an AI model that can generate up to 1 minute of video from a single text prompt.
The results are impressive.
As I look through them and compare what Sora is capable of with the AI-generated...
Identity Designed
Alon Shabo
Designed by Ark, Tel Aviv.
a year ago
Designed by Ark, Tel Aviv.
Retail Design Blog
CASETiFY Dosan flagship store by Crosby Studios
There’s no denying, Seoul has the most exciting retail scene of the planet, and it has been like...
a month ago
There’s no denying, Seoul has the most exciting retail scene of the planet, and it has been like that for...
Christopher Butler
Technology and Moral Responsibility
As I’ve been cleaning up my site, I’ll occasionally read back over something I wrote many years ago....
a year ago
As I’ve been cleaning up my site, I’ll occasionally read back over something I wrote many years ago. Yesterday, I re-read a series of posts I wrote over a decade ago on ethics and technology. Here’s the first one.
What surprised me yesterday was how I could have easily written...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 15
All art is a copy of something.
Hello from the art room.
My older kiddo and I watched a short...
10 months ago
All art is a copy of something.
Hello from the art room.
My older kiddo and I watched a short documentary about artist and engineer Peter Vogel this morning. I learned about him from flipping through an old issue of OMNI from the early 80s which reviewed a gallery showing...
Oykun
"Thank You" letter to Designers for 2022
Dear Designer,
You have done an amazing job this year!
Maybe you didn’t achieve everything you...
a year ago
Dear Designer,
You have done an amazing job this year!
Maybe you didn’t achieve everything you wanted.
Go easy on yourself.
Design is hard!
You are expected to touch everything from stating business problems to communicating your solutions to developers, stakeholders. You work...
Retail Design Blog
ISPT Spec Suite by Project One
Project One designed a progressive work environment in Sydney for ISPT, focusing on optimizing...
7 months ago
Project One designed a progressive work environment in Sydney for ISPT, focusing on optimizing business operations and creating a visually...
abdz.do - Have you...
Drive-In, lights, action! Cars in movies get a cool illustration twist
Drive-In, lights, action! Cars in movies get a cool illustration twist
...
a year ago
Drive-In, lights, action! Cars in movies get a cool illustration twist
abduzeedo0211—23
Cars have always been a staple in movies, from the classic muscle cars in "Grease" to the futuristic rides in "The Fifth Element". And let's not forget the...
abdz.do - Have you...
Motion Design & Graphics Language - Deserve Cards
Motion Design & Graphics Language - Deserve Cards
abduzeedo0504—23
...
a year ago
Motion Design & Graphics Language - Deserve Cards
abduzeedo0504—23
Tendril Studio has collaborated with Deserve Cards to develop a Motion Graphics and 3D Visual Language that represents the core values of their brand. The project was aimed at...
Christopher Butler
Fascinated by Layout
A working knowledge of the fundamentals of design is as important now as it ever has been.
Ever...
a year ago
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...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Introducing o(m)g:image
I was popping off on Mastodon with an idea for a physical board game then decided to just make a...
a week ago
I was popping off on Mastodon with an idea for a physical board game then decided to just make a digital version. It’s called “o(m)g:image” and you can play it now:
omgimg.jim-nielsen.com
Here’s the idea:
You have a bunch images
Each image is a real-life og:image pulled from an...
Retail Design Blog
Bala Consulting Engineers Offices by Meyer
Meyer redesigned Bala Consulting Engineers’ headquarters in Wayne to meet WELL Building Standards™,...
5 months ago
Meyer redesigned Bala Consulting Engineers’ headquarters in Wayne to meet WELL Building Standards™, creating an innovative, neurodiverse workspace with biophilic...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Tabler Icons
Open source icons by Paweł Kuna
over a year ago
Open source icons by Paweł Kuna
Koos Looijesteijn -...
There are no individual contributors in design
This term, that I believe comes from software development, is taking hold in other fields too:...
over a year ago
This term, that I believe comes from software development, is taking hold in other fields too: individual contributor. I don’t...
Retail Design Blog
Spatial Labs flagship store
Young entrepreneur Iddris Sandu has taken his Spatial Labs brand to the next level. The Accra-born...
2 months ago
Young entrepreneur Iddris Sandu has taken his Spatial Labs brand to the next level. The Accra-born multitasker has been interested...
Retail Design Blog
SONGZIO Galerie Noir
The SONGZIO fashion brand was founded in 1993 by designer and ESMOD graduate Zio Song and was one of...
7 months ago
The SONGZIO fashion brand was founded in 1993 by designer and ESMOD graduate Zio Song and was one of the...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Annual Performance Reviews Ruin Everything
"There is hardly an area of work, psychological safety, growth, collaboration or equity that annual...
a year ago
"There is hardly an area of work, psychological safety, growth, collaboration or equity that annual performance reviews don’t undermine. Think I’m exaggerating? Have I got a (long) post for you….
"
The DESK Magazine
Your apps are not free
I often see people complaining about paying for their online apps. They point to another app that's...
a year ago
I often see people complaining about paying for their online apps. They point to another app that's free and wonder why they should have to pay for any app at all.
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Organizations are ant colonies
After I had played Universal Paperclips for a couple of hours, I thought I understood the game’s...
a year ago
After I had played Universal Paperclips for a couple of hours, I thought I understood the game’s message. I put...
The personal website...
Ethics for designers in the real world: Snapchat’s Juneteenth filter
Photo by Agê Barros on Unsplash
Growing up a white kid in the south, Juneteenth was on my list of...
over a year ago
Photo by Agê Barros on Unsplash
Growing up a white kid in the south, Juneteenth was on my list of ‘other kids’ holidays.’ Some kids had Ash Wednesday and All Saints’ Day, some kids had the first day of deer season, and some kids had Juneteenth. Juneteenth had the added obscurity...
Retail Design Blog
Chun Sheng Jewelry by Aurora Design
Aurora Design has received a renovation project for an old residential building located in an old...
5 months ago
Aurora Design has received a renovation project for an old residential building located in an old neighborhood in the center...
Retail Design Blog
La Umbela by Andrew Higareda
The project focused on creating a non-alcoholic tequila brand, offering a sophisticated and...
2 months ago
The project focused on creating a non-alcoholic tequila brand, offering a sophisticated and authentic experience for conscious consumers, without compromising...
Product Identity
#4 Roam Research — What comes after a renaissance?
On mixing ideas, evolving design patterns and finding a soul
11 months ago
On mixing ideas, evolving design patterns and finding a soul
abdz.do - Have you...
Dynamic animations and motion design — Nike, Just for Fun
Dynamic animations and motion design — Nike, Just for Fun
abduzeedo0501—23
...
a year ago
Dynamic animations and motion design — Nike, Just for Fun
abduzeedo0501—23
Nike Kids is a live-action piece directed by MANSON and produced by CANADA, with support from R/GA Shanghai. The talented team at Studio Bliss was responsible for the...
The DESK Magazine
Why we built an anti-social tool
This article was originally intended for the upcoming mymind.com blog, but it feels so personal to...
over a year ago
This article was originally intended for the upcoming mymind.com blog, but it feels so personal to me, I found it fitting to share here with you.
Christopher Butler
Periodical – 6
Good morning. It is very early. Since daylight savings, my youngest has been awake an hour or two...
a year ago
Good morning. It is very early. Since daylight savings, my youngest has been awake an hour or two earlier than usual and thinks the rest of us should be as well. He’s seated next to me right now, wrapped in several blankets and watching a video about helicopters.
–
Some of my...
Retail Design Blog
VARIO Shanghai Flagship Store by Yuan Shi Design
Shanghai-based custom home brand VARIO embraces its brand philosophy of “Haipai Elegance,” with a...
a month ago
Shanghai-based custom home brand VARIO embraces its brand philosophy of “Haipai Elegance,” with a focus on Haipai culture. By blending...
Retail Design Blog
Deliveroo Offices by Oktra
Oktra redesigned Deliveroo’s office space at The River Building in London to integrate two floors,...
2 months ago
Oktra redesigned Deliveroo’s office space at The River Building in London to integrate two floors, increase meeting rooms, and create...
Retail Design Blog
Zeus Eyewear by studio LETTAR
Glasses are among the most delicate and functional items we wear, possessing structural and...
4 months ago
Glasses are among the most delicate and functional items we wear, possessing structural and mechanical characteristics. They serve a functional...
abdz.do - Have you...
Art direction and branding for Port3 Web3 Experience
Art direction and branding for Port3 Web3 Experience
abduzeedo0510—23
...
a year ago
Art direction and branding for Port3 Web3 Experience
abduzeedo0510—23
Shin Bao, K.K, and Emma Wang have collaboratively embarked on a remarkable branding and design project aimed at developing a visually captivating website and art direction...
Retail Design Blog
Polène store by WGNB
Polène is on a roll! Following the opening of standalone stores in Paris, New York and Tokyo, the...
6 months ago
Polène is on a roll! Following the opening of standalone stores in Paris, New York and Tokyo, the French brand...
abdz.do - Have you...
Flore — A Collection of Digital Illustrations
Flore — A Collection of Digital Illustrations
AoiroStudio0508—23
...
a year ago
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
The Embassy of Ireland by One Space
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the establishment and management of all...
a month ago
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the establishment and management of all Irish diplomatic missions around the world....
Retail Design Blog
Merit Interactive Headquarters by LYCS Architecture
LYCS Architecture designed Merit Interactive Headquarters in Hangzhou, integrating architecture,...
6 months ago
LYCS Architecture designed Merit Interactive Headquarters in Hangzhou, integrating architecture, exhibition design, and a marine-inspired theme for a dynamic and...
Ryan Mulligan
Horizontal Scrolling in a Centered Max-Width Container
The layout challenge
When I had first assembled a gallery of CodePen projects to include on my...
over a year ago
The layout challenge
When I had first assembled a gallery of CodePen projects to include on my personal site redesign in the summer of 2021, I imagined the following layout and interaction:
The page's main content container is centered on the page with a max-width set.
The first...
The personal website...
Why the web will win
197 billion apps were downloaded in 20171: that’s almost 26 per human being on the planet Earth. 6...
over a year ago
197 billion apps were downloaded in 20171: that’s almost 26 per human being on the planet Earth. 6 apps per second. In the 10 years since Apple opened the App Store, app downloads have doubled, on average, every two years.2
Given the numbers, it’s not surprising that many...
Retail Design Blog
Link One Watch
My name is Johan Link, a 23-year-old Swiss architecture student with a deep passion for design. Over...
5 months ago
My name is Johan Link, a 23-year-old Swiss architecture student with a deep passion for design. Over the past year,...
Christopher Butler
The Top Five Hitchcock Films
This is my personal ranking, subject to change at any time.
Rear Window
North by...
a month ago
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
Zurich Insurance by Cachet Group
As a leading multi-line insurer serving people and businesses globally, Zurich has once again...
2 months ago
As a leading multi-line insurer serving people and businesses globally, Zurich has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence. Their...
The personal website...
How to make big changes one step at a time
This essay is an adaptation of a talk I gave at Front, a UX and Product Management conference. If...
over a year ago
This essay is an adaptation of a talk I gave at Front, a UX and Product Management conference. If you prefer, you can watch the presentation here.
Great companies are defined by their ability to change. Apple changed when they re-hired Steve Jobs. Microsoft changed when they...
Retail Design Blog
KITH store
Following stores in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, cult streetwear brand KITH has opened a third...
5 months ago
Following stores in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, cult streetwear brand KITH has opened a third outpost in the Greater...
abdz.do - Have you...
Stunning 3D Illustrations for Primavera
Stunning 3D Illustrations for Primavera
AoiroStudio0424—23
...
a year ago
Stunning 3D Illustrations for Primavera
AoiroStudio0424—23
Mathieu L.B is a French art director and 3D artist who has created some stunning 3D illustrations for Primavera, his work features a unique blend of abstract shapes and bold, vivid...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Pure CSS Parallax Websites
"This article demonstrates how to use CSS transforms, perspective and some scaling trickery to...
over a year ago
"This article demonstrates how to use CSS transforms, perspective and some scaling trickery to create a pure CSS parallax scrolling website. If you find this article useful and want to explore CSS Parallax further, you may find my follow-up article “Practical CSS Parallax” an...
Retail Design Blog
CHIMI store by CAMPUS
Following outposts in Oslo, Cape Town and Paris, Stockholm-based eyewear brand CHIMI expands once...
a month ago
Following outposts in Oslo, Cape Town and Paris, Stockholm-based eyewear brand CHIMI expands once again, and this time, across The...
Retail Design Blog
HassiaGruppe office by Ippolito Fleitz Group
HassiaGruppe, headquartered in Bad Vilbel in Hessen, is Germany’s largest brand manufacturer in the...
4 months ago
HassiaGruppe, headquartered in Bad Vilbel in Hessen, is Germany’s largest brand manufacturer in the soft drinks sector. In 2018, prestige...
Retail Design Blog
Gutteridge Corso Vittorio Emanuele Milano Flagship Store
The immeasurable heritage of the Gutteridge brand intends to remain an absolute priority in the...
2 months ago
The immeasurable heritage of the Gutteridge brand intends to remain an absolute priority in the design approach and vision for...
Oykun
Why Visual Design Matters
Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX,...
a year ago
Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX, Development, and so on.
I have faced situations like:
Devs have already started the development based on UX. Just spend a few hours adding colours, please.
We do not need visual...
The DESK Magazine
Dos and don'ts for creating a motion design portfolio
For an animator or motion designer, a portfolio is a must.
over a year ago
For an animator or motion designer, a portfolio is a must.
Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 April 28 - May 06
Imaginary places, interference, the grid.
My daughter brought this doodle home from school....
7 months ago
Imaginary places, interference, the grid.
My daughter brought this doodle home from school. I asked her if I could have it and she said “yes.”
I would love to stroll by this building and it’s great green sealed windows. It’s too bad it’s not...
Retail Design Blog
SUSHISAMBA Singapore
Situated at the pinnacle of Singapore’s iconic Capital Tower, the newest member of the SUSHISAMBA...
a month 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
10 Corso Como store by 2050+
Very few brick and mortar stores have established a global influence as 10 Corso Como in Milan....
3 months ago
Very few brick and mortar stores have established a global influence as 10 Corso Como in Milan. Founded in 1990...
Christopher Butler
Periodical – 2
Internet Intimacy
Yesterday, I mentioned the Yoto Daily, a daily podcast for kids that loads up...
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...
julian.digital
Media Consumption (Feb 2021)
>_ Summary Read 3 books (2202 min, -10% MoM) and 22 articles (-15%) Listened to 364 songs (+38%) and...
over a year ago
>_ 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...
The DESK Magazine
When did our tools become our religion?
Designers love to argue about design tools. Some treat it as their religion, as if their design tool...
over a year ago
Designers love to argue about design tools. Some treat it as their religion, as if their design tool is the only thing that gives them meaning or an identity.
Retail Design Blog
Lindt Premium Collection by Derek&Eric
Lindt Premium Collection – The Art of Chocolate Lindt masters the art of crafting indulgent...
a month ago
Lindt Premium Collection – The Art of Chocolate Lindt masters the art of crafting indulgent chocolate, elevating technical skill to...
The personal website...
Working to work
Despite the fact that I build websites for a living, I do a significant amount of work in my...
over a year ago
Despite the fact that I build websites for a living, I do a significant amount of work in my notebooks.
Quick quiz: what does a web developer do for a living? If you said ‘make websites, duh,’ you’re technically correct (the best kind of correct). And you’re in good company; I’d...
Retail Design Blog
Audemars Piguet office by Studio Banana
Studio Banana designed an avant-garde work environment at Audemars Piguet Manufacture Le Locle,...
a month ago
Studio Banana designed an avant-garde work environment at Audemars Piguet Manufacture Le Locle, blending high-end manufacturing with biophilic design principles...
Identity Designed
WHEN
Designed by Universal Favourite, Sydney.
6 days ago
Designed by Universal Favourite, Sydney.
abdz.do - Have you...
Brand Identity & System definition for Traffic-Productions.de
Brand Identity & System definition for Traffic-Productions.de
...
a year ago
Brand Identity & System definition for Traffic-Productions.de
AoiroStudio0206—23
Hrvoje Grubisic is a creative director and the founder of HOLOGRAPHIK®. The team at HOLOGRAPHIK® specializes in developing brand and visual identities for clients...
Retail Design Blog
Casa LOEWE
Following no less than eight shop-in-shops at leading department stores across Seoul, the time was...
4 months ago
Following no less than eight shop-in-shops at leading department stores across Seoul, the time was right for Spanish luxury brand...
abdz.do - Have you...
Logo design and brand identity for charging network service
Logo design and brand identity for charging network service
abduzeedo0424—23
...
a year ago
Logo design and brand identity for charging network service
abduzeedo0424—23
Logo design and brand identity are crucial elements in creating a company's visual identity. They help to communicate the company's values, mission, and personality to...
Retail Design Blog
Pescada Porto
Located in Iulius Mall Timisoara, Pescada Porto offers a luxurious fish dining experience. Designed...
7 months ago
Located in Iulius Mall Timisoara, Pescada Porto offers a luxurious fish dining experience. Designed by NKN, the space features a...
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!
6 months ago
The new HOVS (House of van Schneider) aka my personal (studio) website, is finally LIVE!
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,...
2 months ago
THE ART OF MAKING ECOLOGICAL EVOO Behind every product there is a story to tell, there is passion, there is...
Fonts In Use: Blog...
Gestaltungsprobleme des Grafikers by Josef Müller-Brockmann
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.theideaofthebook.com The Idea of the Book. License:...
a year ago
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.theideaofthebook.com The Idea of the Book. License: All Rights Reserved.
Book jacket (second edition by Niggli, Teufen, 1964)
Dan Reynolds, esteemed friend of the site, writes on Mastodon:
125 years ago today – at exactly...
abdz.do - Have you...
Brand identity for app messaging platform Ghost
Brand identity for app messaging platform Ghost
abduzeedo0425—23
...
a year ago
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...
Retail Design Blog
Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring by Vector Architects
The spring house sits in a river valley, deep in the forests of Wuling Mountain, a branch of the...
2 weeks ago
The spring house sits in a river valley, deep in the forests of Wuling Mountain, a branch of the scenic...
Christopher Butler
Blogging Is Not Publishing It's Therapy
I keep a NOTES.txt document as a catch-all for any ideas I jot down that don’t have an immediate...
a year ago
I keep a NOTES.txt document as a catch-all for any ideas I jot down that don’t have an immediate place elsewhere. It is a digital container that is at least 15 years old at this point. I’ve carried it from machine to machine. Every now and then I go back through it to see if...
abdz.do - Have you...
Branding and visual identity for AI powered recruitment platform
Branding and visual identity for AI powered recruitment platform
...
a year ago
Branding and visual identity for AI powered recruitment platform
abduzeedo0126—23
Halo Lab, a design studio based in Ukraine, shared a branding and visual identity project for Casefair, a cutting-edge recruitment platform that utilizes AI to...
Retail Design Blog
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...
5 months ago
Located on the banks of the Harlem River, the Bronx Children’s Museum aims to engage children with the connectivity of...
Retail Design Blog
Pinnacle Design Offices by Pinnacle Interiors
Pinnacle Interiors unveiled the d3 Design Office in the Dubai Design District, showcasing...
2 months ago
Pinnacle Interiors unveiled the d3 Design Office in the Dubai Design District, showcasing innovative, sustainable design through LEED certification, biophilic...
Retail Design Blog
Randomevent store by Zach Architecture Design
Aranya is a newly developed cultural resort which in earlier days formed part of the Chinese...
5 months ago
Aranya is a newly developed cultural resort which in earlier days formed part of the Chinese Communist Party‘s official summer...
Identity Designed
Atypical
Designed by Behalf, Saigon.
over a year ago
Designed by Behalf, Saigon.
The Turn Signal RSS...
Mercedes vs Lucid: Different Views on Luxury UI Design
With each launch of a Mercedes S-Class, the whole automotive world watches. It is a prelude to the...
over a year ago
With each launch of a Mercedes S-Class, the whole automotive world watches. It is a prelude to the technologies that will be the industry…
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
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....
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
One of the first things I learned about professional writing is that it’s best to remove all unnecessary words. Problem...
The personal website...
Generative art Open Graph preview images
I like writing and sharing essays on twitter. I especially like the way the link previews look when...
over a year ago
I like writing and sharing essays on twitter. I especially like the way the link previews look when they have images that stand out in the timeline. In the past, I’ve created illustrations for each of my posts. But I have two problems: 1. Creating illustrations takes time, and 2....
abdz.do - Have you...
Exploring the Boundaries of 3D with Peter Tarka
Exploring the Boundaries of 3D with Peter Tarka
AoiroStudio0126—23
...
a year ago
Exploring the Boundaries of 3D with Peter Tarka
AoiroStudio0126—23
Let me start by saying, there is only one 'Peter Tarka' and he has been inspiring us for years now. Peter Tarka is an Art Director and 3D artist based in London, UK, his series...
Retail Design Blog
Slayyyy. EmoHerb Harmony by CreativeByDefinition
The brand identity and packaging design for Slayyyy was inspired by harmony and finding the perfect...
5 months ago
The brand identity and packaging design for Slayyyy was inspired by harmony and finding the perfect balance for each individual....
Retail Design Blog
Ørsted office by Workplace
Design philosophy The design of the Ørsted office is a harmonious blend of Scandinavian simplicity...
a week ago
Design philosophy The design of the Ørsted office is a harmonious blend of Scandinavian simplicity and a gently activating functional...
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
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
PORTOS office by CAPEXUS
The law firm PORTOS, located on the 26th and 25th floors of the tallest building in Prague, has...
5 months ago
The law firm PORTOS, located on the 26th and 25th floors of the tallest building in Prague, has recently opened...
The DESK Magazine
The best designers are artists
As a young designer, I would have done everything to convince you that designers are not artists.
a year ago
As a young designer, I would have done everything to convince you that designers are not artists.
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Here's how I maintain healthy media routines (most of the time)
It took me a while to break the bad habits I had around social platforms and reading news. In...
over a year ago
It took me a while to break the bad habits I had around social platforms and reading news. In fact,...
Retail Design Blog
Mardi Mercredi store by Studio Unravel
Targeting a savvy Gen Z demographic, South Korean womenswear brand Mardi Mercredi has garnered a...
7 months ago
Targeting a savvy Gen Z demographic, South Korean womenswear brand Mardi Mercredi has garnered a large following since its foundation...
Identity Designed
Ryuko
Designed by Blok Design, Toronto.
over a year ago
Designed by Blok Design, Toronto.
Product Identity
#2 Whereby – In the name of simplicity
The Zoom alternative you probably haven't heard of
a year ago
The Zoom alternative you probably haven't heard of
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Nothing is Something
There’s a post on htmx.org about why htmx wasn’t the right fit for a particular project (which is...
3 weeks ago
There’s a post on htmx.org about why htmx wasn’t the right fit for a particular project (which is dope, we need more websites that admit their thing might not be the right thing all the time).
The bit on AI being unfamiliar with their tool choice piqued my interest:
It’s worth...
Christopher Butler
Periodical – 9
I’ve done something brilliant.
A few years ago, we decided to sell our Sonos system and retreat...
a year ago
I’ve done something brilliant.
A few years ago, we decided to sell our Sonos system and retreat back to an old-school, wired stereo. I liked the idea of multi-room sound. I even used that feature from time to time. But over the years, I found that the benefit of being able to...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Design and art
In high school I wanted to become someone who draws comics or cartoons for a living. I wasn’t too...
over a year ago
In high school I wanted to become someone who draws comics or cartoons for a living. I wasn’t too concerned...
The Turn Signal RSS...
How We Designed a White-Label In-Car Infotainment System
Infotainment systems are often overcomplicated and poorly built. Until recently, it was difficult to...
4 months ago
Infotainment systems are often overcomplicated and poorly built. Until recently, it was difficult to change this because each carmaker had…
The personal website...
Crystal ball 1-on-1s
1-on-1s are my favorite management tool. Not only for managing direct reports; sideways and upwards...
over a year ago
1-on-1s are my favorite management tool. Not only for managing direct reports; sideways and upwards management need 1-on-1s, too. Here’s my general definition for a 1-on-1:
Reoccuring - Whether it’s weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, set a cadence and stick with it.
Informal - Don’t...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 18 – A Personal Web
I am building a personal web.
My name is Chris and I am a data hoarder personal...
8 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...
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
How can it be that a) all products are designed, b) designers want to create something good for the world...
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...
6 months ago
YAAF DESIGN created a comfortable, collaborative office space for AI and Robotics Ventures in Bangkok emphasizing productivity, well-being, employee satisfaction,...
Identity Designed
Contemporary Art Now
Designed by Knom, Madrid.
over a year ago
Designed by Knom, Madrid.
Retail Design Blog
AP House by Lissoni & Partners
Swiss ultra luxury watch maker Audemars Piguet continues to raise its profile in Europe‘s leading...
7 months ago
Swiss ultra luxury watch maker Audemars Piguet continues to raise its profile in Europe‘s leading shopping destinations by opening flagship...
Retail Design Blog
Gatestone Offices by Sensyst
Sensyst designed and transformed a dated 90’s financial office into Gatestone & Co’s stunning 55,000...
4 months ago
Sensyst designed and transformed a dated 90’s financial office into Gatestone & Co’s stunning 55,000 square-foot contact centre in Montreal,...
Christopher Butler
The Road Through Your Screen
a year ago
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...
a week ago
The nature of this project is retained to the entertainment industry and located/(anchored in) on a rooftop of a rectangular...
Oykun
Why Visual Design Matters
Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX,...
a year ago
Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX, Development, and so on.
I have faced situations like:
Devs have already started the development based on UX. Just spend a few hours adding colours, please.
We do not need visual...
The Turn Signal RSS...
A New Concept for Usable Touch Interaction in Cars
When looking around in traffic, the number of people being distracted by their phones and...
over a year ago
When looking around in traffic, the number of people being distracted by their phones and infotainment systems is alarming. The latter is a…
Retail Design Blog
Plus X Innovation Offices by Oktra
Oktra collaborated with Plus X Innovation to design a dynamic coworking space at The Future Works in...
2 months ago
Oktra collaborated with Plus X Innovation to design a dynamic coworking space at The Future Works in Slough, emphasizing creativity,...
Retail Design Blog
Babyark Offices by Studio Tali Gotthilf
Studio Tali Gotthilf used the innovative baby car seat made by Babyark to design their Kefar Sava...
6 months ago
Studio Tali Gotthilf used the innovative baby car seat made by Babyark to design their Kefar Sava office with a...
Ryan Mulligan
A Horizontal Scroll List and Custom Keyboard Navigation
Getting started
It was time for a personal site refresh. I didn't plan much for this next iteration,...
over a year ago
Getting started
It was time for a personal site refresh. I didn't plan much for this next iteration, but I knew I wanted to include a showcase of my CodePen projects. With so many to choose from, it was tough deciding on how I'd ultimately like to visibly display project content....
Retail Design Blog
CroWn Chocolate by Camo Creative
The CroWn Chocolate packaging design is a visual treat that really knows how to stand out while...
a month ago
The CroWn Chocolate packaging design is a visual treat that really knows how to stand out while keeping things simple...
Identity Designed
The Grand Press
Designed by Dixon Baxi, London.
a year ago
Designed by Dixon Baxi, London.
Fonts In Use: Blog...
The Mystery of the Dune Font
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Source: www.worthpoint.com License: All Rights Reserved....
a year ago
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...
julian.digital
Review of my 2020 Goals
I set myself 24 goals for this year and completed 9 of them (38%), which is a significantly lower...
over a year ago
I set myself 24 goals for this year and completed 9 of them (38%), which is a significantly lower success rate compared to my 2019 and 2018 lists (60% and 56%, respectively). Publish 52 blog posts ❌ This was my number one goal for this year and even though I ended up publishing...
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
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...
Retail Design Blog
JLL office by iDA Workplace
Under the innovation spearheaded by iDA Workplace, the JLL Taipei office has undergone a striking...
7 months ago
Under the innovation spearheaded by iDA Workplace, the JLL Taipei office has undergone a striking transformation. Integrating local elements and...
Retail Design Blog
MAAP LaB Berlin
The European retail expansion of MAAP has reached yet another major capital—Berlin. The cycling...
2 weeks ago
The European retail expansion of MAAP has reached yet another major capital—Berlin. The cycling apparel brand has secured a unit...
Retail Design Blog
Highsnobiety – Unter den Linden by VAUST Studio
“The Shell” is born from a blend of diverse creative approaches, functional necessities, and spatial...
7 months ago
“The Shell” is born from a blend of diverse creative approaches, functional necessities, and spatial dynamics. It embodies Highsnobiety’s refined...
Christopher Butler
Link – Johannes Klingebiel's Personal Website
johannesklingebiel.de is a really nice website and digital garden.
There is so much to like on...
6 months ago
johannesklingebiel.de is a really nice website and digital garden.
There is so much to like on Johannes’s website — from the attention he gives to details that orient you to the site’s structure to the delicate balance between the playful and the analytical in its visual...
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
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...
Retail Design Blog
Gose by Bala
Bala was invited to design the label for GOSE for Cerveza Cru Cru, a beer where the main ingredient...
3 months ago
Bala was invited to design the label for GOSE for Cerveza Cru Cru, a beer where the main ingredient is...
Retail Design Blog
One by One Flagship Showroom by Between the Walls
The highly anticipated One by One Flagship Showroom has opened in the heart of Kyiv, offering a...
a month ago
The highly anticipated One by One Flagship Showroom has opened in the heart of Kyiv, offering a refreshing take on...
The Turn Signal RSS...
The Problem With Digital Instrument Clusters and How to Design a Better One
Since the invention of the car, instrument clusters have largely consisted of a speedometer,...
11 months ago
Since the invention of the car, instrument clusters have largely consisted of a speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, and engine…
Retail Design Blog
CIFI Sales Center Park Mansion by Ippolito Fleitz Group
Purchasing at the source – CIFI is one of China’s leading real estate developers. The project in...
4 months ago
Purchasing at the source – CIFI is one of China’s leading real estate developers. The project in Hefei is already...
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