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Retail Design Blog
SHANGXIA Tea store The Shangxia tea space located on the ground floor of Oneitc in Shanghai aims to reinterpret...
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The Shangxia tea space located on the ground floor of Oneitc in Shanghai aims to reinterpret traditional Chinese tea spaces...
Retail Design Blog
Frank Gehry and Louis Vuitton at Grand Palais for Art Basel Paris For Art Basel Paris 2024, Louis Vuitton celebrates Frank Gehry by bringing his monumental white fish...
10 months ago
Christopher Butler
Good Design Comes from Looking, Great Design Comes from Looking Away Great design comes from seeing — seeing something for what it truly is, what it needs, and what it...
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Great design comes from seeing — seeing something for what it truly is, what it needs, and what it can be — both up close and at a distance. A great designer can focus intently on the smallest of details while still keeping the big picture in view, perceiving both the thing...
Retail Design Blog
SEKTA salon by NDA Design Studio Following the opening of an art-themed beauty salon a few years ago, SEKTA owner Spartak Kitakosyan...
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Following the opening of an art-themed beauty salon a few years ago, SEKTA owner Spartak Kitakosyan has inaugurated one which...
Retail Design Blog
Truffle Originals store by Studio Nomatter Founded by Rawin Kanathananon, Truffle Originals is a Thai apparel brand that blends urban outdoor...
4 months ago
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Founded by Rawin Kanathananon, Truffle Originals is a Thai apparel brand that blends urban outdoor fashion with Japanese-inspired designs and...
Christopher Butler
Friction Can Be Good Something I have noticed as content, software, and product design have attempted to eradicate...
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Something I have noticed as content, software, and product design have attempted to eradicate friction is that friction is not necessarily a bad thing. Friction is a part of everyday life. It comes from the difference between one thing and another — the encounter of two things....
Retail Design Blog
Scented Coffee by No10-Architects Baoshan, a prominent global coffee-producing region, has witnessed a surge in boutique cafes amid...
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Baoshan, a prominent global coffee-producing region, has witnessed a surge in boutique cafes amid its thriving industry. Scented Coffee, a...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Consistency For Who? Thoughts on Overriding Basic Computing Controls A note before we start: I don’t know how much of this I believe. I’m sketching out some feelings in...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
A note before we start: I don’t know how much of this I believe. I’m sketching out some feelings in this post and thinking through whether it actually makes any sense. I’d be curious where other folks land on this. I’m not sure I totally understand this impulse we have on the...
Retail Design Blog
Sundra Hill by Studio One Eighty Sundra Hill is a modern natural deodorant brand designed by Studio One Eighty. Inspired by...
2 days ago
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Sundra Hill is a modern natural deodorant brand designed by Studio One Eighty. Inspired by ingredients that range from fruits...
julian.digital
The power of defaults Are network effects overrated? 01 Intro The world’s most successful companies all exhibit some form...
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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...
Retail Design Blog
Delano Dubai hotel by Elastic Architects ELASTIC reimagined Delano’s legendary style embracing modernity while staying true to the brand’s...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
ELASTIC reimagined Delano’s legendary style embracing modernity while staying true to the brand’s core ethos. Our goal was to merge...
Ryan Mulligan
<target-toggler> Web Component There are very rare occasions that I want <details> element disclosure widget-style funtionality but...
a year ago
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There are very rare occasions that I want <details> element disclosure widget-style funtionality but would like to have the <summary> element detached or live outside of it's related <details> container. This commonly stems from designs that may, for example, expect a toggle...
Retail Design Blog
Element store by atelier tao+c Multi-brand store Element first opened its doors on Shanghai‘s bustling Yuyuan Lu in 2019. Following...
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Multi-brand store Element first opened its doors on Shanghai‘s bustling Yuyuan Lu in 2019. Following a revamp two years ago,...
Joshua Smith
Discolandia Based on the old Discolandia Record Shop, Mission District, San Francisco. Scratchbuilt 1:20 Scale...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Based on the old Discolandia Record Shop, Mission District, San Francisco. Scratchbuilt 1:20 Scale Miniature created from MDF, Wood, cardboard, plastic card, chalk pastels, spraypaint, wire, plastruct. Created for Through That Which is Seen Exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Centre,...
Retail Design Blog
Words, Sounds, Colours & Shapes store As a veritable jack of all trades, Ramdane Touhami has not only created a legacy in retail, but also...
3 months ago
The personal website...
The legacy of NFTs A new trend is sending shock waves through the world of art, collecting, finance, and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A new trend is sending shock waves through the world of art, collecting, finance, and investing. It’s the result of a perfect storm: one part scientific breakthrough, one part new financial paradigm, one part reflection of world events. Some people attribute it entirely to the...
Retail Design Blog
LOEWE store Last week, Spanish luxury brand LOEWE inaugurated a new second boutique in Indonesia‘s bustling...
5 months ago
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Last week, Spanish luxury brand LOEWE inaugurated a new second boutique in Indonesia‘s bustling capital Jakarta. Following an outpost at...
Christopher Butler
The Empty Hours AI promises to automate both work and leisure. What will we do then? In 2005, I lived high up...
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AI promises to automate both work and leisure. What will we do then? In 2005, I lived high up on a hill in Penang, from where I could literally watch the tech industry reshape the island and the nearby mainland. The common wisdom then was that automation would soon empty the...
Christopher Butler
Gestalt Principles of Design – Closure The mind is capable of perceiving more information than what is actually visible. The Gestalt...
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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
Osaka Expo 2025 Japan Pavilion by Nikken Sekkei The Japan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, serves as the official pavilion of the Japanese...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
The Japan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, serves as the official pavilion of the Japanese government. Designed in response...
Retail Design Blog
IFF Research | Branding a research workspace with story “From the off Motive came up with some great ideas for how to reflect our culture and identity in...
a month ago
Retail Design Blog
Longcuitang x Guge | The Stories of Longyuan by 古戈品牌 Longcuitang ✖️ Guge | The Stories of Longyuan Hidden in a Cup of Sanpao Tea The handmade hemp rope,...
2 months ago
Fonts In Use – Blog...
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie titles Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: annyas.com License: All Rights Reserved....
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Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: annyas.com License: All Rights Reserved. “Rankin/Bass present” is lettering based on Weiß-Initialen Serie II, or Weiss Initials Series II, with the alternate forms for A and E, rendered bolder, with rough contours and a bouncing...
Retail Design Blog
Othership sauna by Futurestudio Relaxation redefined—the hustle and bustle of urban life may bring excitement and opportunities, but...
a year ago
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Relaxation redefined—the hustle and bustle of urban life may bring excitement and opportunities, but is ultimately taking its toll. Enter...
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...
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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...
Retail Design Blog
Viva La Vika x CHOUX store by Elena Lokastova Both Viva La Vika, a jewellery brand, and womenswear brand CHOUX are run by Ukrainian-born...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Both Viva La Vika, a jewellery brand, and womenswear brand CHOUX are run by Ukrainian-born entrepreneur Viktoria Moldavskaya. The two...
UX Collective
Defining simplicity Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
11 months ago
Ryan Mulligan
Style Review Donut dessert lollipop dragée pudding marzipan jelly Danish icing cake sugar plum chocolate bar...
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Donut dessert lollipop dragée pudding marzipan jelly Danish icing cake sugar plum chocolate bar candy canes macaroon pie. Bear claw bear claw biscuit fruitcake icing brownie. Jelly-o pudding tart cake ice cream jelly-o. Danish sugar plum chocolate cake wafer cake pudding sweet...
Retail Design Blog
Juwairya by Ahmad Fahmy Bold new Coffee & Bakery brand inspired by the vibrant energy of Arabic coffee culture. Designed...
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Bold new Coffee & Bakery brand inspired by the vibrant energy of Arabic coffee culture. Designed with a distinctly feminine...
The personal website...
Virtue ethics Virtue ethics was one of the earliest attempts at defining a language and a logic around ethics. The...
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Virtue ethics was one of the earliest attempts at defining a language and a logic around ethics. The effort to identify and understand virtues began in Ancient Greece and continues to this day. What is a virtue? The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines a virtue as “an...
Retail Design Blog
Club 21 store by OPEN STUDIO Club 21 is one of Southeast Asia‘s leading retailers, managing a string of multi-brand boutiques and...
2 weeks ago
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Club 21 is one of Southeast Asia‘s leading retailers, managing a string of multi-brand boutiques and branded flagship stores in...
Retail Design Blog
Jetcraft Offices by Studio BV Studio BV designed a high-end, textured space in Wayzata for Jetcraft, featuring stone and metal...
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Studio BV designed a high-end, textured space in Wayzata for Jetcraft, featuring stone and metal accents, warm wood floors, tactile...
The personal website...
Be curious This mural was somewhere on Houston in Manhattan — I took the picture out of sheer curiosity. A lot...
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This mural was somewhere on Houston in Manhattan — I took the picture out of sheer curiosity. A lot can (and has been) said about Aaron Swartz, and if you haven’t heard any of it I suggest you take a second and familiarize yourself. I recently read a quote of his, and if only one...
julian.digital
List of Goals and Rules for 2021 Publish 6 long-form essays↳ Instead of publishing a new post each week, I want to focus on six...
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Publish 6 long-form essays↳ Instead of publishing a new post each week, I want to focus on six in-depth essays this year. Quality over quantity. ████ ██ █████ ██ ████ ██████ Read 20 books ↳ You can follow my progress here Go for a swim at least once per week ↳ If covid rules...
Retail Design Blog
Huawei Flagship Store by Superimpose Architecture Harmonizing local heritage and contemporary retail design Superimpose took the challenge to design...
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Harmonizing local heritage and contemporary retail design Superimpose took the challenge to design the first Beijing Flagship Store for the...
Retail Design Blog
CISHAN office by STUDIO8 Architects “CISHAN” is a catering company that possesses several catering brands. The office is located on the...
11 months ago
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“CISHAN” is a catering company that possesses several catering brands. The office is located on the top floor of a...
Retail Design Blog
RNLT©: RENAULT’S NEW DISTRIBUTION FORMAT, COMPACT & IMMERSIVE, BY LONSDALE Lonsdale supports Renault by rethinking its distribution network with a new concept point-of-sale...
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Lonsdale supports Renault by rethinking its distribution network with a new concept point-of-sale format called ‘rnlt©’. A name that reflects...
abdz.do - Have you...
Branding case submission - BELYSSE Branding case submission - BELYSSE abduzeedo0217—23 The world of...
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Branding case submission - BELYSSE abduzeedo0217—23 The world of carpeting is vast and diverse, ranging from wall-to-wall carpet to creative carpet tiles. And one new brand has emerged, offering a complete solution for all carpeting needs. With...
The personal website...
Beauty in the machine: Post-industrial design Has design become boring? A twitter thread by Sheehan Quirke (aka the Cultural Tutor) has been...
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Has design become boring? A twitter thread by Sheehan Quirke (aka the Cultural Tutor) has been making the rounds lately, arguing just that. Quirke describes the many shortcomings of modern design: architecture, urban planning, industrial design, and interior design have all been...
Christopher Butler
The Exodus A product marketing consultant with over a decade of experience is leaving to pursue art,...
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A product marketing consultant with over a decade of experience is leaving to pursue art, illustration, and poetry. Another designer, burned out on growing her business, is pivoting to focus on fitness instead. These aren’t just isolated anecdotes — they’re part of an emerging...
Christopher Butler
The Last Time Life has as many ends as it has beginnings. What can an end teach us about making our...
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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...
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
Koos Looijesteijn
How I design ‘mobile first’
over a year ago
The Turn Signal RSS...
The Subtle Art of Designing Physical Controls for Cars Two years ago, I explored how to rethink climate controls in cars. I was frustrated by carmakers...
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Two years ago, I explored how to rethink climate controls in cars. I was frustrated by carmakers relying too heavily on touch screens and…
Christopher Butler
Dedigitization When quantum computing breaks everything. You probably know someone who still keeps essential...
6 months ago
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When quantum computing breaks everything. You probably know someone who still keeps essential passwords scrawled on a post-it note stuck someplace. And you’ve probably urged them to set up a password manager and shred the note for God’s sake! But what if they’re on to...
The DESK Magazine
A clean, peaceful place to read your articles without distractions The people who use mymind typically have an intellectual side. They like to think, learn and...
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The people who use mymind typically have an intellectual side. They like to think, learn and challenge themselves on their own time. So we knew this brand new feature was not optional: Reader Mode.
The personal website...
Beyond 10× In the January 1968 issue of computer science trade magazine Communications of the ACM, a paper...
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In the January 1968 issue of computer science trade magazine Communications of the ACM, a paper appeared under the unassuming title “Exploratory experimental studies comparing online and offline programming performance.” “Programming is a multibillion dollar industry,” the paper...
Retail Design Blog
Bisiesto restaurant by Vang Studios It’s not only the good food, ditto drinks, and jolly banter—Bisiesto offers the full package,...
3 months ago
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It’s not only the good food, ditto drinks, and jolly banter—Bisiesto offers the full package, offering a stylish setting which...
Retail Design Blog
Yiwu Place Public Shopping Precinct The city of Yiwu has unique trading culture and a thriving economy of commerce. The city has...
10 months ago
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The city of Yiwu has unique trading culture and a thriving economy of commerce. The city has witnessed great historical...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 18 – A Personal Web I am building a personal web. My name is Chris and I am a data hoarder personal...
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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...