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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...
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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...
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Logo design and brand identity for Legg Logo design and brand identity for Legg abduzeedo0505—23 Sérgio...
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Logo design and brand identity for Legg abduzeedo0505—23 Sérgio Fonseca and Pedro Paulino, two talented designers from Brazil, recently completed an impressive branding and logo design project for Legg, a Brazilian furniture brand. The brand...
Christopher Butler
Designing for (Realistic) Attention The average person is capable of reading 250 words per minute. When I advise that a...
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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...
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Motion Design & Graphics Language - Deserve Cards Motion Design & Graphics Language - Deserve Cards abduzeedo0504—23 ...
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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...
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The Role of Cognitive Load in Automotive UX Design Cognitive load refers to Cognitive load is not the same as cognitive distraction. Cognitive...
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Cognitive load refers to Cognitive load is not the same as cognitive distraction. Cognitive distraction is Cognitive load may lead 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...
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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...
Oykun
Communicate Value over Long Hours of Work as a Designer The tagline for my newsletter goes as below: Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value...
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The tagline for my newsletter goes as below: Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value and Income. It's a bit unclear, right? What the heck is "Value" anyway? How can you grow it? Well, there are many meanings to it and ways to grow it
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Letters and ligatures creating intricate logo designs Letters and ligatures creating intricate logo designs abduzeedo0428—23 ...
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Letters and ligatures creating intricate logo designs abduzeedo0428—23 Hungarian graphic designer KissMiklós has created a stunning series of typography compositions that showcase the beauty of serif fonts, letters and ligatures. While they may...
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Gestaltungsprobleme des Grafikers by Josef Müller-Brockmann Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.theideaofthebook.com The Idea of the Book. License:...
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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...
Christopher Butler
object – 1999 Qualcomm QCP-860 This is the phone I carried in my pocket when I went to see The Matrix. My first cellphone was...
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This is the phone I carried in my pocket when I went to see The Matrix. My first cellphone was the Qualcomm QCP-860. It was marketed at the time as a “thin phone.” By today’s standards, that might seem silly, but at the time, phones were generally much chunkier. Like this...
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Explosive logo design & brand identity for Hot Sauce Explosive logo design & brand identity for Hot Sauce abduzeedo0427—23 ...
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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...
Christopher Butler
object – OMNI Magazine, Issue 1 This is a publication very much of its time and ahead of its time. I briefly subscribed to OMNI...
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This is a publication very much of its time and ahead of its time. I briefly subscribed to OMNI magazine in the late ’80s and early ’90s. It was the sort of magazine that thoroughly suited my interests but was often a bit over my head and clearly not meant for a kid to read....
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Rebrand Direction of InVision Rebrand Direction of InVision AoiroStudio0426—23 Ensemble is a...
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Rebrand Direction of InVision AoiroStudio0426—23 Ensemble is a design studio based in Manchester, UK, that specializes in branding and strategy. Recently, the studio had the opportunity to work on a rebrand project for InVision, a leading...
Christopher Butler
object – Game Boy It’s boxy, but it’s good. On Christmas in 1990, I received a Game Boy! Though I was never much...
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It’s boxy, but it’s good. On Christmas in 1990, I received a Game Boy! Though I was never much of a video game player, I was very excited about this little, handheld system. There was something about it that felt magical to me — so much more so than the Nintendo system we...
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3D, concept art & motion design case study — The Quarry 3D, concept art & motion design case study — The Quarry abduzeedo0425—23 ...
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3D, concept art & motion design case study — The Quarry abduzeedo0425—23 Nomographic is proud to present "The Quarry," a stunning motion design, 3D, and concept art project. This captivating piece takes you on a journey to a fantastical...
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Pets at Home Designed by Nomad, London.
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Christopher Butler
object – Cylinder Lamp Twenty years ago, I needed a lamp. So I made this one. In the spring of 2003, I graduated from...
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Twenty years ago, I needed a lamp. So I made this one. In the spring of 2003, I graduated from college and moved in to my first apartment. After my housemate and I had moved all our things in, I made a list of the things I needed. a bed a desk a lamp I had lived in...
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Decode — 3D Experiments by Omar. Aqil Decode — 3D Experiments by Omar. Aqil AoiroStudio0423—23 Omar....
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Decode — 3D Experiments by Omar. Aqil AoiroStudio0423—23 Omar. Aqil is a talented digital artist from Lahore, Pakistan, who has gained recognition for his stunning 3D artworks. He recently published a series named "Decode," which features...
Christopher Butler
object – Carved Nupe Door This door was made as a gift for my grandparents, who worked with a variety African artisans during...
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This door was made as a gift for my grandparents, who worked with a variety African artisans during the mid-twentieth century to preserve indigenous art forms and support modern artisan businesses. Some days, if the temperature and humidity are just right, this door opens...
Oykun
Communicate Value over Long Hours of Work as a Designer The tagline for my newsletter goes as below:  Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow...
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The tagline for my newsletter goes as below:  Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value and Income. It's a bit unclear, right? What the heck is "Value" anyway? How can you grow it?  Well, there are many meanings to
Christopher Butler
object – A 20 Year-Old Sketchbook This sketchbook just turned twenty years old. I began keeping it in the final months of my...
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This sketchbook just turned twenty years old. I began keeping it in the final months of my senior year at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). A few friends and I had managed to register for the same elective art history course that spring, and in anticipation of all...
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3D & motion design spotlight: Abacus - Pathways 3D & motion design spotlight: Abacus - Pathways abduzeedo0421—23 ...
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3D & motion design spotlight: Abacus - Pathways abduzeedo0421—23 Abacus, Switzerland's leading software development company, is embarking on a new chapter in its journey by collaborating with Hup.Studio to revamp its visual identity. This bold...
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....
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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...
Ryan Mulligan
Sticky Page Header Shadow on Scroll We've seen it plenty of times around the web where a website's page header follows us as we scroll...
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We've seen it plenty of times around the web where a website's page header follows us as we scroll down the page. CSS makes doing this a breeze with sticky positioning: .page-header { position: sticky; top: 0; } What if we desired something a little bit extra, like applying a...
Oykun
1 Simple Approach to Discover Your Design Career Path As designers, we can sometimes feel lost in our design career and it applies to all of us from...
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As designers, we can sometimes feel lost in our design career and it applies to all of us from Junior to Senior levels. We either have no idea where we are going or get lazy and lost in our comfort zone. If I've based the advice purely on
Christopher Butler
The Smallest Details In Minimalism in UX: the blessing of no choices, Dimitris Chatzilias covers a short list of common...
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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...
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Creating a positive workplace community Your workplace community — the way you interact with your coworkers every day — can have a major...
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Your workplace community — the way you interact with your coworkers every day — can have a major impact on your productivity, happiness, and self-worth. It’s natural to want to shape the community in ways that might make you feel more comfortable. But how can you shape it? Over...
Oykun
Design Your Way to Success: How task management can boost your career as a Designer As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely...
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As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely scenario;  You wake up, go through your morning routine, and sit down at your desk to start working.  First, you see a flood of emails in your inbox. You start replying
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Alon Shabo Designed by Ark, Tel Aviv.
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Design Your Way to Success: How task management can boost your career as a Designer As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely...
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As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely scenario;  You wake up, go through your morning routine, and sit down at your desk to start working.  First, you see a flood of emails in your inbox. You start replying
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The Hermitage Hotel Designed by Mucca, New York.
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Christopher Butler
My Reverse Time Capsule While rummaging in the WIRED magazine archives, I found this entry from 1995. In it, Douglas...
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While rummaging in the WIRED magazine archives, I found this entry from 1995. In it, Douglas Copeland imagines a “reverse time capsule,” sent back to 1975 and wonders what in it would be most surprising to those on the receiving end, twenty years prior. Well, now we’re just shy...
Oykun
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield More details and reviews on Amazon Interesting take on creative minds and struggles. It is almost...
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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...
Christopher Butler
Sub-Second Orientation When a visitor encounters a web-page for the first time, they will ask and answer three questions...
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When a visitor encounters a web-page for the first time, they will ask and answer three questions within about one second: What is this content? Is it relevant to me? What should I do next? Realistically, for a human to ask and answer three questions about...
The DESK Magazine
How to make a minimalist portfolio with Carbonmade You don't need anything too fancy. You don't want to work for hours on your site.
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Imio Designed by G—W Studios, Stockholm.
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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....
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Design-by-wire There’s a lot of fear in the air. As AI gets better at design, it’s natural for designers to be...
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There’s a lot of fear in the air. As AI gets better at design, it’s natural for designers to be worried about their jobs. But I think the question — will AI replace designers? — is a waste of time. Humans have always invented technology to do their work for them and will continue...
Scott Jenson
Guidelines for Discussing UX A short and simple set of  guidelines to encourage better UX discussions. This (or a variation)...
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A short and simple set of  guidelines to encourage better UX discussions. This (or a variation) could be posted near your code of conduct in your repos. It’s not a silver bullet, but allows teams to level up how they discuss UX. (It helps in discussing other things too!)  1....
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Earthfoam Designed in-house by Michael Mitzman, NYC.
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Neon Worms — colorful illustrations with the Blend Tool in Illustrator Neon Worms — colorful illustrations with the Blend Tool in Illustrator ...
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Neon Worms — colorful illustrations with the Blend Tool in Illustrator abduzeedo0220—23 RETOKA shared another phase of their series of illustrations titled Neon Worms. If you're an illustrator looking to add some glowing effects to your...
Oykun
The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo More details and reviews on Amazon This book has a different, more human approach to management and...
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More details and reviews on Amazon This book has a different, more human approach to management and leadership, unlike most books that are usually written by top-level CEOs. Julie's journey from IC role to Manager is more relatable, at least to me. 3 premises I got from the
Nela Dunato Art &...
How can selling services be easy? I find selling easy, but it has nothing to do with my “ability to sell”. I’m not a good sales...
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I find selling easy, but it has nothing to do with my “ability to sell”. I’m not a good sales person. I’d hate doing a sales job for a living. But I happen to do a lot of other things that remove all the pressure from the sales conversation. I do the hard work in the marketing...
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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...
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Juicy Sonic Magic Designed by The Collected Works, New York.
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An insight into redesigning the Midland Appliance logotype An insight into redesigning the Midland Appliance logotype abduzeedo0215—23 ...
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An insight into redesigning the Midland Appliance logotype abduzeedo0215—23 When it comes to branding, one of the most important elements is the logo. It's the visual representation of your brand, and it's the first thing that customers see...
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...
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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...
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März book covers, 1969–1987 Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.booklooker.de katzensohn (edited). License: All Rights...
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Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.booklooker.de katzensohn (edited). License: All Rights Reserved. März Texte 1, 1969. Compilation of texts by Bazon Brock, Peter O. Chotjewitz, William S. Burroughs, LeRoi Jones, Uve Schmidt, Hermann Nitsch, and others. Among German...
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September Café & Cake Designed by Chochoi Creative, Ho Chi Minh City.
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Nintendo Gameboy Colour in Blender Nintendo Gameboy Colour in Blender AoiroStudio0213—23 Matthew...
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Nintendo Gameboy Colour in Blender AoiroStudio0213—23 Matthew Gilbert is a talented 3D artist who is known for his unique and detailed creations. One of his most impressive works is his digital representation of the Nintendo Gameboy Color,...