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Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 March 31 - April 7 De-digitization, get more sunlight, while you still can. What things are better...
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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.
The Turn Signal RSS...
Apple's Risky Bet on CarPlay Drivers love CarPlay. Apple's WWDC 22 keynote revealed that And it's easy to see why. Even compared...
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Drivers love CarPlay. Apple's WWDC 22 keynote revealed that And it's easy to see why. Even compared to the best native infotainment…
Christopher Butler
Inner Worlds Everyone’s inner world is the one they are truly living in. There are billions of these worlds, each...
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Everyone’s inner world is the one they are truly living in. There are billions of these worlds, each one larger than you or I can imagine. Culture, then, is the connections between these worlds — a distributed embassy — an invisible armature of intersecting thought. Minds,...
Product Identity
#6 Twitter: What's My *Name* Again? Your beloved Twitter might suffer from an X identity crisis
a year ago
Scott Jenson
Sotto Voce “AI” and “The Cloud” are both hot topics, but couldn’t be more different. AI is new, unproven, and...
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“AI” and “The Cloud” are both hot topics, but couldn’t be more different. AI is new, unproven, and surrounded by hyperbole, whereas “The Cloud” is older, established, and broadly accepted. But online, criticism is mounting against both, not so much for the technology itself but...
Koos Looijesteijn
Learnings from years of technological progress wasted
a year ago
Oykun
Designers, charge more $$$ to help yourself and your clients. By charging more $$$, you are lifting up the quality of the outcome and satisfaction.
a year ago
Christopher Butler
sketchbook – 2024 March 24 - March 30 If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance much less.
a year ago
Ryan Mulligan
Someone Great Where to start? The grief is heavy and far too real. I barely slept last night. The brain fog is...
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Where to start? The grief is heavy and far too real. I barely slept last night. The brain fog is thick but finding the words and placing them here may provide some catharsis. I lost someone great. Oscar was so much bigger than most folks will ever understand. His love, not just...
Identity Designed
Donut Shop Designed by TwoPoints.Net, Hamburg, Barcelona.
a year ago
Fonts In Use – Blog...
Martyr! book jacket Contributed by Stephen Coles Source: lithub.com License: All Rights Reserved. Martyr! is a...
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Contributed by Stephen Coles Source: lithub.com License: All Rights Reserved. Martyr! is a novel by Iranian-American writer Kaveh Akbar that combines modern situations with traditional imagery. For the jacket, prolific cover designer Linda Huang did what she does so...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 17 – Optimization Optimizing a home is a years-long process. Hello from the corner of our home. The sun is...
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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;...
Product Identity
Beautiful ugly websites Form is cheap, function is everything(?)
a year ago
Nela Dunato Art &...
Free Mixed Media Art Supplies Compatibility Chart Behold: the most detailed free art mediums compatibility reference! The chart shows how different...
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Behold: the most detailed free art mediums compatibility reference! The chart shows how different art mediums interact together and whether they can be safely layered on top of each other.
The Turn Signal RSS...
Mixed Reality: The Future of Automotive UX Prototyping My dream scenario is one where I can send my prototypes remotely to my car's infotainment system and...
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My dream scenario is one where I can send my prototypes remotely to my car's infotainment system and try them while driving. Unfortunately,…
Oykun
Unlock higher $$$ income with this approach as a Designer Happy Sunday mate, So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars. I'm with you. We...
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Happy Sunday mate, So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars. I'm with you. We all do (in a way). However, if you keep the $$$ income as the primary goal in your conversations with clients, it will completely affect your attitude, vibe...  You are going
Christopher Butler
object – Wooden Task Lamp I made this in just a couple of hours. We needed just a little bit more light on the desk. I...
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I made this in just a couple of hours. We needed just a little bit more light on the desk. I made a quick sketch for a lamp I could make at home that would also look fun — if I didn’t screw it up. I gave myself a budget of about $25, which was enough to pick up a utility...
Product Identity
Niche product design Seeking uniqueness where design flourish
a year ago
Oykun
Practising distraction-free creativity The design world is filled with exciting opportunities. We see Designers on X who are creating...
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The design world is filled with exciting opportunities. We see Designers on X who are creating Framer templates, experimenting with 3D, writing newsletters, starting design subscription agencies, selling icon packs and many more. I know it’s tempting to chase them all. I’ve given...
Ryan Mulligan
The Fifty-Fifty Split and Overflow The fifty-fifty split—or 50/50 for a dash of brevity—is a classic layout pattern where two elements...
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The fifty-fifty split—or 50/50 for a dash of brevity—is a classic layout pattern where two elements occupy the same amount of inline space inside a row. These two elements will stack once it becomes too narrow to properly display them side by side. Both flexbox and CSS grid can...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 16 – Useful Lifetimes One’s moral progress is measured in unexpected moments. Good morning! The house is full of the...
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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. – What’s the...
Product Identity
Narratives of business models A meditation on the identity of business models and what can be learned from Telegram
a year ago
Identity Designed
LiveKit Designed by The Collected Works, New York.
a year ago
Product Identity
#5 Kubera: What's my net worth? Respect master spreadsheet
a year ago
Identity Designed
Bát Tràng Museum Designed by M — N Associates, Ho Chi Minh City.
a year ago
Christopher Butler
Periodical 15 All art is a copy of something. Hello from the art room. My older kiddo and I watched a short...
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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...
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...
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I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.
Ryan Mulligan
CSS Scroll-triggered Animations with Style Queries Topping my CSS wishlist in 2024 are scroll-driven animations and style queries. At the time of...
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Topping my CSS wishlist in 2024 are scroll-driven animations and style queries. At the time of writing this post, both lack full support but I've got fingers crossed they become available in all evergreen browsers not too long from now. I had done some exploration of...
Christopher Butler
Periodical 14 – v DIY While you’re here, make the world your own. Hello from the makerspace, otherwise known as...
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While you’re here, make the world your own. Hello from the makerspace, otherwise known as home. Home should be a makerspace! At any level — food, art, life, clothing, and on to more difficult craft like furniture and construction — everyone should have their hands in...
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...
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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
Ryan Mulligan
Using External Links as GitHub Issue Template Options I've been down the road of configuring custom issue templates on GitHub repos before. It even seems...
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I've been down the road of configuring custom issue templates on GitHub repos before. It even seems like there have been some nice improvements to help make creating them even easier. Thanks for setting me up with a reasonable bug report template to start from so I don't have to...
Product Identity
#4 Roam Research — What comes after a renaissance? On mixing ideas, evolving design patterns and finding a soul
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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.
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Christopher Butler
Periodical 13 Image ecology and my top 10 science fiction films. Hello from warm vibeland, where we are...
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Image ecology and my top 10 science fiction films. Hello from warm vibeland, where we are enjoying a glass of wine, a great record on the stereo, and skillet-roasting a nicely seasoned chicken surrounded by root vegetables. All is well. I’ve promised to myself to only...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
I like watercolor painting Yep, that’s it: I like painting with watercolors. As a hobby. As a student, I thought hobbies were...
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Yep, that’s it: I like painting with watercolors. As a hobby. As a student, I thought hobbies were lame. Because:...
Koos Looijesteijn
I like watercolor painting
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Ryan Mulligan
Click Spark Last week I had made this fun little experiment. When clicking or tapping on the page, sparks (of...
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Last week I had made this fun little experiment. When clicking or tapping on the page, sparks (of joy) fly out from the mouse cursor/tap position. It started with me just messing around a bit in CodePen, but after sharing and getting a few friendly nudges on my Mastodon post,...
Christopher Butler
Link – Linsey Rendell's personal website linseyrendell.com is a really nice website. I just love the overall look and simplicity of what...
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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,...
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Christopher Butler
Year in Review – 2023 At Work Despite challenges that made time seem like a rubber band — the AI panic of Q1, inflation,...
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At Work Despite challenges that made time seem like a rubber band — the AI panic of Q1, inflation, economic contractions, new services and staff growing by more than 30%, all of which kept me very busy at work — the year went by quickly. This is because I’m in my forties and...
Oykun
2023 Letter with 10 Lessons Write I've been writing for years, however, I gave the focus it deserved in 2023 as I felt the urge...
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Write I've been writing for years, however, I gave the focus it deserved in 2023 as I felt the urge to express my ideas more in words than colours and shapes. I didn’t resist the urge and I have seen amazing benefits. Articulating my ideas, feelings,
Christopher Butler
Link – Gemma Copeland's personal website gemmacope.land is a really cool digital garden. I love the simplicity of the main page — it...
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gemmacope.land is a really cool digital garden. I love the simplicity of the main page — it manages to fit in just about everything in one vertical pane. But the real surprise is on the right side of the page, where Gemma stacks blocks pulled in from her Are.na account. It’s...
Joshua Smith
Williamsburg Loading Dock Description of artwork The post Williamsburg Loading Dock appeared first on Joshua Smith.
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Ryan Mulligan
<target-toggler> Web Component There are very rare occasions that I want <details> element disclosure widget-style funtionality but...
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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...
Nela Dunato Art &...
Why you’re not getting hired as a designer & how to fix it Starting out in any new career is hard. Especially nowadays, when you’re not only competing with...
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Starting out in any new career is hard. Especially nowadays, when you’re not only competing with other designers in your hometown, but those from all over the world! But you do have a chance to make it, if you change whatever currently isn’t working. Let’s troubleshoot and see...
The DESK Magazine
Let's talk about AI Many of you have asked me to write an essay with my thoughts on AI (Artificial Intelligence). So in...
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Many of you have asked me to write an essay with my thoughts on AI (Artificial Intelligence). So in the spirit of things, I've tasked ChatGPT to write this article for me.
Christopher Butler
Your Own Personal Picture Collection Many years ago, when I was a student at RISD, one of my favorite places to visit was the Clipping...
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Many years ago, when I was a student at RISD, one of my favorite places to visit was the Clipping File. It was an extension of the RISD Library — a vast collection of printed images and clippings organized with a card catalogue. If you ever needed source imagery for a project...
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...
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Koos Looijesteijn
Who is responsible for the impact of innovative products?
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Product Identity
#3 Telegram - The mysterious messenger app Exploring the "new era of messaging"
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