The time change is upon us, more light in the evenings–which I like. It’s been a grind, and I’ll take a little extra sun in whatever way I can get it. I’m still working on my game, with the help of Claude. I’m at the point now where it’s in app testing. If you have an iPhone and you’d like to be a tester, shoot me a message with your email (the one connected to your Apple account), and I’ll add you to the private test list. The most recent web version is here, but the iPhone app version has evolved a bit. Enjoy the links–there are some gems this week.
Typography
Candy© Display by Adhemas Batista
Candy Display is a vibrant display font designed for impact and personality. Its characters work together in harmony, creating a playful and cohesive rhythm for your creations. With generous curves and a bold, joyful energy, Candy Display is ideal for pop-inspired branding, eye-catching titles, and expressive visual
identities.
WarGames Terminal Fonts by Michael Walden
A general note on these WarGames fonts is that on real life CRTs the raster gaps are not the same height as the raster scanline pixels. This leads to the Double and Raster versions of my fonts appearing a little too tall and the Normal version of my fonts being a little too short when compared to the on-screen fonts. Unfortunately there is no way to resolve this issue without making the fonts larger, which I will not do for now.
Industrial Design
“Just a little detail that wouldn’t sell anything”
The green LED was replaced by a white one, but “pulsating light indicates that the computer is sleeping” buried the nicest part of it – the animation was designed to mimic human breathing at 12 breaths per minute, and feel comforting and soothing
Architecture
Schemata Architects designs Le Labo store to reflect Tokyo’s urban character
Schemata Architects appreciated the textural detail left behind by the wooden formwork and chose to replicate this surface finish throughout the store.
Tanghua architects shapes monumental museum in china dedicated to documentary films
The team at Tanghua Architects approached the design with the premise that documentary filmmaking carries a unique quality of authenticity. Architecture for such a program could express that sensibility through material honesty and spatial openness. The building therefore presents itself with direct structural expression, surfaces of exposed concrete, and a generous relationship with the surrounding climate of Xichang.
by architect Gabriel R. Grinspum
Art
Darius describes himself as “designing the future, one dystopian artwork at a time,” and focuses on towering neon cities, lonely figures, floating structures and symbolic machines.
Graphic Design/Branding
Chapter Group by Pop & Pac Studio
Chapter Group is built on a simple principle: people are at the centre of meaningful development. The Cornerstone of Collective Significance positions Chapter as both the foundation and the finishing piece. A cornerstone is the first stone laid, setting alignment and intent, and the final piece that completes the structure. It ensures integrity. Without it, nothing stands as it should.
A 50-year goldmine of design: AIGA New York unveils its poster archive to the public
Travel back through decades of New York’s cultural moods via these “tactile and human” mementoes of design history.
Tools
The sweetest way to find Google Fonts
Liberate your Library – A free, open-source application for downloading and managing your Audible audiobooks