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Weekly Design Links – 06/30/26

Three weeks into the new link automation machine, and I’m starting to get the hang of it. To be clear, I’m still curating every link myself — same taste, same style. What’s changed is the mechanics of getting them to you. The new system is more abstract. I can see the links in my Airtable spreadsheet, but it’s not the same as when the WordPress post was the foundation — that was so visual. It’s a real adjustment, but the speed of publishing makes it worth it. Enjoy the link show.

Typography

Why typography is the fashion industry’s secret weapon

Monotype’s Charles Nix reveals the enduring role of type in fashion branding.

Industrial Design

The Haven Spectre by Haven Tents

We want to make sleep the highlight of camping. Yep, even for backpackers. Spectre combines the support of a mattress with the experience of a hammock, minus the finicky acrobatics or folding you like a banana.

Work/AI

The Architecture of Focus

Most companies run on a schedule built for managers: back-to-back meetings, hour-long or half-hour increments. It works great for coordination and decision-making. It is actively hostile to the kind of work most organizations say they need most (sustained creative and technical output) because that work requires a completely different relationship to time.

Figma’s 2026 AI report: Can AI help us collaborate better?

AI used to be a solo act. According to our research, it’s not anymore.

UX/UI

Haptics design and implementation

Guidance for adding haptic feedback to improve clarity, support inclusion, and create more intuitive experiences.

Art

Lev Roosileht Builds Calm, Dreamy Images From Drawing, Scanning, And 3D Assembly

What gives the work its character is the way it sits between illustration and object-making. You can feel the drawing hand in it, but the final piece still has a sculptural, constructed quality. That mix makes the images feel both precise and playful, like they were built carefully but still allowed to keep a sense of softness.

Diana Beltrán Herrera’s Embroidered Paper Sculptures Mimic Plants and Wildlife

Over the last few years, Herrera’s work has grown in both scale and subject matter as she incorporates new materials such as paperboard, thread, and cardboard, which have allowed her work to evolve beyond previous forms.

Still City by Takaaki Yagi

Imaginary architecture from old copy paper noise

Graphic Design/Branding

Torso Electronics

Their original mark evolved into a modular system – dividing and connecting – shaping layouts, motion, and rhythm through repetition and contrast. Reflecting the instrument itself, we embraced generative tools to visualize the ongoing dialogue between human and machine – not as opposites, but as systems that evolve together.

Random

Storied Colors

One color a day, told as it ought to be told: with its provenance, its chemistry, and the people who paid for it in poison.

The Virtual OS Museum

Just about every well-known OS and platform (and also a lot of obscure ones) is included in some form, spanning the entire history of stored-program computing from the Manchester Baby of 1948 (the first stored-program computer) to the present day.

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