A new year, new links and some minor adjustments to the format. I took last week off–it was needed. There’s a lot going on in my world, maybe I’ll share in the near future, but I was distracted. Plus, it was the holidays. We all need a break sometimes. I hope you all had some time off and got a chance to breathe for a second.
Work/Tools
Design Events Guide 2023
A comprehensive guide to design happenings all over the globe.
12 universal design principles
Every good manifesto has it’s core principles
Colorca
Design an accessible color palette for digital products in HSLuv color space
Web Design/UX/UI
Can I get an Encore? Spotify’s Design System, Three Years On
Once again proving that design systems have a life of their own
4 Common Ways Companies Alienate People with Disabilities
Set it and forget it is not a strategy for accessibility
What is a Design System?
6 different types of design systems
Typography
Typewolf
What’s Trending in Type
Mona & Hubot Sans
Two variable, open source fonts from Github
Architecture
A Japanese Manga Artist’s House / Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL
This looks very skate-able and the inside is very cool too
Industrial Design
Unveiled at 2023 tokyo auto salon, damd’s kit converts suzuki minivan into defender-style camper
Japan + Mini + Camper x Style
Sophie Moran
Is pottery industrial design or craft?
Random
Bringing Characters To Life: An Artist’s Humanistic Interpretation Of Popular Characters
I like the original Shaggy better