Welcome to 2024. Everything is new. Everything is the same. Usually, at this time of year, I’d switch things up. Reformat the posts, change the intro structure, or add/remove some element(s). Not in 2024, nope, it’s not going down that way this year. At least, not right now. I can’t say what will happen tomorrow, but the link show must continue. Enjoy and thanks for clicking along with me.
Industrial Design
Wood joinery by Olof Davidsson
As one of the commenters says, “Damn these fits…. Soo satisfying”
A Puzzling Miniature EV Concept Delivers Maximum Modularity
Measuring a tad over 10 feet long and under 5 feet wide, HW Electro’s concept EV, the Puzzle, may present itself as a bewildering vehicle, one of perplexingly tiny proportions to the average American
Tools
Config: Project management for (physical) product design
Lets you track, annotate, and approve every critical decision.
Web Design/UX/UI
Porsche Design System v3
Everything is built and tested following the Porsche quality standards and corporate design principles.
You don’t need to be Apple or Google. Use these 4 principles to drive UI/UX success
Lux Narayan’s decades of experience in the SaaS industry and as a serial entrepreneur informs the macro approach of minimal UI from the start and the iterative approach to UI refinement over time.
UX & Design Podcast Directory
Find inspiration and helpful insights while listening to expert conversations on UX careers, tools, methods and trends.
Graphic Design/Branding
Herman Miller’s brand refresh is a masterclass in timeless design
The classic logo reigns supreme.
Architecture
Strength in Numbers – Six Square House by Young Projects
Comprised of half a dozen cubes, which tesselate from a centre point, defining the home’s overall footprint, this project illustrates a dance of complex geometries under a guise of repose.
Typography
20 Type Designers & Type Foundries to Watch in 2024
These practitioners not only craft beautiful fonts perfect for day-to-day graphic design work, but they also delve into the unknown and embrace the weird and wonderful.
Work
2023 Was a Bad Year for UX, But the Future is Bright
Jakob Nielsen’s message to all designers (past, present and future).
Art
Pokémon and Japanese Craft Traditions Unite in a Fantastic Exhibition of 70+ Works
Two of Japan’s major cultural contributions converge in POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft. On view at Japan House Los Angeles, the exhibition showcases more than 70 sculptures and installations that recreate the fantastical animated characters from Squirtle to Pikachu in ceramic, metal, fiber, and more.