“The practice of art isn’t to make a living. It’s to make your soul grow.” ― Kurt Vonnegut
I’m finally, mostly back on track. This year has been a roller coaster in weather, health and life in general. Let’s hope the Summer comes soon and that chaos won’t rule the remainder of the year. Here’s to hope!
Architecture
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Sierra Fría House/ ESRAWE • https://www.archdaily.com/934623/sierra-fria-house-esrawe
Nike NYC Office • https://retaildesignblog.net/2020/03/02/nike-nyc-office/
Details of Wooden Structures in Kengo Kuma’s Work • https://www.archdaily.com/934591/details-of-wooden-structures-in-kengo-kumas-work
Expandable House Part 02 / Urban Rural Systems • https://www.archdaily.com/934398/expandable-house-part-02-urban-rural-systems
Random
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David Heinemeier Hansson: The books I read in 2019 • https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-books-i-read-in-2019/
The Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million High-Resolution Images • https://coolhunting.com/culture/smithsonian-open-access/
Booklets.io: Bite sized learning • https://www.booklets.io/
Advertising
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Apple Japan Shares Anime-Themed ‘Behind the Mac’ Video • https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/28/apple-behind-the-mac-anime
Web Design/UX/UI
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Gauging users’ reactions to non-native UI • https://uxplanet.org/gauging-users-reactions-to-non-native-ui-81837084cc84
How To Design Mobile Apps For One-Hand Usage • https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/02/design-mobile-apps-one-hand-usage
Open Peeps: A hand-drawn illustration library • https://www.openpeeps.com/
Reflections on Config, our first user conference • https://www.figma.com/blog/reflections-on-config-our-first-user-conference/
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All the talks from Config • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXDU_eVOJTx4UHprj9iYPBu4agz8HiB66
Creating contrast-based themes with Leonardo • https://medium.com/@NateBaldwin/creating-contrast-based-themes-with-leonardo-32b6219a090f
Beautiful Dingbats’: Pattern Generator • https://beautifuldingbats.com/pattern-generator
Industrial Design
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Solid State Watch: A Casio F-91W movement permanently cast into a transparent 3D printed case • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cwandt/solid-state-watch
Typography
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Avenue Mono • https://boulevardlab.com/Avenue-Mono
Graphic Design
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yugo.logo project — volume I • https://www.behance.net/gallery/92312861/yugologo-project-volume-I-first-100
…like Flava Flav, we’re done