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Weekly Design Links – 04/14/20

“A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

“A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

Change is the only constant. We’ve heard this quote by Heraclitus many times and while he’s credit with this gem way back in 500 BC, it still holds true. I don’t have anything to add–the quote says it all. I hope you are all staying safe and sane during this chaos.

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Design Work

Designers: the only certainty is change • https://uxdesign.cc/designers-the-only-certainty-is-change-930a2af62ad

Web Design/UX/UI

100 Things a UX/UI Designer Should Know • https://learnui.design/blog/100-things-ux-ui-designer-know.html

“I’m on the outside, looking in” — how agencies and freelancers talk about the Design Systems of their clients • https://medium.com/@gewoonm/how-agencies-and-freelancers-talk-about-the-design-systems-of-their-clients-394af2b5597e

How Googly Eyes Solved One of Today’s Trickiest UX Problems • https://medium.com/fast-company/how-googly-eyes-solved-one-of-todays-trickiest-ux-problems-ce68371c79b1

The master list of (remote) 2020 design conferences • https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/design-conferences-2020

Why wireframes are becoming obsolete • https://medium.com/swlh/why-wireframes-are-becoming-obsolete-f603e987797d

Architecture

Nesting Plan I Gray-Cheeked Fulvetta / Cheng Tsung FENG • https://www.archdaily.com/937238/nesting-plan-i-gray-cheeked-fulvetta-cheng-tsung-feng

Fuyang Upper River Side Urban Experience Area / Landao Design • https://www.archdaily.com/937364/fuyang-upper-river-side-urban-experience-area-landao-design

Tech

The NeRF Method for Creating 3D Models from 2D Photographs • https://www.core77.com/posts/96607/The-NeRF-Method-for-Creating-3D-Models-from-2D-Photographs

Virus Stuff

Breaking the wave: Measuring the death toll of COVID-19 and how far we are from stopping it. • https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CASUALTIES/gjnpwjmqvwr/#/

How to facilitate a successful remote workshop • https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/facilitating-remote-workshops

Coronavirus Ended the Screen-Time Debate. Screens Won. • https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/technology/coronavirus-screen-time.html

How to Conduct a Remote Design Sprint • https://www.toptal.com/designers/prototyping/remote-design-sprint

Industrial Design

See the first images of DualSense, which will bring the sense of touch to PS5 gameplay. • https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/

GOMI — Portable Chargers That Clean The Planet • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gomi-eco-tech/gomi-portable-chargers-that-clean-the-planet

Simple and Functional Kitchen Must-Haves From Caveman Factory • https://design-milk.com/simple-and-functional-kitchen-must-haves-from-caveman-factory

Animation

Unmissable Studio Ghibli documentary is free to watch right now • https://www.creativebloq.com/news/free-studio-ghibli-documentary

Typography

The 8-bit arcade font, deconstructed • https://youtu.be/C5NiAoT3xsY

Production Type and Hélène Marian combine to design 13 bespoke typefaces for the WNBA • https://the-brandidentity.com/feed/production-type-helene-marian-combine-design-13-bespoke-typefaces-wnba/

Another one bites the dust.