When I take a week off, like anything, it’s a bit of a relief. I still consume content. I’m still saving links. The other thing that I’ve been spending time on is process. I need to make these posts easier to create. It’s not the post itself; it’s the multiple versions. WordPress is easy enough, but then I have to recreate it for the LinkedIn newsletter. The app (did you know there are apps for iOS and Android?), requires a different process and structured data. I’ll share the details with you once I find the new path, but it’s complicated.
Branding/Packaing
SanDisk Packaging Design System: Built to Scale Across Every SKU
Unspoken Agreement built SanDisk’s packaging design system to scale across SD cards, USB drives, and SSDs — one visual language, no dilution at any size.
Industrial Design
Caligra c100 Developer Terminal
Pentagram partnered with Caligra to develop the industrial design of the c100 Developer Terminal hardware, working alongside the in-house Caligra team who developed Workbench OS, Caligra’s Linux-based operating system built for technical work.
43 years. 154 Macs since 1983.
And everything they made possible.
Advertising
Apple: A peek at some handmade magic for MacBook Neo
The short clip gives what Apple describes as “a peek at some handmade magic,” revealing the physical models and camera techniques used during production. Apple shows how real-world props were combined with visual effects to produce the final sequences. Apple does not usually share production insights for a major product launch videos.
Art/Typography
Typographic Maps of London by Dex at Run For The Hills
Dex’s typographic maps of London use hand-crafted type to plot novels, films, and songs at real London locations — a ten-year project, one map at a time.
Tools/AI
A tool for identifying and overcoming the cognitive biases that distort human judgment and decision-making.
Resources for designers getting closer to code and devs with AI
Flipbook is an infinite visual browser generated entirely on demand in real time.
Griddy Icons is free open-source icon family with unique utilitarian vibe
Random
This dock transforms the Mac mini into a retro classic Mac
It transforms the Mac mini into something straight out of 1984. On paper, it had all the functions I needed out of a dock, but it was also such a cool-looking product.