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Weekly Design Links – 05/16/23

“I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong. If we will only allow that, as we progress, we remain unsure, we will leave opportunities for alternatives. We will not become enthusiastic for the fact, the knowledge, the absolute truth of the day, but remain always uncertain … In order to make progress, one must leave the door to the unknown ajar.”

Richard P. Feynman

Architecture

How This Serene Backyard Cabin Was Designed To Survive Floods + Bushfires
Nestled amongst native trees, the serene and simple cabin is inspired by Japanese architecture and cabins from colder climates around the world

Industrial Design

This KWART Chair has “The Lowest Eco-Footprint on the Market”
Manufacturer Circuform has figured out the complete lifecycle of the chair

JIZAI ARMS is a supernumerary robotic limb system consisting of a wearable base unit with six terminals and detachable robot arms
Social Digital Cyborgs

The Bang & Olufsen x GamFratesi Beosound A5: Powerful, Portable, and Pairable
GamFratesi cites nature and Scandinavia’s rich design history as muse, choosing materials, colors, and textures reflective of an analog crafted object rather than one housing a variety of modern technologies

Photography

Story Time: Field & Stream Magazine Project
Kooyooe Pa’a Panunadu, or Pyramid Lake, in Nevada, has the largest cutthroat trout in the world. And, Autumn Harry is the first Paiute woman fly fishing guide in its history

Graphic Design/Branding

Mother Design: Fork & Good
Designing a revolution in animal agriculture

Canada unveils new passport design featuring light-enhanced seasonal art
The new passport also boasts several high-tech security features such as a polycarbonate data page and a new Kinegram over the main photo

Web Design/UX/UI

The problem with disabled buttons and what to do instead
It can frustrate users or worse, cause them to give up completely

Tools/Technology

tl;dv
The meeting recorder that transcribes & summarizes your calls

OpenAI’s Shap-E Model Makes 3D Objects From Text or Images
Full of potential but the current output is so-so

These reusable sponges could clean the lead out of your drinking water
By coating a sponge in nanoparticles, scientists have found a way to quickly and easily remove heavy metals from water

Art

1-bit Hokusai’s ”The Great Wave”
5 years ago I started a now completely stalled project (fingers crossed I can figure out how to restart soon) to draw all of Hokusai’s 36 views of Mount Fuji as 1-bit pixel art.