There are days, sometimes weeks, or even months when things just feel off. You are out of sync with yourself and nothing you do seems to fit or flow. It’s hard to pin down a reason, when it started, or describe–you just know. What’s even harder is finding a way out. When I was younger, I would try to do something that I knew was impossible. It was a way to free myself from success and embrace failure. It worked a lot of times. I need to get back to that place, embrace the suck, and remember how it felt.
Typography
Calibri dumped as Microsoft’s default font — here’s what the new typeface looks like
Aptos is described as a “precise, contemporary sans serif typeface inspired by mid-20th-century Swiss typography”
Web Design/UX/UI
4 design principles I use every day to avoid bad UX and create products that work for everyone
The design principles emerged after watching 100s of people struggle to use the things I designed
Invisible Details of Interaction Design
Interaction design is an art form to make experiences that fluidly respond to human intent
Tears of the Kingdom: how Nintendo improved (and ignored) UI issues
The latest Legend of Zelda title has both pleased and pissed off gamers when addressing certain user interface issues
Work
Why you didn’t get that design job
Many designers see this as a reflection on their talent, but many ingredients go into a good match
Photography
The 11 Best Images From Webb Space Telescope’s First Year
Space looks prettier than ever before
Drone Photo Awards 2023
Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, kites, and parachutes
Industrial Design
The Refreshing Simplicity of Fractal Design’s Swedish Modern PCs
The company has distinguished itself by designing gaming accessories aimed at PC customers seeking an understated presence on their desktop
Architecture
The C House: A Hidden, Half-Hexagonal Gem in the Dutch Forest
Paying homage to its name, the half-hexagonal structure blends functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability
Warehouse Villa in Isumi / Arii Irie Architects
A vacation house for his family and friends
Books
Minesweeper
by Kyle Orland
What’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
by Tim Urban
Random
Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find
Dutch study identifies several examples of corvids’ ‘amazing’ ability to adapt to the urban environment
Burger King’s Barbie meal is the scariest marketing collab we’ve seen
Is that bubblegum… in a burger?