“If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.”–Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Another rough 2020 week–this Groundhog Day year just keeps on going. Below are links to people who are doing good work. Enjoy.
Illustration/3D
Concrete. Metal. Glass. Robots by Viktor Pyatkin • https://www.behance.net/gallery/100922189/Concrete-Metal-Glass-Robots
‘TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL’: A comic book about how Trump ignored science, planning, and his own team when the virus struck. And how 194,000 Americans paid the ultimate price • https://www.insider.com/comic-how-united-states-lost-control-of-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-9
Rise Up. Show Up. Unite! • https://uxdesign.cc/rise-up-show-up-unite-500bae524460
Web Design/UX/UI
Three Myths About Calculating the ROI of UX • https://www.nngroup.com/articles/three-myths-roi-ux
What’s the Deal with the “Self-view” on Zoom Calls? • https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/why-are-all-video-chat-platforms-designed-with-the-self-view/
Graphic Design/History/Tools
Every Ikea Catalog Ever • https://ikeamuseum.com/sv/ikea-kataloger/
Introducing Noun Project Photos • https://blog.thenounproject.com/introducing-noun-project-photos-35d92bc95ab7
Apartmentary • https://www.behance.net/gallery/103673767/Apartmentary
Nova: Mac code editor from Panic • https://nova.app/
Technology
Playstation 5 Showcase • https://youtu.be/tjji8NEW9lo
Sombras.app: Playing with Shadows in 3D • https://sombras.app/
Typography
Comic Neue • http://comicneue.com/
Katrin Vates Embroidery • https://www.instagram.com/katrin.vates/
Are you kidding? The story of Comic Sans • https://uxplanet.org/are-you-kidding-the-story-of-comic-sans-f9e00d41eba8
Industrial Design
Final Design for San Francisco’s New Public Trash Cans Narrowed to Three Concepts • http://sfpublicworks.org/trashcanredesign
The Gravity Cube Click Clock Eliminates Fumbling in the Dark • https://design-milk.com/the-gravity-cube-click-clock-eliminates-fumbling-in-the-dark
Work
How to read at work: A guide for designers and product managers • https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-read-at-work-a-guide-for-designers-and-product-managers-dee619cedeb
How to Think About Long-Term Strategy When You Can Barely See Past Tomorrow • https://www.ideo.com/journal/how-to-think-about-long-term-strategy-when-you-can-barely-see-past-tomorrow
and there we have it