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Weekly Design Links – 1/7/25

Welcome to 2025. It’s a lot like 2024 so far. The main difference is that you must remember to put a five at the end of the date. The links are new, the layout got a little refresh, and that’s about it. There’s nothing new to promote aside from the amazing work below by other creative folks. Enjoy the links and try and enjoy the new year as well.

Casio’s Newest Watch Is Purposefully Built for the Sauna
Ever accidentally taken your watch into the sauna? The end result of doing so may be a relaxed body, but that relaxation will almost certainly be undone when you realize you now have a completely cooked watch. Casio, however, has a fix – and in fact, is crowdfunding a watch that’s not only sauna-approved, but specifically built for it.

Add Wood exhibition showcases 3D-printed-wood furniture
The material is made by combining leftover wood from sawmills and timber harvesting with a natural, non-toxic and flame-retardant magnesium carbonate binder, and its extrusion through 3D-printing allows for the creation of complex shapes without generating any waste.

Unitree B2-W Go2
One year after mass production kicked off, Unitree’s B2-W Industrial Wheel has been upgraded with more exciting capabilities.

The hottest typography trends to watch in 2025
From lo-fi and experimental to elegant and psychedelic, these are next year’s key trends in type

Fueda House / ROOVICE

Transforming a 1970s Wooden House in Fueda, Kamakura, into a Pet-Friendly Home – A modest two-story wooden house from the 1970s in Fueda, Kamakura, has been thoughtfully renovated to meet the needs of a young couple and their pets. The redesign focuses on functionality and comfort, balancing practicality with smart design choices.

Plus 24 – Pack 11
Illustrations by Fabio Buonocore from Milan, Italy

Black Light Gibberish
Personal work Q3 2024 from Ori Toor

Spectacular Winning Photos Of 2024 Announced By 1839 Awards
The 1839 Awards honor exceptional photographers who use the camera as their creative tool, with the 2024 contest drawing entries from 77 countries, making it the most diverse yet. This year’s winners showcase extraordinary creativity, technical expertise, and the powerful art of visual storytelling.

INTERFERENS
A retrospective photographic series of random decontextualised images, focusing on memory and the passage of time. Presented in black and white, it can be seen as quiet reflections looking into the duality and tensions that lie between the present and the past.

Github Universe ’24
Themed “The World’s Fair of Software,” the event aims to capture the innovation of other World’s Fairs by bringing together the brightest minds in software development.

Frazt Branding: Smart Logistics Meets Modern Visual Identity
In the high-speed world of global logistics, branding must convey precision and innovation. Felipe Souza’s work for Frazt achieves just that, crafting a visual identity that reflects the company’s mission: “to send everything, to everywhere.” Combining smart logistics with a sleek design language, this branding is a standout example of how visual identity can embody efficiency and purpose.

On Design Sprints
By Elan Miller