“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” – Albert Einstein
I’m still trying, to be more honest, struggling to find a routine to make these posts easier. The content collection isn’t the hard part. It’s the curation, the story and the words to bring it all together–that’s the part that’s hard for me. You’d think that after a weekly design links post every week for almost 4 years that I would have it down pat. Well, I do not. Maybe 2021 will be easier?
Architecture
HOOD CENTURY: Jerald Cooper Is Disrupting the Architectural Preservation Game • https://design-milk.com/hood-century-jerald-cooper-is-disrupting-the-architectural-preservation-game
Well of Light House / Phidias Indonesia • https://www.archdaily.com/949631/well-of-light-house-phidias-indonesia
Nike Japan to Open Multi-Colored Playground in Tokyo • https://hypebeast-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/hypebeast.com/2020/9/nike-tokyo-playground-sports-art-opening-info
Graphic Design/Branding
KakaoM ‘1theK’ Brand Identity • https://www.behance.net/gallery/89254603/KakaoM-1theK-Brand-Identity
The wild history of ballot designs—and what they say about our democracy • https://www.fastcompany.com/90562650/the-wild-history-of-ballot-designs-and-what-they-say-about-our-democracy
A more expressive Medium — starting with Medium • https://blog.medium.com/a-more-expressive-medium-starting-with-medium-63b562206d8f
Illustration
A Curious Whale Explores Dry Land in Quirky, Melancholic Illustrations by Xuan Loc Xuan • https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/10/xuan-loc-xuan-whale
Web Design/UX/UI
Absolutely FAB: How the Floating Action Button became a Material Design icon • https://design.google/library/floating-action-button
First look: PlayStation 5’s next-generation user experience • https://blog-playstation-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/blog.playstation.com/2020/10/15/first-look-playstation-5s-next-generation-user-experience/amp/
Industrial Design
100% Recycled Plastic Open Source Skateboard Decks • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasonk-mandin/100-recycled-plastic-open-source-skateboard-decks
Lego Tsugi • https://www.pinterest.dk/LEGO/rebuild-the-world/lego-tsugi/
Karst: Woodless Artist Pencils • https://www.karststonepaper.com/products/artist-coloured-pencils
Typography
Why the Wingdings font exists • https://www.vox.com/2015/8/25/9200801/wingdings-font-history
Takenobu Igarashi Pushed the Parameters of Typography with His Hand-drawn 3D Letterforms • https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/in-the-1970s-takenobu-igarashi-pushed-the-parameters-of-typography-with-his-hand-drawn-3d-letterforms/
Orna • https://www.emilyjschan.com/orna
Photography
Outer Space: Michael Najjar • https://www.hasselblad.com/stories/outer-space-michael-najjar-hasselblad
Work/Tools
Virtual First Toolkit • https://blog.dropbox.com/collections/virtual-first-toolkit
Readymag explored the lives and work habits of five designers from different backgrounds to find out what helps them stay productive and creative • https://readymag.com/readymag/dailyroutines
What does your manager do all day? • https://medium.com/swlh/what-does-your-manager-do-all-day-7fb5397d8faa
2020 isn’t over yet–there’s still work to do