“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” ― Andy Warhol
I don’t know where the time has gone. I think we’re all feeling this a bit more this year. The weekdays and weekends melt together. Groundhog Day is real. There is movement, it’s just hard to gauge. It’s been a long time since I felt like I’ve gotten a lot done like I have in the last few weeks. This didn’t just happen–it took months of planning and execution. All the little steps finally came together.
Architecture
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Big and Tiny Silverlake Playground / Zooco Estudio • https://www.archdaily.com/951423/big-and-tiny-silverlake-playground-zooco-estudio
Cavernous brick vaults define Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in China • https://www.dezeen.com/2020/11/16/jingdezhen-imperial-kiln-museum-studio-zhu-pei-china
House of the Silence / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos • https://www.archdaily.com/951019/house-of-the-silence-fran-silvestre-arquitectos
Embers restaurant by Curvink Architects • https://retaildesignblog.net/2020/11/13/embers-restaurant-by-curvink-architects/
Art
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Artist Nari Ward Has Spent Decades Revitalizing Found Objects to Elucidate Counter Narratives • https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/nari-ward-found-objects
A Collective “Hysteria”: Cleon Peterson is the Artist a Most Unfinest Hour • https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/a-collective-hysteria-cleon-peterson-is-the-artist-a-most-unfinest-hour/
Industrial Design
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Brutopia Takes on the Friendlier Side of Brutalism • https://design-milk.com/brutopia-takes-on-the-friendlier-side-of-brutalism
IOC Project Partners designs Solari workstation in collaboration with Gensler • https://www.dezeen.com/2020/11/13/solari-ioc-gensler-desk-system-dezeen-showroom
Swag Fair: Get Unique Swag from Local Makers • https://swagfair.com/
Graphic Design/Branding/Packaging
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MGcream – visual identity by Studio Najbrt • https://www.behance.net/gallery/105758679/MGcream-visual-identity
Photography
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25 Stunning Photos of U.S. National Parks • https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/25-stunning-photos-of-u-s-national-parks/XvHyVpKgiwAG5apP
Neil Burnell: Mystical • https://www.neilburnell.com/gallery#/mysticalone/
The Top 100: The winning images of CUPOTY 02 • https://www.cupoty.com/winners-02
Design Process
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The power of unfinished: How to get more done, uplevel your craft, and create work that gets noticed • https://azumbrunnen.me/blog/the-power-of-unfinished
Web Design/UX/UI
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5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting a Design System at Spotify • https://spotify.design/article/5-things-i-wish-id-known-before-starting-a-design-system-at-spotify
Things I wish I knew earlier when I started building products • https://uxdesign.cc/building-products-1d57643ca414
UX Specializations. Let your skillset do the talking this time • https://blog.prototypr.io/ux-specializations-let-your-skillset-do-the-talking-next-time-c3ceecffb8ba
another one in the books