This post is a little late today because I spent most of last night deep in one of my side projects, Tails Of…, designing a new t-shirt. I tinkered with the design for hours and hours. I don’t think it’s there yet; it needs more time. This is what we do. I will spend hundreds of hours on a design (or project) that no one in the world cares about, except me. In the past, I tried to make these projects economically viable. Now, I couldn’t care less. I still need to make a living. That hasn’t changed. I just don’t have the expectation anymore that the nerdy shit that I care about will resonate beyond my screen. This project started that way and continues to make zero dollars. Long live the fruitless side project!
Industrial Design
Handsome, Stackable Cork Storage Boxes by RelvaoKellerman
Made from “natural toasted cork agglomerate,” which is created when cork granules are heated under high pressure. The heat activates the natural resin within cork, turning the resin into a binding agent; no chemicals or adhesives are needed
Web Design/UX/UI
Designing Terrible Solutions Makes You a Better Designer
Applying the Anchoring Effect to Design Practice
From idea to interface: A designer’s guide to AI-powered prototyping
Tips for using AI tools to explore design ideas in high fidelity
Illustration
Basketball Cities: A Poster Series
Over my last 12 years as an illustrator, I’ve created numerous side projects, but the most popular has been my Basketball Cities series–a collection of 30 posters celebrating every city that has an NBA team.
Typography
Rosalía’s bespoke Instagram font ushers in a new element of a globe-conquering identity
Rosalía’s Instagram font went briefly viral earlier in the summer. We talk to Monotype about handwritten fonts and personal brands
0º or 90º: A Technique to Improve Your Vectors
If you find that you’re unable to achieve the curve you’re after without pulling at an angle other than 0º or 90º, chances are you’ve plotted your anchors in the wrong place.
Cherokee, Osage, and the Indigenous North American Type Collection
After five years of community-partnered research with First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada and the United States, Typotheque is proud to announce the release of new Cherokee and Osage script fonts.
Graphic Design/Branding
Southern Trails — Where Nature Leads the Way
Southern Trails isn’t just about walking — it’s about feeling part of the land, hearing the birds, seeing the trees, and finding moments of calm.
Tools
Pointron
Your focus haven: Track time, achieve goals and focus like never before.
Random
FlyBox
We pick up, store, and return your stuff on-demand. No driving, no lifting.
mcbroken.com
Is the McDonald’s ice cream machine broken?