{"id":4215,"date":"2023-08-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2023-08-22T02:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:33:14","slug":"weekly-design-links-08-22-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-08-22-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 08\/22\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was getting started on assembling this week’s post and I suddenly found myself deep down a web rabbit hole that I couldn’t escape. It started simply enough\u2013I got an email from the fine people at LEGO<\/a>. They updated their loyalty program and wanted me to move over to this new thing. I complied. That reminded me of a recent thought, “I really like LEGO minifigs,” (the little LEGO people) and I’d love to have more but they are so expensive to buy with all of the sets. YouTube had the answer<\/a>. You can buy the parts to LEGO minifigs and assemble the characters at a fraction of the cost (over eBay or buying the sets). This took me to Bricklink<\/a>, a site that LEGO has authorized as a place to buy and sell LEGO parts. Deeper and deeper I sunk. Soon I was cross-matching parts, comparing the prices on eBay, digging and digging, and making all kinds of useless discoveries. For example, in 2013, as part of the LEGO minifig series 10 blind bag offering, there is a character called Mr. Gold and he sells for about $4000 in good condition. After exploring the many fine offerings on Bricklink, I had to stop myself, finish this post and get some sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Who has the credentials to deliver design feedback?
<\/a>Feedback limited to people with perceived \u201ccredentials\u201d only goes so deep<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the New Deal for business leading by design?
<\/a>Designers are actually equipped with a really beautiful ability to solve problems creatively, and that turns out to be like a generally useful skill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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5 things I learned as a product designer: a 10-year journey at Amazon, Walmart and startups
<\/a>A few of the nuggets of information that I have gleaned over my 10 years as a product design leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed\u2019s Design Principles and How We Made Them
<\/a>Inside the collaborative approach a content designer used to get a UX organization of hundreds on the same page<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illustration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Transhumans<\/a>
A collection that’s more than just illustrations\u2014it’s a celebration of breaking free, transcending limitations and embracing a future filled with endless possibilities by Pablo Stanley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Naoto Fukasawa Colors Gogoro Electric Scooters in MUJI Style
<\/a>Fukasawa has returned to lend his distinct perspective in the form of a pair of battery powered 2-wheeler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring-Sized Casio Watches
<\/a>Non-functioning toys, but still<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Door Handles “Semantically Designed to be Clear” on Push\/Pull
<\/a>Made of porcelain, no less<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Affordable 3D-Printed Houses in Japan: Just $38,000!
<\/a>Serendix’s Barnacle House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Largest Homes Just Hit the Market for $8M<\/a>
Located in New Canaan, Connecticut, Tirranna sits on 14 acres and spans nearly 8,000 square feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Design by Definition
<\/a>by Elizabeth McGuane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams
<\/a>by Kevin Jon Davies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design Jobs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Humbly Confident Director of Product, YNAB<\/a>
Remote<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Global Brand Narrative Director, ARC\u2019TERYX<\/a>
North Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sr. Manager, Games Experiences & Engagement, LA28<\/a>
Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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