{"id":5582,"date":"2024-08-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=5582"},"modified":"2024-08-19T21:55:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T04:55:43","slug":"weekly-design-links-08-20-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-08-20-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 08\/20\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I just learned about the concept of akrasia. I’ve read about it before, but somehow it didn’t hit me then. I honestly don’t remember reading about it. I know it’s part of ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept: The state of acting against your better judgment\u2013when you do one thing even though you know you should do something else.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I realized, when I read about this in another book that I do this way too often. It’s like procrastination, but it’s more insidious. You’ve already done the mental work. You’ve calculated that this task is the most important thing you need to do to further your goals. Instead of doing that task, you play video games for four hours. That’s what I do. I’m trying to get better, but it’s a struggle. Today, I won. Here are the links to prove it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Dive Into Marine Drama Around the World with This Year\u2019s Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalists
<\/a>Ocean Photographer of the Year highlights what makes our planet\u2019s largest bodies of water so spectacular\u2014and so critically in need of protection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic Design\/Branding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Point2Hectare, a regenerative agriculture startup, partners with Abissal Brands to deliver innovative biochar solutions and impactful branding.
<\/a>The branding and visual identity for Point2Hectare, developed by Abissal Brands, reflects the company’s mission-driven ethos. With a sleek, modern design, the branding conveys a message of cutting-edge innovation balanced with deep-rooted responsibility toward the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUSI Partners: Branding for a Sustainable Future
<\/a>Discover how Fable&Co. rebranded SUSI Partners, a sustainable investment firm. The new branding and visual identity, built on clean lines, fluid curves, and a strategic color palette, communicates trust, innovation, and a commitment to a greener future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In \u2018Especially Terrific,\u2019 Pat Perry Conjures the Exceptional Memories of Middle America
<\/a>Especially Terrific, the title of Pat Perry\u2019s most recent body of work, is multivalent. The phrase invokes both the exceptional and also the grim, which the Detroit-based artist conjures as he captures singular moments on canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Adagio: A Ronan Bouroullec Design That Transforms Tiles Into Fabric-Like Installations
<\/a>…a new tile project designed by the inimitable Ronan Bouroullec for Mutina, which revolves around a single ceramic module<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stunning Photos Of The Restored 1984 Honda HP-X Concept
<\/a>Honda will reveal the restored 1984 HP-X Concept at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance, marking a significant moment as the first Japanese vehicle at the event in over 50 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Current State of Homepage and Category Navigation UX: 76% of Sites Have Mediocre-to-Poor Performance (12 Common Pitfalls)
<\/a>Designing a user-friendly e-commerce homepage and category navigation is not an easy task, requiring solid information architecture, systematic labeling and hierarchy, curated intermediary category pages, and a balanced homepage design \u2014 and that\u2019s only the start<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Font size is useless; let\u2019s fix it
<\/a>It\u2019s crazy to think that with all these computers, font-wise we\u2019re still stuck with so many quirks from the metal era of fonts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illustration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Various Illustrations 2024 by Aleksandar Savi\u0107
<\/a>Editorial & portrait illustrations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stippled, Mottled Textures Meet Minimal Geometries in Hugo Alberto\u2019s Illustrations
<\/a>From his studio in Cuiab\u00e1, Brazil, Alberto illustrates soothing, stylized scenes lush with texture. Working primarily in digital mediums, he balances clean, crisp lines with stippled and mottled forms to create pieces that are both minimal and warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MODA ramps rooftop garden along Calgary multifamily housing
<\/a>Local architecture studio Modern Office of Design + Architecture has wrapped a multifamily housing development in wood siding and topped it with ramped roof gardens in Calgary, Alberta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tondo Bridge \/ OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen
<\/a>The bridge was explicitly designed as a spatial element, rather than a technical solution. Named after the tradition of the \u2018Tondo\u2019, a circular Renaissance painting, the bridge is shaped like a ring, and suspended between the two buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZGF Architects places nine-acre mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal
<\/a>“Undulating in a basket weave of arches and scalloped shapes, a 400,000-square-feet glulam beam and lattice ‘overstory’ is supported by a grid of 34 Y-shaped columns that branch upwards 36 feet above the terminal floor,” said the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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VFusion3D Demo
<\/a>This demo allows you to upload an image and generate a 3D model or rendered videos from it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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