{"id":6083,"date":"2024-12-10T09:40:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=6083"},"modified":"2024-12-10T09:45:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:45:19","slug":"weekly-design-links-12-10-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-12-10-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 12\/10\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I didn’t think I’d have time today to get this done. Work, side projects, and life in general have been draining my energy from the link show. Whether it’s pure habit or the combination of habit and systems I’ve put in place\u2014somehow, it got done. Enjoy the links. Here’s hoping next week is calmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Underground cisterns inform interior of Hong Kong’s Artifact Bar
<\/a>The interior is designed to make the most of a basement space with a restricted ceiling height and no natural illumination. One of the key features is a glowing disc above the bar intended to evoke an artificial sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lichao Architecture Design Studio combines “meticulous repair” with modern additions for Wuzhen Rural Brewery
<\/a>The 25,400-square-metre site in the historic water town of Wuzhen was originally developed in the 1950s as an extensive factory campus containing production facilities, offices and staff dormitories, before falling into disuse in the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firm Architects designs APPM office to evoke the “battle between water and clay”
<\/a>Responding to the client’s request for a design with a distinct narrative, Firm Architects drew on APPM’s focus on sustainable development and its motto of “making the Netherlands more beautiful”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Are You Doing Too Much Research?
<\/a>Are you spending too much time on research that doesn\u2019t move the needle? In today\u2019s fast-paced environment, knowing when to prioritize research \u2014 and when to skip it \u2014 is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figma Plugin: Rapid A\/B Test
<\/a>Streamline your design decision-making process with our lightning-fast voting plugin. In just a couple of minutes, collect more than 100 votes to compare two designs and make data-driven choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The making of the Figma Pattern Library
<\/a>UI3 prompted us to rebuild our own design system from the ground up. Here\u2019s how designers and engineers came together to create a new foundation for building consistent, accessible products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re Not Creating Enough Prototypes
<\/a>Here are three instances in my career where prototypes played a pivotal role and how design systems improved their creation and execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Politics for Successful Design System Adoption
<\/a>Design systems are essential for maintaining consistency, efficiency, and scalability in organizations. Yet, many designers struggle with getting their design system adopted company-wide. A big reason for this is not just the system itself, but the politics of adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple reveals 45 app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards
<\/a>Global App Store Editors recognize developers who delivered the highest levels of user experience, design, and innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design Thinking\/Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Creativity is the only thing
<\/a>An open letter to my fellow creatives in a dark hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grifters, believers, grinders, and coasters
<\/a>Why do engineers get mad at each other so often?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Fantasian Is the Classic Turn-Based Final Fantasy You\u2019ve Been Craving
<\/a>A dazzling classically inspired RPG with a brilliant twist \u2014 its entire world is made up of pre-rendered backgrounds that are actual hand-crafted dioramas. It\u2019s an utterly gorgeous game that feels both nostalgic and modern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I didn’t think I’d have time today to get this done. Work, side projects, and life in general have been draining my energy from the link show. Whether it’s pure habit or the combination of habit and systems I’ve put in place\u2014somehow, it got done. Enjoy the links. Here’s hoping next week is calmer. Architecture […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[16,74,21,20,19,30],"class_list":["post-6083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-links","tag-architecture","tag-random","tag-ui","tag-ux","tag-web-design","tag-work"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Figma-pattern-UI3.jpg?fit=1600%2C898&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6083"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6119,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6083\/revisions\/6119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}