{"id":6282,"date":"2025-01-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=6282"},"modified":"2025-01-14T10:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:01:54","slug":"weekly-design-links-1-14-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-1-14-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 1\/14\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Los Angeles fires are affecting so many people in our creative community in devastating ways. It’s horrible to watch and with each new post, gofundme campaign, and news story it’s a reminder of how fragile our lives are. If you are in a position to help, I’m including links to do just that. Give what you can. Support projects and artists that you love. The creative community is resilient, but the people of LA need help right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GoFundMe<\/strong>
The peer-to-peer crowdfunding site has set up a dedicated page<\/a> where people can donate to verified wildfire relief efforts. GoFundMe has also launched its own 2025 Wildfire Relief Fund<\/a>, which it says will be used to send cash grants to affected individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California Fire Foundation Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund<\/strong>
The foundation<\/a> supports the families of firefighters who are injured or die in the line of duty and the communities affected by wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby2Baby<\/strong>
Baby2Baby<\/a> has already distributed 1.5 million emergency supplies for the most vulnerable children and families who have lost everything in the Los Angeles fires including diapers, food, formula, water, clothing, blankets, and hygiene products, and they are committed to continuing this work for the weeks and months to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Red Cross<\/strong>
The American Red Cross<\/a> is providing shelter, food, and emotional support to those caught up in the wildfires. The charity has also set up a helpline on 1-800-985-5990 to provide advice and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salvation Army<\/strong>
The Salvation Army<\/a> is providing emergency supplies such as food, water, and medical supplies to residents displaced by the fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Central Kitchen<\/strong>
The World Central Kitchen<\/a> is providing meals to first responders and evacuees from the southern California wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California Community Foundation<\/strong>
Since 1915, the California Community Foundation<\/a> has provided support to people displaced by natural disasters and emergencies. It has set up a dedicated wildfire relief fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Way of Greater Los Angeles<\/strong>
The United Way<\/a> focuses on long-term recovery efforts to support people who have lost their homes or livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank<\/strong>
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank<\/a> has been distributing food, water, clothing, and other necessities to underserved city residents since 1973. The charity is accepting donations of cash, food and volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pasadena Humane<\/strong>
When the Eaton fire began on Tuesday, the Pasadena Humane<\/a> Animal Shelter took in more than 100 animals including dogs, cats and a pony. \u201cEvacuated families are lined up down the block to bring their pets to safety,\u201d the group wrote. The refuge is seeking local residents who are able to foster animals, especially larger dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All of the information above was collected by Shepard Fairey and Obey Clothing. Shepard Fairey is releasing a print<\/a> and 100% of the profits are being donated to relief efforts. Obey Clothing<\/a> will be donating 100% of its profits from its e-commerce sales through Thursday, January 16th to a variety of 501(c)(3) non-profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Web Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How tabs changed the way we browse
<\/a>Going from window hoarders to tab hoarders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Packaging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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FRU:DOZA Protein Ice Cream by Brama Branding
<\/a>Ice-Cream with Powerful Numbers… a healthy alternative to the traditional ice-cream, it has no added sugar in it and is low in fats, there are only 2g. The visual story of the package is built upon typography, the powerful numbers constitute the design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lingyun Tang hot spring water by Lion Peng
<\/a>…the highly recognizable \u201chot spring rock\u201d is used as a visual hammer symbol to deeply explore its youthful expression. Let the ancient hot spring rocks glow with new vitality, retain the visual assets of the brand precipitation, and make it a unique memory point of the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Industrial Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Teenage Engineering OP-XY Is the Grayscale Sequencer of Dreams
<\/a>A new portable synthesizer and sequencer that\u2019s built for upgradeability, and has a heavier focus on layering and effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Design Systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Designing design systems: A framework for names, terms, and definitions
<\/a>Establishing a standardized design system lexicon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When building a component library, what component do you build first and why is it always button?
<\/a>It is easy to tie impact to how often something is needed. The more it is needed, the more it impacts the final result. Therefore, because the button tends to be the most popular, we tend to want to build it first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A Tribute To Nature: Standards Manual Releases Parks 2
<\/a>Parks 2 includes over 300 passages, interviews, pictures, and pamphlets, a comprehensive assortment of the often overlooked literature and structure of a storied part of American graphic design history. It celebrates the forgotten work that the Parks Service has been doings since it\u2019s inception in 1916.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Photography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The best science images of 2024 \u2014 Nature\u2019s picks
<\/a>A breathtaking total eclipse, courageous penguins, volcanic smoke rings and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Random<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Notion Faces<\/a>
Create your own avatar in Notion’s illustration style<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Graphic Design\/Branding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Rainbow Wool’s vibrant identity is pure joy
<\/a>New initiative, branded by Hey Studio, is the warm hug we need this January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the Most Important Presidential Branding Campaign \u2014 That Didn\u2019t Win
<\/a>The Wide Eye team went above and beyond to deliver a once-in-a-lifetime project that supported a new vision for America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pretty UI won\u2019t get you hired anymore: A designer\u2019s brutal wake-up call
<\/a>Stop looking for jobs the way you did five years ago, we all know and hear that the market\u2019s overcrowded with talent. You have to show you\u2019ve done your homework. And maybe more importantly\u2026 accept that it\u2019s going to take longer than it used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Design Leader Dilemma
<\/a>Design leaders are expected to deliver the impossible. Instead of trying, we need to redefine our role from implementor to enabler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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