{"id":6784,"date":"2025-04-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=6784"},"modified":"2025-04-14T22:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:58:48","slug":"weekly-design-links-4-15-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-4-15-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 4\/15\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s tax day in the US. There’s a lot of stress around this event. I have to go to the post office and mail everything off. It’s bound to be a shit show. Why did I wait? I was told (and I haven’t verified this in any way) that you are less likely to get audited if you send your stuff in on the last day. There’s also the whole, I’m going to hold on to my cash for as long as possible. Whatever the reason, the hard part is done. Hopefully, it’s done for you as well, and you can enjoy the link show stress-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The case against conversational interfaces
<\/a>I\u2019m not entirely sure where this obsession with conversational interfaces comes from. Perhaps it\u2019s a type of anemoia, a nostalgia for a future we saw in StarTrek that never became reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 powerful call-to-action examples that visitors can\u2019t resist
<\/a>We\u2019ve gathered our favorite call-to-action examples and compiled the best practices for writing one<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design for the AI age
<\/a>We need to move beyond the generic chat format and reconsider what users truly require for their specific workflows. Without a workbench, we risk wielding powerful tools in empty space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Base Cabin
<\/a>Base Cabin builds architectural tiny houses and cabins that do more with less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levada House \/ Tsou Arquitectos
<\/a>An architecture that evokes the idea of a built natural environment, an architecture that arises from the very material of which the site is made. The shape of the house is molded by the terrain, creating a visual and physical continuity between the building and the natural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Michael Bierut Reflects on His Storied Career (and He\u2019s Not Done Yet!)
<\/a>“If you spend time at that table, you find out there is a lot of boring and not particularly interesting stuff happening at it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer Founders
<\/a>Stories and insights from top designer founders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animation\/3D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Must-see video shows how an artist made the Severance titles using mocap in his living room
<\/a>This makes it look so easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Carl Hauser: Head of Design at Analogue
<\/a>This is the process. Every day sketches, brainfarts and ideas flying around in my backpack and apartment. I hope they can inspire or help someone out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kawasaki Unveils Robot Horse Powered by Hydrogen
<\/a>It’s unclear if or when Kawasaki plans to bring Corleo to market, but a life-sized concept will reportedly appear at Japan’s futuristic Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atomic Keyboard Unveils ‘Severance’-Inspired Keyboard With a Missing Escape Key
<\/a>Closely mirroring the one used by the Macrodata Refinement team (MDR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art\/Sculpture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Artist Simone Post Creates Delicious Objects And Installations That Look Like Candy
<\/a>Based in Rotterdam, she transforms ordinary materials into vibrant, thought-provoking pieces that exude color and optimism while tackling deeper questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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