{"id":6869,"date":"2025-05-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2025-05-05T22:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T05:46:36","slug":"weekly-design-links-5-6-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-5-6-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 5\/6\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week is Figma’s Config conference<\/a> in SF. I’ll be there, and if you are there too, reach out and say hi. So, this week’s batch of links is a little light\u2013but as always, there are a few gems. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cProduct Kondo\u201d: A Guide To Evaluating Your Organizational Product Portfolio
<\/a>It starts with good intentions \u2014 a quick fix here, a shiny feature there \u2014 and suddenly, your product portfolio\u2019s bursting at the seams. In this guide, Talke Hoppmann-Walton walks you through a \u201cProduct Kondo\u201d exercise to declutter, realign, and spark some serious product joy for both your business and your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Apple\u2019s calculator apps
<\/a>The sliding scale between skeuomorphic design and abstraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Broken Promises of Design Systems: Why Following the Rules Won\u2019t Get You to Great Products
<\/a>Design systems promised to bring order, consistency, and speed to product design \u2014 but have they delivered on that promise? In this candid reflection from a former Material Design lead at Google, we explore how rigid rules, endless maintenance, and poor adoption have turned design systems into creativity killers. As AI reshapes the design landscape, it\u2019s time to ask: are design systems holding us back from what\u2019s next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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NBP International Awards 2024
<\/a>Nature’s Best Photography Awards Mission: To discover, celebrate, and display the creative and documentary works of dedicated nature photographers and visual storytellers of all ages and levels of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Echoing Above by Romain Jacquet-Lagr\u00e8ze
<\/a>A photographic trilogy uncovering wild trees growing on residential buildings, men deftly crafting bamboo scaffoldings, and birds soaring amidst concrete landscapes in the heart of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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System Magazine
<\/a>System explores with style and substance the dialogues at the heart of the global fashion industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of album art
<\/a>Album art didn\u2019t always exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Unwind with the Ancient Japanese Art of Kumiko, a Wood Joinery Technique
<\/a>The traditional craft emerged in the Asuka era between about 600 and 700 C.E. and similarly eschews nails in favor of perfectly cut pieces that notch into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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sapiens.website
<\/a>A curated collection of unique individuals across the internet, giving everyone a chance to be seen, appreciated, and connected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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