{"id":7046,"date":"2025-06-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=7046"},"modified":"2025-06-23T22:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T05:33:56","slug":"weekly-design-links-6-24-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-6-24-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 6\/24\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Summer is in full swing\u2014and the world feels like it\u2019s burning, in more ways than one. When I\u2019m not curating links, I\u2019ve been spending time talking with other creative folks about the current state of things. It\u2019s tough out there, especially for designers navigating a brutal job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I\u2019m setting aside time to help\u2014at no cost<\/strong>\u2014for a small number of people. If you\u2019re unemployed or just feeling stuck, I\u2019ll review your resume, portfolio, presentation deck, or whatever materials you\u2019re working with. If it makes sense, we can even do a mock interview or something else that\u2019s more useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t take on a ton of these (those links won\u2019t collect themselves), but I\u2019d genuinely like to help where I can. If that sounds like something you (or someone you know) could use, fill out this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic Design\/Branding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nike Shanghai Marathon 2023
<\/a>By Royalclub Studio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motion Design for Sound: Fletcher + Munson Rebrand
<\/a>Explore the Fletcher + Munson rebrand by Non Studio, highlighting their innovative motion design and abstract visuals for a unique brand essence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work\/Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Designer\u2019s Hierarchy of Career Needs
<\/a>Why compensation, edification, and recognition aren\u2019t equally important\u2014and getting the order wrong can derail your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Velocity: AI user testing for prototypes
<\/a>Prompt AI on prototypes BEFORE sharing as human tasks. Generate heat-mapped reports to justify your earliest designs with AI drop off, miss clicks and duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Artist Paints On Everyday Self-Documents Discarded After Having Fulfilled Their Purpose
<\/a>An envelope isn\u2019t just paper. For an immigrant, it can be a lifeline, a threat, or proof of one\u2019s own existence. Artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez understands this better than most. He takes the bureaucratic ephemera of his own journey from Oaxaca, Mexico, and his experience with DACA, and turns it into powerful, challenging art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seth Armstrong Sets the Hills of Los Angeles Aglow in Vibrant Oil Paintings
<\/a>Bright bungalows, electrical lines, palm trees, and shrubs dot the foothills that shape Los Angeles, with the San Gabriel Mountains often rising in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data Visualization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Federica Fragapane is an Italian information designer who masterfully translates complex data into elegant visual stories.
<\/a>Her signature style\u2014a blend of soft color palettes and flowing, organic networks\u2014makes even the most intricate information feel clear and approachable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nike: A system of systems
<\/a>As Nike\u2019s digital footprint expanded, so did the complexity of its product ecosystem. With multiple teams, tools, and technologies working in parallel, the need for cohesion became increasingly urgent. Enter Podium \u2014 Nike\u2019s design language system built to unify teams around a shared foundation of best-in-class design and engineering principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayesian A\/B testing \u2014 a practical primer
<\/a>For UX people and anyone who wants to experiment better (some willingness to deal with statistics and Python required)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing Brands for Nord Design System
<\/a>The latest 4.0 version launched a few weeks ago now unifies Nordhealth\u2019s two design system platforms into a single platform that can serve all of the feature teams across the entire organization and various business units within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Breathtaking Award-Winning Black And White Photos From The 35 Photography Awards
<\/a>In a world saturated with color, the 11th Annual 35 Photography Awards makes a powerful case for the enduring magic of black and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Historical Tech Tree
<\/a>The tech tree is an interactive visualization of technological history from 3 million years ago to today. A work in progress, it currently contains 1881 technologies and 2174 connections between them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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