{"id":7417,"date":"2025-10-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=7417"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:47:10","slug":"weekly-design-links-10-7-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-10-7-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 10\/7\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nine months down, three more to go. We can do this gang! Enjoy the pretty pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Design Dialects: Breaking the Rules, Not the System
<\/a>A design dialect is a systematic adaptation of a design system that maintains core principles while developing new patterns for specific contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Take 5: A Quirky Crocs Collab, Colorful Glassware + More!
<\/a>Twice a month we\u2019re inviting one of the Design Milk team members to share five personal favorites<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Casa Tao Is a Puerto Vallarta Home Shaped by Shade and Memory
<\/a>Rather than chasing views, the home turns inward, seeking a deeper conversation with memory, intimacy, and atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

77 studio’s ‘house on the slope’ camouflages beneath meadowed green roof in poland
<\/a>Rather than aligning with the property boundaries, the structure is rotated to follow the natural lines of the slope and reveal the full breadth of the riverbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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James Coffman
<\/a>Hand drawn fonts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic Design\/Branding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Microsoft Office rebrand demonstrates “how AI is shifting the discipline of design”
<\/a>Fluid curves and zingy gradients characterise the updated logos for Microsoft’s Office applications, which have been redesigned for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new America’s Best logo is a hoot
<\/a>This is a rebrand that shows great vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nkora Coffee: Brand Identity
<\/a>monopo crafted a visual identity that leans into the contemplative powers of a walk. Complete with a lino-printed character called Miles, custom typography and bespoke illustrations to preserve the character and quirks that make NKORA special<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful Birds And Mammals Winning Photos From The 2025 GDT Nature Photographer Of The Year
<\/a>These photographs go far beyond aesthetics, offering rare glimpses into the hidden lives of wildlife through extraordinary patience and technical mastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Decentralizing quality
<\/a>Why moving judgment to the edges wins in the long run<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1
<\/a>Norton set out on a mission to understand not just what the games contain \u2013 but also what they mean. Built around a collection of essays, The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1 asks why these RPGs continue to endure, why they still top \u2018best of\u2019 lists 30 years later, why fans still clamor for their remakes and remasters, and what philosophies animated their pixels and prose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nine months down, three more to go. We can do this gang! Enjoy the pretty pictures. Web Design\/UX\/UI Design Dialects: Breaking the Rules, Not the SystemA design dialect is a systematic adaptation of a design system that maintains core principles while developing new patterns for specific contexts. Industrial Design Take 5: A Quirky Crocs Collab, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7438,"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":[16,11,88,13,14,10,74,18,21,20,29,19,30],"class_list":["post-7417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-links","tag-architecture","tag-branding","tag-design-systems","tag-graphic-design","tag-industrial-design","tag-photography","tag-random","tag-typography","tag-ui","tag-ux","tag-video-games","tag-web-design","tag-work"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/quality.jpg?fit=1320%2C746&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7417","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=7417"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7443,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7417\/revisions\/7443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}