{"id":7874,"date":"2026-01-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2026-01-13T01:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:22:12","slug":"weekly-design-links-01-13-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-01-13-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 01\/13\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve read all the books about habits. I have some bad ones, and I have some habits that are beneficial. I know the cycle: cue, routine, reward. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. That doesn’t mean I don’t have goals, improvements, or new projects. So many projects\u2013not enough time. Another habit of mine\u2013starting projects. This habit, sharing links, is complete. Cue: It’s Monday night. Routine: Gather the good stuff. Reward: Feeling of accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Coolest Stuff At CES 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From beautifully simple speakers to perfect TVs, simpler soundbars and streamlined laptops, here are some of the coolest things we happened upon on the floors of CES 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/UX\/UI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s hard to justify Tahoe icons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main function of an icon is to help you find what you are looking for faster. Perhaps counter-intuitively, adding an icon to everything is exactly the wrong thing to do. To stand out, things need to be different. But if everything has an icon, nothing stands out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of radial menus in video games<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A radial menu is a graphical user interface (GUI) element containing contextual, frequently used actions arranged around the cursor in order to speed up selection interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design Dialects: Breaking the Rules, Not the System<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here\u2019s what we\u2019ve forgotten: the more fluently a language is spoken, the more accents it can support without losing meaning. English in Scotland differs from English in Sydney, yet both are unmistakably English. The language adapts to context while preserving core meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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TROBAT: A Custom Font Bridging Physical and Digital Worlds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conceived as the digital counterpart to the physical space TROBAR, the typeface was designed to bridge two worlds under a shared identity. But beyond its role as a branding tool, TROBAT set out to embody a deeper idea: digital craftsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Rostislaw Tsarenko<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian artist working in dotwork style. In my works, you can observe the ambiguity of meanings and messages, I do not set myself the task of conveying them to people – let everyone decide what he wants to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Greatest Nonfiction Books of All Time<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 718 ‘best of’ book lists to form a definitive guide to the world’s most acclaimed books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random\/Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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bikemap.nyc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A visualization of the entire history of Citi Bike, the largest bike-sharing system in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grid Paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A home-cooked app for drawing straight lines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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