{"id":8074,"date":"2026-02-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=8074"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:33:13","slug":"weekly-design-links-02-24-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-02-24-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 02\/24\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time in a long time, I wrote a short thing about my own work\u2013Teaching Computers to Draw<\/a>. It’s not that I’m not making things, but I often ignore the crucial step of documentation and telling the story. This is very common for designers. We’re always focused on the problem, making, and once it’s done, we’re on to the next thing. If you work in this field, it’s an ongoing problem. I used to be better at it, redesigning my portfolio every two years like clockwork. Now, I’m lucky if I add a case study or project every two years. Here’s to trying! Enjoy the links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Design\/Design Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Your Design System Needs an Enforcer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although design systems promise consistency, most still fail without someone actively enforcing the rules and making teams follow them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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WalkmanLand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WalkmanLand pays tribute to the pocket tape devices of yesterdays: the Walkmans. These analog machines are considered one of the devices that have most influenced the behaviour of people in modern societies. We want to collect all the once commercially available models under one roof, in one catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satoshi Itasaka\u2019s Century Chair Holds a Hundred-Year Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long before it became a chair, this piece lived as a tree\u2013\u2013rooted in the forests of southern Japan, shaped by weather, and marked by a hundred years of growth. The Century Chair, designed by Satoshi Itasaka of the design labo, carries that story into the present, carved from a single block of solid wood so its history remains visible in every line and ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Glyph Navigator<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By David Jonathan Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jaunty Art\u2019s Caveat Frogs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Caveat Frogs, it\u2019s important to read the small print. Made by Jaunty Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations takes you on a journey through the history of home gaming. Navigating nine generations of consoles, handhelds and hybrids that have defined the evolution of the video game form, the book considers everything from early machines that endeavoured to bring the arcade experience home, to the advanced powerhouses of the current era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super Nintendo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play by Keza MacDonald<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old Man<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old Man is a well-known Hemingway-inspired cocktail bar in Hong Kong. Having designed their brand identity in 2021, Oddity Studio creates an ambitious experimental menu for the bar each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Simply Delightful Icon System<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open-source neutral-style system symbols elaborately crafted for designers and developers. All of the icons are free for both personal and commercial use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Hidden History of Women Game Designers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nineteenth-century women turned music lessons into interactive entertainment, complete with spinning wheels and ivory counters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I vibe-coded a video game for under $25. Here\u2019s how it went<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moonlake AI is an Nvidia-backed video game coding tool. Zero code experience required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draw a horse<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let your horse run!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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