{"id":8416,"date":"2026-05-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=8416"},"modified":"2026-05-11T23:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:06:17","slug":"weekly-design-links-05-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-05-12-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 05\/12\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I take a week off, like anything, it’s a bit of a relief. I still consume content. I’m still saving links. The other thing that I’ve been spending time on is process. I need to make these posts easier to create. It’s not the post itself; it’s the multiple versions. WordPress is easy enough, but then I have to recreate it for the LinkedIn newsletter. The app (did you know there are apps for iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a>?), requires a different process and structured data. I’ll share the details with you once I find the new path, but it’s complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Branding\/Packaing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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SanDisk Packaging Design System: Built to Scale Across Every SKU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unspoken Agreement built SanDisk’s packaging design system to scale across SD cards, USB drives, and SSDs \u2014 one visual language, no dilution at any size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Caligra c100 Developer Terminal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pentagram partnered with Caligra to develop the industrial design of the c100 Developer Terminal hardware, working alongside the in-house Caligra team who developed Workbench OS, Caligra\u2019s Linux-based operating system built for technical work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mac.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

43 years. 154 Macs since 1983.
And everything they made possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Apple: A peek at some handmade magic for MacBook Neo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short clip gives what Apple describes as “a peek at some handmade magic,” revealing the physical models and camera techniques used during production. Apple shows how real-world props were combined with visual effects to produce the final sequences. Apple does not usually share production insights for a major product launch videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art\/Typography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Typographic Maps of London by Dex at Run For The Hills<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dex’s typographic maps of London use hand-crafted type to plot novels, films, and songs at real London locations \u2014 a ten-year project, one map at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tools\/AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Cognitive Bias Index<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tool for identifying and overcoming the cognitive biases that distort human judgment and decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closer to Code<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources for designers getting closer to code and devs with AI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

flipbook.page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flipbook is an infinite visual browser generated entirely on demand in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Griddy Icons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Griddy Icons is free open-source icon family with unique utilitarian vibe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This dock transforms the Mac mini into a retro classic Mac<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It transforms the Mac mini into something straight out of 1984. On paper, it had all the functions I needed out of a dock, but it was also such a cool-looking product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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