{"id":8596,"date":"2026-06-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/?p=8596"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:53:01","slug":"weekly-design-links-06-23-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/weekly-design-links-06-23-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Design Links \u2013 06\/23\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week slipped away \u2014 but not without reason. I’ve been rebuilding the engine under the hood of this newsletter, and the new process is already paying off. I keep my links in Airtable (this isn’t new), but in a new table. I’ve added a slew of new fields to track and prepare these for publication. When it’s go time, I’ve got a few scripts (also in Airtable) that move these to my permanent Creative Links database, and a second script converts these into HTML markup that WordPress can read. I copy that code into WordPress, and then I make some tweaks to polish it visually. Less copy-paste, more creative links \u2014 though I still need to tackle the LinkedIn newsletter formatting and the sharing-out component. It may not sound like much, but it’s a big step forward for my sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Closing the Loop: What to Do After a Design Critique Ends<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most designers invest in running critiques but skip the followup. That missing step is often why feedback culture breaks down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic Design\/Branding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Aperture Capital: Typography by Numinous Agency\u00ae<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numinous Agency\u00ae designed Aperture Capital as a typography project. Project designed by Numinous Agency\u00ae located in Portland, ME, USA. The result reads as deliberate work where typography, color, and material choices carry equal weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panorama | LG2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By exploring the sonic universe through line and movement, Panorama\u2019s identity is expressed through a dynamic grid that celebrates the connection between music and territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ecopark Ci\u00e9naga de Mallorqu\u00edn \/ DEB + El Equipo Mazzanti<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ecopark acts as a transitional intermediate layer between the chaos of the city and the stillness of the swamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KLE School, Sankeshwar \/ Shreyas Patil Architects<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The floor plans adopt a decentralized, courtyard-centric layout organized around a prominent central Open-Air Theater (OAT), which functions as the civic and social anchor of the campus. This central void acts as a dynamic focal point, stitching together the surrounding academic and administrative zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Packaging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Starville Goods: Constellation Packaging Design by MAUM STUDIO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAUM STUDIO’s constellation packaging for Starville Jeju gives each zodiac sign a flat color field and cartoon creature across keyrings, boxes, booklets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Kind of Black Gold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coaltown Coffee set up in Ammanford in the 2010s to turn a coal town into a coffee town and put production back at the centre of local identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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From Japan, a Sexy Matte Black Sledge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made by tool brand Tsubaki Model, the double-headed hammer features a faceted steel head and a glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DADO System by AKO Takes Responsibility Seriously<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DADO System by AKO, or Allen Kaufmann Objects. No hardware, no glue, no fastening \u2014 the system is meant to slot together with friction, precision, and finesse alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Boneyard: Skeleton screens. Automatically generated.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No manual measurement. No hand-tuned placeholders. Wrap your component in <Skeleton> and get pixel-perfect skeleton screens that stay in sync with your actual layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dither Image Online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free, Fast, and Real-Time Dither Image Generator. Transform Your Photos with Instant Retro and Pixel Art Effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motion\/UI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Every Frame Perfect<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I take a screenshot of your app at any moment, you should be able to explain what I see<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week slipped away \u2014 but not without reason. I’ve been rebuilding the engine under the hood of this newsletter, and the new process is already paying off. I keep my links in Airtable (this isn’t new), but in a new table. I’ve added a slew of new fields to track and prepare these for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8605,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[16,11,13,14,49,21,20,19,30],"class_list":["post-8596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-links","tag-architecture","tag-branding","tag-graphic-design","tag-industrial-design","tag-tools","tag-ui","tag-ux","tag-web-design","tag-work"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ecopark-Cienaga-de-Mallorquin.jpg?fit=1600%2C915&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8596","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=8596"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8614,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8596\/revisions\/8614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnfreeborn.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}