9 Best Articles in 2021
ArchDaily
How Colors Change the Perception of Interior Spaces
ArchDaily
4 min read · 683 saves · 2020-03-09 · Eduardo Souza · Some possibilities to change environments with colors or contrasts, confusing proportions.
The Guardian
The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism
The Guardian
~15 min read · 445 saves · 2020-01-03 · Kyle Chayka · The long read: From the ‘KonMari method’ to Apple’s barely-there design philosophy, we are forever being urged to declutter and simplify our lives. But does minimalism really make us any happier?
designedbycave.co.uk
The UX of LEGO Interface Panels
designedbycave.co.uk
6 min read · 414 saves · 2020-08-03 · Piloting an ocean exploration ship or Martian research shuttle is serious business. Let’s hope the control panel is up to scratch. Two studs wide and angled at 45°, the ubiquitous “2x2 decorated…
Creative Bloq
Free online resources for artists and designers stuck at home
Creative Bloq
3 min read · 387 saves · 2020-03-24 · Kerrie Hughes · Drawing lessons, software, books and more – the creative community continues to offer amazing support amid virus outbreak.
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Awesome Design Tools
flawlessapp.io
10 min read · 351 saves · 2019-03-28 · The best design tools for everything — from wireframing and prototyping to animation, accessibility, AR, design systems and sound design.
designsystemchecklist.com
Design System Checklist
designsystemchecklist.com
348 saves · 2020-01-15 · An open-source checklist to help you plan, build and grow your design system.
Fast Company
U.S. election maps are wildly misleading, so this designer fixed them
Fast Company
3 min read · 341 saves · 2020-11-05 · Mark Wilson · The most viral election map of 2020 was actually made by a Belgian man in 2019.
BBC Future
The cheap pen that changed writing forever
BBC Future
9 min read · 336 saves · 2020-10-29 · Fountain pens were a stylish statement but messy and impractical. Their replacement was a stroke of design genus perfectly in time for the era of mass production.
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Ethical Design Guide
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1 min read · 76 saves · 2020-12-26 · Tech is always political. The way data is collected and handled is often biased, and many products are neither accessible nor inclusive. Ethical Design Guide is made to share resources on how to…
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The Rise and Fall of Invision
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~14 min read · 62 saves · Jan 3rd · Sean Dexter · The sad slide of the once-darling design co.
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The CIA has a trendy new logo. Critics are not impressed
Fast Company
3 min read · 50 saves · Jan 6th · Lilly Smith · But some design experts say it could have been worse.
UX Collective
5 academic research papers every designer should read
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5 min read · 50 saves · Jan 5th · Canvs Editorial · Influence of website design and brand’s content, usability, aesthetics, pleasurable interaction, service quality, on its users’ experience.
Fast Company
Burger King unveils its first major rebrand in 20 years
Fast Company
2 min read · 48 saves · Jan 7th · Lilly Smith · “You can almost taste the typeface.”
UX Collective
Deadly biases every designer needs to live with
UX Collective
9 min read · 47 saves · 2020-12-29 · Jerry Chang · There are two types of biases —
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8 must-know typography trends for 2021
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1 min read · 45 saves · Jan 7th · Georgia Coggan · From brutalism to psychedelia, here's what's next.
