9 Best Articles in 2021
ArchDaily
How Colors Change the Perception of Interior Spaces
ArchDaily
5 min read · 2020-03-09 · 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 · 2020-01-03 · 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?
Vox
Dark patterns, the tricks websites use to make you say yes, explained
Vox
10 min read · Apr 1st · How design can manipulate and coerce you into doing what websites want.
designedbycave.co.uk
The UX of LEGO Interface Panels
designedbycave.co.uk
7 min read · 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
4 min read · 2020-03-25 · Drawing lessons, software, books and more – the creative community continues to offer amazing support amid virus outbreak.
UX Collective
Psychological principles every product designer should know
UX Collective
~11 min read · Mar 2nd · Psychology is a crucial element in designing the right kind of systems, interfaces and experiences for your users/customers.
BBC Future
The cheap pen that changed writing forever
BBC Future
9 min read · 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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Awesome Design Tools
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~11 min read · From 2019 · The best design tools for everything — from wireframing and prototyping to animation, accessibility, AR, design systems and sound design.
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Dark patterns, the tricks websites use to make you say yes, explained
Vox
10 min read · Apr 1st · How design can manipulate and coerce you into doing what websites want.
Nature
Adding is favoured over subtracting in problem solving
Nature
4 min read · Apr 8th · People tend to solve problems by adding features.
Print magazine
30 of the Best Book Covers of the Year (So Far)
Print magazine
3 min read · Mar 31st · We’re elated by the design that has been dancing across bookshelves of late. Here are 30 of our favorite covers of 2021.
Smashing Magazine
SVG Generators — Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine
~15 min read · Mar 29th · A complete guide to SVG generators — for everything from SVG shapes and cropping tools to SVG filters, color matrix mixers and SVG to JSX generators.
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UX Collective
Accessibility vs Design trends
UX Collective
10 min read · Mar 23rd · Neumorphism? Glassmorphism? Material Design? All design trends can be accessible.
UX Collective
Measuring design debt
UX Collective
20+ min read · Apr 6th · The second part of the ‘Design debt 101’ series
Fast Company
Charles and Ray Eames were masters of innovation. This was the secret to their creative breakthroughs
Fast Company
4 min read · Apr 7th · A new book explores the interplay of design and music, arguing that iteration and remixing is essential to both.
BBC News (World)
New Alan Turing £50 note design is revealed
BBC News (World)
5 min read · Mar 25th · The banknote will enter circulation on 23 June - Alan Turing's birthday - and will be made of polymer.
Print magazine
Design Matters: Robyn Kanner
Print magazine
Mar 29th · Transcript Debbie Millman: When we think back to the Biden/Harris campaign and its visual identity, what did we see? On websites, campaign literature, television backgrounds and buses, we saw deep…
