April 16th: Weekly Design Links
“A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.”―Frederick Douglass
It’s been a long and crazy day. Notre Dame fell. That is beyond possible–or so anyone would have thought. It’s a painful reminder of the chaotic nature of our world. The following links may not have the staying power of that stone building, but hopefully they bring you some inspiration anyway.
Web Design/UX/UI
Why Cancel Buttons Should Never Have a Color • https://uxmovement.com/buttons/why-cancel-buttons-should-never-have-a-color/
How to: measure a Design System’s impact • https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-measure-design-system-impact-guide-f1f9f0c3704f
Design recommendations to improve digital payment experience • http://adilsiddiqui.in/x/designing-for-digital-payments
Industrial Design
Open Source Furniture: Download, Print And Build Online • https://www.archdaily.com/914166/open-source-furniture-download-print-and-build-online
Why the Typography on the Back of Your Car Is So Ugly • https://magenta.as/why-the-type-on-the-back-of-your-car-is-so-ugly-2ca548d7020
Solar System. Concept for methane-rainproof outdoor clothing • https://www.behance.net/gallery/78604331/2525
Art
Hyperrealist Rorschach “Paint” Blots Rendered in Colored Pencil by Cj Hendry • https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/04/rorschach-by-cj-hendry
and • https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/arts/design/cj-hendry-instagram-drawings.html
Intricate Tessellations Expand and Contract in New Folded Paper Works by Ekaterina Lukasheva • https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/04/new-works-by-ekaterina-lukasheva
Art by Simon Stålenhag • http://www.simonstalenhag.se
Random
What’s the one thing… • https://m.signalvnoise.com/whats-the-one-thing/
How to create a culture of open design • https://tannerchristensen.com/blog/2019/4/1/how-to-create-a-culture-of-open-design
On Surveys by Erika Hall • https://medium.com/mule-design/on-surveys-5a73dda5e9a0
Typography
This is Helvetica® Now • https://www.monotype.com/fonts/helvetica-now
Architecture
Peconic House / Mapos • https://www.archdaily.com/914785/peconic-house-mapos
The Muji Hotel Ginza Brings Anti-Cheap Design to Tokyo • https://design-milk.com/muji-hotel-ginza-brings-anti-cheap-design-to-tokyo
Graphic Design/Packaging
Minke annual celebration • https://www.behance.net/gallery/75842465/Alegato-al-tiempo-libre
VTB Capital infographics and icons • https://www.behance.net/gallery/78186127/VTB-Capital
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