February 26th: Weekly Design Links
“That’s what games are, in the end. Teachers. Fun is just another word for learning.” ― Raph Koster, A Theory of Fun for Game Design
There are so many moving parts, so many variables that it’s hard to know which levers to pull to get the desired result. This is the constant struggle in our modern world–our paradox of choice. We have so many options that we are paralyzed. The classic example of this is the toothpaste aisle in the grocery store. In the the olden days you picked between Crest, Aim and Colgate. Now you have those brands (plus seven more) along with these options: whitening, multiple flavors, tartar control, sensitive, gum repair, with baking soda, with mouthwash, professional, foaming, 2-step, strengthening, and dry mouth. In a well stocked toothpaste aisle you might have more than 100 options to choose from. On Target’s website there are 272 results for toothpaste. Where am I going with all of this? Don’t get distracted. Know what your goals are and focus on the task at hand. Maybe there’s a time and place for Propolis & Myrrh flavored toothpaste–but I doubt it.
Web Design/UX/UI
Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling Applied to Product Managers & UX Designers • https://medium.com/build-acl/pixars-rules-of-storytelling-applied-to-product-managers-ux-designers-420cec0a18a6
4 Reasons Why You Should Design Without Color First • https://medium.com/devsdesign/4-reasons-why-you-should-design-without-color-first-c0e38180f689
Designing for Anxiety • https://medium.com/@helloautumn/designing-for-anxiety-cd994ee8b359
What UX Designers Can Learn from Video Games’ Obsession with UI • https://www.uxbooth.com/articles/what-ux-designers-can-learn-from-video-games-obsession-with-ui/
7 Practical Tips for Cheating at Design • https://medium.com/refactoring-ui/7-practical-tips-for-cheating-at-design-40c736799886
The best icon is a text label • https://thomasbyttebier.be/blog/the-best-icon-is-a-text-label
SILO • https://s-i-l-o.fr/
Top 10 Application-Design Mistakes • https://www.nngroup.com/articles/top-10-application-design-mistakes
Graphic Design/Branding
What’s the weirdest logo in the history of each Major League team? • https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-weirdest-logo-in-the-history-of-each-mlb-team/c-303789688
Insects_Nature_Paper_Polytrade Paper by Studio Much Times Pang • https://www.behance.net/gallery/76297217/Insects_Nature_Paper_Polytrade-Paper
Architecture
Cariló House / Luciano Kruk • https://www.archdaily.com/911929/carilo-house-luciano-kruk
Bubbletecture: A New Book Explores Decades of Soft Architectural Forms and Inflatable Designs • https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/02/bubbletecture
Stay at Gather Greene in an All-in-One Sustainable Cabin • https://design-milk.com/stay-at-gather-greene-in-an-all-in-one-sustainable-cabin
Industrial Design
I Could Totally Go For This Sturdy, Collapsable Paper Bed• https://www.yankodesign.com/2019/02/21/i-could-totally-go-for-this-sturdy-collapsible-paper-bed/
Soap Beam by BKID co • https://www.behance.net/gallery/74890623/Soap-Beam
Tools
Sketch features you didn’t know about • https://medium.com/cieden-design/sketch-features-you-didnt-know-about-6a93acb03784
Introducing Zest: A Bold & Refreshing Modern Icon Set • https://medium.com/32pixels/introducing-zest-a-bold-refreshing-modern-icon-set-a340e990f6da
Illustration/3D
Smallfoot by Marcin Jakubowski • https://www.behance.net/gallery/76675193/Smallfoot
Endless Summer by Ruye • https://www.behance.net/gallery/75890483/Endless-Summer
and just like that, we are at the end yet again
