The last… Weekly Design Links — 1/7/25

Before we get into the links… This will be my last post on Medium. I’ve been an active member since March of 2007. I’ve always loved the simplicity of the platform and it allowed me to focus on content, which sometimes is hard for me as a designer. I found some early success and one of my articles went baby-viral. It was exciting and even paid for my membership. Oh, the glory days. Medium changed the business model and it hasn’t been the same for a long time now. My earnings almost never cover my fees and I don’t love the idea of paying to post. For full transparency, the image below is a view of my Medium earnings since the beginning. The highlighted months show when the earnings paid for my $5 monthly fee.

So, the time has come to move on. These posts will continue on my personal blog (if you just want the links, go here) and I’ve also been publishing a version through LinkedIn’s Newsletter tool here. If you find these posts valuable, I hope you will continue to follow along with me. If not, it's been a really fun ride. Thanks for the clicks!

Welcome to 2025. It’s a lot like 2024 so far. The main difference is that you must remember to put a five at the end of the date. The links are new, the layout got a little refresh, and that’s about it. There’s nothing new to promote aside from the amazing work below by other creative folks. Enjoy the links and…