489 posts in Linked

December 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Typography Maestro Getting Calls From Greta Gerwig and Robert Eggers

Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like “Nosferatu” and “Barbie,” has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to guy.

nytimes.com

December 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Killing the Cat | No Mercy / No Malice

Jaguar, a brand that’s been in a coma for years, is trying to wake up … and it’s gasping. The car-free “Copy Nothing” kickoff video and the rollout of a pink concept EV at Art Basel Miami have inspired well-earned mockery. The launch rivaled Elon’s “We Robot” event for the “all chip, no salsa” product […]

profgalloway.com

December 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Daily Heller: The Titles of the Jackal Have Their Day

Tom Hingston on the creation of the opening title sequence for the TV adaptation of iconic 1973 thriller, “The Day of the Jackal.”

printmag.com

December 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Vanishing Culture: Type Ephemera—Lessons in Endearment | Internet Archive Blogs

Type ephemera, specifically the kind collected by Letterform Archive, refers to paper goods used to advertise or display typefaces for purchase. Often produced by foundries, type ephemera takes many structural forms and examples including—

blog.archive.org

December 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The State of UX in 2025

From design tools, to our design process, to the user behaviors that will change the way we design — a list of what to expect for User Experience (UX) Design in the next year.

trends.uxdesign.cc

December 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

DOC • Craft

On dedication and love for the invisible work.

doc.cc

December 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Pentagram leads the new era of craft

Pentagram, renowned for its exceptional design work and widely regarded as one of the most admired agencies in our field, has consistently exemplified creativity and innovation.

designingwithai.substack.com

December 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM

A journey of craft built on trust, confidence, and focus

Lessons I learned during my first year at Linear about design, collaboration, and growth.

yannglt.com

November 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Leica’s engraved fonts

A deep dive into Leica’s proprietary engraved fonts and how they make their products more special.

arun.is

November 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Regarding — and, Well, Against — Substack

My advice to any writer looking to start a new site based on the newsletter model would be to consider Substack *last*, not first.

daringfireball.net

November 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM

“The File Folder Structure Every Designer Needs,” an article by Dan Mall

Keep it clean.

danmall.com

November 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Making of the Figma Pattern Library | Figma Blog

UI3 prompted us to rebuild our own design system from the ground up. Here’s how designers and engineers came together to create a new foundation for building consistent, accessible products.

figma.com

November 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Don't call it a Substack. - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

anildash.com

November 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Chicago Kare by Duane King

A faithful reproduction of the bitmap version of the Chicago typeface created by Susan Kare for Apple Computer in 1984

chicagokare.xyz

November 12, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Embracing the Hybrid Path: Reflections on Creativity, Career, and Resilience

In my recent talk at the MIT Media Lab with Professor Hiroshi Ishii, I shared reflections on what it means to pursue a hybrid career — one…

johnmaeda.medium.com

November 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM

A collection of tools to bring human-centered design into your project

methods homepage | 18F Methods

Use the Discover Methods to build context for the problem you’re investigating. Get to know your potential users better and understand your stakeholders’ main concerns. The work you do during this phase will inform everything that follows, so take your time.

guides.18f.gov

November 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM

SF Hello

GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.

github.com

November 9, 2024 at 3:00 AM

How It Went

Election day, 2024.

daringfireball.net

November 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM

But Can It Change Anything? What Artists and Social Movements Can Learn From Each Other

We marched, that day, towards the Houses of Parliament, leaving the square outside the Tate Britain and forming a procession along the Thames. Someone had brought branches to the protest, green and…

lithub.com

November 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM

How we redesigned the Linear UI (part Ⅱ) - Linear Blog

We have redefined the foundational layers of Linear’s application with a full redesign. This is the second post in a two-part series where we dive into why and how we redesigned the application. In part one, we shared why redesigns are important. In part two, we introduce you to the new UI and cover how we‌ tackled the project — no infinite-loop processes, workshops, or sticky notes were involved.

linear.app

May 30, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The one true way to design

It’s time we face facts: there’s really only one way to design. And to design that one way, there’s only one tool we should be using. Moreover, there’s only one process that leads to successful…

uxdesign.cc

November 24, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Design Threads

A collaborative report unraveling the state of design today.

designthreads.report

November 24, 2022 at 12:00 AM

The iOS 16 Design Guidelines: An Illustrated Guide

The iOS 17 Design Guidelines: An Illustrated Guide

iPhone design guidelines for UI elements, typography, navigation, design patterns, and more · Downloadable resources · iPhone Figma template

learnui.design

June 9, 2022 at 12:00 AM

A Short History of iOS App Icons - Jim Nielsen’s Blog

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

blog.jim-nielsen.com

May 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM

The Era of Rebellious Web Design Is Here

You might remember Gawker as an aughts-era blog with all the visual hallmarks of that moment’s web design trends: bright logo, white background, infinite scroll. If you were to visit Gawker today, you might not recognize it at all. Relaunched in 2021 by BDG, the digital conglomerate that started in

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