In this video (from Lynda.com), Sean Adams shows how a layout would have been mocked up with a variety of traditional (non-digital) design tools.
Fraktur: a podcast about a typeface
From 99% Invisible, a podcast about the typeface known as Fraktur.
Smithsonian: a public domain image bonanza
I have yet to fully explore this collection, but at first glance, it promises to be a terrific resource for courses that ask students to use public domain images for remix, web design, and the like: For the first time
Evolution of the Penguin logo
Post by Topher on DesignShifts (click through for some great images) I noticed a great poster recently in a coffeeshop. It featured the progression of the Penguin Group logo over the century. It nice to see the changes the company has
McSweeney’s climate issue
McSWEENEY’S ISSUE 58: 2040 A.D. McSweeney’s 58 is wholly focusd on climate change, with speculative fiction from ten contributors, made in collaboration with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Global in scope, each story is set in the year 2040
“Boomerspeak” (WIRED)
Boomerspeak article in WIRED Watching boomerspeak distill and crystalize into a distinct genre this year can help us understand a bigger phenomenon: how distinctive ways of speaking bubble up into the popular consciousness and become available for commentary
The State of UX in 2020
The State of UX in 2020 Designing for the post-truth era The rise of micro-communities [JS: framing alum visits] Design as a team sport Rendering intentionality (solving the right problems) The death of design files Rediscovering information architecture Embracing new superpowers (plurality
Typography trends: didones
HERE’S THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THE NEXT DECADE: The age of font minimalism is coming to a close. The typography trend for 2020 = didones (an article by Rachel Hawley)
History of typography video
Stop-motion animated short by Ben Barrett-Forrest:
Redefining Women Icon collection, Getty #ShowUs project
At the Noun Project: The Redefining Women Icon Collection. Reminded me of Project #ShowUs, sponsored by Getty and Dove. – a ground-breaking library of 5000+ photographs devoted to shattering beauty stereotypes by showing female-identifying and non-binary individuals as they are, not