— Fascinating article on the people we don't see who keep design agencies running behind-the-scenes. I also just finished reading AIGA Eye on Design’s first ever magazine issue, and it includes lots of articles related to this core theme of “invisible”.
— Gemma Warriner is a designer and researcher exploring text visualization. Gemma’s Twitter feed showcases her latest experiments in variable fonts, and they are stunning visual eye candy!
— Fontanello is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Firefox that lets you display the basic typographic styles of a text by right-clicking it.
— This essay by Frank Chimero is the smartest thing I’ve read about the web recently. In it, he argues “the web needs pockets of slowness and thoughtfulness as its reach and power continues to increase.”
— Just found this terrific logo animation and showreel for an animation studio in London called Moth. I love the contemporary, hand-drawn style of their work!
— Lovely article on the importance of writing in the design process.
— Another fantastic video from this year’s AIGA conference.
— Amazing talk by Annie Atkins from the AIGA Design Conference 2017.
— Recently discovered this small Cleveland-based publisher of creative products, and I’m completely obsessed. Their products balance self-care, creativity, action, and playfulness.
— Beautiful new identity for yogurt brand Chobani on Brand New. The brand illustrations and typography work well both together and independently of each other.
— This post by writer and artist Austin Kleon makes me want to get into a more routine blogging habit.
— Very interesting article on the AIGA Eye on Design blog today.
— Really insightful post on an important design overhaul from the Adobe Design Brand team. Adobe has a massive amount of file types, and I think this solution works well.
— Interesting and important essay by Grace Chin on Design*Sponge.
— I really admire the work of UK-based animator Hannah Jacobs. Her films always capture a sense of raw, human emotion and feel very personal and intimate. Before first seeing her work through The School of Life, I never imagined illustration could be brought to life in such a way.
— I love the Hockney-inspired use of color and horizontal format of these illustrations of Los Angeles by Celia Jacobs. Such a fun project!
— Love the concept and color scheme of this project by Hamburg-based photographer Lars Stieger. In his Spaceships series, he makes European architectural structures look like futuristic spaceships.
— This is an essential read for all designers on the Dear Design Student advice publication.
— This designer specializes in graphics for filmmaking, including movie posters, props, and set pieces.