Unless you’ve been living in a cave, reading nothing but old and mildewed newspapers and books, you know that typography has been undergoing radical changes. As the Web has evolved, so too has digital typography—and for the better.
http://blog.fonts.com/2015/06/introducing-web-typography-essentials/
From the grand archives of “Things Chris was totally confused about for far too long and now half understands so might as well blog it”: code golf. I would hear someone say something like “I got it down that small from my own golf.
Online harassment is a major problem, but it’s rarely prosecuted. If only we’d been warned about this in the early days of the internet.
I have submitted my entry(s) for possible inclusion in this exhibit.
UX Designer and UI Designer are two vastly different roles and a single person should not be hired to be responsible for both. There, I said it! STOP THROWING ROCKS! PLEASE! Let me explain.
http://www.usertesting.com/blog/2014/11/10/dont-hire-ui-ux-designer/
We use a lot of bricks. Making them, though, is pretty bad. The Eco BLAC brick is made with waste ash and requires no firing at all. India’s brick industry, spread out over 100,000 kilns and producing up to 2 billion bricks a year, is a big source of pollution.
I like to think of WordPress as the gateway drug of web development. Many people who get started using the platform are initially merely looking for a comfortable (and free) way to create a simple website.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/06/19/wordpress-custom-page-templates/
In celebration of Illustrator Appreciation Month, we’re offering 20% off everything featured in our Illustration category throughout the month of June. Notebooks, downloads, guides—it’s all 20% off!
http://www.howdesign.com/featured/art-that-tells-a-story-illustrator/
While animation in Photoshop is not a new concept, it definitely has come a long way in the last few years: The Timeline panel has been overhauled, video layers have been introduced, as has the ability to create keyframe animation. These additions have really upped Photoshop’s game.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/06/19/creating-advanced-animations-in-photoshop/
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The most relevant source of inspiration and considerations when designing things are people. This inspiration can be deeper than understanding what people do, why they do it and what they say they need; it is ultimately about understanding what they truly value.
Over the past 50 years Design Research has established a firm basis for our understanding of design. For DRS2016 we invite you to join us in considering how Design Research can help us address the problems we face now and the challenges that lie ahead. More…
MoDiP is the only accredited museum in the UK with a focus on plastics. It is the UK’s leading resource for the study and interpretation of design in plastics and ……….,’., ass and ana specialist research resource within the Arts University Bournemouth.
Taco Emoji Approved! Taco Bell It’s been seven months since we began the fight for food emoji equality and created the petition to get a taco emoji. During that time, nearly 33,000 of you stood by our side and helped raise awareness of this issue.
https://www.change.org/p/unicode-consortium-the-taco-emoji-needs-to-happen-2/u/11126831
It’s OK if you’re having trouble reading the words in this image. You’re supposed to have trouble reading them. What you’re seeing is Helvetica, or at least part of Helvetica. Daniel Britton, a graphic designer in London, wants you to feel frustrated.
http://www.wired.com/2015/06/can-typography-help-us-empathize-others/