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Making of 17th century watercolors
Way back in 2014, a Dutch manuscript from about mixing watercolors from 1692 made a splash in the blogosphere, because while it was centuries old, few had given it much attention and it was such a beautifully preserved thorough account of how watercolors … Read Full Article
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Make ugly things
An excellent track record can be a terrible thing. (Although I did disappoint my parents early and often in many areas) I was an excellent student through high school, and my teachers had great hopes… Read Full Article
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Bunny Fonts
Bunny Fonts help make the internet faster, safer and GDPR compliant! Bunny Fonts is an open-source, privacy-first web font platform designed to put privacy back into the internet. Read Full Article
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Futura: grace under pressure
Paul Renner’s quest for “sachlich” created a typeface that is as technically astute as it elegant… Read Full Article
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Thoughts on modernism, brutalism, and a number of other outdated “isms”
When hollowed-out ideologies produce failed outcomes. For French sociologist and philosopher Henri Lefebvre, space is a social product that is collectively shaped… Read Full Article
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The 2022 Design Systems Survey
Why are design systems useful? Designers and developers from more than 20 industries tell us about their design systems and their uses. Read Full Article
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Challenge: Pixel perfect design
Design an app icon at pixel level using black and white colors only, on a 48×48 pixel, 32×32 pixel, or 16×16 pixel canvas. Read Full Article
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Tables in Figma
In this article, Andrii shares his approach to managing tables in Figma in an easier, more streamlined way when there is a need to support different screen resolutions, change the order of columns, and use real-life content. Read Full Article
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A New AI-System Designs Cameras as Playful Pop-Culture Mashups
A photographer doubling as an inventor of the bizarre, Mathieu Stern has been developing new cameras based on simple ideas: one collection is created for pharaohs, another designed by Aztecs, and others are inspired by superheroes and pop culture. The dev… Read Full Article
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Fun Parallax Scrolling CSS
Journey through the parallax scrolling CSS effects featured on our Matterday project! Read Full Article