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In the sea of sameness
Finding a soul in this world seems to be a rare quality these days, especially in software-internet-land.
https://productidentity.co/p/in-the-sea-of-sameness

What makes Japanese letterforms so irresistible to designers? https://vanschneider.com/blog/edition-270/

Good Visual Design, Explained
To create appealing designs, align type and elements to a grid, build a clear visual hierarchy, use color intentionally, and stay consistent with every design choice.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/good-visual-design/

DIA’s identity for an electronic festival mimics music with a typeface made of pulsating particles
The neon green accent colour of the French festival’s 2025 identity was so catchy that attendees integrated the hue into their outfits. https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/dia-studio-nuits-sonores-graphic-design-project-181125

Tahoe’s Terrible Icons: The B-Sides
This post is a continuation of Paul Kafasis’ post “Tahoe’s Terrible Icons” where he contrasts the visual differences across a number of Apple’s updated icons in macOS Tahoe (a.k.a. the Liquid Glass update).
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/tahoes-terrible-icons-b-sides/

Reimagine the Date Picker
Wayyyyy back in 2012 I created the best date picker in the world! Pikaday on GitHub revels in 8k braggadocious stars but this year we decided to archive the project. Pikaday was old and tired. Personally I had successfully ignored it for years. https://dbushell.com/2025/11/10/pikaday/

What AI is Really For
Best case: we’re in a bubble. Worst case: the people profiting most know exactly what they’re doing. https://www.chrbutler.com/what-ai-is-really-for

This is funny! https://iammarkzuckerberg.com/

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