The trend is to make distinctive logos all look the same by using bold san serif typefaces.
— JoRoan Lazaro (@JoRoan) December 13, 2018
EVERYBODY FALL IN LINE! pic.twitter.com/B9JU5nvpMu
— OH no Type Co (@OHnoTypeCo) February 13, 2018
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Interesting logos are being replaced with boring ones
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Online viewer for Windows 98's icon set
win98icons.alexmeub.com presents Windows 98’s meticulously utilitarian and currently fashionable icons in an easy, no-nonsense way. Why are they so good? Rather than some designer’s flashy vision of the future, Windows 98 icons made the operating system feel like a place to get real work done. They had hard edges, soft colors and easy-to-recognize symbols. … […]
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Create and print your own perfectly-gridded paper
Rostislav Blaha created gridzzly, a simple single-page website where you pick the type of grid you want (lines, square, triangle, hex, dotted), set the size of the grid units and the weight of the line, then hit print. Voila! Custom gridded paper. Here’s what I got: Good enough for government work.
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Best book covers of 2018
A roundup from Lithub of the best cover art on books from this year, with commentary. There’s a strong trend toward in-camera or handmade graphics and natural media, with computers only showing up to do things that you don’t need computers to do. I think this is a good thing, but it inspires me to […]
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This case turns your iPhone into a point-and-shoot camera
These days, there isn’t much our iPhone camera can’t do – except feel like an actual phone. Despite years of steadily increasing resolution and image sensing technology, we’re still taking shots awkwardly with two hands, fumbling for the shutter button. Leave it to an avid photographer to design Shuttercase, a versatile iPhone case that solves […]
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Hit those fitness goals at home with these virtual trainers
Still determined to keep those New Year’s health resolutions? If you’re going to stick with the exercise plan, it’s enough of a challenge to budget your time. No need for your financial budget to take a hit, too. Here’s a more convenient – and cheaper – alternative to a gym membership or Peloton bike: Two […]
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Learn web design and development from all the angles with this bundle
Want a career in web design? It’s true that these days, most anyone can throw up a page or two. But for true workhorse web design, you’ll sometimes need to match the platform to the project. Enter the Complete Front-End Developer Bundle, an educational grand tour around the best tools for the web. For beginners, […]
