The semi-(in)frequent musings of David Kaneda, maker of Boo.
Abduzeedo interviews Levente Szabo (Brisk), who created this amazing series of movie poster illustrations for BAFTA 2016. Suppose I’ve been really swooning for the double-exposure look lately.
Hoefler & Co. covers an advanced typography technique by breaking it down with great examples and simple tips.
FiftyThree is a product company that gets it. I can’t think of another company right now that is so well tuned-in to their product management: An undeniable focus on simplicity, consistently innovative interaction concepts, high-quality releases, synchronized marketing—it’s all incredibly impressive. Definitely looking forward to trying these new features out.
Inbox is an awesome new email client from the Gmail team. I’ve had the pleasure of test-driving this for a few months, and I have to say: It’s an incredibly well-polished app with a very smart set of features.
It combines everything I like about Gmail, Mail.app, and Mailbox app, removes the features I don’t use, and absolutely shines as an example of Material Design.
I also love the fact that Google’s not just positioning it as “The Next Gmail,” but rather as an all new product—and it looks like it will be supporting a variety of other email services as well.
Really tremendous work and a huge congrats to all my colleagues that took part in shipping this.
Allison House directed and animated this music video for “Summer Noon,” a new single from one of my favorite musicians, Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco). She describes the process and the challenges she faced in tackling new medium on her blog:
Beginners often hear fake it ‘til you make it, but scrappiness and transparency count for a heck of a lot. My mantra was whatever it takes.
An incredible, mind-boggling performance art piece using projection mapping from GMUNK:
Box explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping onto moving surfaces. The short film documents a live performance, captured entirely in camera.
(via Brian)
‘Limbo’ studio unveils 'Inside,’ a creepy and beautiful platformer for Xbox One
Limbo was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful, striking games I’ve played—And it looks like Playdead will not disappoint with their next one either.
Joey Lomanto on an irritating trend in the design community for designers to put other (often newcomer) designers down:
Who are we to define the wrong and right ways to experiment and grow? You have to put in your 10,000 hours somehow and I’m not going to slap a label on anyone who’s passionate enough to work towards their goals. Is a hockey player not a hockey player unless they’re in the NHL? Or maybe a musician isn’t a musician unless they’ve released an album? What defines us shouldn’t be our accomplishments or status but rather simply what we practice.