design
insights on good design + anything else related to design
Jilber Najem and
design
“Design should also be sensual and exciting.”
Creatives behind Glossier and Brat explain the new rules of branding
Sottsass came up in a modernist design world that valued rigidity, utility, and simplicity; asking designers to ask themselves what is necessary and drop everything else. As famed industrial designer Dieter Rams has said, “Good design is as little design as possible.” Sottsass epitomizes basically the complete opposite of that.
Sottsass’s work made the case for the necessity of the superfluous. Expressive use of color, form, and decorative elements are elemental to design done well. In the modern era, design is leaning into sensuality and excitement too.
Activating Change: A Designer’s Guide to Systems Thinking - Boxes and Arrows
Cara Tomkoboxesandarrows.com
Understanding Colors — Blender Guru
blenderguru.com
The video and notes offer an excellent breakdown of color theory and how to use to make more compelling visual art.
the details are not the details. they make the design.
-charles eames
andrea and
Audibaubles - Sonic seasonal decorations
sennep.com
This Brand Strategy Can Make Your Startup Look Bigger Than It Is
First Round Capitalreview.firstround.com