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CW & T Office Hours
Apr 4, 2025
Grid Systems in Graphic Design (1996)
At first I didn’t see it. The hidden pattern.
The time I spent recreating this guide as a reference for paper sizes and a means of pixel-pushing therapy, made me see the pattern.
Only through practice, was I able to decode the order set by the author.
There are still mysteries I haven't solved yet. Why is C3 not centred horizontally matching with C5,C7,C8 & C1?
Such a cool way to visualise the app coding in real time.
Shows progress, feels like it’s real thought it’s so fast.
I completely trust what it’s doing. (Also helps with all the user testimonials and marketing no doubt).
It employs the anchoring effect, when the first element you encounter influences how you feel about every other price. In a TED talk, psychology and behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely described an anchoring experiment he did with MIT students, on the Economist’s subscription prices. At the time, the Economist listed three choices: $59 for... See more
Pricing Design — A book by Dan Mall
I’m having trouble understanding if we’re “forcing” a middle tier. If we are, then that doesn’t feel right.
So how do I come up with three tiers?
Love these dynamic text bubbles. Very similar in concept to some experimental typeface (Can’t recall but it’s here in Sublime)
My house plants became healthier and died less often once I stopped tracking their watering, stopped trying to use moisture meters or other tools, and learned to pick up on their vibes instead.
Many such cases.
Nat Eliasonx.comWhat amazes me is the lack of understanding that a measuring device is another layer between what you see and want to measure. Sure it can be insightful to measure things and understand what they are but the more complex that gets, you're adding more layers to it, essentially widening the gap between you and the thing in question
Maybe my “Build-a-lex” collection should go into my Anki. God knows that needs some work.