The five best design links, every weekday

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dansinker.com

The amazing art of the video game marquee

The marquee back then had to do a lot of work, because the games themselves were all low resolution and blocky affairs.

the-brandidentity.com

Brutal types

Unearthing Europe’s forgotten interwar letterforms.

theguardian.com

American ads of the 1930s—in pictures

The end of prohibition but also the start of the Great Depression and the looming threat of war. What a mix.

thomasmoes.com

Posters reveal the design spirit of each era

Every generation of poster artists unconsciously documented their era’s visual language.

itsnicethat.com

The good, the bad, and the iffy

A candid talk about the murky waters of client selection, the logistics and risks of rejecting work on moral grounds.

kendraalbert.com

Heavyweight: an art project about lawyer vibes

A project that democratizes the aesthetics of (in lieu of access to) legal representation.

figma.com

The making of a product icon

Figma's approach to icon design and the creative exploration that shapes each final result.

tooooools.app

Tooooools.app

Apply lo-fi effects to your images and videos: dithering, halftone, gradients, patterns and more.

figma.com

Figma plugin: AI mesh gradients

48 dark and light gradients for banner backgrounds and more—generated with Midjourney.

aresluna.org

Frame of preference

A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.

how.studio

Visual identity for Jupi

How&How rebranded Jupi—an AI-powered decision making OS. They also designed and built the website.

colormoods.co

Color moods

Generate pairs of colors based on the amount of stimulation you select.

garros.gallery

The art of Roland-Garros

The complete collection of iconic Roland-Garros tournament posters. Decades of artistic expression from renowned artists.

adhdexperience.com

Experience ADHD

Get a small taste of the ups and downs of ADHD, including hyperactvity, impulsivity, and time blindness.

nubero.ch

Designing for the eye

Optical corrections in architecture and typography.

playhued.com

Hued: your daily color puzzle

Match today’s color in three guesses. Can you find the perfect match?

curbed.com

Zohran Mamdani’s logo looked nothing like a logo

The bodega-influenced visual language of an outsider campaign for mayor of New York City.

formia.so

Formia

Convert a 2D shape into 3D in seconds.

collected.to

Collected: portfolio template

Clean, free and easy to use portfolio website helping visual creators showcase their work. Built with Next.js and Sanity.

vystery.com

Vystery

Unveil the mystery image, one click at a time (game).