Good morning! Happy Friday! I’m not a morning person, but this was scheduled super late at night.
Creative Links
Some design, tech, creative industry, and fun stories I’ve come across
I love this free online tool that lets you make subway mosaics by Jumyoung Lee
Instagram says you should post 3-5 times a week, not daily but I’m still exhausted
A small company is relaunching Twitter with the legacy blue color, and a very similar logo to the old service. I have a feeling things are gonna get weird real quick with trademark and copyright law.
Meta is paying a $18 Billion settlement, and kids won’t be able to use Instagram after 12am
The next Apple event is officially September 9th. The visual for it looks like you’re staring at the Sun. …They’re gonna announce those airpods with camera
It’s not design, but hell, start the day off with Dolly Parton and Kermit singing Everyday People
Design Doubloons
The world is filled with beautiful things
VINYL MOSAIC
At the West 4th subway stop the advertisements looked like mosaic tiles. I actually had to walk over and touch it to see what it was. Vinyl stickers. Degree paid attention to its surroundings and it paid off.
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN HERE?
These signs feel like game pieces I’d find in my grandma’s basement. They’re beautifully retro and I hope they stick around.
WARLOCK TYPE
The wispy and spiky nature of this video game title is so cool. The arch of the W, the cut of the R, the pink halo.
BURGER BATHROOM LAMPS
These really cool lamps were mounted in the bathroom of a burger joint with surprisingly nice design.
This Week’s Videos
I promise I’m not a hater
UNITED FLAGS OF FASHION
Right now at Rockefeller Center they’re flying redesigned flags of all 50 states + 6 US territories. It was fun to see all the approaches, but I was surprised at the lackluster exhibition design while I was there. Luckily, their website is great.
YouTube | Instagram
WHY MOVIE CARTOONS LOOK SO DIFFERENT
Every time a TV show gets a movie deal the style changes. Bluey is just the latest one.
YouTube | Instagram
Found Design Treasure
People are so cool
Letters of New York
A wonderful collection of New York City’s signage and lettering
Walk by Bilge
You can beat this game in under 30 minutes, but it’s meditative and charming and feels like an art project.
Source Material
A new series from Figma - It’s kind of like Design Doubloons mixed with Vogue’s Life in Looks
This Week’s File New
This week on File New: Started off with Disney collaborating with the NFL to make shirts for all 32 teams, Crocs is trying the costume mascot thing, and there’s a lawsuit over a $1.92 million painting of a picture of Oasis
You can watch the full unedited replay on YouTube (still gotta upload to podcasts)
Also in this episode:
Calendly has a new brand system
The Vegan Society had to change their logo for the law
The Archery World Cup hits the bullseye on branding 😉
New Apple M6 chips
Patreon launched 30 new features