After a bleak month last month, without a single link work sharing (maybe I just wasn't looking hard enough?), this month I have a veritable cornucopia of links for you. Hopefully there's some tidbits in here worth your time.
Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you.
Sara Wachter-Boettcher doesn't pull any punches in pointing the finger at company execs squeezing design out of the decision making process. Even though this was written six months ago, it hits the nail on the head after the recent "design is dead" commentary.
Regrets of the Dying
As is says on the tin. Some observations from someone who worked many years in palliative care.
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
Curiosità, Dimostrazione, Sensazione, Sfumato, Arte/Scienza, Corporalità, Connessione.
IBM Design Language
You've never seen a design guidelines like these design guidelines. Worth a browse to see how deep branding can go, and how extensive the guidelines can be to maintain it.
Carl Jung on Creativity
Where does creativity come from? Maria Popova is such a beautiful writer. Here she breaks down some of Carl Jung's insights into creativity and how "The creative aspect of life, which finds its clearest expression in art, baffles all attempts at rational formation."
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Art
Just gorgeous art fiction.
Psycho-Aesthetics
RHS Design's "Advanced Human-Centered Design & Development Methodology". I have no idea what any of this means, but maybe one of you might understand?
Splash-free urinals for global sustainability and accessibility
Are you an Industrial Designer because your maths wasn't good enough for engineering? Yeah, me too. Here's a glimpse into the design of a urinal through more scientific study than I thought could ever be applied to a urinal.
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
Why indeed? In short; a complete lack of innovation.
The Largest Sofa You Can Move Around a Corner
More science. This time a very [very, very] close look at how large can a sofa be, and what shape must it take on, to fit around a corner. A 60 year old design question, solved with maths.
Bauhaus Blueprint: How One German School Forged Mid-Century Modern Style
I'm almost certain that We And The Color is a front for Adobe propaganda. Despite that, they still continue to have some solid articles. This one is a fantastic history and break down of the emergence and impact of the Bauhaus and Mid-Century style.
In Defense of Temporary Obsessions (now paywalled)
I wrote once about the value of being obsessed about one thing or another. Ankita Shah writes about the value of having obsessions that come and go, and that not all things must be persistent.
The Nightly radio
Sad, old radio. In their own words: The Nightly is a music appreciation society disguised as a radio station, specializing in the old, the gloomy, and the obscure. This could be just the ticket for that late night deadline crunch.
