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Design

Apple

The Design of Apple's Credit Card →The iconic watches that inspired Apple Watch faces →The secret formula for Apple's rounded corners →Rediscovering Apple's 1987 Identity Guidelines →The new Mac Pro is a design remix →The history behind the World Time face for Apple Watch →The untold history of macOS System Preferences →The Clever New Design Technique in the iPhone 11 Pro →A historical view on the Metropolitan Apple Watch face →Apple Watch Ultra succeeds where Watch Edition failed →What does “Shot on iPhone” mean anymore? →

Digital design

10 Year Challenge: How Popular Websites Have Changed →Why are tech companies making custom typefaces? →Are you designing a map or a path? →

Graphic design

Elements of Aircraft Safety Card Design →Your native language affects how you see this image →

Industrial design

Two perspectives on the designer who Steve Jobs could not hire →Dieter Rams designed one of Gillette's most successful razors →INFOBAR · Japan's Iconic Mobile Phone →How the Xbox got its good looks →The Spanish designer in Dieter Rams's shadow →When an Architect Designs a Train →The impressive variety of COVID-19 face shield designs →

Reviews & interviews

Books

Make Something Wonderful →The Best City Travel Guides →Learning Design from Musicians →Three Books About Muji →Louis Vuitton City Guides →Three Books About Leica →Shift Happens preview →See the best of Japan without leaving your home →Three Books About Sony Design →City Travel Guides · Honorable Mentions →

Cameras

Leica T · Eight years later →The 16-year-old Leica Digilux 2 is still a great camera →Two Months with the Leica Q →Is the Pentax K-01 designed by Marc Newson any good? →

Exhibitions

Teenage Engineering designed a museum exhibit →A Visit to the Eames Institute →40 years of the Mac at the Computer History Museum →Quick Visit to the Design Museum →

Games

Assemble with Care and the joy of fixing things →Planet of Lana: where gameplay meets cinematic brilliance →Spring Falls · A peaceful puzzle game about water and erosion →

Interviews

Icon designer Louie Mantia's take on traditional Japanese playing cards →How Jane Ko wrote and published her own guide to Austin →Behind the scenes of making a children's board book →

Objects

Daylight at the end of the tunnel →A Dieter Rams-Designed, Jony Ive-Loved Citrus Juicer →A skeptic's review of Apple Watch →Mode Designs SixtyFive · a celebration of materials →

Software

One month of Zwift on a cheap stationary bike →Go-to Mac apps and utilities →

Video

Rams, a Documentary Portrait of a Design Legend →Design Ah! (デザインあ) · learning the fun of design →A Generative Film About Brian Eno →Drive My Car is a beautiful, picturesque film →

Photoessays

North America

Shot on Leica Q · Portland →Fort Worth’s world-renowned art and architecture →Charming Guanajuato, Mexico →Visiting two art gems outside New York City →Art & Architecture in Chicago →Staying at the TWA Flight Center →A week in Oaxaca →Returning to New Mexico with the family →Farewell, XOXO →Photos from NYC and Toronto →

California

Mirage at Apple Park →The Huntington Botanical Gardens →A weekend at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge with the X100V →A Weekend in LA →Shot on Leica Q · San Francisco and Sausalito →The Grand Turo →Visiting the Bay Area's only Case Study House →The Google Visitor Experience →NorCal 2023 Mechanical Keyboard Meetup →A weekend on San Francisco's Embarcadero →A week in Palm Springs →First family trip to Los Angeles →Winter in the Bay Area →The Saratoga Classic & Cool Car Show →

Europe

Munich · Museums →Palma de Mallorca →Munich · Streets, U-Bahn, Olympiapark →Seeing Europe by Ship →Rome →Pisa & Florence →Barcelona →A quick stop in Amsterdam →Cannes & Monaco →Naples & Pompeii →

Asia

Shanghai's automotive metamorphosis →Exploring Hong Kong →Journey Through India →Exploring China's Fujian Province →Exploring Shanghai →Being in Taipei as the pandemic hit →

Japan

My transformative first trip to Japan · Part 1 →My transformative first trip to Japan · Part 4 →My transformative first trip to Japan · Part 2 →Kyoto, Japan →Japan · Culture and Life →Japan · Cityscapes and Cars →Japan · Museum Guide →Japan · Fertility Festival →My transformative first trip to Japan · Part 3 →

Setups & guides

Home & desk setups

The Art of the Desk Setup →The Evolution of the Desk Setup →A Desk Setup for Two →iPod speakers make the best smart speakers →The sensory experience of making coffee →

Guides

The deep work guide to Slack →The Three A's method for learning from other creators →How to use Automator to close all apps in one click →Secure File Cabinet on My Mac →How I sort through a deluge of subscriptions →ChatGPT cleaned up my podcast subscription mess →

Personal websites

Choosing a static site generator for a personal site →Where to build and host your personal website →