The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2016/08/07

blog.prototypr.io

5 Books Every UX Designer Should Read

With so many books out there, it's hard for my fellow bookworms to decide which to chew through next. Here's a collection of favorites I've...

psmag.com

How Default Settings Rule the World

We've seen how design can keep us away from harm and save our lives. But there is a more subtle way that design influences our daily decisions and behavior - whether we know it or not. It's not sexy or trendy or flashy in any way. I'm talking about defaults.

filmschoolrejects.com

Hate the Movie, Love the Credits Sequence

This summer's best 3D spectacle can be found in motion graphics. When you dislike a movie, the best part is the ending. But this summer that jokey truth is more apt than usual. First there was the Ghostbusters reboot, which I didn't actually dislike but also didn't exactly like, either.

uxdesign.cc

The Best Medium Publications from Design Teams to Follow

The Best Medium Publications from Design Teams to Follow Over the last two or three years, design teams from different types of companies have started to turn to Medium to share their thoughts and ideas - from startups, to mature tech companies, to design firms and consultancies, to advertising agencies.

telegraph.co.uk

Stranger Things: meet the design genius behind TV's most talked about title font

This summer, there is only one show that's really being discussed around the water cooler. Netflix's Stranger Things has lured viewers in with its thrilling sci-fi plot, obsessive Eighties pop culture references and charming portrayal of middle-American life. Online, essays mediating on childhood friendship, the show's treatment of women and the power of nostalgia abound.