The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2017/03/03

zellwk.com

How to choose and pair typefaces

The act of choosing two typefaces is probably the first (and often most difficult) task you do when creating a new design. Many people get stuck here, myself included. Recently, I discovered a simple method to pair typefaces effectively and I'd love to share them with you. (Hint: it's a 9×9 grid).

typeform.com

Experience our first conversational article

Eight trillion. That's the number of text messages sent every year. For the record, that's 23 billion texts sent every day. Or almost 16 million per minute. On July 7, 2016, Facebook reported that over one billion people now use Messenger, up 200 million since January 2016.

pixelmap.amcharts.com

Pixel Map Generator

Create a stunning interactive maps with simple-to-use user interface. Save it as image or JavaScript code for easy publishing on your own website.

typewolf.com

The typographic details behind Typewolf’s favorite sites of February

This is the 37th installment of my monthly feature on Typewolf where I share my favorite type-driven websites from the previous month and then write a little about the typographic details behind the designs. You can check out last month's post for January here.

medium.com

As a Designer I want better Release Notes

Simple visual design, applied to plain text release notes Writing release notes is contentious issue. There some companies who simply don't bother (often with good reason) and some companies who put their hart and sole into creating something truly engaging.