Graphic Design Link Picks
resources from newsletter #0103 & #0104
Article written on Friday, 01 Feb 2019
Maybe you haven't seen it yet but Microsoft Office has a new set of icons. We go behind-the-scenes with Microsoft's head of design. We follow Jon Hicks at work with the Identity project and styleguide he created. If like phone photography there's an in-depth look at the iPhone XR and a iPhone XS vs iPhone XR review & camera test by a professional photographer. There's also another behind-the-scenes look at the illustrations of Slack. Squarespace also has a new logo that you need to check out and we find out how it is to work at Shopify. Enough to keep you entertained isn't it?
Redesigning the Office App Icons to Embrace a New World of Work
A behind-the-scenes on the design work of the new Office icons by the Head of Microsoft Office design Jon Friedman. Nicely done.
Character, process, & heart: Creating Slack's illustration voice
A behind-the-scenes look at researching, concepting, and creating an illustration voice, system, and custom 40+ asset library. Nice read!
New Identity for iHasco
Blog post about the Identity project and styleguide Jon Hicks created for iHasco, working together with the in-house creative team.
iPhone XR: A Deep Dive Into Depth
Halide is my go to app for photograpy so I'm always curious to learn. In this post Ben Sandofsky takes a look at three different ways iPhones generate depth data, what makes the iPhone XR so special, and show off Halide’s new 1.11 update.
New Logo and Identity for Squarespace by DIA
A look at the new logo for Squarespace. I like what they have done with the square in the animations. The new identity plays with depth and perception.
iPhone XR & XS: A Photographer's Review
Good overview if you are doubting about the camera in both phones. It's an in-depth iPhone XS vs iPhone XR review & camera test by a professional photographer.
Things I learned from working at Shopify
Budi Tanrim's list of learnings and insights from working at Shopify.
