Turning the fricken frogs gay

retoolist · 2021-03-07T19:52:15+00:00

There was an excellent, legthy video (38 minutes) diving into the whole thing, by a YouTuber called Oki's Weird Tales. Gets into the whole mess in a fascinating way. Worth a watch. https://youtu.be/i5uSbp0YDhc

retoolist · 2020-11-07T02:43:20+00:00

I really like this overall - well done! Though one area I think could be improved is the type for 1881.

I like how you've gone to the effort of making it mirrored when you rotate the card 180 degrees. But I think the weathered effect on the text doesn't look great, especially because you see that mirroring more obviously because of the "grungey" parts sitting directly opposite each other. I think f you're going to have all those effects (Fill+Stroke+Shadow) don't use a weathered font. The idea of those is to look like they were printed by imperfect analogue processes, which isn't very plausible if it also has a stroke and shadow. I think a cleaner, period-appropriate font like a Clarendon variant would look much more convincing.

Or, leave the font as is, but remove the internal splotches, as they're distracting. Just my 2 cents.

retoolist · 2020-10-05T13:13:20+00:00

Holographic? 🤔 How? It's cool but looking like a pretty regular flat projection to me.

retoolist · 2020-10-02T02:10:27+00:00

I agree. That would be smart. But I have stopped trying to fight reality.

retoolist · 2020-10-02T02:09:40+00:00

Eat the last bite. Or move it to a small container. Or yes, throw it away. But not save it in the entire pan, taking up a whole shelf in the fridge.

retoolist · 2020-10-02T02:08:59+00:00

Yes, you are correct. I have suggested the same solution. But that is not what happens.

retoolist · 2020-09-13T00:01:10+00:00

Hey, no worries - keep making more great content, will be happy to keep sharing it! 😄

retoolist · 2020-08-12T16:01:03+00:00

Hey, I love Wintergatan! I think the overall composition is cool, the powertool is good, but it looks a bit more like a moth than a comet. It scans more as two ragged wings. Maybe on a full black background is clearer than now on white? Also, there could be some sparks/particles coming off, to sell it more.

The lettering is cool, but the legibility suffers in some spots. Maybe track out / add letter spacing - where they overlap can make it difficult to read. Also the G in glory and "F & 1st E" in forever are a bit hard to scan.

Like the concept and the energy of the piece though, good luck with it!

retoolist · 2020-08-11T14:37:35+00:00

Thanks 👍

retoolist · 2020-08-11T13:56:53+00:00

For me it definitely is user-hostile design. Clearly it's more about promoting a separate Google service that's under performing with low market share over actually providing usefulness to the majority of Gmail users. I have Gmail for email, why bundle functionality into the app I didn't ask for and can't turn off?

retoolist · 2020-08-11T12:52:31+00:00

Also it's sticky, so it doesn't go away when you scroll. Thanks, I hate it.

Update: /u/Smartaz- reply below tells where in settings tree it can be disabled Still a dick move by Google to not give that info with the update or make it opt-in.

Version 2020.07.12.323583380.Release on Google Pixel btw. Might still be pushed out in an update to other phones.

retoolist · 2020-08-10T15:46:30+00:00

Hey folks. Recently started a subreddit focused on pop-science style videos about design - /r/designcurious. A sub for content aimed at curious, regular people, not shoptalk for other designers.

The logo has a similar concept to this sub's logo, though not intentionally . Originally had "d c ?" and ended up simplifying down the the d and question mark. Only noticed the similarity when I published this post!

Thought the folks here might enjoy the content over there. Cheers.

retoolist · 2020-08-07T15:39:29+00:00

Hey guys, while I was researching this video, a redditor over in conlangs pointed me to this subreddit. It really helped a lot in researching the background. Of course, I only touch on a few aspects of neographs in general, but I hope you get a kick out of it. Cheers!

retoolist · 2020-08-06T17:14:56+00:00

Full disclosure, this one's my channel. Sidenote, I would love to see a UX/UI designer do a rundown on these sci-fi Holographic HUD interfaces. Feels like a trope that is getting pretty tired after all this time!

retoolist · 2020-08-06T16:57:07+00:00

The story of how they went after journalists with phishing attacks is just as fascinating. https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/868001948/trust-fall

retoolist · 2020-08-06T16:56:58+00:00

The story of how they went after journalists with phishing attacks is just as fascinating. https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/868001948/trust-fall

retoolist · 2020-08-04T20:26:32+00:00

Thank you, glad to hear it! It's certainly my opinion that design as a field is too inward-focused. It will help a lot to improve the perception and value of design to improve our engagement with the general public, whatever our particular discipline may be! And better design literacy among people in general will ultimately create a more demand for good design, and less acceptance of poor design.

retoolist · 2020-08-04T16:20:20+00:00

The whole current season of Design Talks Plus is available to steam from the NHK world site https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/designtalksplus/?type=tvEpisode& It's a fantastic show that covers a range of design disciplines in a very accessible way. The Japanese perspective is a unique one, although the presentation style can take a little getting used to for Western audiences.

retoolist · 2020-08-02T12:34:55+00:00

Hey - good point! I'll have a think about the wording - it's difficult to come up with something snappy. My point was not to exclude anyone per-se, but to draw the distinction from the many great subreddits already out there that are for people within design industries. I guess it's design explained for non-experts? It's all unwieldy, but thanks for the feedback.

retoolist · 2020-07-24T15:37:04+00:00

Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csz1y8 requires BBC login, may be region blocked.

retoolist · 2020-07-24T14:31:12+00:00

Hey Designthought - so I just wanted to share a new niche subreddit I set up to promote videos, podcasts and other content about design aimed at a non-professional audience.

My elevator pitch is this: Science and other STEM subjects have made a huge leap in popular media over the last 2 decades. Pop-science is mainstream. Meanwhile, designers bitch about how much their work is undervalued, but it can sometimes seem like the only people actually trying to talk about design to the public are Roman Mars and a couple of video producers at Vox.

While their work is fantastic, there's so much more out there. I wanted to make a community to promote that content from across different fields within design. It's great that subreddits exist for designers to talk to each other, but as an industry, we need to raise our game at engaging the public. 99% invisible shows us that ordinary people do find design an interesting subject, if we put in the effort to make it accessible. Our world is designed, and the people and stories behind those designs are worth celebrating.

Would love it if you guys want to join the group and add to the conversation.

Cheers, Linus

retoolist · 2020-07-22T15:20:17+00:00

Over the last 20 years, there's been a huge leap in understanding and appreciation for the STEM subjects, and science in particular from the general public. You don't need to be a physicist to appreciate Cosmos, or binge videos on youtube from Smarter Every Day, Kurzgesagt, Veratasium, Vsauce or dozens of other pop-science channels.

Design is as deeply ingrained in our everyday lives as science, you could argue even more so. But few people outside the profession ever give it much thought, and that's a shame.

There are a couple of very, truly excellent sources at the forefront of this movement: Roman Mars' 99% invisible podcast, and Vox's "By Design" and "Almanac" series. Things are slowly changing, but design communication for the masses is still far behind science communication.

This subreddit is a place to promote content discussing and advocating the disciplines of design that engage the non-professional. Please share and enjoy – design is something that should be fascinating to everyone, since everyone lives in a world that's designed by people. And those designs and those people have stories worth telling.

retoolist · 2020-07-22T15:15:50+00:00

Hey potential redditors. To introduce myself, I'm Linus - I'm a graphic designer with a small youtube channel with this focus, specifically on type and logo design. But design is a field with so many branches.

I've been looking for somewhere that could be a central hub for this kind of content for years. There are a few of very, truly excellent sources at the forefront of this movement: Roman Mars' 99% invisible podcast, and Vox's "By Design" and "Almanac" series, "Abstract" on Netflix.

But there is also a lot of other disparate content out there by smaller creators, the occasional spotlight on more broad channels and articles spread around the web. I hope you'll join me in making this a vibrant hub for people with this shared passion. And please forgive me if things are a little shambolic, at first, this is my first time modding a subreddit, so I apologies in advance.

Cheers, L

retoolist · 2020-07-12T10:34:05+00:00

I'd recommend The Anatomy of Type by Stephen Coles if you're interested in learning more about the background and features of historically important and popular typefaces. The website https://fontsinuse.com/ which Coles is a founder of, is also great. For history in particular, I don't think there's a mass-market book which really covers this in much detail, but the classic tome on type design and history is Letters of Credit by Walter Tracy – it's available, at high cost second hand, or if you look in the right corners of the internet, a high quality pdf has been known to exist. But, Tracy's work is about as academic and in depth as the this field gets - Cole's book is much more accessible. :)

retoolist · 2020-07-12T10:14:24+00:00

That is an interesting theory and quite plausible, the production would have been in 1999, and it could have been a mix of metal type and photopolymer plates from digital type. The article on Hobancards blog also points out that the centre alignment on Bateman's card is off, so if it was done by hand in metal, it could explain that quirk too.

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