Worth Your Attention

“Designers are trained to traditionally and classically solve problems. They’re almost like engineers of sorts. Then of course, they are also taught to solve [problems] with elegance. So when an emergency happens, they jump into action.” Paola Antonelli on the defining designs of 2020.
“When in real life are you ever looking at a grid of faces? Never. It’s not natural.” John Palmer on how spatial thinking can make for better software design. Followup: a framework for designing spatial software. (Via the Culture Clash newsletter.)
Rahel Anne Bailie’s ”uneven history” of content strategy.
The Design Encyclopedia, “a vast collection of meticulously documented design tokens, components, page layouts, interaction patterns, and visualizations.” (H/t Nathaniel Davis)
A USC study on the role of context in flagging hate speech in social media.
New machine learning models provide new insights into the role of culture in shaping language.
On emergence and agency. (H/t Benjamin P. Taylor)
From my blog: Reflections on the importance of keeping a beginners mind as you progress in your career.
Bill Verplank’s Interaction Design Sketchbook. (PDF)
Some clever folks built a web version of Winamp and a museum of (playable) Winamp skins.<p>A version of this post first appeared in my newsletter. Subscribe to receive posts like this in your inbox every other Sunday.</p>

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