An incredible project to re-define the visual identity of an entire city. Have a look at the iconography, and how it can be applied to every architectonic aspect and urban element. Simply amazing!
A selection of must-read books about the dramatically changed roles and responsibilities of leadership and management in the emerging "creative economy".
“I find it touchingly poetic to think that as our technology grows more advanced, we may grow more human.”
Life and work at the distributed wonderland (that is Automattic, the company behind WordPress). On how people and culture are at the roots of every good and healthy company.
Anna Bortsova, Emily Barber & Katherine Norman are running two workshops at the Ada Lovelace day today at Streatham & Clapham High School for girls. It's a day aimed at encouraging women towards careers in tech. Katherine thought to share an article on her inspiring story:
“what I love most about Ada Lovelace is that, despite her mother’s best efforts, she never lost her imagination.” – Chris Riddell on Ada Lovelace who wrote the first ever computer programme!
via Daniele Esposti
No more tedious sessions on drawing ASCII art with Vim, with this tool you can be a ASCII artist in a couple of minutes! (Warning: by the way if you use it you cannot be considered a complete geek)
A strongly opinionated (and sometimes taunting) article on the reasons behind the “exodus of talents” from lots of London agencies. It's worth a read, if you are a manager: prevention is better than cure 😉
Some fantastic videos showing in slow-motion what happens when a chemical reaction occurs.
An Open Letter to Satya Nadella. Bias against women in tech is fixable, but only with conscious leadership.
A mini series of posts (lessons) on how to apply architecture principles to product design. Many analogies between the two.
It's sleek. It's glossy. It's rounded. It's air-cooled! It's the new London tube. Unfortunately we will have to wait until the 2020s, to see it live…
After the success of Monument Valley, the Shoreditch based firm will release in December its newest game: Land's End.
Some tips about how to walk into a room full of people and talk to strangers.
It's always good news when a new graphic software appears on the scene. According to its creators, this will be the fastest, smoothest, most precise vector graphic design software available.
A brain teaser riddle. The powered-up version of an old classic: two doors to choose from, one single question to pose, and the uncertainty if we are told the truth or not.
An increasing problem with the culture in the design/startup community: measuring only velocity, and forget about the quality of the released products.
There are really a lot of less-known, secret treasures in this list of front-end development tools.
