The Weekly Nugget
You know what day it is — Friday so here’s our 7 top inspirations for the week across branding, design and innovation.
1. Config
Live from SF, Figma is hosting their Config conference between May 10–11. 65 sessions and over 100 speakers, we’re looking forward to following along. Registration is free so no excuses!
2. World’s largest motion design festival
Studio Dumbar/DEPT® is organising the world’s largest motion design festival, appearing on 5000 screens across the Netherlands for a 24-hour takeover of epic proportions. Read more on Itsnicethat.
3. In-house Design teams
From Mailchimp to Chobani, Graphic Design firm Under Consideration has compiled a deep dive into the inner workings of in-house design, communication, and brand teams.
4. Embracing being “wrong”
A new book details the mental model used by Jeff Bezos, Adam Grant, Ben Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and other great thinkers that embrace being wrong.
5. Little Signals
A design study “Little Signals” by Google on how technology can be merged with everyday objects, delivering notifications through subtle changes in the environment.
6. Green Instructions
‘Green Instructions’, turns existing LEGO sets into greener versions, using LEGO bricks as a language of communication with the next generation — turning cars into bicycles or scooters, planes into electric trains, and coal mines into electricity generating windmills.
7. Rebranding Evri
Branding agency Superunion and type foundry Monotype collaborate for the rebrand of the UK’s largest dedicated parcel delivery company Hermes to become Evri. The work includes using variable font intelligence to create a logo with over 194 000 different potential iterations. Read more.
Annnnnnd we’re done! Until next week, have a great weekend! 👋
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