5 things to read and see
This week, read an amazing analysis of the top 100 NBA players, go behind the scenes on the new branding for the Science Museum Group and see a great housing guide illustration from The Daily Pennsylvanian.
5 things to read
1. Analysis | The Top 100 players for the 2017–18 NBA season
This takes what could have been a really dull list, and turns it into a very visual, interactive and fun webpage. Each face has information that pops up when you hover over it, allowing you to see what team they’re on, their averages and whether their career is on an upswing or decline.
2. North on creating a new identity for the Science Museum Group
A new visual identity for the Science Museum Group in London was revealed recently, and this article explains the reasoning and ideas behind it. It’s a great example of a well-thought-out and versatile design that can work for a wide variety of platforms.
3. What The Kids’ Game “Telephone” Taught Microsoft About Biased AI
This is an interesting article about how AI can become biased, the different kinds of bias and how important it is to identify biases.
4. Celebrating the ‘Poster Girls’
At the London Transport Museum, there is an exhibit featuring the works of women designers who made posters for London Transport. Over 150 posters and original works are displayed from the past century.
5. Games, Gadgets and Gizmos catalogues drawings of iconic inventions
There’s a pretty cool book that contains 122 sketches of famous inventions. It shows the original design process, patent applications and the beginnings of inventions with snippets of information about them.
5 things to see
- The teams behind the teams | Ka Leo, University of Hawaii at Manoa
I think this is a really clean way to display the different teams with fun photography. I like the clean colors and ample whitespace that keeps the page from looking cluttered.
2. Shutout | Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
I love the effect on the word shutout and how the white shape follows the shape of the letters. It looks really sharp and doesn’t take away from the focus of the photo.
3. Banking on it | The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Using a serif typeface that bleeds into the white creates a really cool effect in the negative space of the photo. Having the secondary photo is also a great way to get more people in the photos.
4. Seven games later | The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami
Using the number “7” as a way to split the page between the football player and the fans is a great idea that perfectly ties into the headline.
5. Housing guide | The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
I love the soft colors in this illustration with the pops of orange to make your eye bounce around the page. It’s a super simple but sharp take on the school’s housing.
If you think you have a well-designed page or a good read to share for the next roundup, email me at shays2@elon.edu
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