Links for September 6, 2017

Natasha Jen: Design Thinking is Bullshit

If Google Image search is your sole barometer, “design thinking uses just one tool: 3M Post-Its,” says Pentagram partner Natasha Jen. “Why did we end up with a single medium? Charles and Ray Eames worked in a complete lack of Post-It stickies. They learned by doing.” In her provocative 99U talk, Jen lobbies for the “Crit” over the “Post-It” when it comes to moving design forward.


User Interfaces for Variable Fonts – borrowing UI patterns from DAWs to control interpolated font metrics.


The Bézier Game – I am not as good at this as I thought I’d be.


E-Pro Theremin controlling Buchla Music Easel via CV