Just renewed my Flickr Pro account for another two years as it’s one of the few places that still hold true to the original vision of the web. ❤️
Oh, THE LÄND FÄNSHOP got häcked.
Happy 2026!! 🎆🎉🤗💚
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Over the holiday period I created Chromacode. A visual identity system for my work inspired by Peter Saville’s Blue Monday cover. Read about it here brendandawes.com/chromacode/ or see it in action in any project page on my site.
Cut together some of my creative shenanigans 2025. Some Aardman bits, some passion project bits: directin’, designin’, animatin’, talkin’, music makin’, performin’, 3D printin’, pinballin’ + more! Thanks so much to everyone for the opportunities this year, I’ve been a lucky duck. #aardman #animation
Martina Flor’s Open Studio
• Martina Flor
My Predictions for Lettering Designers in 2026
Will give this a proper write up soon but finally figured out the JS to create a web component to mimic ‘shape-outside’ for text line boxes. Then I have to resubmit it to the CSSWG issue queue. Example and link to repo here: https://jpamental.github.io/shape-outside-line-box/example.html #typography #design
HE’S BEEN! HE’S BEEN!
Every once in a while I get a nudge from a friend I haven’t spoken with in a while. This week it was the wonderful Mr @zeldman.bsky.social - hello Jeffrey! Nice reminder that sometimes social networks can actually be, err, social :)
Dear Amazon, if you're going to use AI enhanced synthetic speech for Audio Description on your Prime TV series, the least you can do is check it for pronunciation quality. The voice being realistic isn't enough.
In Talamasca: The Secret Order, AD mispronunciations include "Surré" instead of "Surrey", "alyus" instead of "alias", and "one hundreds" instead of "hundreds".
https://aestheticamagazine.com/meet-the-aesthetica-art-prize-shortlist-brendan-dawes/
Let's Dance and Road To Hell (Part 2) are among the best tracks of my years. #RIP Chris Rea
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yUdH5JxbIEs
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OcW-BSEB3ng&list=PLBV2UZtWGI5xjNXTrV_laLlXG7GQ9rV6-
Under the Skin is one of my all time fave films and I’ve just read the incredible book. Glazer’s film centre’s on the main character whilst Faber’s book is much more detailed. A book that will stay with me for a long time.
Smart Interface Design Patterns
• Vitaly Friedman
How To Stop Endless Stakeholder Reviews
Smart Interface Design Patterns
• Vitaly Friedman
How To Design For Deaf People
Martina Flor’s Open Studio
• Martina Flor
My Biggest Wins of 2025 and How You Can Copy Them
Scientists recognize Type 5 Diabetes:
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/type-5-diabetes-signs-symptoms_l_69406860e4b043da371d2a3a
Type 1: insulin production collapse due to auto-immune reaction
Type 2: insulin resistance, often due to obesity
Type 3: insulin production collapse due to pancreatic damage (from cancer for example)
Type 4: age-related insulin resistance/collapse
Type 5: insulin resistance/collapse due to malnutrition, most often in childhood
The @TetraLogical team has gathered (online) for a day of retrospectives, updates, and opportunities to continue innovating what we do and the services we offer, plus a Christmas quiz to wrap it all up.
There might also be a selection of Christmas hats on display, and there's a rumour going around that my hat might not be black! 😊
Loved this conversation with @marcthiele.com and @bradfrost.com https://beyondtellerrand.com/blog/brad-frost-wake-up-excited-with-marc-thiele