Liam Spradlin
interdisciplinary designer focused on the future + philosophy of the interface
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The Subtle Typographic Details in Goodreads’ New Logo
A mini design breakdown of the new logo face.
🔓 True is Better Than New • Doubleshot
I’ve always been a big believer in actively cultivating the individual perspective as a part of good design rationale, and it’s even more on my mind now.
True is Better Than New: David Reinfurt, A *Co–* Program for Graphic Design
How individual perspective is the real driver of design as a practice.
Designing the (New) Identity of Design Notes
A new system for the show that stays true to its roots while making it fresh, bold, and focused.
The Interface Behind (Liquid, Frosted, Tinted) Glass
The cyclical revival of “glass” as a sign of newness, technical sophistication, and innovation.
Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert
The latest evolution of Google’s design system: Material 3 Expressive.
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📚 (Don’t?) Read This: Bring Out Your Design Dead
No matter what’s happening, the design community cyclically experiences its own emotional, intellectual, or technological “death.”
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📚 Read This: Fictional Computers and Their Themes
A good reminder that less about the current technological moment is as new as we sometimes think.
