Welcome to Interface Café
A place to share thoughts, tips, and knowledge about design toward a better practice.
Liam Spradlin
interdisciplinary designer focused on the future + philosophy of the interface
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Theory
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📚 Read This: “What Things Do” by Peter-Paul Verbeek
A quick book recommendation: What Things Do, Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design by contemporary philosopher of technology Peter-Paul
Practice
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How to Find Device Metrics and dp Resolution for Any Screen (Updated)
If Googling doesn’t give you the numbers you need, or you just want to show off your math skills, here’s a relatively easy way to determine the relevant metrics for your designs.
📺 Watch This: How Grade Impacts Readability
In this video, Material researchers unpack their findings about how grade adjustments impact readability in a variety of settings.
Theory
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Reshaping our expectations for generative design
From Le Corbusier to Figma, “design is, at its core, a permanently subject-oriented discipline.”
Designing Better Code: Connie Shi and Matvei Malkov, Google Material Design
On what makes software engineering a true creative practice.
Theory
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View Counts and the Detotalization of Social Media
On an infinitely scrolling, algorithmically generated list, scrolling past something is about the least intentional thing one could do.
How Fonts Change the World: Dave Crossland, Google Fonts
Exploring the impact of digital type on our lives, on software production, and on the future of design.
Coding (and Decoding) Social Spaces: Judith Donath, Founder, MIT Sociable Media Group
Exploring potential futures for life online and the joy of learning (and sharing) something new.
Fearless Design: Aline Borges, The Florist
The power of composition, and the importance of community.
The Impact of Shared Space: Ignacio Ciocchini, Public Furniture Designer
How the built environment expands, constrains, and informs our experiences of life in a city.
Digital Anthropology: Tom Boellstorff, “Coming of Age in Second Life”
Anthropologist Tom Boellstorff on life—and the future—in virtual space.