A comparison showing optically adjusted eyes in a smiley icon
Starting a series on advanced icon tips. First up, we're looking at the classic smiley to see how to treat dots. Dots want to be a little bigger than the stroke weight to look balanced. Read more: minoraxis.medium.com/advanced-ico...
Custom icons, like a smiley and paperclip, in a menu and comment interface
Custom icons for Superhuman. It's been a joy contributing to this beautiful brand. More soon :)
Case study: medium.com/smith-dictio...
Intricate block diagram from NASA
Box-drawing diagrams with Departure Mono
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Diagram source: nasa.gov/history/alsj/a17/a17psr.html
A blueprint-like sketch using box-drawing characters
More box-drawing characters, now available in Departure Mono!
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It was a blast sharing the story behind Departure Mono and my design approach at #Config2025. Here's the recording of my talk if you missed it: youtu.be/bbZTRsvmzbQ?....
A photo of Helena against a colorful background
Thrilled to be returning to the stage at #Config2025 San Francisco!!! I’ll be sharing my design philosophy through the case study of Departure Mono. May 7.
config.figma.com/san-francisco/
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Welp, I bought a 3+ year old phone (iPhone 13 mini) and am returning to iOS after 7 years with Android — purely because I want a small phone again. Who feels this pain?
As we close out 2024, take 5 minutes to think of a creator who's made an impact on your life this year — maybe it's an artist, an open-source maintainer, a blogger...
Buy them a coffee and send them a note.
Bonus: share who you supported so others can discover them too!
Really nice
