Examples and precedents

Projects to think about, and examples of widely-shared practices. Want to grow as a designer? Read broadly and seek out quality. You can do better than mindlessly-posted images on Pinterest or Dribble.

Last updated 2019, and not currently maintained.

Collected design work

• AIGA Eye on Design
• Cooper Hewitt collection (online collection viewer for the Smithsonian’s design museum)
• MoMA collection online: see especially design, graphic design, product design, software, and website (one, as of Dec. 2017)
• Brand New
• It’s Nice That
• Swiss Miss
• I Love Typography
• Colossal
• Kottke.org
• Subtraction
• The Casual Optimist
• Art of the Menu
• Dezeen
• Aisle One
• Flowing Data
• Maps on CityLab

Collections of UI design patterns/precedents

• Little Big Details (all kinds)
• iOS UI Patterns (apps)
• Mobile UI Patterns
• Andorid Patterns (apps)
• Media Queries (web)

Interesting approaches

• Quartz
• GOV.UK (see posts about design and custom fonts)