Here is your freshly squeezed design inspiration for the week of October 10th, 2023.

• SOMETHING GORGEOUS: You Thought You Could Throw Me Away by Thandiwe Muriu

• PORTFOLIO OF THE WEEK: Chris Kalaftis

• Generation Vimeo 15 Years of Staff Picks

• Pazzesca by FAENA Studio

• Windows Paint Supports Layers and Transparency

• One Tweet:

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Resource of the Week

Webflow

Webflow had its keynote recently announcing a ton of new and exciting features coming to the platform soon. If you've read this newsletter for a while, you know how much I love Webflow and the value it has added to my career as a graphic designer. I'm actually building a website for a client using Webflow!

I wanted to share this keynote to encourage you to learn the tool if you haven't already. This is not sponsored—I genuinely believe Webflow can help designers and creatives command higher value for their work.

Give it a try, and if you have any questions or run into issues, send me an email—I’ll help 🫶

Get Started with Webflow Today

Something Gorgeous

You Thought You Could Throw Me Away by Thandiwe Muriu

Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu has created hypnotizing images exploring ideas of disposability in her exhibition You Thought You Could Throw Me Away, displayed at the 193 Gallery in Paris.

I mean, I just can't help but stare—they are sooooo gooooooooorgeous.

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Portfolio Of The Week

Chris Kalaftis

Cue Smooth Operator by Sade while reviewing this portfolio

Chris Kalaftis, out of the Bay Area, has constructed a superb portfolio website with unique interactions from the loading screen to page transitions. Chef’s kisses all around!

I feel like I’m in the future viewing this portfolio website...

The homepage features a wonderful header animation, excellent visual hierarchy, and micro interactions that keep the eyes entertained. Hover effects and interactive lines enhance the experience, and the project section showcases types of work with engaging “orb” animations. The page transitions throughout are a treat.

Portfolio Rating: 9.6/10

Built With: Not sure, but likely Webflow

View Chris Kalaftis’s portfolio here

Creative Finds

Generation Vimeo 15 Years of Staff Picks

Staff picks are a great source of creative inspiration. This website revisits some of the best from the last 15 years.

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Pazzesca by FAENA Studio

After a week in Italy eating nothing but pasta and pizza, this project felt especially fitting.

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Windows Paint Supports Layers and Transparency

Photoshop better watch its back—Microsoft Paint is catching up!

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One Tweet

Goodbye Ui/UX Designers

A thread about the evolving titles of product, digital, and UX designers in hiring. Some interesting insights for anyone in this space.

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One Lesson

A Game of Solutions

While visiting friends in Italy, I learned a lot about great pizza, pasta, aperitivo, and dating culture. In Italy, it’s normal not to be married until your late 30s—a surprise for me coming from the US.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably asking yourself: what does this have to do with design or being creative?

Well, I’ll tell you right now!

In design, as in life, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. What works in one context may seem alien in another. Embracing multiple solutions and diverse approaches enriches your ability to communicate, resonate, and design with empathy. Whether choosing a website color palette or the right stinky cheese for aperitivo, diversity in thought is what makes design—and life—beautiful.

Hope you feel inspired to make some cool sh\*t this week!

Sorry for the delay 🙏

xoxoxo

– J

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