(In before the end of March, Ideas of. I guess this is about another blogging microtrend, and how I link dump.)
Even if you have a Y SO SRS blog that happens to be on Tumblr because it’s much easier to maintain, you’re probably aware of its reputation of being all about the fun. That is, memes, fandom, GIFs, art, and all the derp in between.
For designers, the derp means the fail and misfortune of other people’s work in single-serving sites. Is this calling out a trend for being blindly followed? Is it malicious, bullying shaming, since designers tend to be elitist? Or is it a call to arms because the user experience is being sacrificed for profit or aesthetics?
Fake UI
Kelly texting Nelly with MS Excel
Your Logo Is Not Hardcore
Young, Broke & Talented
Screenshots of Despair
Passengers, help us
Tab Closed; Didn’t Read
Popup on UIE
Websites With Ghost Buttons
Raindrop.io
Cutting Edge Logos
It’s more fun in the Philippines
WTF Visualizations
Thomson Reuters values
Make the Logo Bigger
KFC
Fuck Yeah Kerning
10 Flickring Lights
Designers Touching Their Faces
Marc Newson & Jony Ive
Design Jargon Bullshit
Design Jargon Bullshit
WTF Mobile Web
ESPN
On a more positive note…
That’s not to say there aren’t those who choose the path of positivity and inspiration:
Little Big Details
Star Wars – The hamburger menu icons are made of lightsabers.
Android Niceties
Muzei Live Wallpaper
Use Your Interface
Yes, that’s the Form Function & Class 2013 site!
Wes Anderson Palettes
Mendls Heaven
Future 52
Creation 01: Starship by Dan Matutina
I Love Ligatures
Work Hard Stay Humble
Preloaded
Slack
All The Style Guides
The BBC’s Global Experience Language
Give ‘n’ Go
Animated clock
Lovely UI
Ringly
FourZeroFour
Famous DC