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iPhone DIN: Fold a screen like a sheet of paper … and the content adjusts accordingly.
The iPhone Duo is a technical tribute to the DIN paper format. What makes DIN so ingenious is its aspect ratio of 1∶√2, which means that when a page is halved, it splits into two smaller pages with identical proportions, allowing text and images—and now screen content as well—to be scaled without distortion.
https://youtu.be/FUfGcZ092b0
I just had the new iOS 27 build me my very own browser extension: a webfont inspector.
Here’s how: Tap the lines on the left side of Safari’s address bar, scroll down to “Describe Extension,” and simply describe the extension you’ve always dreamed of. Done.
I tested mine on https://www.hermes.com, the luxury brand that communicates using system fonts and Google Fonts.
A very insightful piece by Alex Peschel (he was one of our external TYPO BERLIN consultants from 2012 to 2018) on writing with AI: The results become more predictable and straightforward; there’s a lack of friction. ”The danger is not that machines will think like us, but that we start thinking like machines: narrowing possibilities for comfort and speed.“
https://alexandrepeschel.substack.com/p/divergence-and-the-potential-of-friction
My favorite quote from this interview with interface designer Paul-Ch. Thiele, who has written a book on branding (in German): “Brands are ultimately nothing more than interfaces between people and enterprises.”
https://page-online.de/kreation/interview-mit-dem-designer-paul-ch-thiele-ueber-branding-im-ki-zeitalter-und-sein-buch-marke-entspannt/
And it gets even better. Here’s a passport photo of my great-grandfather from 1941: with a stamp and linen-textured paper. My prompt: restore and colourise! Impressive result.
The image generation feature built into ChatGPT 4.o is impressive. Whereas a year ago the response was “What you’re trying to do violates my rules”, today the AI delivers astonishing results within 90 sec. Here is a studio photograph of my great-grandfather from 1949, of which I only have a poor-quality copy. My prompt: “Please restore and colourise.” First attempt.
”Apple revolutionized the graphics industry 40 years ago“
https://dutchdesigndaily.com/stories/apple-revolutionized-the-graphics-industry-40-years-ago/
Köstlich: Großer Osterhasen-Design-Vergleich bei Wehr & Weissweiler: https://www.wehrundweissweiler.de/blog/osterhasen-im-design-check
Spoiler: Vier Raffaellos an Selbstabholer zu verschenken!
Danke, @simonwehr@mastodon.cloud
Timm Ulrichs, der gebürtige Berliner, ein Pionier der Gegenwartskunst, ist im Alter von 86 Jahren gestorben. Nur wenige Künstler haben ein so breites und umfangreiches Werk geschaffen wie er. Ulrichs war 2000 und 2003 Sprecher auf der TYPO Berlin. Foto: Marc Eckardt
That doesn’t happen very often: Fans have tears in their eyes because the old logo is back after 24 years. #zinnenwappen #crest
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYLky3pPDQR/?igsh=NnR4eWd1NXBtMHhw
