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Today we're launching Rivet, a tool that explores dozens of interfaces with you.
- Start from your local agent
- Connect your design references
- See your directions in one place
I want Rivet to help you try bold ideas and creative risks.
⚽ Demo here:
rivet.design
stop what you're doing and go read @baothiento's essay
i wrote a blog post about my take on using AI in the creative practice:
baothiento.com/writings/crea…
besides the beautiful visuals I feel like this captures the foundation of where design should go next:
- deeply understand references
- let exploration scale
- learn & improve from feedback
this also happens to be what I'm building with @designrivet :)
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I failed my first product design interview in college but the designer running it went way over time to give me helpful feedback
he showed me how he designed with multiples of 12px. so font sizing, spacing, everything works across values of 12px.
I still follow this today!
i've been part of all of the Designers & Machines demo nights since it started seven months ago or so
it's genuinely a highlight of my month, I bring a notebook and just scribble down notes on what great designers are doing with AI. these notes often find their way into @designrivet as we sharpen the product each day
so I'm grateful for the design community! and for the chance to learn and share with curious people on the frontier
50 top designers got together at @spc last night for Designers & Machines.
Demos went from multiplayer games to CAD with agents, AI video editing, and playful experiments with time and interfaces.
Congratulations on the demo @soleio @heystefan_ @kevskgs @glauberxyz @tareqismail @gizmofalcon @ben_issen ❤️
Overheard:
- "I flew in from LA just for this event"
- "Almost couldn't sleep last night, thinking about all the great things and ideas that came out of the event."
Next one Thu Nov 19. Sign up at
designers-machines.com
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here's all the book recs that other designers shared!
some are classic design books, but many others are essays or fiction or from other creative disciplines
- the vignelli canon (@sbgriffi)
- a swim in a pond in the rain (@jasoncashdollar)
- pretty much everything / draplin design co. (@samfcheng)
- the shape of design (@tol__is)
- in praise of shadow (@_echozhou)
- eight manifestations of the japanese aesthetic (@_echozhou)
- the history of graphic design (@lilfuwa)
- nest magazine (@chairaficionado)
- the noma guides (@cjmlgrto)
- with a bird (@bbel_ledd)
- the Nasa graphics standards manual (@worlddofmo)
lots of links are in the original thread if you'd like to read them
there's a constellation of inspiration out there, some of it is in books and some of it is across the street. thanks to everyone who shared!
it isn't too late to share if you have more recs that have inspired you too. just reply or DM!
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So we’ve kept hosting Sunday Studio in SF to bring more designers together. The next one is this Sunday!
This time @chiquwch is doing a workshop on Swiss design. We're going to learn about the history and principles behind the movement and then make something inspired by it.
Let me know if you'd like to join!
designers that read is coming up soon
I asked if @designrivet could sponsor the books for this month!
anyone who loves books and loves design sounds exactly like who we're building this all for
excited to be hosting another designers that read next month with @notion x @designrivet
📍notion office
🗓️thursday, nov 12, 6:30-8:30 PM
📚shoe dog by phil knight
rsvp below
Just DM or reply if you're joining and would like a book!
luma.com/17rh4wj3
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hosted a design cafe with @designrivet in brooklyn this weekend, and have a few more days before I leave NYC
who should I meet? the design community here is pretty incredible
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