Excited to be part of the jury for the @mobbin design awards 2025!

Visual Research — 160226

Visual Research — 160226

The Ferrari x LoveFrom collab is just 🤌

Vercel just released Geist Pixel

Loving these new Granola illustrations

You can now turn any image into a vector in Figma 👀 (without plugins)

Wandering — Made in @Figma

Loving these new Granola illustrations

Wandering — Made in @Figma

Did AI kill sharing work in public? I used to post WIPs all the time. Designs, ideas, things in progress. Clients loved it too because feedback happened early.

I love exploring other designers' project files and seeing all the iterations and artifacts. You can literally watch the creative process unfold through the artboards.

I love exploring other designers' project files and seeing all the iterations and artifacts. You can literally watch the creative process unfold through the artboards.

Note to self

An insightful piece from Google Design on their AI visual design language: design.google/library/gem...

All I want is an all-black Figma dark mode.

Which design trend should stay in 2025?

Designers, what’s your biggest goal this year?

Quote this post with your best design of 2025.

Streams — Made for Recall AI

I love working with designers who are like chameleons. They can look at any style, adapt on the spot, absorb its nuances, and then elevate it in their own way.

Studying expressive, hand-drawn forms as a base for a new visual language.

Stop designing on autopilot open.substack.com/pub/fonsmans...

The Wall Street Journal asked me why Instrument Serif is everywhere right now. Read the article: www.wsj.com/lifestyle/s...

The Wall Street Journal asked me why Instrument Serif is everywhere right now. Read the article: www.wsj.com/lifestyle/s...

Too many visual identities look amazing in the brand book but fall apart in the real world. Often because they’re too complex for in-house teams, assets take forever to recreate, or leave too much open to interpretation.

Building a following as a designer opens doors, but it also adds distractions. I wrote a bit about my experience so far: open.substack.com/pub/fonsman...

There’s no shortcut to taste. You can only earn it through volume and reflection.

Visual design in tech is in the middle of an identity crisis. It’s polished and soulless at the same time. Every company claims to care about aesthetics, yet most look alike. Read more: substack.com/home/post/p...

I wrote something about visual confidence substack.com/home/post/p...

Loving the thumbnail for this week's newsletter on the creation of Offgrid Sans.

Got a few incredible companies hiring full-time designers right now. I’m curating a private list of vetted designers to connect with them, fully confidential. If you’d like to be included, DM me your portfolio + location.

I hope every designer reaches a point in their career where they can decline projects that don't align with their life or design philosophy. Creating meaningful work with people you enjoy collaborating with is truly all you need.

Dutch Designers — Logo Treatment Exploration

Logo for Artifact — readartifact.com

Signal & Noise — Poster set

Signal & Noise — Poster set

Logo for Artifact — readartifact.com

Burst — Made in @figma

Introducing Artifact — A weekly publication exploring the craft, process, and beauty behind exceptional visual design. readartifact.com

Product Design for Mashup

Gradient exploration for @typefully

Fall — Visual Research

In a world of generic templates, pre-built systems, and AI-generated designs, visual design is a superpower. Tools have lowered the barrier, anyone can create. But when everyone uses the same tools, it’s vision and craft that make the difference.

Email design — Made for @thecosmos

Offgrid site refresh

Typeface of the day: Swiza by @atipostudio