{"id":5058,"date":"2019-07-30T18:33:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T22:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:11:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:11:45","slug":"best-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/best-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Things We Saw in July"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

July brought record-shattering heat waves, Twitter meltdowns, and a Brexit sh*tstorm, but it wasn\u2019t all bad. In the spirit of unbridled optimism, we\u2019re highlighting our eight favorite design-related discoveries of the last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apocalypse Never Looked So Good <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Via Kottke<\/a> comes this incredible tool for visualizing changes in temperature from the last 150+ years from climate scientist Ed Hawkins. #ShowYourStripes<\/a> allows you to dig down to state-by-state data. Spoiler alert: it\u2019s not good, though it is pretty.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google’s Art Zoom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to promote their newly released Art Zoom<\/a> feature, which allows you to explore more than 1,800 works of art in extremely high resolution, Google released a series of videos<\/a> in which musicians like Jarvis Cocker and Feist discuss a masterpiece of western civ such as Monet\u2019s \u201cLa Gare Saint Lazare\u201d and Van Gogh\u2019s \u201cStarry Night\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When the ‘Gram Breaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A LinkedIn post from Simon Greally<\/a> turned us on to these remarkable motion effects from graphic designer Tim Gray<\/a>, in which Instagram images appear to bleed through the interface itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All The Young Moogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite our unceasing obsession with Stereolab, we\u2019ll be the first to admit that when it comes to synthesizers, we\u2019ve got no idea what\u2019s going on. This feature<\/a> from Ableton went a long way toward fixing that with an interactive tool that will have you oscillating wildly in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sofa So Good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the strange new world of content marketing<\/a>, Ikea\u2019s introduction of the Soffa Sans font<\/a>\u2014a typeface based on the silhouette of their Vallentuna couch\u2014makes some kind of sense. Created in collaboration with agency Proximity London, Soffa Sans is available for a free download<\/a>.\u00a0
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The Apple Way Back Machine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Feeling nostalgic for the days when every new design dispatch from Steve Jobs and Sir Jony Ive felt like the voice of God? Indulge your Snow Leopard sentimentality over at Version Museum<\/a>, where you can browse Apple\u2019s interface elements from Mac OS System 1 through OS X. 
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The New Wave of Emojis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Or perhaps you\u2019re all about looking forward? Then have a look at the new set of 59 emojis coming to iOS this fall. Among the highlights: a prosthetic arm, a flamingo, falafel, as well as the ability to customize skin tone and gender to open up 75 possible combinations of \u201cPeople Holding Hands\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Art of Socialism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You might associate the idea of \u201ccollective ownership\u201d with a kibbutz or a kolkhoz<\/a>, but in our post-digital, current-AOC era, the idea of fractional ownership has become trendy. Otis<\/a> is the latest platform to embrace the idea, offering participants the opportunity to \u201cown\u201d a piece of contemporary art, collectible, or sneaker for prices that start at $25. First on the block: Kehinde Wiley\u2019s remarkable \u201cSt. Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google gets close up on some masterpieces, Apple goes to the way, way back machine, and an art collective we can all get behind. <\/div>\n

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