Et voilà - the new aesthetic of the software age
Reductivism
This is obviously tongue in cheek, as I love @patrickc showing the way as enlightened patron-of-culture.
And also...
A Call for New Aesthetics: newaesthetics.art.
The big companies and personalities at the forefront of technological change often had an outsized influence on aesthetics.
Through their need to create entirely new infrastructure, often with breakthrough materials they commissioned 'new' types of architecture and design.
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Introducing Extra. Email will never feel the same again.
Join the Beta waitlist at extra.email.
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Readymag turned 12 this month.
This is a short story about how it was designed.
Grateful to everyone who helped build R/m and continues to.
In SF for the week to attend and speak at this amazing event by @bitcoin_design
event.bitcoin.design/#agenda
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"Design Bitcoin for everyone" - our motto from day one. The Bitcoin Design Community is now celebrating 5 incredible years!
From late-night Discord conversations to the Bitcoin Design Guide, from first-time contributors to grant recipients shaping the future of Bitcoin UX.
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Very excited that Kyle Fletcher, Head of Brand Creative at Cash App, will be joining us for Bitcoin Design Week.
On 9/18 Kyle will give a keynote on "Cash App Brand Design & lessons it may hold for branding bitcoin"
We can't wait!
Apply to attend below 👇
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Bitcoin needs better design. We're doing something about it.
Dates/Location: Sept 15-19, Presidio SF
Bitcoin Design Week brings together Silicon Valley designers and the bitcoin community to tackle the hardest design challenges in money.
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The Bitcoin Design Community just wrapped an incredible Designathon!
120+ participants explored new ideas, sprinted through UX challenges, and dug into accessibility—all pushing the boundaries of what bitcoin products can be.
Catch the full recap:
bitcoindesign.substack.com/p…
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Design-a-Note Track: Crowd Favorite Voting is live. Below are all the physical ecash note mockups created for the challenge. Vote for the design that stands out to you. The crowd favorite takes home 50 000 sats!
🗳️ Vote in the poll below.
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The latest version of the Bitcoin Community Newsletter is live, enjoy reading this summarised version of whats going on in and around the community.
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Signups are live for the Designathon. More details will be added to the site next week. Hop on in. event.bitcoin.design
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We're organizing another Designathon, from May 4-18. Let's get creative with bitcoin together. More to come very soon.
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The Bitcoin Design Newsletter #72 is live. A quick read on catch-up on the activities in around the Bitcoin Design Community. This months issue is packed with job opportunities, community events for 2025 and an update on the Open Design Guide. bitcoindesign.substack.com/p…
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We're supporting the design track for @summerofbitcoin again. If your project would like to support a student, or if you're a designer and would like to mentor, reach out.
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The ecash section of the @bitcoin_design guide is live! Thanks to all the Cashu and Fedimint devs who helped out. I got to think through some of the unique nuances of ecash and suggest some design best practices. Check it out and let me know your thoughts: bitcoin.design/guide/how-it-…
Good company
Early @coinbase design team produced tons of founders! in chronological order of joining:
@karrisaarinen – Linear
@js_horne – Zora
@yitong – Agora
@vkm – Logic + Rythm
@jaysonhobby – Legend
@jonjyan – Vector DAO
@danielnordh – Playmobil
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Is your project looking for design contributions? Or your company looking to hire a designer? Let us know (if it's related to bitcoin and open-source), we'll share and include it in the newsletter.
