Design Principles, Garden Photos, Accordion Icons, Black Panther, Tapestry of Tools

When I was studying, I was fascinated by how much power designers have in making people think, feel, and act a certain way.

The recently completed International Garden Photographer of the Year Award has some amazing entries.

The caret icon most clearly indicated to users that it would open an accordion in place, rather than linking directly to a new page.

Typewrite, rubdown, and pasteup: 1960s photo-reproduction empowered Emory Douglas to make maximum impact with minimal time and expense.

Almost inevitably, one question comes up more than any other: “What design tool should I use?”