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Senongo

@senongo.bsky.social
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Designer and illustrator in NYC. Author of Cross-Cultural Design. VP of Design at Nava.

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thisisgrey @thisisgrey.bsky.social · 6h
Fonts for happy cocktails from Thecoa Foundry (@quangkhai_ngn). Colours match the fizzy shapes. Very jovial. Good fonts. [Link↓]
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gravewalker @grovewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
photo of werner herzog with a speech bubble added so that it looks like he is saying the quoted post
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thisisgrey @thisisgrey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
These blurry surfaces and that scroll are an insane combo. Sharp focus and clean web treatment for super art. Very digital. [Link↓]
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Design Reviewed @designreviewed.com · 29/09/2026
Scans from Lora Lamm. Grafica a Milano 1953-1963. In the written history of mid-century Italian and Swiss Graphic Design, Lora Lamm’s name is often overlooked. Lamm was a major contributor to the Milanese design style of Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. Images: designreviewed.com/artefacts/lo...
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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 28/09/2026
Good morning from these fantastic specimens by Taehyoung Maria Jeon 🌷 www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/taeh...
a digital illustration by Taehyoung Maria Jeon of fantastical plantsa digital illustration by Taehyoung Maria Jeon of fantastical plantsa digital illustration by Taehyoung Maria Jeon of fantastical plants
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wrote up something about the design industry, and how it’s constantly making shapes: around interfaces, around user experiences, and around our roles. medium.com/@senongo/a-s...
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A Society for Making Shapes
I once met a designer in the UK who wanted to call their agency The Royal Design Society for Putting Boxes in Other Boxes (which is a…
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For the late crowd. We sponsored Rosenfeld’s ShiftUX conference this week. It was a blast! Here’s an interview with me about design, UX, and what it means to support the community shiftux.rosenfeldmedia.com/articles/int...
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Interview with Senongo Akpem, VP of Design and Research at Nava PBC
A new two-day, hybrid conference (plus workshops) for people who care deeply about how products and services actually work in the world.
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Helen Simmons (She/Her) @littlehen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Doing interesting work in service design? Would you like to share it with researchers, practitioners, educators & students in Newcastle upon Tyne at #ServDes2027 #DesigningInTheShadows? Full Papers due 15 Nov, Other Submissions: 1 Dec #PhDSky #AcademicSky #DesignSky #ServiceDesign
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
At a party: “So, where are you from, friend?” “Yes”
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Pam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
trying to whip up some Halloween feelings
Illustration of a ghoul in a cloak with a hood, holding a goblet of something in one hand, the moon in another
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People‘s Graphic Design Archive @peoplesgdarchive.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wrapping Paper for Kao Soap, 1930 by Hiromu Hara archived by Kanata “Hara won the design competition for this wrapping paper design and a prize equivalent to five to six times his salary, which was the start of his career as a graphic designer.” #PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The hand-painted signs of Ron Signs in Detroit andrewandersonphoto.com/ron-signs c/ @ronbronson.com
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Ron Signs — Andrew Anderson Photography
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Büro Destruct @burodestruct.net · 19/09/2026
Pupo (#fonts from the flea market 1474) flic.kr/p/2sBEYjk
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Pupo (#fonts from the flea market 1474)
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👻Skulliam🎃Boo-tler🍂Yikes🕷️ @yeets.biz · 19/09/2026
i need to know what happened
sign in a restaurant "due to recent events Bigfoot discussions are no longer permitted on the patio"
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wonderful
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錠マヱ @joemae000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🌼🌿✨
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I had NO IDEA they made a tv show
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DC Pierson @dcpierson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Me: OK, BRAIN, WE ONLY HAVE AN HOUR TO WORK ON THIS PERSONAL PROJECT.

My brain: Y'KNOW WHO I BET HAS AN INTERESTING WIKIPEDIA PAGE?
BUN E. CARLOS FROM
CHEAP TRICK.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
GEFILTE PHISHING
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TheCatsMeow 🐍 @scottiesnake.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I love the old classic movies. #ST60 #StarTrek
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TypeTogether @typetogether.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
‘How to Create Typefaces’ book /// The revised and updated and second edition of ‘How to Create Typefaces,’ by Cristóbal Henestrosa, Laura Meseguer, and José Scaglione, is now available, and we’re excited! Get yours: shop.itemzero.com/products/how... #typography #fonts #graphicdesign #fontsky
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granshancom.bsky.social @granshancom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The GRANSHAN Bloom Award is a Communication Design award for scripts that go beyond Latin, proving design is a language of its own. Judged by native experts in your script. Show us how your script communicates. All details - gr.hn/bloom/specifics
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Go Blue!
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Joni Korpi @jonikorpi.com · 07/09/2026
Overdue on some design tasks… gotta dig out the big guns
The books “Grid systems” and “The Graphic Artist and his Design Problems” by J. Müller-Brockmann, on my desk
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Neon Deutschland @neondeutschland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Gloriously overstated T.
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dorian @doriantaylor.com · 04/09/2026
my rules for system design: 1. try to avoid designing a system 2. if you find yourself stuck designing a system, make it a small one
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Rick Wilber sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilber... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Larry Blamire, Richard Hescox, Jon Foster and Larry Kresek):
Interior magazine art for Rick Wilber's "Helmet"Interior magazine art for Rick Wilber's "American Jokes"Interior magazine art for Rick Wilber's "Elements of Self-Destruction"The cover to "Subtropical Speculations: Anthology of Florida Science Fiction" edited by Rick Wilber and Richard Mathews
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Landscapes by Claire Denarie-Soffietti www.saatchiart.com/claireds
Colorful acrylic painting of patchwork fields under a blue sky Colorful acrylic painting of patchwork fields under a blue sky Orange and blue horses in a landscape in front of a yellow patternBlack dog under spindly trees and a red sun landscape
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Andrei Robu @andreirobu.com · 31/08/2026
Hey, I just released a new typeface called Atrio. It's a friendly, characterful sans serif inspired by the optimistic spirit of early modernist lettering. typeverything.com/atrio
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vic-or-squeak!! ᓚᘏᕐᐷ @gizmouse.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
made this edit in a fit of rage
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Eye, the international review of graphic design @eyemagazine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Farsi cast in iron Maryam Hosseinnia celebrates the typography of Persian manhole covers, eyemagazine.com/blog/post/fa... #type #lettering #Iran
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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Pizza Time Catlin, IL
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LettError Type @letterror.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
An optical size for big? Pixels without hinting? Ligatures that are not really ligatures? Nothing is ever what it seems in type (but everything does its job and you didn’t even notice!) Action Grotesque: platform independent, private equity free. At Commercial Type commercialtype.com/catalog/acti...
This shows the optical size variants for the Action Grotesque typeface. Particularly the registered symbol (®). In the default it is proportioned to work at 8 pt. But that makes it a bit chonky if you use the typeface at bigger sizes. So these variants are a bit smaller.This shows Action Grotesque in different rasterisations. Not all these screens use Truetype hinting. The only way to get consistent results everywhere is to adapt the geometry of the typeface design itself. And that is what Action Grotesque has. Readable on every surface.Rather than include dozens of ligatures, Action Grotesque has alternates for the lowercase f and t. These connect in some contexts, reducing the visual complexity a bit. The connectors are still separate characters so they respect tracking.
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We can all agree that meetings suck. ... Sorry, but there's more to this post! Unfortunately, if we don't intentionally design our meetings, we give up our only way to push back against individualizing forces in our workplaces that undermine our agency with shitty, thoughtless automation.
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Sense-making is only productive when it is collective
The "optimization" you achieve by automating interfaces between colleagues is always going to be self-defeating.
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Senongo @senongo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
All of this artists work is amazing www.pippadyrlaga.com
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Pippa Dyrlaga Paper Cutting Artist
Paper Cut Artist. Hand Cut Paper Art. Paper Cuts Inspired by Nature, Buildings and Life. Based in Yorkshire. Commercial illustration, paper art, installation art.
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shinerai @shinerai.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Finished this one recently for @fimbry.bsky.social featuring her character, Tikall 🔥 #dragon #digitalart #art
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dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
alien storm / mega drive team shinobi, 1991
robot standing beside duel-faced metal skull
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Dalton Maag @daltonmaag.com · 20/08/2026
Say hi to Namioto and get a little wave back. Papercraft meets wood type in a fusion of hypnotic cut-out geometry and heavy reverse contrast. With a pulsating rhythm, Namioto transforms headlines into textures. Download a free trial daltonmaag.com/namioto
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TypeTogether @typetogether.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Futura®100 – multiscript mastery /// Since TypeTogether’s inception, we’ve specialised in multiscript typography. Futura®100 builds on this for a truly global solution for branding, marketing, and editorial. More: www.type-together.com/futura100-mu... #typography #fonts #graphicdesign #fontsky
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Dan Cederholm @simplebits.com · 19/08/2026
Hubano 2.0 now available! I added two additional weights, some new glyphs and symbols, and lots of fixes and tweaks. Free update for those who purchased Hubano as well as Secret Club™ members. simplebits.com/n/an-update-...
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Martin Jordan @martinjordan.com · 13/08/2026
As a public servant, I write weekly notes to let people see what I do. This time I was particularly slow. Last week, I worked on autumn talks on policy/service design. I also conducted accessibility testing, participated in a workshop on civic ledgers, and joined the #ServiceStandard Q4 planning.
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Week #223 at the Digital Service: Notes for 3–7 August
Martin worked on his autumn talks on policy and service design in week 223 at Digital Service. He also did accessibility testing, participated in a workshop on civic ledgers and joined the quarterly p...
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times
an illustration of a whale skeleton inside shallow ocean waters. A cat sitting on a surfboard looks on
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Some interior magazine artwork from 'Science Fiction Age', November 1992 - January 1994, for authors without a SFE entry: 1 Gene O'Neill, 2 Rick Shelley, 3 Dana William Paxson, 4 F Alexander Brejcha (Artist: Annie Lunsford, John Berkey, Janet Aulisio and David Mattingly):
Interior magazine artwork from Science Fiction Age for "Undercover" by Gene O'NeillInterior magazine artwork from Science Fiction Age for "After-War" by Rick ShelleyInterior magazine artwork from Science Fiction Age for "Spice on Hot Steel" Dana William PaxsonInterior magazine artwork from Science Fiction Age for "The Living God Within" by F Alexander Brejcha
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Artist John Berkey sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/berkey... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his cover art 1985-1987. I posted the 3rd one a couple of days ago, but as the book cover:
John Berkey's cover artwork for "NYPD 2025" by George H Smith [as by Hal Stryker]John Berkey's cover art for "The Helmsman" by Bill BaldwinJohn Berkey's cover artwork for "Run to the Stars" by Michael Scott RohanJohn Berkey's cover artwork for "Nightrider" by David Mace
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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 13/08/2026
From the Atlantic to the Arctic, oceans cover around 70 percent of the earth's surface. The annual Ocean Photographer of the Year contest is a catalyst for conservation. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/ocea...
a colorful photo of a transparent sea creature full of eggsa diver swims surrounded by a huge school of fisha tiny deep sea creature with long antennae
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TypeTogether @typetogether.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Bree Devanagari /// Pooja Saxena's Devanagari companion for Bree combines calligraphic reminiscences with an even-tempered cadence to create a design that is equally affable and readable. Bree Devanagari: www.type-together.com/bree-devanag... #typography #fonts #graphicdesign #Devanagari #fontsky
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Orlando B ✍️ COMMS OPEN @sarkastiklover.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thank you for hosting this, Karina! Hi, everyone, I'm a digital illustrator from Portugal and I have comms open at vgen.co/Sarkastiklover and a free Patreon with a tip jar where I post WIPs at www.patreon.com/u83790928?ut...
A black haired woman wearing a skull mask that covers the lower half of her face swings her scythes Three warriors standing atop floating rubble in an urban setting, ready to fight, forever A woman sitting on a bed overflowing with white, silky sheets, her left leg up in a chair, her right hand on her knee and her left hand holding a sheathed sword A close up on Spider-man falling backwards towards a city street, as we see glimpses of the Sinister Six (Venom, Green Goblin, Electro, Sandman, Kraven and Dr Octopus) attacking him
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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
As the summer continues let’s dive into this archive of 600+ old Malaysian ice cream wrappers search.malaysiadesignarchive.org/collections/...
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Brandon Moore, PhD @rando.insalubrio.us · 06/08/2026
New high-resolution images of the Sun show swirling instabilities at the edges of magnetic flux concentrations and suggest that a long-predicted effect, known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, is a driving force behind solar plasma redistribution! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
So interesting 💭 "Relighting 'Nighthawks' - bit.studio reimagines Edward Hopper's classic artwork, turning the most crucial element, the 'light,' into something you can actually control!" The exhibit is held at the bit.studio gallery on the 3rd floor, Slowcombo building in Samyan, Bangkok. #art
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