Designer news / aug 2016

Documentaries for designers Designers:Watch is a directory of documentaries of interest to designers, along with links to where you can view them online (Netflix, iTunes, network websites, Hulu, Amazon, and more). They include both modern and historical documentaries, including everything from Visual Accoustics to Linotype: The Film.

New logo for Subway Subway has unveiled a new logo that aims to capture the essence of the brand in a fresh and contemporary way. They've optimized the yellow and green color palette, while also simplifying the design and retaining the iconic arrows the logo has long been recognized for. The two arrows form the letter S in the middle.

The case for letter case Many users, and even a lot of designers, don't necessarily give much thought to whether things like alerts should be title case (the first letter of each word is capitalized) or letter case (first word of a sentence is capitalized). Making a case for letter case discusses this in-depth, including how capitalization impacts things like readability, comprehension, usability, and even how your brand is perceived.

A rebrand for a popular design brand Adobe Design has rebranded themselves, moving away from the Adobe Experience Design moniker they've had for more than a decade. Their new brand identity is aimed at streamlining their name to better align with industry standards. The big challenge was striking a balance between the old and new identities.

Inspiration for your pricing pages Pricing Pages is a curated gallery of beautiful pricing pages that are perfect to inspire your next design. Pricing pages can be the most important part of any e-commerce or SaaS website, so getting them wrong can be especially costly for a business. By looking at the best out there, you can get a better idea of what works and what doesn't.

The importance of design process If you've ever wondered what BuzzFeed's Design Process looks like, they've broken it all down for you in this detailed article. They unrolled a new process recently that aims to increase the success of their team and projects, so that everything stays perfectly synchronized.

One seamless workspace for modern teams Notion offers up a unified workspace for your team's docs, wikis, and tasks. Doesn't matter if you're a designer, a product manager, or a programmer, Notion will work for you. Combine it with Slack and you won't need anything else to run your team. It's even free for individuals and small teams.

Simple, free invoicing for freelancers Billdogg is a new invoicing tool for freelancers. It lets you create gorgeous invoices in seconds that you can send out for payment immediately, keeps track of all your payments, and soon it will even remind you to send out invoices (and remind your customers to pay them).

A pro-level color tool Pantone Studio is a color tool for your iPhone that helps you convert the inspiration around you into Pantone colors, build and test palettes on designs and materials, and share Pantone with your clients, social networks, or colleagues. It's Creative Cloud connected, making it easy to share your colors with your design software.