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Apple

Aesthetics over upgrades Apple Watch Ultra succeeds where Watch Edition failed What does “Shot on iPhone” mean anymore? The secret formula for Apple's rounded corners A historical view on the Metropolitan Apple Watch face The history behind the World Time face for Apple Watch The iconic watches that inspired Apple Watch faces The untold history of macOS System Preferences The clever new design technique in the iPhone 11 pro The new Mac Pro is a design remix The design of Apple's credit card Rediscovering Apple's 1987 identity guidelines

Digital design

Leica’s engraved fonts Are you designing a map or a path? 10 Year Challenge: how popular websites have changed Why are tech companies making custom typefaces?

Graphic design

Elements of aircraft safety card design Your native language affects how you see this image

Industrial design

Sigma BF: less camera, more vision The hidden bond between the Porsche 911 and Leica M When Leica met Apple How the Xbox got its good looks The Spanish designer in Dieter Rams's shadow Two perspectives on the designer who Steve Jobs could not hire INFOBAR · Japan's iconic mobile phone The impressive variety of COVID-19 face shield designs When an architect designs a train Dieter Rams designed one of Gillette's most successful razors

Reviews & interviews

Books

Four books about Apple design Three books about Sony design Make Something Wonderful Three books about Muji Shift Happens preview Three books about Leica See the best of Japan without leaving your home Louis Vuitton City Guides Learning design from musicians City travel guides: honorable mentions The best city travel guides

Cameras

Leica T: eight years later Is the Pentax K-01 designed by Marc Newson any good? The 16-year-old Leica Digilux 2 is still a great camera Two months with the Leica Q

Exhibitions

Teenage Engineering designed a museum exhibit A visit to the Eames institute 40 years of the Mac at the Computer History Museum

Games

Planet of Lana: where gameplay meets cinematic brilliance Spring Falls: A peaceful puzzle game about water and erosion Assemble with Care and the joy of fixing things

Interviews

Behind the scenes of making a children's board book Icon designer Louie Mantia's take on traditional Japanese playing cards How Jane Ko wrote and published her own guide to Austin

Objects

Daylight at the end of the tunnel Mode Designs SixtyFive · a celebration of materials A skeptic's review of Apple Watch A Dieter Rams-designed, Jony Ive-loved citrus juicer

Software

One month of Zwift on a cheap stationary bike Go-to Mac apps and utilities

Video

A generative film about Brian Eno Design Ah! (デザインあ) · learning the fun of design Drive My Car is a beautiful, picturesque film Rams: a documentary portrait of a design legend

Photoessays

California

Map of California

North America

Map of North America

Europe

Map of Europe

Japan

Map of Japan

Asia

Map of Asia

Setups & guides

Home & desk setups

A desk setup for two The sensory experience of making coffee The evolution of the desk setup The art of the desk setup iPod speakers make the best smart speakers

Guides

On running: principles and gear ChatGPT cleaned up my podcast subscription mess How to use Automator to close all apps in one click The deep work guide to Slack The Three A's method for learning from other creators How I sort through a deluge of subscriptions Secure file cabinet on my Mac

Personal websites

Choosing a static site generator for a personal site Where to build and host your personal website

Miscellaneous

Announcements

Five years of the arun.is newsletter 2022 Holiday giveaway The arun.is newsletter

Observations

The year in review: 2025 The creative power of constraints My year-long sabbatical The inescapable gravity of the smartphone Why we crave healthier computing Does gear matter? RIP DPReview Eight lessons from founding to Series C Tools for professionals, tools for amateurs Struggling to contribute to BLM

Behind the scenes

Introducing arun.is 3.0 Inside arun.is · Photo storage Three pillars of my blogging philosophy Inside arun.is · Apple Watch animations Inside arun.is · Table of contents Inside arun.is · camera illustrations Inside arun.is · Writing Introducing arun.is 2.0 Inside arun.is · Technology Inside arun.is · Design

Projects

Hello, Liquid Glass My DIY modular charging station Designing wearable tech history Meishi: a tiny productivity system Wallpapers inspired by iMac history Introducing Dieter Rams Wallpapers Leica Q3 concept How I built a modular bookcase