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design notes
Sketch-notes on interfaces, sound, mascots, motion and the choices behind them.
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Real fur in pocket format: why Fitty Fox isn't a flat vector mascot
Fitty Fox is fully 3D-rendered, with fur, light, and soft shadows. A design note on what that choice means for a character.
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One Fox for Day, One for Night: Mascots in Light and Dark Mode
LingFit's characters come in their own versions for light and dark mode. A small lesson in why you can't just invert a mascot.
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Never Longer Than 1.5 Seconds: Why You Barely Get to See the Witch
The witch in HAUNTED glitches like a broken video signal and never stays visible for more than about 1.5 seconds. A design note on showing less.
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Eight Faces for One Robot: BLIP's Emotions as a Sketch Sheet
Neutral, Happy, Surprised, Worried, Wink, Love, Dizzy, Determined: how few lines BLIP from Laser Thief needs for his eight faces.