Blog
News, updates and interesting links.
Scholarship tickets
14th November, 2019
We've just extended our Scholarship Tickets deadline by another two weeks. Currently, there are 16 applicants for 20 free tickets, but we'd love to push both numbers up.
Early Birds end Friday 1st Nov
30th October, 2019
Time is running out to grab an Early Bird ticket for New Adventures 2020. At midnight on Friday 1st November, we'll switch to normal conference pricing.
New Adventures 2020
6th September, 2019
We've just launched New Adventures 2020 — our fifth and most ambitious event so far. This one is going to be very, very special.
Watch Jeremy's opening talk
7th June, 2019
A sagacious exploration of the metaphors we've borrowed from architecture, uncovering how to build resilient, performant, accessible structures that work with the grain of the web.
See you in January 2020
3rd June, 2019
We hope you enjoyed a few months of radio silence because we're dialling things up again now. Today, we'd like to share the exciting news that we've committed to more adventures!
Ethan's talk is now available
30th May, 2019
We're excited to share Ethan Marcotte's urgent talk concerning the web as an agent of power, its potential to do harm, the changing nature of our work, and the need for hope.
Our new-look publication
18th January, 2019
For each of our events, we produce an accompanying print publication. Within those pages we feature articles and illustrations commissioned especially for you, plus all the essential conference info you'd expect.
New speaker: Ashley Baxter
9th January, 2019
Yes, even at this late stage we're adding speakers. We're thrilled to add long-time supporter and inspiring business founder, Ashley Baxter, to our lineup.
Fairytale of New Adventures
13th December, 2018
The conference returns next year —\_and next year is in the future, so it's likely not really on your mind yet. More pressing for most is the heavily task-oriented distraction they call Christmas.
FREE workshop! Build an online store with Tiffany Tse & Liam Griffin
7th December, 2018
We're excited to be working with Shopify to bring you another workshop on 23rd January (the afternoon before the conference). The brilliant Tiffany and Liam will show you how to build an online store with Shopify and Liquid.
Stream
Regular quicklinks to things we find interesting and valuable.
29th January, 2020 #
Yes, another article about design systems, but you know our angle by now. With Architects, gardeners, and design systems, Jeremy Keith adds his voice to those wondering if this relentless pursuit of efficiency will edge us closer to redundancy.
10th January, 2020 #
Our friend, Frank Chimero, is writing almost daily about his live redesign. Every post is worth your time, but this dive into typeface selection — specifically typographic atmosphere and setting criteria — is exceptional. Few can articulate this stuff like Frank.
3rd January, 2020 #
In Systems, Mistakes, and the Sea, Robin Rendle finds that most design systems are like hyperobjects (one of our favourite ways to think about overwhelming things) within which we must see ourselves and our mistakes.
1st January, 2020 #
If the world is a mess, why isn’t angry music more culturally present? Frank Chimero goes in search of caustic music for the times and finds two EPs from Dry Cleaning, "that feel completely appropriate for the Brexit era."
18th December, 2019 #
Almost a year on from The World-Wide Work, Ethan Marcotte reflects on that brave talk and considers what's happened since — the hope he feels as workers continue to organise, and his frustration at the aggressive response from tech companies.
17th December, 2019 #
Rob Weychert is generating a unique color scheme for every day of the last 30 years. "Colors would change with the seasons and fade over time. In effect, every single day of the past 30 years would have a unique color scheme, each day looking slightly different than the day before."
17th February, 2019 #
Patterns in Islamic Art draws from the rich heritage of architectural decoration in the Islamic world. The collected geometric patterns and borders are an inspirational treat.
12th February, 2019 #
Jeremy considers beauty, moving from Rams to Sagmeister and ending with Keats. If you like this, we also recommend reading John Berger's The White Bird.