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The Best Figma Fonts of 2024 

Noupe

From guiding users through your interface to conveying brand personality, fonts are vital to design. Created by Andrew Paglinawan in 2008 with geometric shapes as its foundation, it underwent significant revisions by Thomas Jockin in 2016 to enhance its quality. Fonts are more than just text characters; they shape the user experience.

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How the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was designed

Design Week

The traditional indigo is a reference to the “refined elegance and sophistication that exemplifies Japan” while the pattern is inspired by ‘inchimatsu moyo’ patterns from the Edo period (1603-1867). The torch has been inspired by Japan’s cherry blossoms with a pattern that resembles petals.

Sports 101
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Cultural appropriation: can designers ever responsibly “borrow” from other cultures?

Design Week

This example is one of many, and it brings up a contentious point: for designers, what constitutes inspiration, and what is appropriation? It is an issue that, at first glance, feels at odds with designers’ ability to find inspiration anywhere. ” Design for Indigenous Peoples Day 2017, by Sadie Red Wing. .”