Inspiration Made in Asian America: use Readymag to build a successful e-commerce business Black Bean Grocery is an online shop offering apparel, zines, and cosmetic goods evoking the aesthetics of your favorite Asian grocery store or supermarket. It was launched in the fall of 2018 by Brandon Ly and James Bui, designers and engineers who met and studied together at Stanford University.
Career How to kickstart a design studio in a vibrant Asian hub with Readymag Readymag is used literally all over the world. This time we spoke to Alice Mourou, co-founder of Hong Kong-based Oddity studio, which creates design identities for chic Hong Kong startups and fashion boutiques as well as pan-Asian financial institutions.
Inspiration Emotions before rationality: why designers reinvented the look of World Chess The 2018 World Chess Championship begins in London on November 9. Moscow-based design consultancy Shuka created a thoughtful visual identity for the event. Shuka’s creative directors Ivan Velichko and Ivan Vasin explained how the business goals of the project impacted its look.
Career Want to start your own online magazine? Readymag publishers offer advice We’ve selected three online magazines created with Readymag to ask their publishers for advice on how to run a great online publication.
Inspiration Russian spleen goes digital How to create a digital editorial with an interactive map, meaningful animations, and wild fonts without coding? We discussed the topic with Readymag ambassador Pavel Kedich, who recently created Russian Spleen.
Inspiration How sideline turned into ultimate design project: the story of Dynamic/MTL Dynamic/MTL — one of Montreal’s top design conferences — is run by two people: art director Max Kaplun and content strategist and learning specialist André Valle. Begun as an in-house DIY initiative, it grew into a regular gathering uniting Montreal’s tech and creative communities.
Inspiration Radical Russians take Readymag to rock Venice Biennale The 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture began with two Russian pavilions working simultaneously. Next to the official “Station Russia” opened a curious newcomer: Virtual Russian Pavilion. It’s been launched by a defiant collective calling itself 🦁🦄 (Lion and Unicorn).
Design Tips Fixed Widgets: 8 ways to use them effectively In these websites with smartly-placed fixed elements layouts get more flexible and multi-layered, freed from the confines of static print formats.
Design Tips Animation At Work: Tips on How to Engage Your Audience In this article, Readymag’s Product Designer Stas Aki shares some suggestions on how to command a viewer’s attention and communicate ideas in an efficient way.
Inspiration 8 Presentations #MadewithReadymag Presentation is everything: sometimes a website can be part lookbook, part storefront, and part art gallery, and that’s not an easy task for a designer. We chose 8 decent usecases on the topic. Check them out to find your inspiration.
Design Tips Lifehack: how to get R/m (almost) free Here are several ideas on how to significantly save on your Readymag subscription—choose the one that fits you the most.
Design Tips Readymag Under the Hood: Faster Vertical Viewer Implementation In December 2017 Readymag launched Faster Vertical Viewer, which enables smoother viewing experience for projects with fixed widgets and heavy animations. This is how we did it.