The digital medium is filled with disposable design, and mass-produced content has become the norm.
FIFTYSEVEN’s greatest value is authentic storytelling through diversity of expression.
In this 1-minute and 57-second, we served the client and their brand — not the medium — crafting visual narratives that outlast the latest fad.
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Product design studio @wearebondin is here: human in its thinking, pragmatic in its decisions, and curious enough to question the defaults.
When the brief and early direction came in from @vanjek, I was immediately in.
The challenge wasn’t to make it minimal. It was to make restraint feel unmistakably Bondin.
Simple on paper. Much harder once you start and realise how much designers, myself included, enjoy adding one more detail, one more gesture, one more bit of proof that we did something.
Here, the job was knowing when to stop.
Fittingly, the final pass belonged to George, who added a few touches of his own. No designer lets their own site leave the room untouched.
Thanks for the trust, @vanjek. Now go make some noise! ❤️🔥
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Core team:
@stefan_motion | Motion
@stefanmco | Web support
New kids on the block.
Meet @wearebondin, founded by @vanjek: an independent product design studio built around a simple idea – tasteful products for humans.
Dear friend, @popadic_co saw my free Figma invoice template and decided to quickly spin up a tool where you make your invoice directly in the browser.
Test live here: https://t.co/hfIwHI35dF
Get Figma invoice: https://t.co/4sZ1WBr8TV
Designers, would you love to have something like this for all your paperwork?
This one is the real deal from @ivanovic_marco. Fast to read, hard to forget.
A design book packed with practical insights; light on theory and built for immediate, real-world application.
And yes, I make a small appearance too.
Thank you, Marko.
Check it out.
It’s well worth your time. And your money.
Today, I am happy to soft-launch my first eBook, BeforeDesign One.
It serves beginners best. Other designers might find a thing or two useful in it too. The book spans 10 chapters, covering abstract topics on how different skills could be approached. All related to design, but beyond. It is also half practical, with some useful tips and many references to great examples to look up to, or different worlds to explore. It doesn't teach design rules. It lets you take the ownership of the work. But nudges you into potential ways of approaching work and design.
[+] The book was born out of my mentorship sessions, which I provide to young designers from time to time. If it helps someone, I am happy it exists.
[+] The book was made without the use of AI, with the exception of a final grammar check. The entire book was made in Figma. You can learn more and get one at: https://t.co/cMbuFduvYD.
This is only the beginning. BeforeDesign One is the first of three volumes. A couple of friends are also working with me on the BeforeDesign website, which will become a platform for many more design resources, as well as lots of freebies for young designers. More soon.
Two nods in one week: Website of the Day, and a place among Best Talents & Brands.
Thank you, WeDirectory, for the feature! 🤍
Boutique in size, global in range.
View more: https://t.co/BAJKfIRlSn
Some of you have asked how we created the patterns for the new Polar Signals branding.
We built a small micro app for it. It lets you adjust the chart curve, add any colors, use borders as separators, and control the smoothness of the gradient.
It’s built with our micro apps template, which we’ll be releasing soon.
"Good enough" used to be the ceiling. Now it's the floor.
Everyone has the same tools now. Same speed, same templates, same "good enough" output.
The only thing left to compete on is the part the tool can't reach; sitting with the work an extra hour because something feels off, even when the deadline says ship it.
That instinct doesn't scale.
It's quietly becoming the most valuable thing a designer can offer.