Brain Power — August 27, 2019


Artwork by Jefferson Cheng, Google Visual Designer and Art Director


Editor’s note: We’ll be taking a short holiday—look out for our next newsletter in your inbox on September 10.

Images with impact

What’s the role of an art director at Google? This week, Art Director Emily Blank stops by Method to talk about collaborating with illustrators, modernizing stock photography, and making Google look "like Google.”

What if we…?

From Leonardo da Vinci to 3-D printing, curiosity has always driven design forward. Watch as Carnegie Mellon robotics designer Lining Yao unpacks the importance of an inquisitive mind.

Quick poll 📋

If you’re building a design system, Google wants to hear from you! Material Design has partnered with Clarity on a 10-minute Design Systems Survey to help shed light on the current state of design systems, from the value they provide to how they scale. We’ll share results this fall → Hotline is open until August 30 👇

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