Artemis App fearout • 1y ago • 100%

I made some icons for the next icon pack, what do you guys think?

Some more info and the reasoning behind design decisions. Artemis’ quiver is a reworked Artemis’ kbin community icon, but while that icon had 7 arrows for good luck, this one has five — for future five stars in the App Store :) Stellar siblings is called that because the stars on the background are taken from a region in the night sky that includes the Lyra constellation — one that is associated with Apollo, Artemis’ brother. Larger stars are from the constellation itself, while smaller ones are those visible around the constellation. All the stars are carefully placed using stellar maps, so what you see on the icon should pretty closely resemble what you’d see irl if you can find Lyra. [Icon with stellar map overlaid](https://i.imgur.com/pKATnKm.png) And Artebierre is just fun imo :) The name is a nod to Alcubierre drive, the fastest sci-fi-ish FTL drive (to get "to the moon"). Not completely sure about the nebula shape yet, and whether it should have more or less contrast in general. [A previous version and one other icon](https://i.imgur.com/kdvl1vK.png)

Jewelry Design fearout • 1y ago • 100%

Planning on getting a diamond ring? Try moissanite instead, it's far superior in practically every way

How does moissanite compare to diamond? * Very similar hardness (9.25+ vs 10), but lower value makes moissanite a bit less brittle, less prone to chipping and more durable overall * Higher refractive index (2.65–2.69 vs 2.42), which gives moissanite more brilliance and sparkle compared to diamonds * Lower Abbe number. It means that moissanite tends to disperse light into colors more than diamond, giving moissanite more fiery or rainbow colors * Usually lab-produced, so much more ethical in general, and much higher clarity on average * It’s waaay cheaper So for anyone going for a diamond ring, I suggest trying moissanite instead. The only thing that diamond has going for it in this comparison is just decades-long PR. It’s not even a fun gem chemistry-wise, it’s just carbon. Moissanite, on the other hand, is SiC :)

Dad Jokes fearout • 1y ago • 81%

Read this from start to finish (or listen to it, there’s an audio version). DO NOT skim it or skip to the end, you’ll spoil it and it won’t work. Trust me, it’s worth it. It’s a thing of beauty.

And I assure you, it definitely fits the community

Urban Details fearout • 1y ago • 100%

Let’s play Roulette Obscura — getting to know random interesting places

[Follow this link](https://www.atlasobscura.com/random). It leads to a random page on Atlas Obscura — a website dedicated to collecting unusual places around the world. Tell us what you landed on and share a few thoughts about that subject. You can reroll a few times since not all the results might fit the theme of the community. Also, I’m thinking this might make a fun weekly tradition to have an interesting discussion. What do you think about that?

New Communities fearout • 1y ago • 100%

Jewelry Design — community dedicated to modern jewelry design: share your work, interesting pieces you come across, or discuss recent trends. Both jewellers and lurkers are welcome

The community is located on kbin. In case you don’t see any posts, no one from your instance has yet subscribed to the community. Subscribe and you’ll see new posts going forward. There are several threads there right now. Links galore (hopefully at least one works): !jewelrydesign | !jewelrydesign [!jewelrydesign](!jewelrydesign) | [!jewelrydesign@kbin.social](!jewelrydesign@kbin.social) [Full web link](http://kbin.social/m/JewelryDesign) [/c/JewelryDesign](/c/JewelryDesign@kbin.social) [@JewelryDesign](https://kbin.social/m/JewelryDesign) [Local lemmy.world link](http://lemmy.world/c/JewelryDesign@kbin.social) Or just paste this into search: jewelrydesign@kbin.social

Urban Details fearout • 1y ago • 100%

Stolpersteine ("stumbling stones") — memorial pavement blocks installed in the pavement in front of the former houses of the holocaust victims. There are 75,000 of these across 24 European countries

They're intended to provoke thought about the impact and enormity of past events and to serve as a powerful reminder

Technology fearout • 1y ago • 98%

Twitter seems to ban all Threads links to reaffirm its position as a “free speech absolutist” platform

A search for Threads content on Twitter currently brings up zero results, despite plenty of links to Meta’s microblogging rival being posted on the platform.

Hi everyone, I’m back with another kbin icon pack. This time it’s flags for 18 EU countries (the non-fancy ones) + an EU flag. So 38 icons in total. All icons come in two styles: semi-transparent/glassy and opaque metallic. I also made a simple instance logo generator. **Flags** List of all countries included in this pack: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden + an EU flag. Here are the previews for all the [glassy](https://i.imgur.com/zuuIdgM.jpg) and [metallic](https://i.imgur.com/nmqfK1F.jpg) icons. All icons are rendered on transparent background. Don’t trim or change the aspect ratio of the image — the icons are carefully placed to avoid both cutout zones (small icon circle/banner rectangle). I’ve also changed the lighting setup a bit so that the icons should work well on both white and black backgrounds. Download links: **[Glassy icons pack](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/timcbkk1ygtvkf0/AADwikEqnwx1Aap4_zyvNBsFa?dl=0)** | **[Metallic icons pack](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5ctqv0rfgq0mes0/AAAu5XOrXnY3GPTyJW6FTueza?dl=0)** *(edit: there turned out to be a few flag rotation mistakes, wait for an update please)* **Instance mini-icon generator** (that top left website logo) [Sample icon preview](https://i.imgur.com/bYiAKXC.png). Since this whole flag thing started from [@cnk](https://kbin.dk/u/cnk) asking for a flag icon for his separate country-specific kbin instance, I also made a .psd file that would make it easy to create such an icon yourself. All you need to do is edit a smart group adding the flag (or any other image) of your choosing. The file also includes a preset for 2-, 3-, 4-striped, and cross flags. For those you’d need to only edit the colors. **[Download .psd](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rbag9x6vjwxnbnpv5q996/miniflag.psd?rlkey=9t4rx9wp2i5xu9qhasex10p5l&dl=0)** **Terms of use**, just in case You can use these icons for *any community on any kbin instance*. Attribution *is not required*, although I’d appreciate it if you link to my profile or to any of my communities. If you share these outside of kbin for non-commercial purposes, *attribution is required* (either to my profile or [portfolio](http://behance.net/fearout/)). *Commercial use is forbidden.* **[Tips](https://ko-fi.com/vladimirfer)** Since I got asked about this a few times already, if you like or use something I made and would like to support me, you can [tip me here](https://ko-fi.com/vladimirfer), I'd appreciate it. But again, totally not required, you’re free to use the icons anyways. **Kbinicons community** I also started a [community dedicated to these icons](https://kbin.social/m/kbinicons). There, you can request a specific icon or just lurk and see what’s new. If you want a flag icon for your community, request it in the [pinned post](https://kbin.social/m/kbinicons/t/170756/Request-an-icon-thread). Or comment here.

New Communities fearout • 1y ago • 98%

Urban Details — a community celebrating everything that cities do right, from tiny Easter eggs or interesting street art pieces to city-encompassing infrastructure projects or unusual public spaces

Check out [the pinned post](https://kbin.social/m/UrbanDetails/t/145279/Welcome-to-Urban-Details-Here-s-a-guide-to-what-this) for a general guide to the community that includes lots of relevant examples. The community is located on kbin. In case you don’t see any posts, no one from your instance has yet subscribed to the community. Subscribe and you’ll see new posts going forward. There are a dozen threads there right now. Links are a still somewhat a mess, but hopefully at least one should work: [!urbandetails](!urbandetails) | !urbandetails [Full web link](http://kbin.social/m/UrbanDetails) [/c/UrbanDetails](/c/UrbanDetails@kbin.social) [@UrbanDetails](https://kbin.social/m/UrbanDetails) [Local lemmy.world link](http://lemmy.world/c/UrbanDetails@kbin.social) Or just paste this into search: urbandetails@kbin.social

New Communities fearout • 1y ago • 100%

Industrial Design — a community to discuss interesting ID projects or techniques, share your work, ask for advice, or see what other designers came up with

The community is located on kbin. In case you don’t see any posts, no one from your instance has yet subscribed to the community. Subscribe and you’ll see new posts going forward. There are several threads there atm. Links are a bit weird, but at least one should work: [!IndustrialDesign](!IndustrialDesign) | !IndustrialDesign [Full web link](http://kbin.social/m/IndustrialDesign) [/c/IndustrialDesign](/c/IndustrialDesign@kbin.social) [@IndustrialDesign](https://kbin.social/m/IndustrialDesign) [Local lemmy.world link](http://lemmy.world/c/IndustrialDesign@kbin.social) Or just paste this into search: industrialdesign@kbin.social

Artemis App fearout • 1y ago • 100%

A UI idea on how to merge boosting with up/downvote buttons into one unified voting system in a visual way

Artemis might use a swipe gesture to visually hint at the relation between upvoting and boosting, as shown in the main animation. Here's a [static app mockup](https://i.imgur.com/EGBJbuW.png) with both swipe levels displayed. I'd also imagine that there should be a setting that auto-upvotes posts when boosting.

I heard that votes have been changed to behave closer to how people would expect, and boost is staying here as well. So I had an idea how to bring it all together in the interface. *Sidenote: you don't have to click the links here, the images are also posted inline in the comments below.* An app (either Artemis or an official one) might use a swipe gesture to visually hint at the relation between upvoting and boosting, as shown in the attached animation. Here's a static [app mockup](https://i.imgur.com/EGBJbuW.png) with both swipe levels displayed. I'd also imagine that there should be a setting that auto-upvotes posts when boosting. And on the web, it's probably a good idea to consolidate all the voting buttons into [a single block](https://i.imgur.com/ftm8Axe.png) by adding an additional button at the top. Edit: I’m disappointed in you guys. How come no one noticed the memes? :)

Industrial Design fearout • 1y ago • 0%

The Continuity of Splines

Probably the best and most comprehensive video about why curvature continuity is so important in product design, what causes those “bumps” on the edges of regularly rounded rectangles, and why it all works as it works.