The Layout #50

A layout of design highlights and thoughts

Welcome to The Layout #50. The substack about design that makes life a little easier with fun insights and key resources for you to level up. This is the 50th The Layout issue which shows we have come a long way. Thank you so much for your support.

Second-order thoughts

Most of the word is run on first-order thinking. This means we take the initial result from an action as the only result from that action. We don’t take into consideration the ripple effects of that action. How that action might cause unintended consequences for years or generations to come. This is second-order thinking. Thinking beyond results that can be seen to results that are not yet seen. To utilize this, we must always think in second steps i.e. what happens in the future if this action is fulfilled, will this action be temporary or permanent?, what unintended consequences can occur?, etc.

Do not be conformed

Everywhere we go in our lives, we feel people are watching us, judging our every move. This makes us adjust our thinking to what is popular or what is approved by people higher in hierarchy or popularity. Not conforming to popular standards comes with a lot of risks. It can make you look stupid, absurd, or dumb. It also makes you look out of touch with everyone else. It is a risk that only people who are certain of the truth of their assumptions or theories are willing to take despite the social cost. The key is “
Don’t be different for the sake of being different” and make sure that what you are willing to take the hit on is based on objective truth and a worthy goal. Good luck

Resources

UseModify: A repository of beautiful, classy, punk, professional, incomplete, weird typefaces. Check it out here

Logofav: A collection of logos from real companies for inspiration. Click here to check it out.

Website Of The Week.

plantstotherescue.co: A website about natural remedies. funky and green.

Announcements

I want to thank everyone who has been with me throughout this journey. Thanks for the support and the subscriptions. The Flow Chart is constantly evolving so there will be changes to the publication moving forward. There will be the addition of two new segments. These will be called “Deep Thoughts” and “Obxave”. “Deep thoughts” will be for long articles involving subjects with in-depth conversations and analysis while “Obxave” will be about observations that I glean from our world. Thanks again for the support. Enjoy your day.

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