Hi friends,

If you’ve been reading this newsletter from the beginning, you may remember that we promised to share examples of good work. So far, we’ve highlighted a couple of great projects.

Today, we’re excited to share work of our own. We recently launched a new site for Simply Framed. We had the privilege of working with Dara Deshe Segal and her team to design and build a scalable system and an ecommerce experience that’s powered by expert human recommendations, not algorithms.

For all the wonderfully gritty details — on a streamlined user experience, an elegant API, and beautiful URLs — read our case study.

Or test drive the new Simply Framed site yourself. You can print and frame a Good Work poster or design a frame if you already have a Good Work poster. Use the code FRIENDOFFACULTY10 for 10% off any Simply Framed order, thanks to Dara and friends.

On technology, design, and business

• A design systems conference focused on how we work together
• Technological change often happens gradually, then suddenly
• How a quirky calligraphic typeface, drawn by a French graphic designer in the 1950s, ended up all over NYC

On anything and everything else 

• The link between data erosion and trust in science (looking forward to more in this series)
• An interesting idea for building good habits
• It’s OK to be good, not great

A NICE PERSONAL Website *

Please visit the thoughtfully designed personal website of Nicole Fenton, a writer, editor, and content strategist who has a dog named TK. 

* Personal websites help keep the web free, open, and creative. And, unlike other places on the internet, they tend to be just plain pleasant places to learn about people’s work, ideas, and lives. So, we’re regularly sharing personal websites of newsletter readers and friends here. Please reply to this email or say hi on Twitter with a link to your personal website.