Kevin Twohy
@kevintwohy
Founder and principal, Twohy Design Works: zero-to-one product design, brand and strategy for ambitious toys and serious business. Ready? Let’s begin.
Today marks 10 years since I started doing independent design work. Last year I made a decision: I’m not going back. I needed a new, sturdier home for my design practice, for the next decade and beyond. I’d like to introduce you to it now: please meet Twohy Design Works.
Love the feature in MacOS where if I press 1% too hard on the trackpad it launches the Merriam Webster dictionary to define the word ‘the’
No matter what I say, no matter how much I insist... ...please do not let me re-implement the entire input method service ever again. ...unless?
*click*
The reason I've invested years and hundreds of hours into building this creative database is: the most ambitious creative projects typically involve an ensemble of talented part-time specialists to pull off. Traditionally founders would need to hire an external agency to find,…
For years, I've been meticulously building a huge database of the best creative freelancers and small studios. It's the type of roster that agencies charge exorbitant fees to access (my clients get it for free). Every day I use it to make referrals. 🔗below to submit yourself.
These are all from the past two weeks. The earth is healing. 💫
Another underrated design tip: sometimes it’s good to take a single element and just make it absolutely fucking HUGE. Hope this helps.
The thing they don’t want you to know about logo design is that you just write the word in a shitload of fonts until something cool happens and then you’re in business 💫
…there’s an app for that
Bison may look friend-shaped, but they already have all the friends they want. Keep your distance and don’t make it awkward. 🦬
He's back baby. New Perennial Report from @ian_dot_exe for @gardener_nyc – required reading for freelancers and small studios.
🌱 It’s that time of year again. Hi, I’m Ian - back from the grave, here to post another Perennial Report for @gardener_nyc This is the 5th edition. It’s a yearly review of how the business is doing and what we learned while doing it. perennial.report/Gardener-s-202…
Just came across the initial outline and storyboarding for this video. Took maybe ten minutes to get the basic arc down – but so much time/effort to get pacing, music, movement, typography right.
Today marks 10 years since I started doing independent design work. Last year I made a decision: I’m not going back. I needed a new, sturdier home for my design practice, for the next decade and beyond. I’d like to introduce you to it now: please meet Twohy Design Works.
The National Park Service print maps are iconic —crafted by hand with care and clarity. Now they're interactive: zoomable, searchable, and responsive to your location. Available now in the National Park Service mobile app. Hope you enjoy!
First whiteboard and wireframes for what would eventually become the National Park Service app, supporting all 429 National Parks. These are both from 2016. Be patient.