We all had a long week of work, school and maybe vacation (some of us) and after spending some time relaxing with family, friends; we’ll mostly spend be ready to tackle a new week. Before you do, it’s time for the Weekly Roundup where we curated our some of the interesting things that happened on the Web either it is news, a new tool to try, a cool video and some sites inspiration that caught on attention. We’ll also include some Abduzeedo articles from the past week just in case that you’ve missed them. Time to sit back, see what you’ve missed and gear up for the next one.

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From the Web

Facebook reaches 2 billion user milestone via TheNextWeb

The classic SNES mouse is coming back to complete the full retro gaming experience via TheNextWeb

Instagram is now using AI to fight trolls and spammers via TheNextWeb

Why are some of the ugliest sites on the Web also the most popular? via TheNextWeb

The first iPhone: What the critics said 10 years ago via TheNextWeb

App Icon Generator via Product Hunt

Generate your app icons in milliseconds!

Checkman via Product Hunt

The best tool for UI/UX Designers to verify mobile app UI

From Abduzeedo

Brand Identity for Master Padilla Auditorium

 There are so many ways to find inspiration, especially when it comes to brand identity. Fau Giménez shows us that really well by the super clever use of a reference on the architecture of the building to use it as element on the brand identity system. The usage goes beyond just logo, if you look at the graphic design created for collaterals and banners you will see how flexible and efficient the solution is. 

Graphic Design and Motion Graphics for IBM Leadership

 It is awesome to see motion graphics taking an important role on design teams across the tech industry. With product and user experience design evolving at rapid pace, motion designers have a critical importance in helping constructing the best interface for users. Some times a simple motion can help designers reduce the need for artifacts or components. Video-games have been doing this for a long time and little by little our day to day interfaces are getting there. This post is an example of motion graphics and graphic design used to help create and solidify design principles and branding. The project was created and shared by Ross McCampbell 

Surreal Illustration Style: The observatory

 The Observatory is an illustration and graphic design project created and shared by Anxo Vizcaíno. It is one of those projects that make your imagination fly away. It reminds me those old school 80s artworks, like you still can see some street artist doing on plates and stuff like that. It has the space theme but with a surreal style of presenting the human figure. It also reminds me of the Monument Valley game due to the isometric perspective. Anyways, I selected some images below for you to check it out. 

Insane Artworks by Luke Dixon

 Time for some dope illustrations! Get your coffee and start your daily inspiration rituals looking at these insane artworks by UK based artist Luke Dixon. These are totally awesome, very detailed artworks by Luke. He’s got a great attention to details, what makes his pieces quite unique! 

Set Design: Phenomenal Basketball Court Design in Paris

 I really love seeing this kind of artsy set design collaboration between us artists to bring art and people together. It’s just beautiful! We are taking a look at this basketball court not like the others where colours and gradients come together in vibrancy and happiness. Behind this collaboration, we have Pigalle x Illstudio and Nike. They have been doing this initiative since 2009 and Illstudio jumped into the plot back in 2014. Let’s sit back and enjoy this vanishing art piece. 

Design Freebies – Fonts, Mockups and Icons

 It’s time for that beloved time of the month when we bring to you some sweet design freebies! It’s always great to keep your resources updated with awesome items, so that when you need one, you know where to go!