Designer, director, writer ❧ helenazhang.com ❧ minoraxis.medium.com ❧ phosphoricons.com ❧ departuremono.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3mjpiw772pc2jStarting a series on advanced icon tips. First up, we're looking at the classic smiley to see how to treat dots. Dots want to be a little bigger than the stroke weight to look balanced. Read more: https://minoraxis.medium.com/advanced-icon-design-dots-590cf96bf27917 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpiw772pc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3mbcklwxfu22cExtry, extry! Best new icons of 2025 is out — https://medium.com/@minoraxis/best-new-icons-of-2025-5904c2e6c99131 Dec 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbcklwxfu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3m4iz2dfpzs23Custom icons for Superhuman. It's been a joy contributing to this beautiful brand. More soon :) Case study: https://medium.com/smith-diction/branding-superhuman-and-grammarly-and-coda-8c57f970bead31 Oct 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iz2dfpzs23https://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3lr6vh62jg22kBox-drawing diagrams with Departure Mono departuremono.com Diagram source: nasa.gov/history/alsj/a17/a17psr.html09 Jun 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6vh62jg22khttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3lq76t7ngik26More box-drawing characters, now available in Departure Mono! departuremono.com28 May 2025 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq76t7ngik26https://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3lpbaxcvfcs2rIt was a blast sharing the story behind Departure Mono and my design approach at #Config2025. Here's the recording of my talk if you missed it: https://youtu.be/bbZTRsvmzbQ?si=Sk_PJ1ndWNvg2OHD.16 May 2025 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbaxcvfcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3lkqpmgz4vc2oThrilled to be returning to the stage at #Config2025 San Francisco!!! I’ll be sharing my design philosophy through the case study of Departure Mono. May 7. config.figma.com/san-francisco/ departuremono.com19 Mar 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqpmgz4vc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3lf6xxfvmdc2rWelp, I bought a 3+ year old phone (iPhone 13 mini) and am returning to iOS after 7 years with Android — purely because I want a small phone again. Who feels this pain?08 Jan 2025 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6xxfvmdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3lenc3qdtck2tAs we close out 2024, take 5 minutes to think of a creator who's made an impact on your life this year — maybe it's an artist, an open-source maintainer, a blogger... Buy them a coffee and send them a note. Bonus: share who you supported so others can discover them too!01 Jan 2025 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lenc3qdtck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/minoraxis.bsky.social/post/3lekhszc2js2nSome eye candy to wrap up the year: https://medium.com/@minoraxis/best-new-icons-of-2024-4d54726e3f8630 Dec 2024 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:tjcs4tf4ihcqwjmnoc65soyd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lekhszc2js2n