Welcome to Things We Read This Week, a weekly post featuring articles from around the internet recommended by New York Times team members. We will be sharing articles we read and liked, things that made us think and things we couldn’t stop talking about. Check back every Friday for a new post.

About Design

Spatial Interfaces

As an iOS developer, I often fall into the trap of obsessing over a screen but giving little thought to how a user actually navigates to and from that screen and how these actions influence their perception of the application layout. This article argues that applications can create better interfaces by considering how the user perceives space outside of the viewport when designing gestures, animations and transitions. — Recommended by Alex Brashear, iOS Software Engineer

1967 | A Modern Identity Takes Form in Ancient Lettering

I’m always happy to learn more about the history of a brand’s identity, especially when it’s the history of The New York Times. David Dunlap, a Times reporter, wrote a great piece on how The Times’ nameplate has evolved over time, and includes some quotes from letters sent by readers who were angry about changes made in 1967. — Recommended by Andrei Kallaur, Creative Director of News Products

The Hidden Structure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books

Choose Your Own Adventure books — those classic nonlinear, branching novels from the ’80s and ’90s — have become something of an unofficial mascot for some of the quiz-like articles we create on Interactive News. So we loved these visualizations of the winding paths those novels sometimes took (some of which were a lot more complicated than you remember). — Recommended by Aaron Krolik, Interactive News Developer

Tech Talk

WWDC 2017 — Some Thoughts

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference was held last week and Steven Sinofsky did a great job dissecting the announcements. I found his technical analysis and insight especially interesting as Sinofsky was the former president of Microsoft’s Windows division. We use a lot of Apple products and technologies here at The Times and this report did a terrific job outlining how the software and hardware announcements could impact us and our customers. — Recommended by Alan Yacavone, Director of End User Services

A Day in the Life of a Journalist in 2027

A glimpse into the promise of what artificial intelligence could bring to newsgathering, based on a fascinating report from the Associated Press about how it is already being used today. — Recommended by Chase Davis, Editor, Interactive News