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Pool Library: Built Fast to Fix My Own Annoyance

I kept losing design references I loved, so I built a quick, simple local library that keeps them - and saw how fast design is changing. Continue reading on Medium »

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L’IA en architecture d’intérieur : puissance créative ou uniformisation ?

Quand l’algorithme dessine nos intérieurs, qui décide du goût ? Un rendu d’ambiance qui demandait autrefois plusieurs jours s’obtient… Continue reading on Medium »

Canva Slide Design Rules: How to Create High-Converting Presentations (Even with Zero Design…

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retrato da primeira beca: infância e representação nos Retratistas do Morro

algumas reflexões sobre criação de imagens, práticas educativas e o design que sempre esteve ali Continue reading on Medium »

PayChaser – Track unpaid invoices & payment reminders (offline)

Stop chasing invoices in spreadsheets and sticky notes. Continue reading on Medium »

ATRAMENTUM ULTIMUM

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7 DAYS COLLABORATIVE POETRY MARATHON. DAY 2

*I LOVED YOU IN A LANGUAGE YOU NEVER LEARNED* Continue reading on Medium »

Shake-it Mixer: Inside OlssønBarbieri Packaging Design

OlssønBarbieri crafted a refined packaging design for Shake-it Mixer, pairing custom fluted glass with 19th-century medicinal labels. Home mixology often relies on artificial cordials in dull plastic ...

Web Design: Pensatori Irrazionali Digital Atelier

Pensatori Irrazionali built a technical web design portfolio combining brutalist typography, WebGL ribbons, and classical engravings. Pensatori Irrazionali structures its digital home as an interactiv...

How designers work with AI now, plus tools and five prompts.

Secret agent bot: accessibility matters for the agents even if you can’t see them

AI is hollowing out the middle of design, leaving an hourglass behind

For fifteen years, the design process kept growing while the time left for making the product kept shrinking. Continue reading on UX Collective »

5 Best Claude Code Mods You Should Try in 2026

Mods let you customize your Claude Code to fit your specific needs. Previously, I’ve discussed how to create a new mod for Claude Code… Continue reading on UX Planet »

The Trump administration just cut down a century’s worth of history at a D.C. golf course

Workers removed more than 500 trees over the weekend at a Washington, D.C., golf course that President Donald Trump is working to remodel. It happened like many of his other design projects around town: suddenly and without permission. Preservationists asked a judge Sunday to halt the Trump administration after it removed 529 trees Saturday at East Potomac Park, a golf course managed by the National Park Service, and on Monday, a judge called the removal “inexcusable.” The course is home to elms

The Trump administration just cut down a century’s worth of history at a D.C. golf course

Workers removed more than 500 trees over the weekend at a Washington, D.C., golf course that President Donald Trump is working to remodel. It happened like many of his other design projects around town: suddenly and without permission. Preservationists asked a judge Sunday to halt the Trump administration after it removed 529 trees Saturday at East Potomac Park, a golf course managed by the National Park Service, and on Monday, a judge called the removal “inexcusable.” The course is home to elms

TypeType Unveils TT Rationalist Typography

TypeType Foundry releases TT Rationalist version 1.100, refining slab serif typography with trapezoidal serifs and humanist proportions. Traditional slab serifs often suffer from Victorian clunkiness....

Profondo seating by Zenith Interiors among five new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: a collection of fully upholstered, pillowy seating comprising a sofa and armchair is among five new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Profondo seating by Zenith Interiors Australian workplace brand Zenith's Profondo seating range is made up of a sofa and armchair that share U-shaped armrests and thickly padded seats. Available in a selection The post Profondo seating by Zenith Interiors among five new products on Dezeen Showroom appeared first on Dezeen.

10 Tiny Details I Obsessed Over in My Notes App

When people try a new app, they don’t remember the big features. Continue reading on Medium »

Hamid Motahari: A Tradition Still Taking Shape

A carpet hangs from a wall, carrying the image of a cigarette. As it reaches the floor, the textile folds and crumples, recalling the… Continue reading on Medium »

Why Do Very Different Things End Up Solving Problems the Same Way?

Day 27 of Monkey Saw 125 Things- Continue reading on Medium »

Inside the Craft of Skin First: Rebrand & Packaging by Uoi Studio

Uoi Studio rebuilt Italian skincare brand Skin First end to end: clinical white labels, pastel color-coded lines, precise spec-block typography. The tension here is between the clinic and the bathroom...

Brand Identity: Plom by Brand Brothers

Brand Brothers designed the Plom brand identity, translating athletic recovery and botanical energy into bold typography and modular geometry. Founded by Toulouse venture V21, Plom is a functional rec...

Duo the owl’s next big act is an animated series

Duo the owl has twerked on main, flash mobbed a Charli XCX concert, died, sent his ashes to Dua Lipa, and come back to life. His next big act? Starring in his own animated show.  DuoTV is a new animated series that was created entirely by Duolingo’s in-house design studio. The six-episode series stars in-app characters including Duo himself, the deadpan goth teen Lily, her best friend Zari, and a grumpy bear named Falstaff as they navigate working at a mysterious grocery store called DuoMart. Th

Duo the owl’s next big act is an animated series

Duo the owl has twerked on main, flash mobbed a Charli XCX concert, died, sent his ashes to Dua Lipa, and come back to life. His next big act? Starring in his own animated show.  DuoTV is a new animated series that was created entirely by Duolingo’s in-house design studio. The six-episode series stars in-app characters including Duo himself, the deadpan goth teen Lily, her best friend Zari, and a grumpy bear named Falstaff as they navigate working at a mysterious grocery store called DuoMart. Th

I Tested 100+ GitHub Tools for Claude. These 7 Are the Best

There are hundreds of GitHub repositories for Claude, and pretty much every repository claims it will streamline your work with Claude… Continue reading on UX Planet »

All streaming platforms will eventually run ads, and here’s why

The dream of streaming is turning into a nightmare.

Gustaf Westman creates Mickey Mouse-shaped sofa and cup for Disney

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has teamed up with media company Disney to transform its Mickey Mouse character into furniture and accessories that convey "joy and playfulness" ahead of a wider product collaboration. Westman, who is known for his rounded, colourful designs, revealed the first three items in the Disney collaboration: a sofa, cup and a The post Gustaf Westman creates Mickey Mouse-shaped sofa and cup for Disney appeared first on Dezeen.

New Sour Patch Kids billboard destroys Oreo (literally)

It gives a new meaning to taking down the competition.

When the Heart Cannot Find the Words

One day, a bird was coming down from its tree when it noticed a piece of paper lying on the ground. Continue reading on Medium »

On M.F. Husain and multiple meanings of the colour orange

The painting that introduced me to the power and purpose of art Continue reading on UX Collective »

Borrowed slopes

When a traffic line bends, newsrooms reach for the oldest kit in digital design. The readers it costs are the ones they most need. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Why Millions Are Buying $15 Ultrasonic Cleaners for Glasses (And Where They Fail)

If you wear glasses every day, you know that microfiber cloths often just smear nose pad oils across your lenses rather than removing them. Continue reading on Medium »

Wall Tiles Design: Selection Tips for Living Rooms, Bedrooms and Feature Walls

Why a beautiful showroom sample doesn’t guarantee a successful feature wall and the practical framework to get it right. Continue reading on Medium »

Grimshaw completes rammed-earth visitor centre for Twelve Apostles in Australia

Architecture studio Grimshaw and landscape architect Aspect Studios have completed a visitor experience centre for one of Australia's most-visited natural landmarks, the Twelve Apostles in Victoria. Located at the top of the site in Port Campbell National Park, the 3,300-square-metre visitor centre is designed by Grimshaw and Aspect Studios with rammed-earth walls intended to resemble The post Grimshaw completes rammed-earth visitor centre for Twelve Apostles in Australia appeared first on Dezee

I'm a creative professional, and the Xiaomi 17T Pro is one of the best camera phones ever made

Performs well and looks great - what's not to love?

Ten things to have on your radar ahead of Dutch Design Week 2026

Dutch Design Week kicks off in Eindhoven this Saturday. To help you navigate the many exhibitions, installations and events taking place across the city, here are 10 of our picks. From 17 to 25 October, Dutch Design Week will take over multiple locations across Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Both established and emerging designers and studios will The post Ten things to have on your radar ahead of Dutch Design Week 2026 appeared first on Dezeen.

Spredges, glitter, and lots of gold foil: Penguin is betting on deluxe book design to win over kids

This holiday season, you can give your child an actual Golden Ticket. It comes tucked inside a new special edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of a slew of deluxe editions of books Penguin Young Readers is releasing this fall. The new volume is full of little surprises. Willy Wonka has scribbled notes throughout the book in his curlicued script and tucked bits of paper into the pages, like a secret blueprint of the factory and an Ooma-Loompa to-do list. There are also new editions

Spredges, glitter, and lots of gold foil: Penguin is betting on deluxe book design to win over kids

This holiday season, you can give your child an actual Golden Ticket. It comes tucked inside a new special edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of a slew of deluxe editions of books Penguin Young Readers is releasing this fall. The new volume is full of little surprises. Willy Wonka has scribbled notes throughout the book in his curlicued script and tucked bits of paper into the pages, like a secret blueprint of the factory and an Ooma-Loompa to-do list. There are also new editions

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BIG designs cloud-like Tirana Fountain Plaza raised above public park

Cloaked in layers of white disks, architecture studio BIG has revealed plans for a mixed-use building in Tirana containing apartments, offices, cultural spaces and water features. Named Tirana Fountain Plaza, the cloud-like building will be raised on slim white columns over Rinia Park, designed to keep the ground level largely open as a public space. The post BIG designs cloud-like Tirana Fountain Plaza raised above public park appeared first on Dezeen.

AI-generated UI, What the AI era owes you, Amazing Glass, Jev for UX

AI-pilled bosses and clients are turning designers into ‘pixel pushers’

Emily Foran, a creative director and graphic designer, has not been asked by clients to come up with an original idea from scratch in a year.  “That’s kind of killing my soul,” Foran says. “I’m having clients, new and existing, send me crap they had Claude or ChatGPT mock up for them, and then ask me to either clean it up or straight up work with it. And I hate that. It’s such an insult.”  These days, she feels more like a “pixel pusher” than a creative, a concern echoed by many of her peers. Fo

Now AI isn't just faking art, it's faking artists' signatures as well

ChatGPT has been making fake New Yorker cartoons

AI-pilled bosses and clients are turning designers into ‘pixel pushers’

Emily Foran, a creative director and graphic designer, has not been asked by clients to come up with an original idea from scratch in a year.  “That’s kind of killing my soul,” Foran says. “I’m having clients, new and existing, send me crap they had Claude or ChatGPT mock up for them, and then ask me to either clean it up or straight up work with it. And I hate that. It’s such an insult.”  These days, she feels more like a “pixel pusher” than a creative, a concern echoed by many of her peers. Fo

Gundry & Ducker draws on French dining culture for London restaurant Cassette

Design studio Gundry & Ducker has renovated the interiors of a Grade II-listed workshop for Cassette, a Parisian-style bistro that has recently opened in the heart of London's West End. The spacious eatery is housed within a nineteenth-century gothic building, which features double-height ceilings and an expansive glass facade with intricate detailing. Located in Covent The post Gundry & Ducker draws on French dining culture for London restaurant Cassette appeared first on Dezeen.

In-N-Out does $2 billion in annual sales. It breaks one rule other fast-food chains follow

An off-menu item is one of In-N-Out’s biggest selling points. Since its inception, the West Coast burger chain has built its reputation on a stripped-down menu of burgers, fries, and shakes. In 2005, the chain began listing some of its most popular off-menu orders publicly under the “Not-So-Secret Menu.” One of the chain’s most iconic items on this menu is the Animal Style burger, which is “a burger of your choice with hand-leafed lettuce, tomato, a mustard cooked beef patty; add pickle, extra s

This viral packaging plays on a meme the brand ignored for decades

Lala finally acknowledged its other role in Mexican households.