Rebrands, Robots & Water Bottles

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Instagram had a strange couple of weeks — a first brand refresh in a decade, and a $200bn lawsuit over how addictive its feed is designed to be. Trust in AI keeps wobbling too: young people can't stand AI executives, Google's answers are reshaping what we even bother asking, and "nice" cultures are hiding real problems instead of solving them. And somewhere between a messenger app that delivers texts by pigeon and an archive of Italian water bottle labels, the internet remembered it's still allowed to be pointless and lovely.

Enjoy, 🪞 Your Majesty

  1. Why Google's AI Answers Are Quietly Changing What We Ask

    A search obsessive on how confident AI answers are reshaping the questions we bother typing into Google at all.

    Read the piecenytimes.com (opens in a new tab)

  2. Granola Ditches the Polished AI Look for a Founder's Handwriting

    Our favorite app of the year is also one we wish we did the branding for - Hats off to Ragged Edge for making a distinct and rich new identity for Granola.

    See the rebrandcreativeboom.com (opens in a new tab)

  3. An Entire Archive Devoted to Italian Water Bottle Labels

    Decades of mineral-water label design, scanned and catalogued — the kind of niche archive that makes the internet worth loving.

    Browse the archiveacqua2o.it (opens in a new tab)

  4. The Quiet Craft Behind Instagram's First Redesign in a Decade

    A rare look at the process behind Instagram's new wordmark and type system, and why a decade-old logo finally had to go.

    Read the featureitsnicethat.com (opens in a new tab)

  5. How Creatives Are Actually Using Claude, Not Just Talking About It

    Kika's pick — a funny, surprisingly practical watch on where Claude earns its place in a creative workflow, and where it doesn't.

    Watch the videoyoutube.com (opens in a new tab)

  6. 29 States Are Suing Meta Over Algorithmic Addiction

    And despite looking fresh - Instagram's parent company Meta is getting dragged to court, a lot, for how its been knowingly designing addictive products and serving them to kids.

    Watch the reelinstagram.com (opens in a new tab)

  7. The Messenger App That Delivers Texts by Virtual Pigeon

    Kika's pick — a strange little app for anyone tired of being reachable, where your message can get lost, or the bird can just die.

    Meet the pigeondexerto.com (opens in a new tab)

  8. When "Nice" Becomes a Company's Biggest Liability

    HBR on how comfort-first cultures quietly trade candor for harmony, and why that trade rarely pays off.

    Read the researchhbr.org (opens in a new tab)

  9. Why Designers Quietly Avoid Making Things Too Accessible

    Joost's pick — an honest look at the discomfort behind accessible design, and why teams treat it as a checkbox instead of a craft.

    Read the piecemedium.com (opens in a new tab)

  10. Young People Hate AI CEOs So Passionately That It's Almost Hard to Believe

    A poll of 1,000 young adults finds most think AI will hurt their careers, and even more want the government to step in.

    See the pollfuturism.com (opens in a new tab)

“Design is the silent ambassador of your brand.”

— Paul Rand

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