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| September 4 · Issue #362 · Explore previous issues |
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| Hey , 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 piece → |
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 | 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 rebrand → |
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 | 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 archive → |
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 | 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 feature → |
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 | 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 video → |
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 | 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 reel → |
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 | 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 pigeon → |
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 | 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 research → |
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 | 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 piece → |
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 | 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 poll → |
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"Design is the silent ambassador of your brand."
— Paul Rand |
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