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Samsung revealed a new wearable called the Galaxy Ring during the 2024 Mobile World Conference. The device gathers data on the wearer with advanced sensor technology to provide comprehensive health insights. It uses AI to make personal wellness recommendations and tailor health experiences.
In its latest funding round, Photoroom, an AI-based photo-editing startup from Paris, has secured $43 million at a $500 million valuation. Unlike most startups, Photoroom is training its models from the ground up. This requires a lot of computing power and constant negotiation for image rights with agencies and creators. The company plans to use the funding to double its staff and continue investing in R&D and infrastructure.
The LA Clippers have introduced a new logo and wordmark that pays homage to the team's legacy while infusing a modern and timeless aesthetic. It features a clipper ship and a circular badge emblem to symbolize forward momentum and a refreshed focus. This redesign, shaped by fan input, represents a significant glow-up from the previous version. Its navy blue motif and refined wordmark maintains the team's traditional colors but presents a classier, less cartoony appearance.
Years of layoffs have resulted in leaner teams, allowing experienced designers to focus on their craft instead of management. Design's return to craft is essential and unavoidable. Craft is about knowing how to use tools to go deep and specific. It helps you make good decisions and sweat the small details.
The authors of this report spoke to 25 leading creative agencies of all sizes to find out how they use AI in their day-to-day work. The answers were unanimous: so far, the agencies have used AI for art direction, storyboarding, humor, research, summarizing, consistency, coding, and to explain ideas.
A premise is a foundational belief that shapes a user’s behavior. Premises can normalize actions that people otherwise might not take due to being held back by existing norms. For example, Airbnb’s original premise was 'it’s ok to stay in strangers’ homes'.
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A curated collection of stunning colors that can be used to create user-friendly component-based systems for theming and color inspiration. It includes more than 10 color themes and over 80 color swatches.
Layers is a website where you can share your work, connect with other designers, discover jobs, and get hired.
A Figma plugin that allows designers to curve text upward, downward, or into a circle.
Color Charts is a book about the tools people have developed since the 15th century to organize and catalog color. With over 200 color charts, it explores how painters, naturalists, doctors, and industrial designers have cataloged colors throughout history.
Designed by Oslo-based Grape Architects, reMarkable's new workspace offers a unique collaboration and individual focus environment. Across eight floors, the renovated headquarters include breakout areas, focus zones, and even a Japanese Zen garden-inspired area. The central campus library's multipurpose space can hold up to 550 people under 7m ceilings and features art installations, reading nooks, and lamplit desks.
Dominican Republic-based artist Mad Kobra creates unique cyberpunk art using vivid colors, gritty textures, and bold lines. A design expert for well-known companies like Nintendo, Lego, Discord, and Adidas, he draws inspiration from Japanese aesthetics, pop culture, movies, video games, and vintage anime, especially the 1988 masterpiece Akira.
The city of Berlin has a new alphabet.
Personal biases influence design decision-making - recognize and mitigate these biases to create more inclusive, effective, and innovative designs.
overflow: hidden shouldn’t be used in scroll-driven animations because it creates a scroll container. overflow: clip should be used instead because it hides overflowing content without creating a scroll container.