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A refresh of Adobe's brand, led by Mother Design, modernized its iconic identity using a bold red palette, simplified logotype, and a new 'Adobe lens' framing device. Inspired by Marva Warnock's original 'A' design, the update enhances flexibility and coherence while spotlighting the Adobe name more confidently across platforms.
Webflow Cloud expands Webflow into full-stack development, enabling teams to build dynamic apps, programmatic SEO pages, and internal tools—all within one platform. Powered by Cloudflare, it supports frameworks like Next.js and Astro, streamlining collaboration between developers and designers. Now in private beta, it unifies infrastructure, workflows, and brand experiences seamlessly.
As William Stout Architectural Books neared its 50th anniversary under the Eames Institute, the lack of a logo led neighbor design firm LoveFrom to craft a new identity. Using a custom typeface, branding, and interactive website illustrations, LoveFrom kept the bookstore's spirit while expanding its digital presence.
Figma Sites excited users with fast, expressive web design but raised concerns over poor accessibility. Though it offers alt text and semantic tools, the final content is wrapped in generic div elements, showing a shift toward speed and looks over inclusivity and ethics.
Pentagram designer Harriet Richardson shifted from commercial design to performance art, influenced by her working-class roots and northern education. She critiques the class divide where southern privilege allows risk while northern students focus on jobs. She urges structural change to help working-class creatives explore art safely.
A Figma plugin that automatically arranges objects along a vector path with customizable spacing and orientation options.
Bevelify's AI-powered Text to 3D generator lets you create stunning 3D models from simple text prompts in just a minute.
Document all your Figma color styles and turn them into adjustable components. You can create your template or use the auto-generated one.
Big Cartel, a longtime e-commerce platform for artists and makers, has rebranded with design agency How and How. It embraced an indie style with hand-drawn illustrations, a custom wordmark, and bold visuals to stand out in a crowded market. The rebrand reinforces Big Cartel's mission to empower creatives and reject polished tech norms.
Small design choices can create a powerful emotional impact. Pixel-Pusher should be celebrated, as its attention to detail, intuition, and human creativity brings uniqueness and authenticity in an AI-driven world. These micro-decisions, like precise spacing or subtle color shifts, are the breadcrumbs that guide users, elevate experiences, and keep the magic of design human and meaningful.
This minimalist yet visually rich mobile wallpaper, created using Figma's innovative Progressive Blur feature, showcases a luminous gradient, and soft shapes to illustrate a new design aesthetic that promises to inspire a fresh wave of digital creativity.
A new punctuation mark called the “am dash” is being introduced as a symbol of authentic human thought and creativity in writing in response to AI's widespread use of the em dash.
Over 600 items from Wes Anderson's archive will be displayed in a landmark London exhibition, showcasing his iconic films, handmade props, costumes, and detailed set designs.
Major brands like Amazon, Walmart, and OpenAI have embraced a minimalist rebrand trend—slightly thicker logos, subtle tweaks, and bold typefaces—sparking debate over design effort versus visual impact.