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02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

HOW TO DESIGN TO ALERT USERS WITHOUT OVERWHELMING THEM

Effective alert design requires managing user attention as a scarce resource by distinguishing between alarms (which require immediate action) and anomalies (which invite investigation). The Yerkes-Dodson law demonstrates that both too little and too much stimulation harm performance, making it critical to create clear visual hierarchies. When everything appears equally urgent, users experience alarm fatigue and miss critical information, so designers must prioritize creating systems that instantly signal what demands action now versus what can wait.

dataanddesign.substack.com8 min read

THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL REBRANDS AND LOGO REDESIGNS OF 2025

2025 proved to be the most perilous year yet for rebrands, as social media backlash turned even routine logo updates into controversies and pushed some brands to reverse decisions, like Cracker Barrel and McDonald's. High-profile redesigns from media networks, global corporations, transport bodies, luxury carmakers, sports teams, and cultural institutions showed that public reaction is now as influential as design strategy itself.

creativebloq.com10 min read

DESIGN IS MORE THAN CODE

The debate around designing with code overlooks a deeper concern: as tools and AI evolve, the risk is devaluing designers' core contribution of defining problems, intent, and vision. Design is presented as a non-linear practice where conceptual thinking must come before execution, regardless of medium, or else products risk becoming efficient to build but poorly considered.

linear.app6 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

ALL-IN-ONE AI CREATION PLATFORM

Monet AI is a visual creation platform with 20+ cutting-edge models for image, video, and audio generation, all on a single unified platform.

monet.visionTool

BOOKMARK MANAGER

Marqly lets you organize, access, and manage bookmarks effortlessly.

marqly.comTool

04MISCELLANEOUS

TOP 10 DESIGN OBJECTS AND MATERIALS OF 2025

This roundup highlights ten design projects from 2025 that prioritized sustainability, sensory interaction, and material innovation through biology and technology. Featured works include a biodegradable gaming controller, a fungi-based prosthetic organ that digests microplastics in the body, and Yamaha's digital piano made from recycled rare African Blackwood. Other projects include microalgae pigments for sustainable color, touch-responsive sonic furniture, tableware designed to enhance taste perception through gastrophysics research, and a modular pen with textured grips to stimulate creative thinking.

designboom.com10 min read

INCREASE YOUR VALUE WITH SYSTEMS THINKING

Systems thinking in design means looking beyond isolated tasks to understand products as interconnected ecosystems, ensuring you identify the real problem before designing solutions that balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints. By considering dependencies, consequences, feedback loops, and multiple perspectives early, designers produce higher-quality, more resilient solutions and increase their overall value.

fundament.design11 min read