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Award-winning illustrator Yuko Shimizu discusses her unconventional path to art, entering SVA at 30 after leaving her PR career, which she believes gave her clarity and real-world experience that younger students lack.
Apple has controversially redesigned the iconic Finder icon in macOS Tahoe, swapping its long-standing color scheme and applying a new "Liquid Glass" texture, sparking backlash from users who see the change as a break with decades of design tradition.
Getty Images is pursuing a landmark copyright lawsuit against Stability AI in London's High Court, alleging the AI company used millions of Getty's copyrighted photos without permission to train its models. Stability AI contends that the training occurred outside the UK and argues that only a tiny portion of its AI-generated outputs resemble Getty images, framing the dispute as about technological innovation and fair use. Getty maintains this isn't anti-AI but about requiring proper licensing and payment for copyrighted works, noting it has licensed content to other tech companies for AI training purposes.
Meta has launched a new AI-powered video editing tool that allows users to apply over 50 preset prompts to the first 10 seconds of their clips, transforming backgrounds, clothing, and themes through the Meta AI and Edits apps. While users can restyle videos into various formats like anime or desert scenes, the results can be inconsistent and often less polished than Meta's own examples. The feature is currently free for a limited time and available in the US and over a dozen other countries. Support for custom prompts is expected later this year.
The Browser Company has launched Dia, an AI-first browser, in beta. Dia is designed to integrate AI directly into users' web workflows. Following the limited adoption of its previous browser Arc, the company has shifted focus to Dia, which features an AI chatbot built into the URL bar that can search the web, summarize files, write drafts based on open tabs, and adapt to user preferences. Although AI integration in browsers is not new, Dia distinguishes itself with features like Skills, History-based context, and a more seamless, customizable AI interface aimed at replacing standalone tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
Legendary Apple engineer who created QuickDraw and HyperCard, Bill Atkinson, established ten principles for human-centered interface design that continue to influence modern tools like Figma. These include designing within constraints rather than around them, democratizing creativity through accessible tools, and making interfaces feel inevitable while hiding complexity behind simplicity. Atkinson's legacy lies in creating foundational platforms that enable new categories of creation, optimizing for human perception and delight, and building tools that teach users through direct experimentation rather than abstract instruction.
Designers can grow professionally by incorporating small-scale experiments into their work projects rather than waiting for free time to learn new skills. The key is identifying specific weak points in your design process and testing targeted solutions, such as using AI tools to explore different grid layouts or improve the documentation workflow. Success comes from gradual 1% improvements through focused experimentation that doesn't jeopardize project deadlines, which allows designers to evolve their skills while meeting work demands.
Apple's new Liquid Glass design in iOS 26 marks a strategic shift toward unifying visual language across platforms like iOS and VisionOS, but it introduces a conceptual dissonance by prioritizing visual spectacle over interaction clarity. While technically impressive, the refractive glass metaphor contradicts users' physical understanding of touch interfaces, raising concerns that Apple has moved away from its first-principles design philosophy in favor of aesthetic consistency.
Covolute is an AI-powered editor for web creation on an infinite, real-time collaborative canvas. Visually design, direct AI to build features, and see your website develop live.
Turn static shots into fast-moving showreels – like magic. Add music, go greyscale, and layer in grain, all in seconds.
PixVerse is a powerful generative AI model that lets users effortlessly transform multimodal inputs into stunning videos within minutes.
This post presents nine observation exercises that help artists learn to truly see their subjects rather than rely on preconceived notions of how things should look. Key techniques include drawing inverted images to force closer observation, focusing on negative space instead of objects, and practicing blind contour drawing to develop intense concentration on subjects. Additional methods involve drawing from memory to identify missed details, using imaginary lines to understand spatial relationships, and describing scenes in words before drawing to encourage slow, careful observation of complexity.
Nike's "North American Voices" docu-series used a dynamic motion design system to unify and amplify the unique stories of six diverse teams across the continent, celebrating purpose and momentum. Developed by Athletics and collaborators, the system blended tailored visual elements with cohesive branding to create an engaging, emotionally resonant internal storytelling experience.
WWDC 2025 marked a humbling shift for Apple, as it acknowledged unfulfilled AI promises from the previous year and instead refocused on core strengths like hardware-software integration, continuity features, and a new unified design language called Liquid Glass. Rather than chasing generative AI hype, Apple's keynote emphasized a strategic retreat to what it does best — delivering polished, tightly integrated user experiences and enabling developers, signaling a more grounded and sustainable path forward.
Companies facing European Accessibility Act deadlines without compliance should avoid panic while understanding the profound legal implications.
This historical tech tree visualizes the entire history of technologies, inventions, and (some) discoveries, from prehistory to today.
Roku is testing a redesigned homepage with a new Quick Access section that automatically displays users' most visited apps. The update moves the cursor directly to the main grid when pressing home while relocating options like "Live TV" and "Featured Free" from the left sidebar to make them more discoverable. New sections include "Subscriptions" for viewing all subscription content in one place and "For You." Personalized recommendations have replaced the previous "What to Watch" feature.
Luma's Modify Video is a new tool that allows professional creatives to change video environments, lighting, and textures while preserving the original performance and motion. The tool offers motion capture capabilities to extract movement data and apply it to new characters or objects, plus the ability to transform scenes from garages to spaceships while maintaining the original framing. Users can edit individual elements like wardrobe or props without affecting the entire shot using three structured presets ranging from close adherence to creative reimagining.
Early testers have criticized Apple's new “Liquid Glass” user interface for poor readability, especially in notifications and the Control Center, where background blur and font contrast are lacking, though these issues may still be addressed before public release. Despite the rough start, Liquid Glass includes promising visual details and effects, suggesting Apple is laying the groundwork for more immersive, AI-integrated interfaces in the future.
Large language models are driving a shift from simple chatbot interfaces to more deeply integrated, task-focused layouts such as inline prompts, infinite canvases, and intelligent spreadsheets. These spatial designs—whether side panels, chat widgets, or dynamic grids—not only affect usability but also shape how users understand the AI's role, capabilities, and trustworthiness within the experience.
Graphic designers are facing growing uncertainty about AI's impact on their careers, but many industry voices remain optimistic, emphasizing that creativity, vision, and adaptability still set human designers apart. While AI is becoming a valuable tool, success in the field will increasingly depend on evolving skillsets, strategic thinking, and the ability to integrate technology without losing the human touch.
Collaboration is the most underrated skill in UX. It's different from mere cooperation, which emphasizes co-ownership of outcomes rather than just individual task completion. While AI tools can accelerate ideation and prototyping, they cannot replace human judgment and the need for validation from teammates who understand users, technical constraints, and business goals. Strengthening collaboration skills involves cultivating curiosity about teammates' challenges, facilitating structured conversations, sharing work early, practicing active listening, and co-owning outcomes rather than defending individual designs.
Arcads transforms text into videos using AI actors, saving time and cutting costs.
The OKLCH color picker and converter is a tool that helps developers and designers work with colors. It allows users to convert between various color spaces, including OKLCH, RGB, HSL, and Hex.
Manipulate an image directly in Figma with many different color adjustments and filters. Save and load your own presets and keep track of changes.
A 25-year Adobe user announces their departure from the software giant after the company eliminated the affordable Photography Plan, forcing a price jump from £82 to £249 for the same Photoshop and Lightroom access. They are transitioning to alternatives, including the Affinity creative suite and ON1 Photo Raw for photo organization and processing, although the switch will be challenging after decades of muscle memory with Adobe shortcuts.
Frontify Futures has a new, fluid, experimental identity that embodies the platform's mission of exploring brand evolution through a living typographic system. Rather than fixed letterforms, the typefaces exist only momentarily as animated parameters generated on the fly, allowing the brand to evolve alongside the creative landscape continuously it studies.
Apple is shifting to a year-based naming system for its operating systems—like iOS 26 instead of iOS 19—to simplify version tracking and align with naming trends in other industries.
AS Roma has unveiled a new logo that revives its historic ASR monogram and detailed Lupa Capitolina illustration, signaling a return to tradition ahead of the club's centenary.
Chris Chapman reimagined the Agua de Madre brand by blending nostalgic typefaces, bold colors, and sticker-like graphics to create a joyful, chaotic design that defies gut-health drink norms while retaining emotional elements from its original identity.
Apple unveiled iOS 26 at WWDC 2025. This was the operating system's most significant design update in over a decade. A new Liquid Glass interface adds translucent, reflective elements across devices. The company also introduced a dedicated Games app, refreshed Apple TV and watchOS experiences, and expanded Apple Intelligence features, including an AI-powered Shortcuts app for macOS and a Workout Buddy on Apple Watch. Additional updates included travel tools in Apple Wallet, interactive iMessage polls, CarPlay enhancements, and new accessories for the Vision Pro headset.
Nintendo Switch 2's eShop received major performance and design upgrades that surprised fans with their significance. The new digital storefront runs much faster than its sluggish predecessor, eliminating the painful lag that plagued game browsing. Design improvements include better categories, filters, personalized discovery features, and Nintendo's signature red branding, replacing the previous orange color scheme. Social media users are celebrating the smoother experience, with some calling it a "real store" complete with auto-playing trailers and improved navigation.
DeviantArt founder Angelo Sotira has launched Layer, a $22,000 premium display designed to showcase digital art. The high-end screen focuses on code-based generative artworks that require significant computing power to render live animations and interactive pieces. Layer operates as a self-sustaining system that automatically sequences art collections, requiring minimal user maintenance over its intended five-year lifespan. The startup raised $5.7 million in funding and operates on a subscription model where artists receive royalties based on the display time of their works.
Empathy remains crucial for design work, extending beyond user understanding to internal processes and stakeholder management. It can be as simple as making workflow changes, such as creating a simplified Figma component library for non-designers and anticipating their needs through detailed documentation, tutorials, and support channels. Deep user research through shadowing, active listening, and building trust with internal platform users can reveal insights impossible to gather through traditional interviews alone.
Building a great design system isn't enough — people won't adopt it just because it exists, they'll only embrace it if they feel included, understood, and see clear value in it for their work. True adoption is built on trust and relationships, not mandates or documentation, and success comes when the system becomes theirs, not just yours.
At a time of seismic cultural and technological change, the creative industry continues to cling to outdated awards rituals that feel increasingly disconnected from the real challenges and opportunities ahead. Instead of celebrating shallow recognition, we should be empowering work that defines new creative standards and leads the future with vision, relevance, and impact.
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Phygital design — the blend of physical and digital experiences — is transforming how brands engage consumers, turning everyday objects like packaging into interactive, immersive touchpoints without the need for apps. Once a marketing buzzword, it has become a strategic necessity driven by technological advancements, hybrid lifestyles, and new EU legislation that demands more accessible, transparent, and engaging product interactions.
Land+Form's refreshed identity emphasizes resilience, environmental consciousness, and collaboration. It reflects the company's mission to create interconnected, nature-centric spaces that prioritize landscape over ego. The visual identity, which has a custom Reform-based logotype, earthy Australian-inspired colors, and dynamic web elements like live weather integration, reinforces Land+Form's commitment to blending design with the natural world.
Modelo's new nonalcoholic beer features a brilliantly simple logo solution (Model0%) which seamlessly replaces the "o" in Modelo with "0%" to signify zero alcohol content.
The tech industry is undergoing a major hiring reset: new grad recruitment has collapsed, especially at startups and Big Tech, while elite AI labs like Anthropic are dominating talent retention with a culture-focused edge, and geographic trends show Texas cooling off as newer hubs like Miami and San Diego rise.
South London artist Jordan Moody transforms everyday scenes and overlooked details into vibrant, joyful works using bold color, capturing the spirit of ordinary people and places with a playful, optimistic lens.
LoveFrom, a creative firm led by former Apple designer Jony Ive, collaborated closely with Rivian's skunkworks team for about 18 months to help develop its first electric bike. The firm contributed to design, UI/UX, and packaging before concluding its role in late 2024. This secretive micromobility project later spun out into a startup called Also, which has received $105 million in funding and plans to unveil its first “bike-like” product later this year.
iOS 26 will feature the most significant redesign since iOS 7. Heavily inspired by visionOS, with a focus on glass-like elements, transparency, and redesigned icons, widgets, and interface components, such as Safari and the Phone app, the update will also introduce the macOS Preview app to iPhone and iPad, alongside other enhancements, including a revamped CarPlay, new Messages features, and a dedicated Apple Games app.
Rolling out a new design system is typically an 18-month effort. Success hinges more on strategic implementation than visual design. Projects that focus on iterative rollouts, anchored in real feature development, tend to outperform both complete redesigns and gradual component swaps. The most effective systems are designed in context, built to scale, and judged by adoption rather than aesthetic perfection.
Growth Product Designers combine design skills with data analysis, user research, and prioritization of business impact. Principles for multiplying designer value include starting with data-driven hypotheses, iterating quickly through experiments, applying cognitive psychology principles, optimizing for learning speed over polish, and demonstrating measurable business impact. This approach transforms designers from product creators into essential business partners who can deliver ROI in an AI-driven economy. The shift requires designers to connect user needs with business goals while maintaining speed and accountability.