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FastCompany Design

Lego’s new Monet-inspired set is full of hidden details

From afar, Lego’s new set inspired by Claude Monet’s painting Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies looks like a slightly more vivid version of the original. Step a bit closer, though, and you’ll find that its intricate brushstrokes are composed of Lego bananas, katana swords, and carrot tops. ...

5 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Lego’s new Monet-inspired set is full of hidden details

FastCompany Design

This new social network is designed specifically for neurodivergent adults

Can AI help neurodivergent adults connect with each other? That's the bet of a new social network called Synchrony, which believes AI and a well-designed social network with the right safeguards can reduce social atomization and calm the overwhelming cacophony of socializing online. Launching February ...

8 hours ago

FastCompany Design

This new social network is designed specifically for neurodivergent adults

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 544

9 hours ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 544

FastCompany Design

Political branding’s most infamous punctuation mark launched decades before you think

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign is remembered a decade on for the exclamation point in its "Jeb!" logo, but Jesse Jackson's campaign actually used the punctuation 28 years before him. Jackson, the civil rights activist who died Tuesday at the age of 84, ran for president ...

9 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Political branding’s most infamous punctuation mark launched decades before you think

FastCompany Design

These designers made a sustainable new building material from corn

A new 3D-printed construction technique turns corn into a novel building material. Corncretl is a biocomposite made from corn waste known as nejayote that's rich in calcium. It's dried, pulverized, and mixed with minerals, and the resulting material is applied using a 3D printer. [Photo: Dinorah ...

10 hours ago

FastCompany Design

These designers made a sustainable new building material from corn

FastCompany Design

Ski mountaineering is the hot new event at the Olympics—and it’s changing everything about ski gear

The 2026 Milan-Cortino Winter Olympics is set to debut a new sport: ski mountaineering, also known as skimo. Over the course of two days at the Stelvio Ski Centre located in Bormio, Italy, 36 athletes will compete in three main events: men’s sprints, women’s sprints, and mixed relay. The race ...

11 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Ski mountaineering is the hot new event at the Olympics—and it’s changing everything about ski gear

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UX Collective

Are we performing ourselves into exhaustion?

1 day ago

UX Collective

Are we performing ourselves into exhaustion?

UX Collective

OpenAI: from ads to content

1 day ago

UX Collective

OpenAI: from ads to content

Muzli

You Don’t Need More Skills. You Need Standards.

1 day ago

Muzli

You Don’t Need More Skills. You Need Standards.

smashing magazine

Designing A Streak System: The UX And Psychology Of Streaks

What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how they align with human psychology. Victor Ayomipo breaks down the UX and design principles behind effective streak systems.

1 day ago

smashing magazine

Designing A Streak System: The UX And Psychology Of Streaks

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 544

1 day ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 544

UX Collective

5 Reasons why AR glasses are inevitable

1 day ago

UX Collective

5 Reasons why AR glasses are inevitable

UX Collective

Bad (model) behaviour by design

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UX Collective

Bad (model) behaviour by design

UX Collective

The problem with best practices in the age of AI

I showed my team an AI-generated design. Two senior designers called it &x2018;solid.' None of them questioned where it came from. Continue reading on UX Collective »

1 day ago

UX Collective

The problem with best practices in the age of AI

UX Collective

Dinosaurs and designers are underrated

A myth from paleontology explains almost everything that hurts. Continue reading on UX Collective »

1 day ago

UX Collective

Dinosaurs and designers are underrated

FastCompany Design

This clever ‘curling bowl’ is perfect for elite snackers

If you’re tuning in to the Milan Cortina Olympics, you may be one of many spectators who’s suddenly invested in the sport of curling. You’re in good company: Swedish designer Gustaf Westman, best known for his chunky homeware, has become so fascinated by the event that he used it as inspiration ...

1 day ago

FastCompany Design

This clever ‘curling bowl’ is perfect for elite snackers

Muzli

The Reality of Game UI/UX Design: The Unfiltered Truth About PS5, VR, and PC Gaming

1 day ago

Muzli

The Reality of Game UI/UX Design: The Unfiltered Truth About PS5, VR, and PC Gaming

Muzli

Claude Code to Figma: How the New “Code to Canvas” Integration Works

2 days ago

Muzli

Claude Code to Figma: How the New “Code to Canvas” Integration Works

Muzli

Figma vs Framer: Which Design Tool Should You Actually Use in 2026?

2 days ago

Muzli

Figma vs Framer: Which Design Tool Should You Actually Use in 2026?