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FastCompany Design

If technology could bring traffic fatalities down to nearly zero, why not embrace it?

A culture of fear makes it easy to cloud our judgment For thousands of years, walking and horseback riding were the fundamental modes of transport, and settlement patterns were a direct reflection of transport options. Compact, low-rise villages and cities made sense based on how far people could ...

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FastCompany Design

If technology could bring traffic fatalities down to nearly zero, why not embrace it?

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FastCompany Design

The 2026 National Design Awards are steeped in climate and craft

At a time of broken climate pledges and an economy-wide bearhug of automation and artificial intelligence, the dominant themes of the recently announced 2026 National Design Awards—climate action, sustainability, dedication to craft—are a refreshing reset. Rewarding innovation and impact among ...

16 hours ago

FastCompany Design

The 2026 National Design Awards are steeped in climate and craft

UX Collective

When anyone can build anything

16 hours ago

UX Collective

When anyone can build anything

UX Collective

The design failures of consumer IoT

And how connectivity can create dependency instead of empowerment Continue reading on UX Collective »

16 hours ago

UX Collective

The design failures of consumer IoT

FastCompany Design

The Louvre museum gets a new boss after the jewelry heist

The home of the “Mona Lisa” is getting a new boss. Art historian Christophe Leribault, a veteran museum director, is taking over at the Louvre, shouldering the challenge of getting the world’s largest museum out of crisis after the brazen heist in October of the French crown jewels. ...

18 hours ago

FastCompany Design

The Louvre museum gets a new boss after the jewelry heist

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Weekly Designers Update 545

19 hours ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 545

UX Collective

AI writes the code and humans still write the rules

19 hours ago

UX Collective

AI writes the code and humans still write the rules

FastCompany Design

People can’t read the lettering on the Obama Presidential Center tower

As the Barack Obama Presidential Center takes shape ahead of its June 2026 opening, some observers have pointed feedback about an element of the building's design. The Chicago tower features all-caps lettering that wraps around two sides of the building. But for many people, the text—an excerpt ...

23 hours ago

FastCompany Design

People can’t read the lettering on the Obama Presidential Center tower

FastCompany Design

Update is Skims you can drink

Say what you will about business and media mogul Kim Kardashian, but if there’s one thing she undoubtedly excels at, it’s building a personal brand so recognizable that all of her ventures scream “Kim.” She’s done it once again with her new energy drink brand Update, which looks like it could’ve ...

23 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Update is Skims you can drink

FastCompany Design

What should you charge for freelance design work? We’re about to find out

Being a freelance designer has its perks, but pay transparency is not one of them. Designers are constantly forced to second-guess themselves: Should you charge a day rate or a project fee" Are you earning as much as your peers" Is AI taking work/jobs away from you" Today we’re ...

24 hours ago

FastCompany Design

What should you charge for freelance design work? We’re about to find out

UX Collective

How complexity accumulates

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UX Collective

How complexity accumulates

UX Collective

Being an AI-native designer isn’t what you think it is

What 28 design leaders have said AI-native design really is Continue reading on UX Collective »

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UX Collective

Being an AI-native designer isn’t what you think it is

Muzli

I Stopped Using Brand Colors for Everything and Here Is What Changed

2 days ago

Muzli

I Stopped Using Brand Colors for Everything and Here Is What Changed

UX Collective

Extended overthinking

2 days ago

UX Collective

Extended overthinking

Muzli

How to Build a Personal Brand as a Designer (Without Being Cringe)

2 days ago

Muzli

How to Build a Personal Brand as a Designer (Without Being Cringe)