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Designer, writer, marketing consultant, and former Googler Loretta Wong has a thoughtful take on standout brands at this year’s Milan Design Week. “The activations that stood out most were built around one principle: getting visitors to participate. What these activations are doing is immersing visitors in the core values and emotions the brand wants to be associated with.” bit.ly/4eCJUJ2
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Google has announced new tools to let website owners opt out of AI summaries and search. At the same time, they tout the AI product that’s impossible for people to miss: “AI Overviews now has over 2.5 billion monthly active users, while AI Mode has surpassed one billion monthly users. And people are asking Search entirely new kinds of questions, creating new opportunities for brands, publishers and creators to reach people.” bit.ly/3S0HHi4
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When tech bros go to market. SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are all independently preparing to go public, a process that is typically fraught for any company. But it gets easier if you change some of the rules. “To get into the S&P 500, a company is supposed to make some money,” observes Fortune. Hmmm, muses S&P 500/Dow Jones. Maybe that’s more of a guideline? fortune.com/2026/06/02/space…
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What does innovation look like when it's not optimizing for revenue?
In Latin America, designers are leveraging ancient Andean weaving traditions to access global markets, building digital keyboards for Indigenous languages, and creating financial tools for communities banks have always ignored.
That's not catching up. That's leading.
Wayne Suiter Matamoros reports from Peru's Sacred Valley in our ongoing series:
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Picture a clearing in a grove: it’s twilight, and people gather around a fire to share wisdom and experience. This, believe it or not, is closer to how veteran software designers have traditionally shared institutional knowledge with up-and-comers. How will AI impact the fragile culture of inherited memory? Zeb Larson for Fast Company. bit.ly/4o1Xmtj
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Your company is doing AI wrong, example 57,989. Two recent London Business School case studies suggest that finding the right product isn’t the issue. “Sustainable AI advantage … comes from designing how AI is used in real decisions—and under what conditions it can be trusted.” Put another way: it’s a leadership design problem. bit.ly/4nYKjZw
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Picture a clearing in a grove: it’s twilight, and people gather around a fire to share wisdom and experience. This, believe it or not, is closer to how veteran software designers have traditionally shared institutional knowledge with up-and-comers. How will AI impact the fragile culture of inherited memory? Zeb Larson for Fast Company. bit.ly/4o1Xmtj
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The insurance industry is starting to take the threat of litigation over addictive software design seriously. There is a wave coming: “This pattern has played out in asbestos, opioids, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other science‑driven liability catastrophes,” says Moody’s. bit.ly/4fTEYR6
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How technology has changed stage design over the years. “I started by drawing TV studios by hand. I brought my sketch, explained how the stage should work, and then the team built the solution in real life,” recalls Ihor Chupryna on Creativebloq. bit.ly/4dIlzBj
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Mexican heritage looms large in jersey designs for the World Cup. Hugo Rosas’ new futbol jerseys draw from some of Mexico’s most iconic cultural touchstones, including papel picado, the delicate cut-paper ornaments commonly used during local celebrations. “We try to create concepts that resonate with us and convey traditions that make Mexicans feel proud,” says Rosas, who works with his brother Andrés in Mexico City. bit.ly/43H7QEY
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The art world’s favorite banana has been stolen again. You know exactly what I’m referring to; click through if you must. bit.ly/49ADIP7
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The 2026 Sustainability Awards’ Community & Social Impact category honors architecture that prioritizes human wellbeing and equity. Beyond technical efficiency, this award recognizes designs that foster social connection, improve public health, and ensure universal accessibility, creating a more inclusive built environment. Entries are now open and will close June 24, 2026. Submit your nominations: bit.ly/3aCqzqf
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The boy who flew too close to the sun. You know the story. @ParisOneForty is painting the one you don't. The Icarus Diaries has been unfolding since February. Start from the beginning: designobserver.com/category/…
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Wait, who? A controversial bronze statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who was never mentioned in Hamilton (but was in 1776) and was a busy enslaver, has been reinstalled in D.C. in time for America’s 250th birthday shindig. History is complicated. (Also, nobody is going to the party.) bit.ly/3RJLq3c
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Good Humor ice cream is as American as Wonder Bread and just as white, begins Steven Heller, as he explores the brand’s surprising decision to partner with Wu-Tang Clan co-founder RZA in 2009. He also remembers his own beloved “Tony,” of his ice-cream-truck chasing youth in NYC. See? Nostalgia. So refreshing. bit.ly/430jFWw
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Essential summer reads for design and architecture lovers. From Azure. bit.ly/3Pvqk8a
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“I’m writing this essay during an excessive heat warning, and I learned of apocalypse as a boy,” writes Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Jake Skeets in his work Summer Light: A failed essay in four parts. Earlier this year, the confluence of heat, fire, and sandstorms on the rez moved him to consider how a changing climate will affect the way we experience the seasons. “Seasons are to the body what memory is to time,” he says. Worth your time. bit.ly/4x126DF
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How the cookout became Black. A smart, reported piece on the deep history of the Black cookout, from Juneteenth origins through the Great Migration. Spoiler: it’s not just about the food. (But it is also about inadequate housing.) From culinary historian Adrian Miller. bit.ly/3Q9kQA5
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Between us? Designing for fewer people might actually change more. Deborah Khodanovich makes the case that gossip isn't a guilty pleasure — it's a community design practice. Full interview: bit.ly/4e9zCzS
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Everlane has reportedly been bought by Shein. Everlane’s claim to fame was as a direct-to-consumer fashion brand born of sustainability and radical transparency. In a surprising move, the cash-strapped company is being acquired by Shein, China’s notorious fast fashion empire. The valuation is reportedly $100 million. Puck broke the story. bit.ly/3Q3zbOr
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