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Meet the designer behind NYC’s charming World Cup campaign. f-st.co/lyqlNKv

Meet the designer behind NYC’s charming World Cup campaign

Creative director Arsh Raziuddin referenced vintage ads, archival photos of city symbols, and “the stuff that you walk past on your commute every day.”

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One of the most important things our surroundings give us is a sense of agency—the feeling that we can effect change in the world. f-st.co/TyXDxKS

5 tips to redesign your surroundings and live better

Intentionally designing and engaging with our spaces can help us live better lives.

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Brands who paid millions of dollars for naming rights are being scrubbed from stadiums during the World Cup. There are no free rides for big, global sporting events. f-st.co/tbbBpJG

MetLife Stadium? Lumen Field? Not during the World Cup

Brands who paid millions of dollars for naming rights are being scrubbed from stadiums during the World Cup. There are no free rides for big, global sporting events.

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Giant, beautiful soccer balls are popping up around New York City. f-st.co/b70csbS

Giant, beautiful soccer balls are popping up around New York City

'The Art of The Game' celebrates the World Cup through monumental soccer ball–shaped sculptures.

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AI slop, fake fan accounts, media manipulation. Agencies got too good at social media—now the ad and brand world can embrace what comes after attention. f-st.co/xniPmIE

'I hope this isn't a marketing stunt.' The destructive art of hacking attention—and what comes after

AI slop, fake fan accounts, media manipulation: Agencies and brands are juicing the Suspicion Economy. How we got here, and why there's hope.

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Bruce Springsteen’s new center in New Jersey is a jewel box monument to his music f-st.co/dTA23Vt

Bruce Springsteen's new center in New Jersey is a jewel box monument to his music

Surrounded by a meadow of grasses and flowers, the Jersey Shore institution appears to float on a coastal dune.

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What does it mean to be a chief design officer? "Half of the job is being a business leader. The other half is being a design leader," says Samsung’s Mauro Porcini. f-st.co/jfCJuYP

What does it mean to be a chief design officer?

'Half of the job is being a business leader. The other half is being a design leader,' says Samsung’s Mauro Porcini. 

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A world-class STEM university is coming to small town Arkansas f-st.co/bwDkr9W

A world-class STEM university is coming to small town Arkansas

Created by Walmart heirs, the STEM university in Bentonville just got a flashy design by the Bjarke Ingels Group.

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Inside the painstaking, yearslong process of making perfect grass for the World Cup. f-st.co/uIFl3xM

Inside the painstaking, yearslong process of making perfect grass for the World Cup

Researchers spent years developing the grass seed mix, soil depth, and strength of the grasses that will make up the 2026 World Cup pitches.

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The 5 best World Cup ads (so far). f-st.co/Ye1snCW

The 5 best World Cup ads (so far)

Get hyped before kickoff with Adidas, Nike, Uber Eats, Coors Light, and Brahma.

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Long waits, glitches, opaque web flows: Ticketing for the World Cup has been a UX nightmare for fans. Here's how. f-st.co/1G4B7p1

5 ways the World Cup ticketing process is a complete design fail

Annoying glitches, confusing web flows, and subpar infographics: As design refs, we'd issue a red card.

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In Alaska, two Dan Sullivans are running against each other for U.S. Senate—but their logos are nearly identical. f-st.co/XsAEO0j

2 candidates, 1 logo: This Alaska Senate race just made design theft its No. 1 issue

Yes, you're seeing double.

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This World Cup jersey design is taking its inspo from the 20th century surrealist René Magritte. Can you spot how? f-st.co/otGISst

Adidas designed these World Cup jerseys for elite athletes—and clever art buffs

Belgium's Red Devils are aspiring to win the title of best dressed on the field.

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Scott described the ideal retail structure as a pyramid with three sections: a strong wholesale presence at the base, a specialty or experiential retail store in the middle, and e-commerce at the top. f-st.co/Jaf2EeH

How Kendra Scott used 3 simple elements to turn her jewelry startup into a $1 billion company

The founder recently unveiled the ideal retail structure for any emerging brand.

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"Sports has been central to presidents. I don't know that it's been quite the spectacle that it is with the Trump administration." f-st.co/wkjLhAL

How the South Lawn at the White House will be transformed for Trump’s 80th birthday

Until now, 'America's backyard' was known for low-contact sports or events like the annual Easter Egg Roll.

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ThredUp takes aim at Poshmark and eBay with new peer-to-peer listings f-st.co/rS48ieF

ThredUp takes aim at Poshmark and eBay with new peer-to-peer listings

The company's Direct Listings marketplace finally gives sellers control over their most special pieces.

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Yes, that Pirate’s Booty rebrand is real. f-st.co/3BNFurL

Yes, that Pirate’s Booty rebrand is real

Captain Bob has a whole new look.

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Lego's most complex set fully captures the complex aesthetic and essence of Gaudí's massive cathedral in Barcelona. f-st.co/IT8sTve

Lego's largest, most complex set ever is a must-have for architecture lovers

Lego's Sagrada Família captures the complex aesthetic and essence of Gaudí's massive cathedral in Barcelona.

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The proposed design is roomier and lets the light in. f-st.co/Y9Yz0xk

Penn Station is about to be a lot more pleasant

The architects at PAU and HOK share more details on the roomier, brighter train station.

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We visited the epicenter of Knicks bootleg gear, where the sellers of AI-generated t-shirts and airbrushed tanks try to keep up with fandom. f-st.co/7gy7IXR

A trip to the center of Knicks merch mania

We visited the epicenter of NBA bootleg gear, where the sellers of AI-generated t-shirts and airbrushed tanks are scrambling to keep up with fandom.

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