August 02, 2024 10 great ‘beach reads’ for art and design lovers It’s summer vacation season! Here’s a (hefty) list of the season’s best new design books you should take with you. BY Zachary Petit A “beach read” means different things to different people. There are those who simply shove a couple paperback thrillers or … Continue reading 10 great ‘beach reads’ for art and design lovers
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Big on design, but not on DIY? These easy-to-mount pendant lights are for you
May 16, 2024 Big on design, but not on DIY? These easy-to-mount pendant lights are for you Gantri’s new pendant lights are easy on the eyes and (relatively) easy to install. BY Hunter Schwarz Pendant lights are great for bringing concentrated light to a space, but installing them can be a real pain. Now, San Francisco-based … Continue reading Big on design, but not on DIY? These easy-to-mount pendant lights are for you
4 top interior design studios share how AI is changing their business
By Elissaveta M. Brandon It has barely been a year since Chat GPT went mainstream, and already it has made waves—nay, towering crests—in the creative industry. Architects are leveraging generative artificial intelligence to automate repetitive tasks and turn hand sketches into highly realistic renderings. Graphic designers are using it to experiment with new concepts. … Continue reading 4 top interior design studios share how AI is changing their business
Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered after a hard hit. Was it a design feature or design flaw?
By Associated Press January 18, 2024 The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.” The game Saturday night was the fourth-coldest in NFL history. The temperature … Continue reading Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered after a hard hit. Was it a design feature or design flaw?
How persuasive email design can influence the ecommerce customer journey
Email doesn’t begin and end with copywriting. Design elements can help persuade customers to click and convert. Kath Pay on September 12, 2023 Discussions on persuasion in an email message usually begin and end with copywriting. But your email design can also encourage your customers to click and convert. Think about the last time … Continue reading How persuasive email design can influence the ecommerce customer journey
OpenAI’s first acquisition is an AI design company
By Mark Wilson August 17, 2023 Last year brought us the technological big bang of generative AI. The world was changed overnight by new systems like Midjourney and ChatGPT, which were capable of generating images and articles from nothing but a few written prompts. But the truth is, we’ve barely tapped the potential of … Continue reading OpenAI’s first acquisition is an AI design company
API Design Patterns: Best Practices for Building Resilient APIs
API Design Patterns: Best Practices for Building Resilient APIs DAC / Jun 17, 2023 Introduction API design patterns are essential for creating reliable, scalable, and reusable code. This post explores the best practices and design principles for building APIs that are easy to use, maintain, and extend. API Design Patterns: A Quick Overview APIs … Continue reading API Design Patterns: Best Practices for Building Resilient APIs
Brand Identity Design: Common Mistakes & Solutions Provided
Brand Identity Design: Common Mistakes & Solutions Provided Kevin Nguyen / 08 Mar 2023 Many companies continue to undervalue the significance of brand identity design. They concentrate on developing items and marketing them to their target market. Still, they occasionally overlook the fact that poor brand design can seriously jeopardize all of their marketing … Continue reading Brand Identity Design: Common Mistakes & Solutions Provided
The chumbox is still the dirty design secret of the internet
By Zachary Petit February 02, 2023 My breaking point came when I saw the headline for the 50th or so time: “Diabetes Is Not From Sweets! Meet the Main Enemy of Diabetes.” Only this time, instead of the usual imagery that ran below it—alien-looking insects, what appears to be a trio of eels, a … Continue reading The chumbox is still the dirty design secret of the internet
In defense of design tropes
By Brian Collins February 01, 2023 Every few months, a good number of well-educated adults in the design world will spend a part of their day breathlessly finger-stabbing their screens to point out that they have just seen a thing, and that it is not the first time they have seen that thing. This happened … Continue reading In defense of design tropes