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The Designer’s Constitution

A model for rethinking what makes a designer in the age of AI, laid on the foundations Walter Gropius set for the Bauhaus in 1922.

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Decorative Images…

…aren’t a thing. Three hand-drawn lines curling together like an S or three skinny snakes trying to spoon. At least not as far as people are concerned. Yes, this is an absolutist take, but sometimes it’s necessary to take the absolutist position to force...

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Worth building – Colin Armstrong

What changes when a tool doesn't have to pay for itself. Years ago, if an app annoyed me, I shrugged and dealt with it.

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AI invasive design by John Voss

We can all agree ”AI native“ is a little bit bullshit, but does it have to be so dystopian?

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Field Notes — Design Outcomes

Tactics from the best design teams and individuals working today, with notes on how the work got made.

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Money as a file

A working prototype that lets you move test money as a file: into Finder, along with a message, or directly between two phones.