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Hunter Schwarz

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You can now buy Billie Jean King’s famous blue suede shoes from Battle of the Sexes

Adidas has reimagined the blue-and-white shoe as a lifestyle silhouette.

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Why this company ditched tech blue for construction yellow in its new logo

With bright colors and sturdy font, Samsara’s new branding is a visual reminder that it’s a tech company that powers the physical world.

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These 60-sided dice never have to be rolled twice

A new sculpture honors one of math’s most intriguing pursuits: a set of dice that never tie.

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Why obscure playlist names are popping up on billboards

A new Spotify campaign from Uncommon Creative Studio taps into the feeling a perfectly curated playlist can evoke.

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Why Pizza Hut is dropping the ‘pizza’

The pizza chain is the latest to undertake a stunt rebrand, going by Hut for the start of football season.

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A neighborly feud is playing out in Starbase, Texas. Cards Against Humanity wants designers on its side

The maker of the irreverent card game is crowdsourcing ideas for a monument that will annoy Elon Musk. The ideas are already pouring in.

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Ikea’s new art collection is perfect for more-is-more postmodernists

Take that, greige.

20.08.2026 9

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Heinz’s new adjustable cap looks simple. Its design process was another story

It took a lot of engineering to get the perfect pour.

20.08.2026 8

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How Trump lost his retail appeal

Trump stores keep closing, and the president’s own online point of sale is now offering bulk MAGA hats at a discount.

18.08.2026 10

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Why no one has a fun couch anymore

Ikea’s catalogs used to show off colorful couches. Then the great furniture blanding happened.

18.08.2026 10

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Screen-free nostalgia hits the cereal aisle with the return of real toys

As breakfast cereal sales fall, some of the biggest brands are placing limited-edition prizes back inside the box.

13.08.2026 20

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AI security cameras are everywhere. Can these garments scramble them all?

A former chief intelligence officer has turned fashion designer with one specific goal: creating a universal adversarial camouflage.

12.08.2026 10

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This design studio spent 10 years perfecting a lampshade made out of bacteria

The lampshades for the Cenit lighting system are made from bacteria grown using agro-industrial fruit waste.

12.08.2026 10

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Red Lobster is redesigning its dining rooms for ‘newstalgia’

As part of its post-bankruptcy comeback plan, the seafood chain is redesigning its dining rooms to feel nautical without looking like a themed...

11.08.2026 10

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Why 7UP gave itself a lime-lemon makeover

In a crowded lemon-lime soda landscape, 7UP is flipping the script with a new lime-forward taste and rebrand.

10.08.2026 10

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This font looks perfectly normal to humans but wreaks havoc on AI

ShieldFont was designed to poison the well of data scraped by LLM bots.

10.08.2026 10

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Who wants to buy NYC’s last MetroCard vending machine?

One of a limited number of the iconic machines—all 1,050 pounds of it—could be yours.

07.08.2026 10

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Levain Bakery just dropped a Crate & Barrel collab for all your cookie needs

The famed New York City bakery now makes the cookies and the cookie jar.

04.08.2026 10

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Natural food dyes are winning the snack wars

Sales of food and beverages that use natural dyes are growing faster than those with artificial colors.

04.08.2026 10

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This clever road sign in Austin will compliment you only if you’re a good driver

The carrot-instead-of-stick approach for an an insurance company activation brought a smile to motorists’ faces.

03.08.2026 10

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41 million names, 528 LED screens: This memorial recognizes every U.S. veteran from the Revolutionary War to today

The USAA National Military Monument, up now in D.C., is a temporary installation that honors every U.S. veteran.

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The architects behind planned Kansas City Chiefs stadium want it to be as noisy as possible

When the jumbotrons read ‘get loud,’ fans will really be able to deliver.

30.07.2026 20

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Duffy’s ‘DEI bike lanes’ comment politicizes urban design. The policy won’t make roads faster

Is transportation choice woke?

29.07.2026 20

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These bills could make it easier to tell when influencers and AI are shilling for politicians

The political advertising landscape has gotten murkier. A pair of new bills aims to clarify things for voters.

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This simple UI fix made verifying early voting signatures faster in Arizona

Instead of scrolling down to compare signatures, election officials can now see them side by side.

28.07.2026 10

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At the Obama Presidential Center gift store, shoppers buy into a new brand

No Obama-Biden ’08 mugs here.

24.07.2026 10

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This applicator claims to do away with the worst part of getting tattoos

Can London-based company CipherX’s microneedle technology make the tattoo process pain-free?

23.07.2026 10

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The sale of this monumental Frank Gehry desk proves his legacy is stronger than ever

‘Icehenge’ reimagined the trite form of a desk into an uncontainable force of nature. It just set a new record at auction.

23.07.2026 20

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Trump wants to ‘max out’ Air Force One

Following questions about security on the donated aircraft, Trump indicated his new airplane is going to get upgrades.

21.07.2026 20

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Rebranded ‘Freedom Fuel’ gas stations bring White House marketing ploys straight to the pump

Gas for a symbolic $3.47. Social media content: priceless?

16.07.2026 20

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OpenAI’s first device could be a screenless smart speaker. It has plenty of competition

The future of smart speakers could play out not just over hardware, but the LLMs used to power them, too.

15.07.2026 10

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People thought this MLB hat had a defect. It’s actually a clever hidden reference

An exclusive Phillies All-Star Game hat features a graphic that history buffs will recognize.

15.07.2026 20

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This Trump ‘participation trophy’ perfectly mocks his second term

An anonymous protest art group put up a 10-foot-tall participation trophy for Trump’s handling of the Iran war.

15.07.2026 20

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Why Apple cares so much about a metal finishing

In Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI for theft of trade secrets, more is at stake than a pretty metal finish—it’s the whole innovation process.

14.07.2026 20

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Why Democrats are retrofitting their old logos for the Maine Senate race

Candidates are rushing to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, leading many to reuse old campaign branding.

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The funky font on Norway’s World Cup jersey? It’s inspired by Nordic runes

Nike and the Norwegian Football Federation commissioned a new font called Taakeferd.

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Trump Accounts is a good idea with a bad brand

The new program, which gives American children $1,000 in a savings account, could benefit from a less partisan name.

07.07.2026 20

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The ‘Saturday Night Live UK’ logo is just British enough

Designers photographed the letters S, N, and L around London to create one-of-one typography for the British version of ‘SNL.’

07.07.2026 20

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What a Democratic America 250 might have looked like

Planning for the country’s 250th anniversary started long before Trump took office for the second time. Here’s what the celebration could have...

04.07.2026 30

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The World Cup is getting hotter. A sports architect shares how stadiums can adapt

Intentional venue design can keep players and fans cooler as temperatures rise.

02.07.2026 20

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Trump wanted a redesigned Washington, D.C., for the nation’s birthday. He’ll have to wait

Instead of a new East Wing, triumphal arch, and reflecting pool, the president is surrounded by a construction zone of his own making.

01.07.2026 20

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Trump’s new passport design is a too-perfect metaphor

The president’s face obscures the Declaration of Independence on a new limited-edition passport design.

29.06.2026 20

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This long-forgotten signage from Argentina is World Cup design at its best

The 1978 global soccer tourney held in Argentina used a grid-based design system with perforated steel panels and button typography and pictograms.

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European cities are using clever design solutions to fight extreme heat. Will they work?

Governments are pairing long-term urban design solutions like green roofs and tree plantings with quick fixes for more urgent needs.

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Mayor Mamdani has a new official font

A modified version of a typeface called Empirica is popping up around the city.

24.06.2026 20

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The latest phase of CVS’s brand refresh makes its bottles fully recyclable

Its generic allergy and pain relief bottles are about to be made out of the same stuff as a soda can.

18.06.2026 30

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Anthropic’s updated Claude Design gives vibe coders—and their design overlords—more control

The AI giant heard your feedback. A new version of Claude Design is better with design systems, has finer-tuned editing controls, and is more...

17.06.2026 20

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These fake AI ads are perfectly soulless

These ads might be fake, but they skewer a real problem: AI ‘slop voice’ that made nonsense the new normal.

17.06.2026 30

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Disney is about to get AI-generated park sets

Disney’s design and engineering team partnered with Adobe to bring AI-generated art to the parks.

16.06.2026 20

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This inflatable furniture has an invisible innovation that makes it more than just a grown-up Y2K throwback

Inflatable furniture isn’t just for kids anymore.

15.06.2026 20

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