The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2026/09/10

distributedthoughts.org

One floor up

OpenAI and Anthropic describe agents reaching real systems during evaluations. The capability is here. So is the work of containing it.

the-brandidentity.com

GridScout’s brand identity

How industrial visual languages build credibility with field crews and corporate boards alike.

newsletter.baselinedesign.com

Naming the middle

Notes on the semantic layer of a design system.

dialkit.dev

DialKit

Tune interfaces in real time and make the details feel right. DialKit puts live controls beside the interface you’re building.

ibelick.com

Anatomy of AI input

Understanding the structure of an AI input, layer by layer.