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What designers wish they’d known before going freelance

Sometimes, you need a little advice from people who’ve been there.

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Marcus Lemonis offered $10,000 to redesign Overstock’s new Beyond logo on spec

The new chairman of the former discount retailer went the budget route for its new corporate image.

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Innovation by Design 2023

The winners and honorees of Fast Company's annual design awards.

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Of course the posters for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are high art

The French bring a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to poster design for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Google Maps has become an eyesore.

5 examples of how the app has lost its way.

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How one design studio crafted a brand campaign entirely from AI

Design Army wanted to know if AI was a fad or the future—so it employed AI to design an entire campaign for a longtime client.

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How Facebook designed the like button

In terms of sheer impact, the like button was one of the most successful pieces of code ever shipped.

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AI tools are helping architects—and their clients—design new buildings

Text-to-image generators are opening up new avenues for design.

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Is your company logo a ‘Karen,’ a ‘Heather,’ or maybe even a ‘Brandon’?

Logo designs, much like baby names, can be subject to trends that can date them—but that may not be so bad.

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How gray became the king of color

Gray pigments are all over our homes and our products. But despite what TikTokers claim, the rainbow is still alive and well.

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There’s a new Gmail. But can it ever really change?

A redesigned Gmail may have already arrived in your inbox. No, it’s not all that different. But what would you say if it were?

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How a small change to U.S. quarters is part of a big trend in logo design

A subtle change on the front of the 2022 U.S. quarters mimics a shift in the design of corporate logos.

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Squarespace radically revamps its web design tools

Fluid Engine is a massive overhaul of the company’s platform, with full-bleed content, overlapping images, and more control over your mobile website.

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See the 50 most striking book covers of the year

Every year, the AIGA recognizes the best designed book covers. This year’s winners highlight the vibrancy and diversity of the moment.

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Inside the dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team

Apple’s design team is legendary. But following the death of Steve Jobs, dysfunction ran rampant.

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See the new ‘de-Arched’ McDonald’s logo in Russia

Russia ditched the arches, but appears to have kept the ‘M.’

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Here’s the real reason why all of the crypto logos look alike

The rise of each new technology creates a need to depict it graphically in a way that promotes recognition and acceptance.

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The surprising psychology of fonts

How typefaces impact emotions remains largely unstudied, but a new report suggests that different fonts can elicit different emotions.

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Are some fonts ageist?

A new study reveals that the speed at which you’re able to read online depends a lot on the font—and your age.

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This logo constantly redraws itself

Designer Talia Cotton wanted to create an unbiased logo, so she put an algorithm to work.