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FastCompany Design

Ikea’s best-selling donut lamp is getting a colorful upgrade

One of Ikea’s most popular lamps of the past several years—nicknamed the “donut lamp”—is about to get a smart, colorful upgrade. The original donut lamp debuted back in 2023 as part of Ikea’s 20-piece Varmblixt collection with the Rotterdam-based designer Sabine Marcelis. With its glossy ...

4 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Ikea’s best-selling donut lamp is getting a colorful upgrade

FastCompany Design

Every brand needs to be ready for its Maduro Nike tracksuit moment

Brands love to insert themselves into cultural conversations or piggyback on buzzy current events, a strategy sometimes called newsjacking. But it can happen without seeking, or even wanting, the attention. The borderline absurd virality of a Nike tracksuit evidently worn by Venezuelan President Nicolás ...

6 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Every brand needs to be ready for its Maduro Nike tracksuit moment

IxDF

Presentations Are Your Career Currency: Here's How to Cash In

Your career works like a bank account. Every project you finish and every skill you develop is a deposit. When you explain your work clearly, you’re investing in your own reputation. Each presentation pays dividends over time. Master presentation skills, and you’ll watch your career grow exponentially ...

6 hours ago

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Presentations Are Your Career Currency: Here's How to Cash In

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UX Collective

UX in board game design

17 hours ago

UX Collective

UX in board game design

FastCompany Design

Hermès’s hand-illustrated website is the ultimate luxury

If you visit the Hermès website in search of a scarf or a handbag, you'll be greeted by a collection of whimsical sea creatures swimming across the screen. To navigate to the watch section, you'll click on an image of a watch flanked by an eel. To locate shoes, you'll click on a loafer with a pelican ...

21 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Hermès’s hand-illustrated website is the ultimate luxury

FastCompany Design

Holographic AI is going to happen. But this bizarre ‘friend in a jar’ is not it

Gaming peripheral company Razer is betting that people want AI holograms. So much so that it introduce a perplexing new product at CES 2026 that early critics have dubbed a "friend in a bottle." Project AVA, is a small glass cylinder that features a 5.5-inch animated desk buddy that can interact with ...

24 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Holographic AI is going to happen. But this bizarre ‘friend in a jar’ is not it

UX Collective

Figma Make prompts, with real examples

1 day ago

UX Collective

Figma Make prompts, with real examples

FastCompany Design

This cute soy sauce pouch could get rid of plastic packets for good

Single-use soy sauce packets for sushi take-out orders are now a whole lot more sustainable, thanks to a redesign that doesn't use any plastic. While sushi lovers in the U.S. are used to getting their to-go soy sauce in rectangular packets like they do their ketchup and mustard, soy sauce in Australia ...

1 day ago

FastCompany Design

This cute soy sauce pouch could get rid of plastic packets for good

smashing magazine

Penpot Is Experimenting With MCP Servers For AI-Powered Design Workflows

[Penpot](https://penpot.app/?utm_source=SmashingMagazine&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=MCPserver) is experimenting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, which could lead to designers and developers being able to perform tasks in Penpot using AI that’s able to understand and interact with Penpot ...

1 day ago

smashing magazine

Penpot Is Experimenting With MCP Servers For AI-Powered Design Workflows

IxDF

The 10 Most Inspirational UX Design Portfolio Examples in 2026

UX (user experience) design is an exciting (and highly competitive) field, and it calls for a superb portfolio to get into it, a portfolio that will be your passport to success. It’s your chance to unveil your expertise, innovation, and problem-solving prowess. And regardless of what your expertise ...

1 day ago

IxDF

The 10 Most Inspirational UX Design Portfolio Examples in 2026

UX Collective

Post‑COVID user research needs a revised safeguarding plan

1 day ago

UX Collective

Post‑COVID user research needs a revised safeguarding plan

FastCompany Design

It’s the first anniversary of the L.A. wildfires. Why have less than a dozen homes been rebuilt since then?

On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes.Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, killing ...

1 day ago

FastCompany Design

It’s the first anniversary of the L.A. wildfires. Why have less than a dozen homes been rebuilt since then?

UX Collective

When your best work gets tossed

2 days ago

UX Collective

When your best work gets tossed

Muzli

The Quiet Shift Changing UX

2 days ago

Muzli

The Quiet Shift Changing UX

Muzli

Product Audit: Smarter Way to Solve Hidden Product Problems

2 days ago

Muzli

Product Audit: Smarter Way to Solve Hidden Product Problems

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 538

2 days ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 538

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 538

2 days ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 538

UX Collective

Same, but new: UX Research in the age of LLMs

2 days ago

UX Collective

Same, but new: UX Research in the age of LLMs

smashing magazine

Pivoting Your Career Without Starting From Scratch

Most developers spend their days fixing bugs, shipping features, and jumping into the next sprint without even thinking about it. After a while, you begin to ask yourself, “Is this still what I want to be doing?” This article looks at how you can move into a new direction in your career without starting ...

2 days ago

smashing magazine

Pivoting Your Career Without Starting From Scratch

IxDF

The Best UX Portfolio Website Builders in 2026

Your UX design portfolio is your shop window as a professional, so you’ll want to shine for potential clients and employers. But how do you begin creating this crucial self-promotion piece, which could be the most important design you’ll ever put your name on? Let’s explore some readymade solutions ...

2 days ago

IxDF

The Best UX Portfolio Website Builders in 2026