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When agreement becomes impossible

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When agreement becomes impossible

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FastCompany Design

Branded entertainment will just be entertainment in 2026

We’ve had branded entertainment since Procter & Gamble invented soap operas back in the 1930s. But today, brands are forced to diversify the ways in which they gain and hold our attention. It’s no longer as viable or effective to depend on traditional paid media tools. Innovative marketers ...

16 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Branded entertainment will just be entertainment in 2026

FastCompany Design

Will the 2026 Grammy Awards see K-pop artists win for the first time?

Two things can be true at once. K-pop is an inextricable force in global pop culture, and it has long been undercelebrated at institutions like the Grammys — where K-pop artists have performed but have never taken home a trophy.That could change at next month's 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony. Songs released ...

1 day ago

FastCompany Design

Will the 2026 Grammy Awards see K-pop artists win for the first time?

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 ...

1 day 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 ...

1 day 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 ...

1 day ago

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

UX Collective

UX in board game design

2 days 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 ...

2 days 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 ...

2 days 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

2 days ago

UX Collective

Figma Make prompts, with real examples

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 ...

2 days 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 ...

2 days ago

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The 10 Most Inspirational UX Design Portfolio Examples in 2026