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Claude can turn your handwriting into a font. Here’s how

One of the powers of the latest Claude AI model is that it can use any multiple external Python tools to perform complex tasks. And, as software engineer and AI expert Ashe Magalhaes has discovered, it turns out that the model can use these powers to build a Truetype font that you can install in your ...

1 hour ago

FastCompany Design

Claude can turn your handwriting into a font. Here’s how

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FastCompany Design

How Penguin Random House set its penguin logo free

Any avid reader undoubtedly recognizes him: the sleek, inquisitive bird frozen inside an orange oval that’s become Penguin Random House’s distinctive logo. With its new brand refresh, Penguin Random House UK is setting that iconic penguin free. The brand just unveiled a delightful series of hand-drawn ...

4 hours ago

FastCompany Design

How Penguin Random House set its penguin logo free

UX Collective

Product ethics, AI adoption theatre, an architecture that no longer exists

6 hours ago

UX Collective

Product ethics, AI adoption theatre, an architecture that no longer exists

Muzli

Best Figma UI Kits and Design Systems for 2026

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Muzli

Best Figma UI Kits and Design Systems for 2026

FastCompany Design

The brand behind those viral olive oil squeeze bottles is entering the mayo wars

You know Graza—or, at least, you’ve probably seen its squeeze bottles of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) on grocery store shelves. They’re green, opaque to protect the contents, and sold in two variations: Sizzle, for cooking, and Drizzle, for finishing. Since the brand launched its direct-to-consumer ...

7 hours ago

FastCompany Design

The brand behind those viral olive oil squeeze bottles is entering the mayo wars

FastCompany Design

Issey Miyake’s trippy new sunglasses are inspired by pottery

Issey Miyake’s latest design is a pair of sunglasses inspired by the art of pottery. The glasses, called “Uroko,” are part of Miyake's Spring Summer 2026 collection, Dancing Texture. Rather than the typical two-lens structure, they feature eight separate lenses that curve around the temples ...

7 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Issey Miyake’s trippy new sunglasses are inspired by pottery

FastCompany Design

How Disney brought a robotic Olaf to life for its new Paris park

Walt Disney Imagineering has revealed the inner workings of its latest creation: a real-life 3D version of Olaf, the funny snowman from Frozen, complete with a detachable carrot nose that kids can steal. According to Disney Parks, creating the snowman was a far greater challenge than standard ...

8 hours ago

FastCompany Design

How Disney brought a robotic Olaf to life for its new Paris park

UX Collective

Design is not just how it works. Design is how it wins.

In the age of AI, "working" is a commodity while "winning" is the new mandate. Continue reading on UX Collective »

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UX Collective

Design is not just how it works. Design is how it wins.

UX Collective

The deceptive side of robot cuteness

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UX Collective

The deceptive side of robot cuteness

UX Collective

Stairways to nowhere: why AI makes blueprints matter more than ever

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UX Collective

Stairways to nowhere: why AI makes blueprints matter more than ever

UX Collective

The color statistic that’s been wrong for 80 years

The estimate everyone repeated and nobody verified Continue reading on UX Collective »

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UX Collective

The color statistic that’s been wrong for 80 years

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The last interface

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The last interface

Muzli

I’ve Been a UI/UX Designer for 3 Years. Here Are 10 Brutal Truths Nobody Talks About

Hey friend. Are you scrolling right now, maybe dreaming about landing your first real UI/UX gig? Or are you a few years deep like me... Continue reading on Muzli - Design Inspiration »

1 day ago

Muzli

I’ve Been a UI/UX Designer for 3 Years. Here Are 10 Brutal Truths Nobody Talks About

Muzli

What Citibank’s $500 Million Mistake Teaches Us About Interaction Design (UI/UX)

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Muzli

What Citibank’s $500 Million Mistake Teaches Us About Interaction Design (UI/UX)

IxDF

8 Talks by Women to Inspire UX Designers

User Experience design, like so many other disciplines, has a lower representation of women as compared to men. Things are changing now, though. Slowly, but surely. From strategy to tactics and from ideas to actionable tips, here is a curated playlist of talks by, and stories of just some of the most ...

1 day ago

IxDF

8 Talks by Women to Inspire UX Designers

IxDF

UX Storyboards: Ultimate Guide

In user experience design, we use techniques like workshops and interviews to understand users. We turn our research into user stories and process flows. We use personas and wireframes to share our ideas with our teams.But it’s important to remember the real people we design for. We need to know what ...

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UX Storyboards: Ultimate Guide

FastCompany Design

McDonald’s, ‘Burgergate,’ pile-ons, and what it all means for brands moving forward

By now, anyone who follows major brands has seen it or heard of it: The small bite that went round the world. McDonald’s CEO and chairman Chris Kempczinski recently posted a video of himself on Instagram trying the brand’s newly launched Big Arch burger. It was basically the Golden Arches' ...

2 days ago

FastCompany Design

McDonald’s, ‘Burgergate,’ pile-ons, and what it all means for brands moving forward