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FastCompany Design

The secret to all those death-defying Olympic jumps is a giant plastic airbag

The highlight reel of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was defined by extreme tricks—corkscrews, twists, and flips performed by snowboarders and freestyle skiers. These aerial feats are complex, but in many cases, they can be traced back to a simple tool: hours spent spinning and flopping ...

3 hours ago

FastCompany Design

The secret to all those death-defying Olympic jumps is a giant plastic airbag

UX Collective

The craft of the instruction

3 hours ago

UX Collective

The craft of the instruction

FastCompany Design

Burger King wants you to call its president to complain. No, really

I called Burger King president Tom Curtis a few times this week, but it went straight to voicemail. You can try too, his number is (305) 874-0520. Okay, so maybe it’s not his personal cell number, but Curtis is still taking calls and texts from anyone and everyone. On February 17, Burger King ...

5 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Burger King wants you to call its president to complain. No, really

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Muzli

Let Fitt’s Law guide your UI/UX design.

18 hours ago

Muzli

Let Fitt’s Law guide your UI/UX design.

FastCompany Design

Why urban planners should strive for ‘the photo album standard’

My family had Slide Show Night when I was growing up. Not every Saturday, but a whole bunch of Saturdays. Either my sister or I would be in charge of setting up the projector, the screen, and loading the carousel. During the show, there'd be a few landscapes or skylines taken during vacations, but almost ...

21 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Why urban planners should strive for ‘the photo album standard’

FastCompany Design

Whether you use it or not, better public transit makes your commute better

You're stuck in traffic again, late for work, watching brake lights stretch to the horizon. According to the most recent data in the U.S. (2024), here are some of the ways traffic jams are lowering the quality of life: Americans lost an average of an entire work week sitting in traffic. Commuter ...

22 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Whether you use it or not, better public transit makes your commute better

UX Collective

Field study: prototypes over mockups

1 day ago

UX Collective

Field study: prototypes over mockups

FastCompany Design

Anthropic is fighting with a big client, and it’s actually good for its brand

Can a headline-making squabble with a client actually be good for a brand? This week’s dispute between the Department of Defense and Anthropic, a high-profile player in the super-competitive field of artificial intelligence, may be just that. The dispute involves whether the Pentagon, which ...

1 day ago

FastCompany Design

Anthropic is fighting with a big client, and it’s actually good for its brand

Muzli

Runway vs Malloy: exploring what they could be used for in everyday motion design

1 day ago

Muzli

Runway vs Malloy: exploring what they could be used for in everyday motion design

Muzli

Beyond Digital: Why Banks Must Move to Design-Led Transformation

1 day ago

Muzli

Beyond Digital: Why Banks Must Move to Design-Led Transformation

FastCompany Design

Lego’s new Monet-inspired set is full of hidden details

From afar, Lego’s new set inspired by Claude Monet’s painting Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies looks like a slightly more vivid version of the original. Step a bit closer, though, and you’ll find that its intricate brushstrokes are composed of Lego bananas, katana swords, and carrot tops. ...

2 days ago

FastCompany Design

Lego’s new Monet-inspired set is full of hidden details

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 544

2 days ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 544

UX Collective

Are we performing ourselves into exhaustion?

2 days ago

UX Collective

Are we performing ourselves into exhaustion?

UX Collective

OpenAI: from ads to content

2 days ago

UX Collective

OpenAI: from ads to content