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The midterms’ biggest branding trend? Centrism

When Griffin Glaze, a graphic designer, got the job to design James Talarico’s campaign branding , she had just 10 days to do it. Talarico, a Texan who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, wanted something that looked unique and nonpartisan. “A lot of what they were looking for was something that felt different,” Glaze tells Fast Company . The North Carolina designer came up with a visual identity inspired by hand-painted signage at Baptist churches, with texture and imperfection designed into its typography and asterisks for decorative Texas stars. Though they tried out different color p

Fast Company Design · EN

Major League Baseball’s new look pays homage to the sport’s history

Major League Baseball has a new look, courtesy of an all-star lineup of type designers. In 2020, after MLB moved to its new headquarters in New York City, it reached out to Mother Design , the branding and design agency behind work for brands like Cadillac, Tripadvisor, and the scented water bottle Air Up . The league was looking to expand professional baseball’s fandom and talent, and it wanted its visual identity to feel unified. Beginning in late 2022, Mother Design started building out MLB’s new brand architecture, which was introduced beginning in 2024 on a rolling basis. The league’s fam

Fast Company Design · EN

Wildwood: a big leap forward for animation that you need to see on a big screen

Laika's handmade epic blends stop motion and CG like nothing before it, and it deserves to win at the box office. Last week I walked into a sold-out cinema screening, and let me tell you: it's been a...

Creative Boom · EN

Koto: We need to talk about how all electric car brands look the same

The studio's new report asks a fundamental question: how EVs can stand out when they all look alike? Here's something about the electric car boom that hasn't been widely reported, but for me is fundam...

Creative Boom · EN

An Alternate Take on Booklights

Here's a peculiar device that, if the reviews are to be believed, a subset of book readers love: The AwesomePre , a portable book light designed by Seoul-based ID firm Bebop . Rather than being a light that shines on your book from a distance, it instead resembles a screen and is placed atop the page. The device uses an LED technology developed by client MemsLux, which apparently uses "light wavelengths most comfortable to the eyes." The obvious use case is if you're reading in bed and don't want to disturb a sleeping partner. I could also see this being useful on airplanes, where I find the r

Core77 · EN

The (Partially) Hide-Away Urban Desk

This Urban Desk is by UrbanNature, a space-saving furniture brand started by German industrial designer Jörg Brachmann. It's not a full hideaway desk, but tucks its lower worksurface away in order to become less obtrusive. The mechanism is low-tech and human-powered. "The fixed superstructure remains in place when the desk is extended. This means the monitor, lamp, and work accessories don't need to be rearranged each time. Two integrated A4-sized drawers provide additional storage for documents and everyday office supplies." The Urban Desk is made of Ash, and sells in Europe for €995 (USD $1,

Core77 · EN

Sabine Marcelis takes a moment to reflect in first museum exhibition

Sabine Marcelis has a knack for creating viral objects, from IKEA's most-sold light to her mesmerising Candy Cube tables. Now, the designer is revealing the method behind her "magic" in an exhibition at Zürich's Museum für Gestaltung. The post Sabine Marcelis takes a moment to reflect in first museum exhibition appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

Yinka Ilori reveals Tottenham Hotspur away shirt

British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has collaborated with Nike to create a customised version of Premier League football team Tottenham Hotspur's colourful away shirt. The post Yinka Ilori reveals Tottenham Hotspur away shirt appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

Former workshop converted into contemporary Japanese home with "a sense of the passage of time"

Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has transformed the home and workshop of a sheet-metal craftsperson in the castle town of Tatsuno into a modern house with a latticed wooden gate. The post Former workshop converted into contemporary Japanese home with "a sense of the passage of time" appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

Holst completes Adjaye-designed mass-timber library in Oregon

US architecture studio Holst has created a mass-timber library in Oregon with a series of tall columns at the entrance and a central atrium, a project taken over from Adjaye Associates. The post Holst completes Adjaye-designed mass-timber library in Oregon appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

The Moving Image Archive, over 120,000 public domain film clips #ArtTuesdayy

Jason Kottke writes on kottke.org about The Moving Image Archive, a collection of more than 120,000 clips pulled from almost 2,300 archival films in public domain collections. The archive is a growing library of films that have largely been forgotten, and it is searchable and browsable. Kottke notes that with synthetic footage now able to […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Alien flora and fauna #ArtTuesday

Adam Rowe, who runs the 70s Sci-Fi Art blog, has put together a roundup of alien plants and animals in science fiction illustration. It starts with an oil painting called “Crash Landing” by an artist signing as Fahellyn, a name Rowe hadn’t come across in 13 years of running the blog. He’s honest about his […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Sweary plots, DOOM maps, postcards and more #ArtTuesday

Daniel Catt writes in his newsletter about a new generative system for plotted handwriting art, one that moves away from the rigid magazine style grids he has used before and toward something more organic. The system runs in five stages. “Foundation” splits the page into 3 to 24 rows and draws horizontal lines that attract […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Ten of the most bizarre films and their posters

Jason Kottke, writing at kottke.org, points to a list from Eternal Family: ten of the most bizarre films, picked along with their posters. Kottke had linked to Eternal Family recently. He calls this list a good guide to the weirdest things in their catalog. See more at kottke.org.

Adafruit Blog · EN

ICYMI Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: Adafruit Metro P4 Hydra, Possible New Raspberry Pi Boards, JIT Gone and More!

If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. To never miss another issue, subscribe now! – You’ll get a terrific newsletter each Monday (which is out before this post). 12,313 subscribers worldwide! The next newsletter goes out Monday morning and subscribing is the best way to keep […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats

image via A24 Ever wonder about the cats of the big screen? Wonder no more with The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats from A24 featuring more than 1,000 kitties, via Colossal. We love all the pets. Cats have always found their way onto our screens. They act as pets, villains, and accomplices, travel on spaceships, […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

LakeShark: the pocket-sized portable SDR scanner

Open Electronics covered LakeShark, a handheld SDR scanner and radio workbench built by SAMS0N1TE. Software defined radio (SDR) has the tuning and decoding happening in code instead of fixed circuits. The build uses the LilyGO T-Display P4, with an ESP32-P4, a 4.1 inch AMOLED screen at 568 x 1232, 16 MB of flash, GPS, a […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Jay Doscher's Recovery Kit 3 Scales Things Up — And Gains Dual Batteries for Field Use

Powered by a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, this luggable cyberdeck boasts a 13.3" AMOLED display.

Hackster.io · EN

Maurice Ribble's EEW Maker Kit Is a 3D-Printable, Customizable, Open Source Electric Spinning Wheel

If you've got yarn and a 3D-printer, Ribble has what you need to make your very own high-performance electric spinner.

Hackster.io · EN

Banana Pi Launches the Raspberry Pi 5-Like Allwinner 733-Powered BPI-M8, Starting at $69

Six-core processor, backed by 4GB of LPDDR5 memory, delivers a cut-price alternative to the big-name brand.

Hackster.io · EN

You Can Build a Better Camera with a Raspberry Pi

The R1 Mini turns a Raspberry Pi 5 into a DIY digital camera with a 3D-printed enclosure, interchangeable lenses, and hackable software.

Hackster.io · EN

MNT Research Teases an Upcoming Quasar Module Built Atop Qualcomm's Dragonwing QCS8550

Compatible with the original MNT Reform, Reform Next, and compact Pocket Reform, the new Quasar "will (unfortunately) be pricey."

Hackster.io · EN

Meet Fetch, the AI Robot That Loves to Play Ball

Fetch is an adorable AI-powered robot built around the Arduino UNO Q that uses computer vision to chase down balls and return them.

Hackster.io · EN

Bambu Lab H3C 3D printer review: A nine-tool monster

The Bambu Lab H3C is a massive tool changer that handles TPU like nobody’s business.

Tom's Hardware · EN