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nytimes.com - Tomás Hill López-Menchero - Meet the art schools designing Champions League posters for Paris Saint-Germain
Meet the art schools designing Champions League posters for Paris Saint-Germain
The New York Times

A Champions League partnership between Paris Saint-Germain and the French capital's art schools is giving fresh meaning to the phrase ‘hang it in the Louvre'. Since the start of last season, PSG's pre-match posters and pennants for their…

townhall.com - Kevin McCullough - God's Design Wasn't Accidental
God's Design Wasn't Accidental
Townhall

One of the strangest things about modern America is watching people exhaust themselves trying to out-argue reality. Men are women. Women are men. Mothers are optional. Fathers are interchangeable. Biology is negotiable. Family structure is…

marketwatch.com - Brett Arends - Want to tax the rich? Encourage them to keep spending ridiculous amounts of money on designer clothes.
Want to tax the rich? Encourage them to keep spending ridiculous amounts of money on designer clothes.
MarketWatch

If you want to tax the rich, don't turn up at the Met Gala in New York City wearing a “tax the rich” dress, like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did a few years ago. Instead, just encourage all the rich people there to keep doing…

fashionista.com - Janelle Sessoms - Are Fashion Students Designing for the Algorithm?
Are Fashion Students Designing for the Algorithm?
Fashionista

Parsons professor Geoffrey Gertz remembers the days when peak visibility for a designer came from paying for an ad in the glossy pages of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar or another high-profile magazine. They might cost more than $30,000, but media ad…

9to5mac.com - Ryan Christoffel - iPhone 18 Pro: Three new design updates are coming this year
iPhone 18 Pro: Three new design updates are coming this year
9to5Mac

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will launch this fall, and in addition to packing a variety of new features, there are three design changes reportedly coming. Here's what rumors say to expect. Among the iPhone 17 Pro's several design changes, colors have…

afr.com - Lauren Sams - Could one of these young designers be the next Zimmermann?
Could one of these young designers be the next Zimmermann?
Australian Financial Review

Since 1999, emerging designers from Fashion Design Studio – once known as East Sydney Tech – have presented graduate collections at Australian Fashion Week. The stage has acted as a launchpad for the likes of Anna Quan, Christopher…

hypebeast.com - Logan Fairbrother - The Designer Who Helped Bring Vans Back
The Designer Who Helped Bring Vans Back
Hypebeast

From the Pearlized narrative to the Souvenir series, Greg Betty helped redefine Vans for a new era — and has since landed at Jordan Brand. If 2026 ended today, what would be the sneaker brand of the year? It's an often-asked question, and…

the-gadgeteer.com - Rei Padla - Kodak Charmera wins iF and Red Dot Design Awards
Kodak Charmera wins iF and Red Dot Design Awards
The Gadgeteer

You know the Charmera. It's that tiny Kodak keychain that takes blocky 1.6-megapixel photos, sells out the moment it hits a shelf, and somehow turned a deliberately bad camera into one of the year's most chased gadgets. Now it has hardware to match…

fastcompany.com - Christopher Zara - The towering sets for Broadway's 'The Lost Boys' have audiences gasping. Here's how the designer pulled it off
The towering sets for Broadway's 'The Lost Boys' have audiences gasping. Here's how the designer pulled it off
Fast Company

When you're building sets for a musical that's populated by flying vampires, you have to challenge yourself to think three-dimensionally. But Dane Laffrey is used to challenging himself. Over the course of his decades-long career in theater, the…

thesun.co.uk - Kate Kulniece - The stars who ditched designer for discount shops including rapper seen in Co-op
The stars who ditched designer for discount shops including rapper seen in Co-op
The Sun

WHETHER that's a discounted gem or a yellow sticker, millions of thrifty Brits get a kick out of finding a bargain. But where do you shop when you've got millions in the bank? Turns out, some of the richest stars in the business are just like us…

theonion.com - The Onion Staff - ICE Taps BTK Killer To Design New Migrant Detention Center
ICE Taps BTK Killer To Design New Migrant Detention Center
The Onion

WASHINGTON—Calling the upcoming collaboration their most “ambitious foray yet into the field of human suffering,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Wednesday that they had tapped Dennis Rader, the BTK…

yankodesign.com - Pooja Khanna Tyagi - 5 Indoor Garden Designs That Make Small Apartments Feel Like Jungles
5 Indoor Garden Designs That Make Small Apartments Feel Like Jungles
Yanko Design

Living in a compact home does not mean giving up on greenery. The “plant parent” mindset has evolved beyond simple pots on a sill, growing into a refined blend of nature and design. Indoor gardens today are thoughtful…

smh.com.au - Elizabeth Redman - Five architect-designed luxury homes we love
Five architect-designed luxury homes we love
The Sydney Morning Herald

Architects see things that others don't: how a well-placed window can transform a room, how a curve instead of a corner can change how a space feels, or how moving a wall can make all the difference. They can reimagine a period home that's ready…

prnewswire.com - Bluevua - Bluevua Named Winner of 2026 IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Excellence in Product Design
Bluevua Named Winner of 2026 IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Excellence in Product Design
Cision PR Newswire

'We were thrilled to attend the Gala and hear Bluevua announced as the Global Honoree for our category. To experience this recognition for our patented design which includes a 6-stage filtration process, and a 3:1 filtered-to-waste water ratio…

ubergizmo.com - Paulo Montenegro - Google Denies Android 17 Liquid Glass Design Rumors
Google Denies Android 17 Liquid Glass Design Rumors
Ubergizmo

Google has officially denied rumors that it plans to adopt Apple's “Liquid Glass” design language for the upcoming Android 17. Sameer Samat, the head of Google's mobile operating system, addressed the speculation following a 15-second…

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