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The designers finding beauty in nature's darker side
Designers Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons have been telling stories through their subversive designs for decades. Finding beauty in nature's darker side and providing a social commentary on life in the modern world, for them the most interesting…
Art, design and fine food in Guadalajara
Jalisco is the arid, sun-blasted western state of Mexico, where mariachi music, tequila and charrería (the national equestrian sport) originated. Some of the country's best- known writers, artists and actors were born here, too – and…
How a former high school became this Asian city's coolest design hub
At Make by Ginlee at New Bahru, I'm folding and tying fabric into a pleat-shaped corrugated cardboard mould that will be steamed in a special oven in the wall. While waiting for the oven to do its work, I start browsing the boutique's sculptural…
10 Perfectly Designed Final Fantasy Magic Cards That Are 10/10, No Notes
Magic: The Gathering 's Final Fantasy crossover set is a love letter to one of gaming's most enduring franchises, bringing together characters, creatures, locations, and iconic moments from across the series' history. With 16 mainline games and…
System Design Drill Day 14: URL Shortener and Unique ID Generation
SMS is billed per 160-character segment, and a long tracking URL can push a single message into two. Over a whole marketing blast that adds up to real money, and that alone is reason enough for a marketplace to run its own short links. The URL…
Scotland's most miserable towns named including 'place designed to kill dreams
All over Scotland, there are countless cities, towns, and villages that are widely beloved by locals and tourists alike. However, no matter how nice or popular a place is, there will always be people who dislike it for one reason or another.
Retro or ANC? Sony and Bose are courting the younger generation with two very different wired headphone designs, and I'm all for it
Sony and Bose have been at the forefront of the wireless headphones market for a decade now. In 2016, both brands launched their respective premium over-ear headphones that combined wireless connectivity with active noise cancellation (ANC). For…
Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith loved that Baldur's Gate 3 closed off story paths based on your decisions, but defends Bethesda's approach: 'They were both fun, they're just fun in different ways
The Biggest Lesson Bethesda Learned From Skyrim | Bruce Nesmith - YouTube Speaking on a new episode of The Examined Game, Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith shared his big takeaway from Baldur's Gate 3, and contrasted the approaches Bethesda and…
Pixels of the Week - November 8, 2026 by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer.
Could AI make the open web disappear, a fun pigeon armchair & portraits of people who dress alike. Pixels of the Week is my weekly-ish curated newsletter for designers, UX folks, devs, and anyone building accessible, inclusive, usable (and let's be…
Albanese's flagship industry policy delivers $0 to business
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's flagship industry policy to boost growth and productivity delivered no funding to business last year, while billions of dollars in support for struggling smelters bypassed the framework designed to assess if…
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. $CDNS Stock: Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Grows Position
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS - Free Report) by 118.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm…
Raiders' latest 49ers debacle raises two questions that could shape their future
Another Sunday, another reality check for the Raiders in. their 38-17 loss to the 49ers. And at some point, somebody in that building is going to have to decide how many more of these they need before they give Fernando Mendoza the ball. At 4-5…
NASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge
On Sunday, NASA announced the opening of its $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge during a MAX POWER event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. As part of a Golden Age of Science, the competition invites student teams at U.S. high…
South Korean frigate in contention for U.S. Navy program
Nov. 8 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's 3,600-ton Chungnam-class frigate is among the foreign warship designs being considered by the U.S. Navy as Washington explores ways to expand its surface fleet and strengthen domestic shipbuilding capacity. The…
DARPA wants AI to find hidden flaws in digital markets that adversaries could exploit to wreak economic havoc
The Pentagon's research arm is seeking new artificial intelligence tools that can uncover hidden flaws in the rules governing US financial and other digital markets and fix them before adversaries can exploit them to cause economic chaos. The…
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