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forbes.com - Sanghita Dey - How Trading Platforms Can Incorporate A Behavioral Intelligence Layer Into Design​
How Trading Platforms Can Incorporate A Behavioral Intelligence Layer Into Design​
Forbes

Sanghita Dey, founder of SolusFinance, is building behavioral intelligence systems to improve decision-making in financial markets. For years, trading innovation has focused on improving access through faster execution, better tools and broader…

archdaily.com - Eduardo Souza - Designing for Time: Material Aging as a Design Strategy
Designing for Time: Material Aging as a Design Strategy
ArchDaily

The figure of Tithonus in Greek mythology offers a reflection on the paradox of permanence. In pleading with Zeus for immortality, he forgot to request eternal youth, resulting in a life of endless aging. Over time, his body deteriorates, turning…

republicworld.com - info desk - How JSID is Training Designers for an AI-Led World
How JSID is Training Designers for an AI-Led World
Republic World

The design industry is at a turning point. On one side is a traditional, craft-led approach that has shaped the field for decades. On the other is an AI-driven reality that is rapidly changing how designers work and think. For today's students…

fastcompany.com - Grace Snelling - How do you design a bathroom for the godfather of the Bauhaus? Keep it simple
How do you design a bathroom for the godfather of the Bauhaus? Keep it simple
Fast Company

In November 2025, nearly 300 designers began work on their submissions for the competition of a lifetime: the opportunity to design a bathroom for one of the most famous architects of all time. The competition called on designers to imagine a new…

businessinsider.com - Ana Altchek - A 26-year-old UX designer shares how she pivoted into AI communications
A 26-year-old UX designer shares how she pivoted into AI communications
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sajani Lokuge, a 26-year-old AI content manager at an industrial AI software company. She is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her identity and employment have been verified by Business Insider. The…

buzzfeed.com - Chelsea Stuart - 31 Things That Will Finally Help You (Affordably) Design The Living Room Of Your Dreams
31 Things That Will Finally Help You (Affordably) Design The Living Room Of Your Dreams
BuzzFeed

You deserve a living room that looks put-together — even if you're working with a shoestring budget. If you're searching for small space ideas, renter-friendly upgrades, or clever ways to hide cords and clutter, this list delivers. Keep…

fortune.com - William Mougayar - Crypto users keep getting robbed because of a simple design flaw-but a solution is at hand
Crypto users keep getting robbed because of a simple design flaw-but a solution is at hand
Fortune

If you have ever paid online with Stripe's new Link wallet, autofilled a checkout with Apple Pay, or topped up a Revolut account, you have used a piece of financial architecture that took decades to perfect. Sadly, for crypto and all its talk of…

hypebeast.com - Nico Gavino - Does Your Designer Shirt Actually Suck? This Expert Has the Answer
Does Your Designer Shirt Actually Suck? This Expert Has the Answer
Hypebeast

Meet @fabricateurialist, the fabric expert calling out the fashion industry's dirty secrets, stitch by stitch. It's not enough to feel your clothes; the Fabricateurialist wants you to understand them. Designer-turned-content creator Marc (who…

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 - Catie Pusateri - SCAD's New Luxury Boutique Puts Student Designers Front and Center
SCAD's New Luxury Boutique Puts Student Designers Front and Center
Fashionista

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) stands apart from its peers thanks to its extensive hands-on training: Its film majors explore an 11-acre backlot, aspiring actors enjoy an on-site casting office and now, its fashion design students…

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…

screenrant.com - Ewan Moore - Marvel's Spider-Man 3 Carnage Design Praised By Gamers
Marvel's Spider-Man 3 Carnage Design Praised By Gamers
ScreenRant

When Marvel's Spider-Man 3 finally arrives, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are going to have their hands full. The last game set up Doctor Octopus' plan for revenge, Norman Osborn's transformation into the Green Goblin, and the debut of Carnage.

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