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Quiz: Who Designed That Font?
We’re rounding up the week with a fun quiz for anyone who loves fonts. You’ve seen these typefaces used in hundreds of designs — from presidential campaigns, to corporate branding — but do you know who crafted those curves? We’ll start off with an easy one: Do you know who designed Futura? Source The post […]
May 1, 2021
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9 Best Multipurpose WordPress Themes (2021 updated)
Flexibility, potent website building tools, great customer support, and impressive sales figures are to be expected in top-tier multipurpose WordPress themes. You may or may not choose to invest in a multipurpose WordPress theme for a single website-building project. You’ll save lots of time and money by investing in one when you’re designing websites for […]
April 30, 2021
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There’s Now A ‘Handshake Simulator’ Because These Are Some Weird Times
Image via Shutterstock There’ll come a time when you’ll have too many elbow bumps and air high fives. It’s weird, and possibly unheard of in the past, but you might be missing handshakes with strangers these days. Game designer Torfi Ásgeirsson, who more often goes simply by Torfi, has thus created a free game to […]
April 30, 2021
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MUJI Phases Out Plastic Drink Bottles With New Aluminum Redesigns
Image via Ned Snowman / Shutterstock.com MUJI, an icon for minimalism in Japan, is finally also stripping back on its environmental footprint with an upgrade of single-use packaging materials. As SoraNews24 reports, the Japanese “no-brand” lifestyle goods store has ceased stocking beverages in PET plastic bottles across the country. In place of plastic, the drinks […]
April 30, 2021
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These Are The World’s Hottest Design Labels Of Q1 2021, Topping 12,000 Others
Image courtesy of andersphoto / Shutterstock.com According to the Lyst Index’s Q1 2021 report, Gucci still remains the hottest fashion brand in the world. The Lyst Index is a quarterly ranking of fashion’s hottest brands and products. Global search platform Lyst analyzes the online shopping trends of more than nine million shoppers a month, across […]
April 30, 2021
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Netflix Rolls Out Shuffle Tool That Plays New Shows Based On Your Viewing Habits
[Click here to view the video in this article] Video screenshot via Netflix Were you a chronic channel surfer back in the day? If so, Netflix’s ‘Play Something’ might be your new favorite feature. The streaming platform relieves channel-hopping tendencies but takes things up a notch by actually playing new series or films in line […]
April 30, 2021
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Gold-Plated Nintendo Wii Made For Queen Elizabeth Goes Up On eBay For $300K
[Click here to view the video in this article] Image via Donny Fillerup / eBay Very soon, one lucky buyer will be able to say they own a royal gaming console. A one-of-a-kind Nintendo Wii, made in 24K gold exclusively for Queen Elizabeth II, is now up for sale on eBay. This limited-edition, and very […]
April 30, 2021
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McDonald’s Is Apologizing For Its Confusing Spoon Design With Free McFlurrys
[Click here to view the video in this article] Images via pancha.me / Shutterstock.com and Fazrulejoy / Shutterstock.com Everyone has an embarrassing anecdote, and it turns out that mistaking the McFlurry spoon for a straw is a shared experience nobody really wants to admit to. It’s not exactly common knowledge that the spoons are blending […]
April 30, 2021
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Dole Enlists Artist Who Ate $120K Banana Art To Create NFTs For A Healthy Cause
[Click here to view the video in this article] Image courtesy of Dole The Dole Sunshine Company, whose offerings are commonly spotted in supermarkets, is partnering David Datuna – “The Hungry Artist” who ate a banana at Art Basel Miami 2019 – to create a non-fungible token (NFT) collection. This is part of the brand’s […]
April 30, 2021
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Chicago Architecture Biennial
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Port
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World Chess
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Archiwum Protestów Publicznych
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Poll: Is Basecamp Right To Shutdown Politics At Work?
This week, in a move like something from a particularly eventful episode of The Office, popular project management app company Basecamp banned political and societal discussion in the company’s internal communications. In a post that has been revised for “clarification,” the company’s co-founder Jason Fried listed six rules for employees: No societal or political discussions […]
April 30, 2021
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50+ Sets of Free Social Media Icons
Designers love free icon sets. Having quality icons can help to make a site’s design look complete, and can also help with the usability of the site. Social media icons are some of the most commonly used icons, especially in blog design. Fortunately, there are a number of free sets of quality social media icons. […]
April 29, 2021
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Behind The Design: The Olympic Rings, Made Up Of The World’s Most Common Colors
Behind The Design is a segment by DesignTAXI where we wind back to the pioneering products and icons that steered the design world forward and transformed consumer perceptions forever. Image via evgenii mitroshin / Shutterstock.com What: Olympic logo Who designed it: Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin When: 1913 Image via Ink Drop / […]
April 29, 2021
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Here’s The First-Ever EV For Wheelchair Users, No Driver’s License Required
Image via Kenguru You’ve seen the experimental and cheeky side of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, but when it really comes down to it, these automobiles are meant to even out the environmental impact of gasoline-fueled cars. One way to make this possible is by ensuring eco-friendly travel is available for all. Kenguru is the […]
April 29, 2021