Design

The USPS rings in the Lunar New Year with a delightful hissing stamp

21 million Year of the Snake stamps mark the midpoint of the Postal Service’s 12-year Lunar New Year project.

How David Beckham plans to win the $152 billion supplements business

The global football legend has a plan to break through a crowded market with his new supplement brand IM8.

Sonos CEO steps down following a disastrous app redesign

After Sonos redesigned its app last year, the company saw its revenue tank and announced layoffs. Now its CEO is stepping down.

Philadelphia 76ers won’t build controversial $1.3 billion downtown arena

The Philadelphia 76ers have decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena, a surprising move that comes just weeks after the team received approval for the controversial project from the city council.

Walmart’s bluer new brand is its biggest update in nearly two decades

The retailer’s new logo and brand system is a welcome, if familiar, update.

It’s time to stop making dumb AI wearables

Silicon Valley bros keep coming up with gadgets that promise the 'future of UX,' but they're little more than glorified microphones.

Buy nothing groups got me back on Facebook, but Zuckerberg is about to make me quit again

There's a stark dissonance between the values of Facebook and the Buy Nothing groups on the platform.

Offices are still sitting empty, but that’s about to change

Return-to-office mandates may be only part of the reason office vacancy rates are showing signs of rebounding.

How NFL teams use old-school tech to thaw their frozen football fields

Frozen football fields increase the risk of concussions. The Buffalo Bills are the only NFL team still playing on "tundra."

Weirdcore 2.0’s freaky aesthetic is taking over your feed

A new generation of video artists is creating strange, sometimes absurd, often disturbing imagery using AI—and it’s everywhere.

Midlife wasn’t always a crisis

In classical Western literature, the middle of life is represented as a time to live and die magnificently.

L.A. wildfires have destroyed these film and TV landmarks

Famous Los Angeles landmarks from the city's long history in cinema and television have been destroyed by wildfires.

Peyton and Eli Manning face off in FanDuel’s 2025 Super Bowl ad

The betting platform brand has recruited Peyton and Eli Manning to take over for Gronk in The Kick of Destiny 3.

Dunkin’ does deodorant, Enron is back (sort of), and Honda reveals new EV prototypes

Here’s the branding news we’re keeping up with this week.

The dream of an affordable car is dying—and tariffs could make it worse

About a third of budget vehicles for the U.S. market are built in Mexico, which could soon be hit with tariffs.

Booze’s big rebrand: How nonalcoholic drinks took over the nightlife scene

Once reserved for Dry January, N/A beverages are becoming the new go-to at hot spots around the country thanks to cool packaging.

What Daily Harvest learned about packaging design when it moved into retail

DTC brand Daily Harvest is staging a comeback after a 2022 crisis—and just redesigned its packaging to help its growth into physical retail.

Why fire hydrants were never going to be enough to combat L.A.’s fires

Public figures have questioned L.A.’s 'dry' fire hydrants, but experts say the hydrant system wasn't designed for this intensity of fire.

Tiger Woods’s Sun Day Red logo can’t catch a break

Puma has filed a notice of opposition over Sun Day Red's tiger logo, which it argues is too similar to its own.

Warning labels worked for cigarettes. They could work for alcohol too 

Smoking and drinking both cause cancer, yet only tobacco products come with health warning labels. Experts say It's time for a change.