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Type in the digital era is a mess

Laying out text used to be fairly straightforward. Then computers came along and ruined everything.

Type in the digital era is a mess

What design tools get wrong

Designers have more digital design tools than ever before. Yet some key problems remain.

What design tools get wrong

The explosion of design tools has come at a cost

Sketch, Framer, Figma, Adobe XD: Design tools are proliferating, but they don’t always simplify the design process. Here are five ways toolmakers can create a better design ecosystem for everyone, writes Designer Fund codirector Ben Blumenfeld.

The explosion of design tools has come at a cost

As Design And Engineering Blur, Figma Wants To Be Their Platform

This design tool is built for the web, which gives it the potential to simplify the messy process of melding concepts and code.

As Design And Engineering Blur, Figma Wants To Be Their Platform

Impact

To build cities that survive climate change, we should emulate Earth’s first creatures

The effects of inequality run as deep as our microbiomes

Throwing fermented grape skins on icy roads could help cut down our salt use

Creativity

Here’s how to get your Spotify Wrapped 2019—and My Decade Wrapped

President Trump’s catty European trip turned world leaders into Mean Girls

Giphy’s top gifs of the year show how gifs helped us escape in 2019

Co.Design

This $995 jacket is designed to help you sleep on long-haul flights

50 designers reinvent the Christmas tree ornament

Retailers are selling $60 cords for Apple’s wireless Airpods

Work Life

You’ve hit a plateau in your business or career. Now what?

Two simple budget-friendly ways to include remote workers at holiday parties

These are the 7 types of companies that you should stay away from