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This map shows just how big Democrats won the midterms

A vibe shift visualized.

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The midterms’ biggest branding trend? Centrism

With majority parties more unpopular than ever, some candidates used the midterm elections to look as nonpartisan as possible.

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Major League Baseball’s new look pays homage to the sport’s history

To build out a new font book for MLB, the branding and design agency behind the league’s refreshed visual identity drafted its own all-star team of...

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Forget Zillow. Vermonters are fighting the housing crisis with catalogs

To cut down on construction approval time, local governments are preapproving home designs. In Vermont, they’re taking it statewide.

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Purple is everywhere in fintech. This bank rebranded but kept the color

To bring a Brazilian bank to the U.S., designers wanted a brand that felt global.

29.10.2026 10

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General Mills finally fixed the age-old problem of stale cereal

Cheerios now come in a resealable bag.

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These tiny rat backpacks are designed to help find victims in an earthquake

Equipped with high-tech, low-weight backpacks, African giant pouched rats are learning how to go where human and robot rescuers can’t.

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Why the government wants self-driving cars to glow cyan

Red means stop, green means go, turquoise means nobody’s driving.

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These tiny trackers were designed to be light enough for a butterfly

To track individual butterfly movements, designers had to make a transmitter weighing less than a grain of rice.

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This gadget uses AI to listen to plants and translate what they say

If plants could talk . . .

26.10.2026 8

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This Nike race medal is meant to be worn as jewelry

And not wind up in the bottom of a drawer.

24.10.2026 20

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To ‘change the perception of materials,’ this museum started with its own annex

63% of the Gent Waste Brick, used at Design Museum Gent, is made from recycled waste like crushed concrete and construction glass.

22.10.2026 8

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Even Republicans don’t want to touch Trump right now

The president is polling at an all-time low, leading more Republicans to distance themselves in their campaign ads.

21.10.2026 20

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This melting Ron DeSantis statue is a perfect metaphor for climate change

Made from a soft metal called gallium, the statue of Florida’s governor is designed to melt under the sun.

20.10.2026 10

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Stefan Sagmeister’s new shoe designs are actually walking infographics

The designs use data viz to show statistics about renewable energy and homelessness across 6 countries.

19.10.2026 10

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Why the grocery store of the future could have more mini cans and personal packs

Consumer packaged goods made for big households and upselling are designed for a world that no longer exists.

19.10.2026 9

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Arsenal’s new blackletter font is a tribute to a star player

It completes a series of custom typefaces designed for use before, during, and after games.

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Trump’s new ‘superintelligence’ website is a rebrand fail

The newly branded SI.gov website has a problem: Its messaging is out of sync with public opinion.

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This pretty speaker is made from old melted Barbies

Gomi’s new tech products get their swirly, bright colors thanks to an unexpected recycled material.

14.10.2026 10

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The Trump administration just cut down a century’s worth of history at a D.C. golf course

Hundreds of historic trees were removed from the federal grounds. Those roots told a story.

12.10.2026 10

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The NBA is testing ‘smart’ basketballs. Here’s how they work

A small sensor built into the basketball’s air valve weighs just about a gram, and players can’t tell the difference.

09.10.2026 10

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Trump wants to rebrand his West Palm Beach golf club into MAGA ‘Camp David’

Eyeing post-presidency life, the designation request is his company’s latest maneuver to utilize presidential perks.

08.10.2026 10

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Skydance’s subtle rebrand proves which company has brand power

For now, the new media conglomerate is opting to assemble WB, Paramount , and their subsidiary networks into a family of brands.

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Starbucks’ next big design move takes aim at its small-footprint stores

Starbucks says it plans to roll out a new concept for its cafés with a smaller physical footprint that still has seating to stay a while.

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This stunning lookout point leaves nothing between you and the Austrian Alps

The architecture firm Snøhetta designed ‘Lech Mountain Mirror’ to turn this mountain view into a full sensory experience.

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The penny is making a comeback. Just don’t try to spend it

A bipartisan bill that formally calls on the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies includes a provision for commemorative 1-cent coins.

02.10.2026 10

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This antimicrobial penguin vest isn’t just precious. It could be lifesaving

It’s no tuxedo, but Textil Kimba’s vest could help injuries heal while reducing human contact.

02.10.2026 10

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Independent candidates are making their independence their biggest brand asset

In the run-up to this year’s midterms, these candidates aren’t being shy about their lack of major-party affiliation. In fact, they’re designing...

02.10.2026 10

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Mayor Mamdani just hired a bunch of ‘grocery store nerds’ to design NYC’s city-owned markets

The agencies behind Graza, Stillers, and more will give the municipal stores an appetizing new look. And yes, there will be merch.

30.09.2026 10

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America gets a chatbot

Designed by the National Design Studio, America.gov’s new chatbot wants to reduce government complexity to a prompt box.

29.09.2026 10

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With Meta’s Muse Charm, AI enters its kawaii era

To sell AI hardware as a consumer product, Meta designed its Muse Charm and chatbot to be cute.

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This app is a smart glasses creep detector

By recognizing Bluetooth signals from top smart-eyewear brands, ZuckOff notifies users of nearby AI glasses.

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Trump loves good ratings. He won’t find them on ‘Trump TV’

A just-launched YouTube channel that shows nothing but 24/7 Trump clips is having trouble attracting viewers.

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This futuristic Nike speed suit has an opening for a ponytail

Runner Keely Hodgkinson set a meet and venue record wearing a one-of-one speed suit that looks like a superhero costume.

22.09.2026 10

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How one branding agency redesigned its website to reduce carbon emissions

MEK, in Melbourne, Australia, ditched duplicated HTML tags and welcomed a new font in order to make its digital footprint more sustainable.

21.09.2026 10

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Think you can design a better iPhone? Here’s your chance

Your imagination is the limit with a new “Design the Next iPhone” simulator.

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Does Novo Nordisk’s slimmed down rebrand signal a new era of DTC revivalism?

The drugmaker behind Ozempic and Wegovy wants to be on a first-name basis with customers.

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‘I wanted it to be raw’: Paula Scher explains her squished map logo

Created for a revue of women-written plays, the handmade logo is designed to reflect how women are “squeezed out of democracy.”

16.09.2026 10

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It took 2,977 drones to create this stunning 9/11 memorial show. Here’s how they pulled it off

One of the biggest challenges was finding a suitable launch location.

11.09.2026 10

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Trump wanted to change the design of mail-in ballot envelopes. A court just ruled against him

The Trump administration asked local election officials to add a new barcode to their mail-in ballot envelopes, a demand that would have caused...

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Apple’s new iPhone Duo turns the interface on its head

The iPhone Duo takes controls that once were displayed horizontally and turns them vertical.

10.09.2026 10

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Rick Owens, Kelly Wearstler, and Playlab just redefined the chair

Could unique materials and avant-garde designs shape new industrial design classics?

09.09.2026 20

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Team Lake Ontario, or team Lake America? There’s a hat for both camps

‘Canada Is Not for Sale’ is meant to ‘subvert President Trump’s most powerful political symbol and meet him where he is.’

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This 3D-printed alarm clock has an arcade-style snooze button

The CinderClock was designed to fight doomscrolling when you wake up.

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Trump’s Lake America font underscores the new name’s silliness

President Trump gave Lake Ontario a MAGA rebrand with a font to match.

04.09.2026 20

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Apple has a hardware guy as CEO. Here’s what people want him to do

Apple’s new CEO is experienced in product design, and he’s already getting plenty of unsolicited suggestions.

03.09.2026 20

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AI ruined posters. This human designer is fixing them

It’s AI versus humans, and the humans are winning.

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The Twitter brand is back. It’s not how you remember it

Twitter.now argues Elon Musk’s X abandoned the old Twitter brand, so it’s adopted the look—albeit with a twist.

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Man City fans used AI to design the team’s new kit

A crowdsourced contest led to the winning design.

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This shirt is like an AI invisibility cloak

The wacky pattern on this garment from designer Simon Weckert turns it into AI camouflage.

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