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After 53 Years at Monotype, She Got the Ultimate Retirement Gift: Her Own Font
After 53 years working with type, Pat Lightizer got the ultimate retirement gift: her own font.
TikTok Is Quietly Putting Web Apps Inside Its App
TikTok isn’t just hosting videos anymore—it’s quietly letting web-based experiences live inside the app. TikTok Minis could blur the line between social network, browser, and app platform, and web designers should be paying attention.
Google Is Testing a Search Bar That Works Outside Chrome
Google is quietly testing a way to bring Search outside Chrome and directly on top of whatever app you’re using. It’s called Project Loom, and this little floating search box could hint at a much bigger future where Google follows you around your desktop.
Firefox Is Getting Its Biggest Redesign in Years. Then Mozilla Got Cold Feet.
Firefox is getting its biggest makeover in years—but Mozilla has already backed away from some of its boldest ideas. Project Nova reveals what happens when modern design trends, millions of opinionated users, and the internet’s unstoppable obsession with rounded corners collide.
Meta Just Launched an AI That Uses Websites for You. That Could Be a Big Deal for Web Designers
Your website’s next visitor might not be human. Meta’s new Muse agent can navigate sites, fill out forms and take action for you—and it could force web designers to rethink exactly who they’re designing for.
Adobe Has a Secret New Design Tool—and You Can Apply to Test It
Adobe is quietly testing a mysterious new web-based design tool called Project Oasis—and designers can apply to get inside. Details are scarce, the beta is under NDA, and Adobe isn’t showing much yet… which only makes us want in more.
The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old — And Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look
The ampersand is nearly 2,000 years old. yet designers still can’t agree on what it should look like. From ancient Roman *et* to hundreds of wildly different & designs, the story behind typography’s favorite squiggle is stranger than you might expect.
Canva Is Quietly Publishing Nearly 1 Million Websites a Month
Canva isn't just for presentations and social posts anymore. Nearly 1 million websites are now being published through Canva every month—and with 100+ new Visual Suite updates, web designers may want to start paying attention.
Instagram’s New Logo Has a Legibility Problem
Instagram just redesigned its iconic wordmark—but there’s a problem: a surprising number of people think it says “Instagzam.” The controversy offers a perfect lesson in what happens when brand personality collides with one of design’s most basic rules: people still need to be able to read it.
