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A handmade desk in an office painted a color called ‘Little Piggy.’
PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew is switching over to a new, retro-style logo starting in May 2025, replacing the pointy “Mtn Dew” branding it’s used for about 15 years, the company shared with The Verge in an email.
I still prefer the logo from the real sugar-containing Mountain Dew Throwback (remember?), but it’ll... dew. Here’s a look at the logo’s changes over time.
The company updated its existing “Moz://a” logo on a recent blog post, and German blogger Sören Hentzschel has spotted a new symbol in some Github code commits that may be used alongside it.
It could represent a flag, but it also looks like a dinosaur thanks to that eye-like dot — which might be a cryptic nod to the Mozilla Foundation’s old mascot.
The aptly named 16-foot tall “Dinosaur” statue, created by artist Iván Argote, is coming to New York’s High Line Plinth in October, where it’ll spend 18 months menacing locals. Argote told Curbed that he wanted the piece to invoke a sense of familiarity with those who often observe pigeons in the city:
“I really want people to have that feeling. It’s like, Ah, I’ve seen you, man. Here you are. Here you are.”
Here’s Guide to Computing, a loving collection of photos of giant computers from 1945 to 1990 by James Ball, who publishes as Docubyte. Sounds like a book is in the works; sign me up.
I’ve been following LuckyMong for a while now because of their incredible (and incredibly fast) illustrations of NBA players. Now, like much of the world, the artist has turned their attention to the Olympics in Paris with very fun images of just how tall Victor Wembanyama is, and South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji looking like a Metal Gear Solid character.
To her, AI is just an extension of what Canva has always done: make accessible design tools that cost less than Adobe’s.
Embracing sustainability with a design made from a single block of milled aluminum, Nocs Labs’ $1,289 Monolith x Aluminum is an 8.8 pound wireless speaker featuring Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and support for Spotify and Tidal. Its five drivers include a pair of four-inch woofers all powered by a 15 hour rechargeable battery, and up to eight of the speakers can be paired for synced playback.
Mostly because he got his mitts on this rad KDDI Infobar Apple Watch case. Turning the KDDI Infobar’s iconic design into a nostalgic Apple Watch accessory? Chef’s kiss. I miss that era of Japanese feature phones so friggin’ much.
You can read more about it in Sam’s review, but how’s that for ‘replacing’ your phone with a smartwatch?
If last week’s big revamp and the launch of the Canva Enterprise package didn’t convince you, hang on one minute.
Perhaps the power of hip-hop dance and Hamilton-style rhymes can prove that Canva’s suite is soulless enough (or “safe and securrre” enough, if you prefer) to have a place in your corporation alongside Microsoft 365, Zoom, Google Workspace, and Slack.
Maxon announced in October that it will bring its beloved desktop 3D sculpting software to the platform this year, but our first look at it comes courtesy of Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad event.
There’s still no word on the release date or pricing. The UI looks really clean though, and it seemingly supports Zbrush’s Sculptris Pro mode, judging by the icon seen up top.
Much like the Tupperware in your parents’ pantry, the company is struggling despite a time that reheatable plastic kitchenware has never been more popular. Apparently, it’s partially down to how the Tupperware is sold. It’s not in an online store or through TikTok. Instead it’s still peddled at parties.
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The San Francisco-based software maker received information that has prompted “an internal investigation with the assistance of outside counsel and advisors,” Autodesk said in a filing late Monday. The probe involves accounting practices around free cash flow and non-GAAP operating margin practices, the company said, while noting it doesn’t believe the review will affect previously issued financial statements.
During a GDC 2024 talk, the developers on Tears of the Kingdom explained how they were able to blow players’ minds with the design philosophy of ‘multiplicative gameplay.’
The leader of design toolmaker Figma on life after the failed Adobe deal and what comes next in a live interview from SXSW.
Lots to talk about — life after the Adobe deal went away, of course, but much more interestingly there’s a lot going on with the web, design, and AI, and Figma’s right in the middle of it. We’ll see you there! (And check out the rest of the Vox Media Podcast Stage schedule, it’ll be a party.)
The “Your apps” row is getting a refresh with rounded app icons and more of them as well as a new shortcut to free channels and quick access to reorder apps and add more.
Google says the tweaks are rolling out starting today and coming to all devices over the “next few months.”
Judging by the comments on last week’s post, everyone is adjusting to the new default font for the Microsoft Office apps either well, terribly, or somewhere in between.
For people who like font-related puns, here’s another video to watch, and if you can’t stand Aptos as the Microsoft 365 standard-bearer, this support page has the details on how to change it.
Microsoft 365 office suite users on TikTok are picking up on the switch to Aptos that was announced and started rolling out last fall:
This new look specifies an updated standard color palette and type font that are applied throughout Microsoft Office. The new theme will affect only your document, not the look and feel of Microsoft 365.
If it’s bugging you, this support page can explain how to change the default font or theme across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Tim Cook shared a fun animation celebrating the 40th anniversary of the original Macintosh, and hidden amongst the colorful array of products and iconography is none other than Clarus, a lesser-known piece of Mac history otherwise referred to as the “dogcow.”
Designed by legendary graphic designer Susan Kare for the original Macintosh as part of the Cairo font, Clarus continues to make cameos in Apple’s software. Stephen Hackett has a great write-up at 512 Pixels on Clarus that I highly recommend, especially on a day like today.
