July 10, 2026 Facebook and Instagram have to dismantle these addictive design features, says EU watchdog BY Associated Press The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable “key addictive features” like infinite scrolling. The EU’s executive arm issued … Continue reading Facebook and Instagram have to dismantle these addictive design features, says EU watchdog
June 18, 2026 Can ‘Applied Creativity’ be the next ‘Design Thinking?’ BY Grace Snelling In a January 2025 podcast episode, Open AI CEO Sam Altman was asked what the most important skill would be in the age of AI. His answer was—in simplest terms—the ability to ask creative questions. Last summer, Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft … Continue reading Can ‘Applied Creativity’ be the next ‘Design Thinking?’
March 25, 2026 Landmark case finds Meta and Google liable for addicting app design BY Jennifer Mattson A Los Angeles County jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google liable for harming a young woman who used their social media platforms. The landmark decision—which could have an impact on whether future cases can be brought against tech … Continue reading Landmark case finds Meta and Google liable for addicting app design
March 04, 2026 Systems design and the semantic revolution BY Avery Pennarun When I was in high school in the 1990s, my physics teacher pulled me aside with a question he couldn’t shake: “How do they get every computer in the world to talk to every other computer?” He’d seen how hard it was to agree on basics like … Continue reading Systems design and the semantic revolution
March 04, 2026 Why forward-looking organizations apply a design lens BY Lisa Gralnek In too many organizations, design is treated as a downstream function or even a cost center. In the best case, it’s a nice-to-have that is applied to refine or beautify after strategy is set, budgets are approved, and decisions are largely already locked. It could be … Continue reading Why forward-looking organizations apply a design lens
An AI prompt framework to clarify positioning, segment opportunity and prioritize high-impact loyalty initiatives without a six-figure agency budget. By Ed Poppe February 20, 2026 The best loyalty programs aim to show up like a friend who actually knows you. Marketers have a thousand ideas and no time to test them. AI won’t … Continue reading How to design a loyalty program your CFO and customers will both support
Using AI in marketing requires separating learning from delivery. A lab-factory model offers a repeatable path from experimentation to scale. By Angela Vega February 11, 2026 Marketing plans are often evaluated in leadership reviews through the same core question: what will this drive? In familiar territory, the answers are straightforward. You know the … Continue reading How to design marketing organizations for AI learning and scale
January 31, 2026 How to design a sabbatical that actually changes you
December 23, 2025 The best design books of 2025 span>span]:whitespace-nowrap”>It’s easy, for me at least, to be cynical about the state of design. Our visual environment can feel bland, everything from brands to buildings homogenized around similar styles. The ever-impending AI takeover can make the future of this work uncertain. My reading around design this … Continue reading The best design books of 2025
July 22, 2025 There’s a way to design better, together BY Lisa Gralnek In an age where remote work has become the default for many creative teams and AI is adding more collaborators and iterations into the mix, the design process is increasingly being tested. Tools are abundant, yet collaboration often feels more fragmented than fluid. … Continue reading There’s a way to design better, together
