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Updated 25 Oct, 18:00
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No, People Don’t Want More AI In Their Life
Many companies assume everyone craves new AI features. But the reality is that most people don't want more AI — at least not in the way most AI leaders envision it. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendly video…
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Archie G. Norcross’ Maine Forest Fire Maps (1918–22)
Circular maps custom-made for the fire towers that once dotted the American wilderness.
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From Kickoff To First Concept: How To Turn Brand Strategy Into Visual Direction
The strongest visual concepts don’t start in Figma. They start with the right questions. Explore the pre-concept phase of brand identity design, where teams research brand context, uncover hidden assumptions with stakeholders, and turn…
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Designing For Distressed Users: Why Mental Health Apps Shouldn’t Follow Every UI Fashion
Many UI trends are designed to capture attention and signal innovation, but those goals often conflict with the needs of mental health apps: reducing cognitive strain, fostering trust, and providing a sense of refuge. Kat Homan introduces…
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“Worthless Idiot, Donkey Head”: Parodies of Pedantry on the Renaissance Stage
Pompous know-it-alls were once a mainstay of mockery on the Italian stage. Arnoud Visser investigates this stock character of the pedant and his association with individual superiority, social distinction, and sexual transgression, finding…
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Peruvianizing Peru: Covers from Amauta Magazine (1926–30)
Cover designs for José Carlos Mariátegui’s radical Lima-based magazine.
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Choice Notes on History from Notes and Queries (1858)
Selections from the long-running British journal on historical peculiarities, from the whereabouts of Mary Queen of Scot’s severed head to the identity of Charles I's hooded executioner.
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Meet Kirki: WordPress’s First Visual Builder With An Infinite Canvas
We have been building websites inside boxes for years on WordPress. Let’s take a closer look at [Kirki](https://kirki.com/), the first freeform visual builder with an infinite canvas, and explore how it redefines the experience with…
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Users Don’t Need More Tools: They Need Seamless Integrations
A closer look at why users don’t need more tools in their daily lives. What they need are seamless integrations of useful features to match already existing, established mental models. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces…
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Diagrams for Travel from the Qanoon-e-Islam (1832)
Diagrams from a now-lost Urdu manuscript illustrating the propitious days and directions for travel.
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Louis Pope Gratacap, A Curator in Lost Worlds
Arguably the first work of fiction to feature a *Tyrannosaurus rex*, Louis Pope Gratacap’s *The New Northland* (1915) is at once kaleidoscopic, mischievous, fascinating — and exhausting. Richard Fallon explores this “lost world” novel…
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The Art of Kite Flying (1430–1929)
69 images of kite flying from across 5 centuries and some dozen countries.
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Venetian Bridge Brawls in 17th and 18th Century Art
Artworks from an era when Venetians brawled on bridges.