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The NYC department of records, to their eternal glory, has digitized hundreds of historic videos and audio recordings from @WNYC’s history since 1937.
Anyone who is an NYC-phile needs to get into this STAT.
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This discussion made me think of your recent DO post. cheers
Generative AI promises limitless creativity, but research shows it may be simplifying images, flattening attention, and even reshaping how people understand their own stories. @davidzmorris explores the hidden costs in his new essay. designobserver.com/suddenly-…
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Cool coverage of @antimemeLLC from @DesignObserver — proud to have helped incubate & mentor this studio, but 99.96% of it has been the broad expertise and hunger of @varien. Congratulations to you and Jeff on psyopping the timeline.
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This is the real concern with generative AI - it's not about replacing designers, it's about homogenizing visual language and flattening creative problem solving. When everyone has access to the same training data and patterns, we risk losing the cultural specificity and unique perspectives that make design meaningful. The tool should expand creative boundaries, not constrain them.
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I barely freelance anymore, but I was excited to dig in to research design experts are doing on GenAI imagery.
Bottom line: GenAI imagery is mathematically simpler than human-crafted images, and so fails to hold viewer attention.
That is, it's likely very bad for advertising.
Generative AI promises limitless creativity, but research shows it may be simplifying images, flattening attention, and even reshaping how people understand their own stories. @davidzmorris explores the hidden costs in his new essay. designobserver.com/suddenly-…
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delighted to make my @DesignObserver debut with a piece perfect for the holiday season - talking about AI, militarist creep, and weaponising Ghibli aesthetics for messaging that undercuts its humanist principles. porco rosso great though.
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What happens when a nation responds to school shootings not with policy, but with products? In an exclusive interview, the filmmakers behind HBO’s Thoughts & Prayers discuss the strange, chilling world of America’s active-shooter preparedness industry. designobserver.com/thoughts-…
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While we work to expand access to design for the next generation, we’re also helping today’s designers find their next role. Explore the Design Observer Job Board designobserver.com/jobs/
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My latest for @DesignObserver: "@erikinternet did not come to play. " I not only enjoyed his new book, I got to enjoy the people I met because of it, and what it did to my spirit.
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In her latest essay for Design Observer, Sarah Gephart unveils a new system of playful, abstract marks, reimagining how we visually organize 20 years of design conversation. 🔗 Read More designobserver.com/sarah-gep…
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Meet us in Chicago! The Institute of Design’s Shapeshift Summit hits Chicago May 28-30. Our very own Design As podcast team will be on hand, recording live. Design Observer fans get 20% off with code DESIGNOBSERVER. Register 👇 id.iit.edu/shapeshift-2025/
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After fleeing Iran at 19, designer Nila Rezaei began transforming headscarves into stadium seats — reclaiming public space for the women banned from entering it. designobserver.com/dear-moth…
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We're kicking off Design Juice Live, a brand-new series from Design Observer featuring candid conversations with design’s leading minds, innovators, and creators. 🔗 Details and RSVP below 👇 linkedin.com/events/nonlinea…
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Giorgia Lupi is featured on the latest episode of the @DesignObserver 'Design As' podcast with @moreaulee, talking about recovering from Long Covid and transitioning from tracking her symptoms to tracking her progress.
Listen to the full episode: designobserver.com/design-as…
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In this thought-provoking essay, our Editor in Chief, Ellen McGirt reflects on the fires raging in California, the fragility of our systems, and the hope that lies in touching, changing, and redesigning for good. What will you redesign? 🌱 designobserver.com/the-parab…
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“Using imagination to dream beyond existing systems & work towards worlds which we would want to inhabit.”
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I love how Timnit, Alex & DAIR are bringing jouissance to AI. @DocDre
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In 1999, @okrent saw the future of the magazine business and raised the alarm. Very few paid attention. And now you’re listening to a podcast called Print Is Dead.
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Listen as @georgegendron digs deep into this talented and important editor and author’s life.
DesignObserver retweeted
We're hiring our first two VPs into our Design department.
These are great opportunities to co-lead, support, and guide a department of >40 incredibly talented people with skills across practices including visual design, product design, content design, design research, and more.
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Amid countless stories of AI "scraping" the internet to undermine original work, there is this. One work inspires another. That is how the public domain feeds creativity. web.law.duke.edu/cspd/public…
