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#1: Are.na – The social network antithesis

Are.na can be explained in many ways. To me, it’s a platform for saving visual bookmarks. It launched over 12 years ago and it’s fully supported and funded by its humble community.

What If Designers Went on Strike?

So that got me thinking: what would happen if all creatives united to ask for better working environments, or fair and level pitching grounds? One potential result could be that creative agencies would get invited to participate or compete only in projects where their credentials, expertise, and costs are in line with what the client is looking for— in other words, projects they can actually win.

New X Glitch Wipes Out Almost a Decade of Photos

Users were shocked to find that all of their images and links posted before December 2014 were broken.

Weareseventeen’s 3D motion film for Frontify is a “tactile expression” of brand guidelines

Frontify is a software offering a holistic approach to brand management. Helping organisations to ensure consistent experiences, it supports brands in creating brand guidelines that suit their needs and message. With 2.5 million users including the likes of Oglivy, Trainline and Volkswagen, the software has reached new heights in recent years.

AI-Generated Art Lacks Copyright Protection, D.C. Court Says

The ruling is the first in the country to establish a boundary on the legal protections for AI-generated artwork, which has exploded in popularity with the rise of products like OpenAI Inc.’s ChatGPT and DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion.

Why brands are still trying to be funny and chronically online — even in ‘late stage social media’

At this point, social media has become so prevalent that most, if not all, brands have a social media presence and strategy. But as the landscape becomes pay to play, making organic reach less obtainable, brands’ push for engagement has seemingly led to a trend in social: The Funny Brand Voice.

Size matters — for menus: Bigger fonts ‘nudge’ customers to make healthier meal choices

By adopting a strategy of representing these values incongruously (using physically larger numbers on the page when they’re attached to lower-calorie options), Prof. Cai believes restaurant businesses can successfully “nudge” customers toward healthier dietary choices.

Blur Background

AiPassportPhotos works like a real magician to blur the background in any picture. Create a blur effect as good as DSLR cameras by applying the advanced tech of AI.

Amazon’s controversial new star system is getting bad reviews

Amazon just changed its rating system, and now every product looks like it has one star. This one could take some getting used to.

15 Tempting Photoshop Alternatives

Photoshop wears several hats, but what if you only need one or two of them and don’t want to pay for the others? If you don’t actually need every feature Photoshop boasts (and almost no one needs all of them) then there are some very attractive alternatives.

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