Here’s a roundup of companies that launched notable brands that piqued our interest in 2023…

In 2021, we embarked on a journey to explore the emotional influence of type. We wanted to understand how fonts drive experiences, associations, and feelings, and assess the effectiveness of different typefaces in unique situations. Since then, we’ve expanded our research into eight total countries (more coming soon!) and are building a body of data and insights into the emotional power of type with an eye toward cultural differences.

The sociology of the big difference between Western minds and those of the Far East

From scribbly, hand-drawn type to the soaring popularity of puppetry, analogue techniques are back with a bang. And there’s myriad reasons why designers across disciplines are deploying the handcrafted aesthetic in their droves.  

GPT 4 generated and X curated color palettes

Google shapes everything on the web.

Thinking about getting an a11y certification? A UX researcher shares lessons from her accessibility cert journey.

Adobe’s general counsel shares more about the decision.

On December 11, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg traveled to beautiful Madrid, Spain, to deliver his annual State of the Word keynote.

If you look closely, you’ll find decades-old technology. And it’s not limited to outdated websites. The fingerprints of the past are all over cutting-edge sites as well.