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Aug 7 2025

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Watch This Guy’s Interactive Wooden Pixel Machine Make Art in Real Time

Watch This Guy’s Interactive Wooden Pixel Machine Make Art in Real Time

Sitting in my office in NYC, I sent a CNC machine in a guy’s workshop in Wisconsin a 40 by 25 pixel drawing and watched it flip hand painted wooden blocks across a grid, one by one, until the glorious smiling 404 Media logo appeared—then watched it slowly erase, like a giant Etch A Sketch, moving on to the next drawing.

404 Media

Design systems and AI: Why MCP servers are the unlock

Design systems and AI: Why MCP servers are the unlock

Paired with MCP servers, design systems become a productivity coefficient for AI-powered workflows, ensuring that AI agents produce output that’s relevant and on brand.

Figma Blog

The Rise and Fall of the Web Mascot: Where Did They Go?

The Rise and Fall of the Web Mascot: Where Did They Go?

Web design once thrived on quirky mascots that made brands feel fun and approachable, but they’ve largely disappeared, replaced by soulless minimalism and corporate sameness.

Webdesigner Depot

Kavalero’s Bold Packaging Is Impeccably Hand-Crafted and Loaded With Character

Kavalero’s Bold Packaging Is Impeccably Hand-Crafted and Loaded With Character

KAVALERO’s packaging, designed by Brian Males Studio, leans all the way into character, but in a way far different from the cartoony ones we've been inundated with.

DIELINE

Automating Design Systems: Tips And Resources For Getting Started

Automating Design Systems: Tips And Resources For Getting Started

A design system is more than just a set of colors and buttons.

Smashing Magazine

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The designer who CLONED HIMSELF with Cursor

The designer who CLONED HIMSELF with Cursor

Ryo Lu created his own operating system in a browser as a personal project, emphasizing the importance of creative freedom and experimenting with side projects.

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