Five months are almost complete, which means one more to the halfway mark of 2026. This also means that I still haven’t completed my new workflow. Progress is being made, but it’s slow. The tech overlords make a lot of promises, but the AI tools are still quite slow. Oh well, we’ve still got a lot of nice things to look at.
Web Design/UX
Four Levels Of Customer Understanding
What people say, feel, think, and do are often very different things. To understand the underlying reasons for user behavior, it helps to look beyond the surface and explore hidden motivations, root causes, and the different layers of reality that shape how people act.
Industrial Design
The Ferrari Luce Marks a New Era for Maranello
Debuting in Rome, the all-electric four-door, five-seat sports car arrives as a fresh light with a radically simplified LoveFrom design anchored in Ferrari heritage
Graphic Design/Branding
UniWise: A Masterclass in Clinical Geometric Identity
The UniWise visual identity system is a masterclass in monolinear geometric construction, striking a definitive balance between intelligent technology and clinical precision.
AXIA Energia: Branding and Motion Design
AXIA is born as the new name and the new expression of Eletrobras — a milestone that translates the, a branding and motion design project.
Atelier Bulk is a French boutique printer specialising in high-quality embellishments – hotfoil, embossing, debossing, and bespoke print finishes for luxury brands. Bordeaux-based studio Abmo led the rebrand, drawing inspiration from luxury fashion houses to position the printer as a leader in its category.
Architecture
The Calm House / Carazo Arquitectura
In the heart of Nosara, this residence folds into the landscape, drawing light, air, and vegetation into every space. Designed around introversion and biophilia, its structure frames the forest from within. A singular roof unifies the house while maintaining its discreet presence beneath the trees.
“Bunker Archeology” Book Re-Release
Paul Virilio’s documentation of true Brutalism
Art
Benoît Pomel Revives Printmaking As A Hands-On Art Of Ink, Plate, And Careful Pressure
Benoît Pomel is a French printmaker, engraver, and draughtsman whose practice centers on linocut, drypoint, and Tetra Pak printing.
Work
In 2025, designers were experimenting with AI. In 2026, they’re rebuilding around it.
Tools
Discover type from independent foundries. type.lol is a living directory of the world’s independent type — built for designers hunting the right typeface, and for buying it directly from the foundry that made it.
Random
Some sites we linked from the button don’t exist anymore. Some expired, some were squatted by gambling rings, some got ad-injected on top of what they were.