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Who would have guessed the Vision Pro keyboard would be useless? ⌨️

Plus Artifact news app shutting down; Meta's new MR app looks dope; 10X Conference is only 10 days away; NASA's new jet goes sans-windshield; 7 AI gadgets to note; and more...

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Cole Derochie
January 15, 2024

🟢 TODAY IS A FAST NEWS DAY

Here’s what’s happening today in design: Vision Pro's keyboard near useless; Artifact news app shutting down; Meta's new MR app looks dope; 10X Conference is only 10 days away; NASA's new jet goes sans-windshield; 7 AI gadgets to note; A designer's journey from equity to awakening; Books every designer should read; An AI mood board creator; Marc Hemeon explores creativity and art; This demo of Meta's Caddy app is insane; Transparency checkers but make it clothes; Are the Spensers today's design power couple?

TODAY IN DESIGN 1870

A Donkey in the Spotlight: Birth of a Political Symbol.

On January 19, 1870, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon that would solidify a lasting political symbol in the United States – the donkey representing the Democratic Party. This illustration, created by cartoonist Thomas Nast, depicted the donkey to lampoon the Democratic press, but the animal soon became emblematic of the party itself. Nast's use of the donkey symbolized a shift in political communication, where imagery began playing a crucial role in representing and shaping public perception of political entities. The enduring use of the donkey demonstrates how design and imagery can transcend their original context to become powerful symbols in political discourse and identity.

NEWS

Apple Vision Pro Virtual Keyboard Blasted As 'Complete Write-Off'

Anyone paying attention to Apple's Vision Pro headset unveiling at WWDC 2023 will have seen its virtual keyboard demo. The keyboard floats in...

Instagram’s co-founders are shutting down their Artifact news app

It will let you read news until the end of February.

Meta's New Mixed Reality App Lets You See Quest 3 With Different Eyes

Caddy is a mixed reality application that allows you to view CAD models. I tried it out and took Quest 3 apart.

EVENTS

10X Conference is 10 days away!

A 2-day online design conference, celebrating one year of 10x Designers. Kick-off your new year with design talks, workshops and masterclasses.

ARTICLES

NASA’s new supersonic jet goes so fast it can’t have a windshield. Here’s how pilots will fly it

‘Gear up, camera up, is going to be our checklist,‘ say the pilots.

The 7 Most Important AI Gadgets You Need to Know About

After years of boring smartphones, tablets, and laptops, consumer technology is due for a shakeup. Dedicated AI hardware could be just the thing to do it. Here are the seven biggest AI gadgets coming out this year.

From Equity to Awakening

My story of professional loss and finding my way in a changing industry

RESOURCES

Readinglist.design - Books Every Designer Should Read

Some of industry's best designers answer the question 'What book should designers read and why?'

Moodboard Creator

The AI tool to kick-off your next branding project

PODCASTS

Marc Hemeon Explores Creativity, Art, and the Secrets of the Universe (Part 1)

My plan was to sit down with Marc Hemeon and talk about his career. You know? Digg, YouTube, Hodinkee, Design Inc. Or maybe his art. Or his amazing NFT project. Even with my high hopes, what I got was way better than I expected.

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