The Mac is 40 🍎

Plus AI to organize your Chrome tabs; Apple Car launch plans delayed; America's aging population is a 'design boom'; The cost of personalization; When the Mac was a munition; The Smith & Diction identity design process; and more...

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Cole Derochie
January 24, 2024

🟢 TODAY IS A FAST NEWS DAY

Here’s what’s happening today in design: Mac turns 40; AI to organize your Chrome tabs; Apple Car launch plans delayed; America's aging population is a 'design boom'; The cost of personalization; When the Mac was a munition; The Smith & Diction identity design process; A collection of 450+ abstract 3d objects; Output, from brand to digital and blending design disciplines; This guy's got good gradient game; HMI design looks like fun; I love this branding for "D12".

TODAY IN DESIGN 1935

A Refreshing Shift in Packaging: The First Canned Beer.

On January 24, 1935, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company made a significant leap in beverage packaging by selling the first canned beer. This marked a pivotal change from traditional glass bottles and kegs, offering convenience, portability, and a new way to enjoy beer. The introduction of canned beer revolutionized the brewing industry, influencing how beverages were distributed and consumed. This innovation not only extended the shelf life of beer but also made it more accessible to a wider audience, shaping the social and cultural landscape of beer consumption.

NEWS

Apple’s Mac turns 40: How its revolutionary user experience forever changed computers

It turns out that designing for usability, elegance, and delight pays off.

Chrome 121 adding gen AI-powered Tab Organizer and theme maker

Google is rolling out Chrome 121 today with experimental generative AI features like “Tab Organizer" and a theme maker...

Apple Car Autonomous Driving Scaled Down, Launch Planned for 2028

Apple has pivoted to simpler, less ambitious design for the Apple Car in order to actually bring the vehicle to market, reports Bloomberg. Apple...

ARTICLES

Design boom

Often dismissed as the designer’s edge case, America's aging population is set to become larger and more tech-savvy than ever before.

The Cost of Personalization

Personalization comes with trade-offs: it’s also used to shape, influence and guide our everyday choices and actions.

When the Mac was a Munition

The US Government Classed the Power Mac G4 as a Weapon of War

RESOURCES

Trust the Process

The Smith & Diction Identity Process

Bloom – Abstract 3D Objects

Large collection of 450+ 3D objects. Universal, stylish, attractive, and sexy graphics for any varieties of interface layout.

PODCASTS

Output, from brand to digital and blending design disciplines

In this episode, I sit down with Johanna Drewe and Gemma Ballinger at Output. The studio collaborates with visionary teams to build brands and digital experiences full of character, difference, and purpose.

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