DESIGN News — JL News https://news.jlopes.eu/design Graphic design, typography, branding, and visual culture from top design publications. Lumee Turns Light Into the Whole Design https://thedieline.com/lumee-turns-light-into-the-whole-design/ https://thedieline.com/lumee-turns-light-into-the-whole-design/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:49:48 GMT A holographic pouch that shifts color with the light, turning the meaning of Lumee's name into an actual design mechanism rather than just a story. The post Lumee Turns Light Into the Whole Design app... Loose Goose Gives NA Beer a Cute Little Face https://thedieline.com/loose-goose-gives-na-beer-a-cute-little-face/ https://thedieline.com/loose-goose-gives-na-beer-a-cute-little-face/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:41:58 GMT A simple smiling character that shifts expression by flavor, proving non alcoholic beer doesn't have to take itself so seriously. The post Loose Goose Gives NA Beer a Cute Little Face appeared first o... Tour de Type: Oyster-Inspired Letterforms, Satisfying Logotype, and World Cup Tidbits https://thedieline.com/tour-de-type-oyster-inspired-letterforms-satisfying-logotype-and-world-cup-tidbits/ https://thedieline.com/tour-de-type-oyster-inspired-letterforms-satisfying-logotype-and-world-cup-tidbits/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:35:34 GMT Charlotte Beach touches on a few of her favorite type specimens she encountered in July, from an oyster-inspired display typeface to signage in San Sebastian, Spain, with a few noteworthy wordmarks in... 11 Best Workflow Tools Freelancers and Agencies Actively Use in 2026 https://dribbble.com/stories/2026/08/12/best-workflow-tools-2026 https://dribbble.com/stories/2026/08/12/best-workflow-tools-2026 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:09:08 GMT How can tech serve us better? Insights explores in new report, Good Screens https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/good-screens-report-its-nice-that-insights-120826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/good-screens-report-its-nice-that-insights-120826 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT We live in the age of bad screen time. But is there a world in which technology can feel balanced, fulfilling – good? In our latest report, we explore the growing appetite for devices that make a posi... Packaging the Essence of Heritage https://bpando.org/2026/08/12/packaging-the-essence-of-heritage/ https://bpando.org/2026/08/12/packaging-the-essence-of-heritage/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:15:25 GMT Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on Pentagram’s packaging for Liberty fragrance brand LBTY. The post Packaging the Essence of Heritage appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packagi... Jump into Alèxia Ponce’s gloriously avante-garde animations, made with the most unexpected materials and methods https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/alexia-ponce-animation-discover-120826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/alexia-ponce-animation-discover-120826 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT For the Barcelona-based audiovisual designer, animating analogue and frame-by-frame is the process that invites the most play. Amber Pjongluck’s two-metre-long book catalogues the designer’s entire life in objects https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/amber-pjongluck-graphic-design-discover-120826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/amber-pjongluck-graphic-design-discover-120826 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT In her final thesis project, the designer tackles publishing as a tool to gather, sort and reorient personal memories in a catalogue of objects past and present. You Can’t Outsource the Learning https://medium.muz.li/you-cant-outsource-the-learning-ef64187cd98b?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/you-cant-outsource-the-learning-ef64187cd98b?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:37:01 GMT Brand is a decision input, not decoration. https://medium.muz.li/brand-is-a-decision-input-not-decoration-c6054d447cc6?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/brand-is-a-decision-input-not-decoration-c6054d447cc6?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:36:14 GMT Following the brand book is not the same as translating the brand into interface decisions.Continue reading on Muzli - Design Inspiration » What software architecture unexpectedly taught me about enterprise design https://medium.muz.li/what-software-architecture-unexpectedly-taught-me-about-enterprise-design-bff0f64043cc?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/what-software-architecture-unexpectedly-taught-me-about-enterprise-design-bff0f64043cc?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:35:10 GMT 10 UX Laws Only Senior Designers Actually Use (And Where to Apply Them) https://medium.muz.li/10-ux-laws-only-senior-designers-actually-use-and-where-to-apply-them-553ac81c339f?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/10-ux-laws-only-senior-designers-actually-use-and-where-to-apply-them-553ac81c339f?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:34:41 GMT Your Design System Isn’t Broken. It’s Just Honest. https://medium.muz.li/your-design-system-isnt-broken-it-s-just-honest-ab58017775f0?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/your-design-system-isnt-broken-it-s-just-honest-ab58017775f0?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:32:03 GMT How I got Claude Code to actually look at the UI before calling a task done. https://medium.muz.li/how-i-got-claude-code-to-actually-look-at-the-ui-before-calling-a-task-done-928490028738?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/how-i-got-claude-code-to-actually-look-at-the-ui-before-calling-a-task-done-928490028738?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:30:45 GMT My tests were green and my button was still invisible.Continue reading on Muzli - Design Inspiration » Jif Peanut Butter Unveils First Brand Redesign In 30 Years https://thedieline.com/jif-peanut-butter-unveils-first-brand-redesign-in-30-years/ https://thedieline.com/jif-peanut-butter-unveils-first-brand-redesign-in-30-years/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:07:20 GMT For the first time in 30 years, Jif peanut butter is getting a major redesign. While choosy moms choose Jif for classic PB&Js, the brand is modernizing its packaging to highlight peanut butter’s... Measuring time savings from Figma Make https://www.figma.com/blog/measuring-time-savings-from-figma-make/ https://www.figma.com/blog/measuring-time-savings-from-figma-make/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:59:00 GMT Heinz Wants You To Let the Ketchup Flow With ‘Love Lid’ https://thedieline.com/heinz-wants-you-to-let-the-ketchup-flow-with-love-lid/ https://thedieline.com/heinz-wants-you-to-let-the-ketchup-flow-with-love-lid/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:50:48 GMT Forget tapping the 57—Heinz is giving consumers total condiment control. Meet the Love Lid, a limited-edition cap with three flow settings (Like, Love, and Crazy Love) that lets you dial in the perfec... Murder Your Bathroom: Liquid Death Partners with Goodwipes for sCream Soda Flushables https://thedieline.com/murder-your-bathroom-liquid-death-partners-with-goodwipes-for-scream-soda-flushables/ https://thedieline.com/murder-your-bathroom-liquid-death-partners-with-goodwipes-for-scream-soda-flushables/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:22:26 GMT Liquid Death has teamed up with Goodwipes for a sCream Soda-scented flushable wipe—and they’re giving away a personal "buttler" to prove it. The post Murder Your Bathroom: Liquid Death Partners with G... Vans didn’t need reinventing – Accept & Proceed’s new brand identity understands that https://bpando.org/2026/08/11/vans-skateshoes-rebrand-accept-proceed/ https://bpando.org/2026/08/11/vans-skateshoes-rebrand-accept-proceed/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:15:29 GMT I love my Vans almost literally to death: the little black, three-hole plimsolls are so well-loved that there are holes in both big toes, and on the right side, actual horizontal tears across the top.... “We treat code as material”: Studio Dial weaves motion design into cocktail menus, Afghan textiles and city plans https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/studio-dial-graphic-design-discover-110826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/studio-dial-graphic-design-discover-110826 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT The life of a design studio means designing a cocktail menu one day, coding motion design for entire cities the next. What Studio Dial does best is make it all intoxicating to behold. Type Around Town asks us to pay attention to the letterforms that surround us every day https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/kwazi-design-type-around-town-graphic-design-project-110826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/kwazi-design-type-around-town-graphic-design-project-110826 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT Kwazi Design’s years-long typographic archival project pays homage to the city of Kolkata and reveals the hyper-local and cultural context behind the aesthetic it celebrates. Wattz Wraps Runners in Their Own Foil Blanket https://thedieline.com/wattz-wraps-runners-in-their-own-foil-blanket/ https://thedieline.com/wattz-wraps-runners-in-their-own-foil-blanket/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:09:00 GMT Wattz brings raceday foil blankets and old school Zinka neon to sunscreen, turning SPF into gear runners are proud to carry instead of skincare they hide away. The post Wattz Wraps Runners in Their Ow... Miss Vickie’s Ristoranti Series Brings Fine Dining to Chips https://thedieline.com/miss-vickies-ristoranti-series-brings-fine-dining-to-chips/ https://thedieline.com/miss-vickies-ristoranti-series-brings-fine-dining-to-chips/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:56:00 GMT Hand illustrated storefronts and restaurant grade color palettes turn a bag of Miss Vickie's chips into a night out, one collaboration at a time. The post Miss Vickie’s Ristoranti Series Brings... Malls Might Be Dying, But Claire’s Is Reimagining Its Stores https://thedieline.com/malls-might-be-dying-but-claires-is-reimagining-its-stores/ https://thedieline.com/malls-might-be-dying-but-claires-is-reimagining-its-stores/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:00:00 GMT Claire's just gave the mall ear-piercing chair a full identity refresh, complete with a new signature color called Lilith, redesigned stores, and packaging built for a generation that documents everyt... Best Software to Practice Graphic Design for Beginners and Creatives https://www.designer-daily.com/best-software-to-practice-graphic-design-for-beginners-and-creatives-235791 https://www.designer-daily.com/best-software-to-practice-graphic-design-for-beginners-and-creatives-235791 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:34:40 GMT Graphic design has kinda become this important skill, not just in art-focused areas but across a lot of industries, like social media content, business branding, website visuals, digital illustration... KDP ‘Flips The Sip’ With New Recipe and Brand Identity For 7UP https://thedieline.com/kdp-flips-the-sip-with-new-recipe-and-brand-identity-for-7up/ https://thedieline.com/kdp-flips-the-sip-with-new-recipe-and-brand-identity-for-7up/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:25:04 GMT After 15 years, the OG "uncola," 7UP, is getting a bold makeover with a sleek, minimalist redesign and a revamped formula that puts lime front and center. The post KDP ‘Flips The Sip’ With... How I Built Eagle Helper — A Full App With No Coding Skills https://medium.muz.li/how-i-built-eagle-helper-a-full-app-with-no-coding-skills-caaca1ba9ef2?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/how-i-built-eagle-helper-a-full-app-with-no-coding-skills-caaca1ba9ef2?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:48:57 GMT The Product Designer Career Path: Levels, Skills, and Growth From Junior to Lead https://medium.muz.li/the-product-designer-career-path-levels-skills-and-growth-from-junior-to-lead-3ef8dbb2ac4b?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/the-product-designer-career-path-levels-skills-and-growth-from-junior-to-lead-3ef8dbb2ac4b?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:47:23 GMT Why Creativity Matters in Financial Product Design https://medium.muz.li/why-creativity-matters-in-financial-product-design-e81b974a0aa6?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/why-creativity-matters-in-financial-product-design-e81b974a0aa6?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:46:35 GMT Adding a Feature Isn’t the Same as Improving Your Product https://medium.muz.li/adding-a-feature-isnt-the-same-as-improving-your-product-89df360ad014?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 https://medium.muz.li/adding-a-feature-isnt-the-same-as-improving-your-product-89df360ad014?source=rss----5969bf7021a3---4 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:45:49 GMT “We all have a responsibility to widen our content bubble” https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/creative-career-conundrums-if-you-could-jobs-100826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/creative-career-conundrums-if-you-could-jobs-100826 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Plenty of analogue crafts are at risk, particularly due to the increasingly digital echo chamber that many of us inhabit. For those getting into these endangered crafts, there is a real jeopardy of kn... “Places need to offer something that pixels can’t replicate”: Acrylicize on designing spaces for real connection https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/acrylicize-physical-culture-sponsored-content-100826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/acrylicize-physical-culture-sponsored-content-100826 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The multidisciplinary studio believes culture, creativity and belonging is too often swapped out for basic function – instead it should be “felt, embodied, and experienced through physical space”. Bijou Karman’s “nonsensical” magazine is a visual dance between 70s punk posters, vintage men’s magazines and old yoga books https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/bijou-karman-peace-eye-publication-project-100826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/bijou-karman-peace-eye-publication-project-100826 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT This fictional publication is a rallying cry against the patriarchy and toxic diet culture, inspired by feminist publications from the 70s. Runblock is the runners’ sun cream designed to look like it’s melted in the heat https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/george-fletcher-tess-lockhart-runblock-graphic-design-project-100826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/george-fletcher-tess-lockhart-runblock-graphic-design-project-100826 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT Graphic designers Tess Lockhart and George Fletcher have shaped a new visual lexicon for sun cream that isn’t beholden to pharmaceutical or beach-ready aesthetics. 26 hours of non-stop creativity: Explore over 580 inspiring talks on the new Nicer Tuesdays platform https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/nicer-tuesdays-platform-launch-100826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/nicer-tuesdays-platform-launch-100826 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT Nicer Tuesdays is a global event from It’s Nice That: an evening of talks where speakers from across the creative sphere share insights from landmark projects. POV: No, reading is not dead – it’s far more complicated than that https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/pov-no-reading-is-not-dead-publication-creative-industry-100826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/pov-no-reading-is-not-dead-publication-creative-industry-100826 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT The Stack Reading Habits Report digs deep into how and what people are reading nowadays, and – importantly – why. Here, Stack founder Steven Watson shares some of its fascinating results and his opini... Dogfooding vs. QA vs. User Research https://www.nngroup.com/articles/dogfooding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss-syndication https://www.nngroup.com/articles/dogfooding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss-syndication Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT Dogfooding, or using your own products internally, helps catch bugs, but it can't replace user research: your team knows too much to represent real users. How to Decide When an AI Tool Is Worth Keeping https://www.nngroup.com/articles/prove-framework/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss-syndication https://www.nngroup.com/articles/prove-framework/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss-syndication Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT Pressure to adopt AI isn't evidence that a tool helps. The PROVE framework tests one tool against one task and produces a provisional decision you can defend. Nicer Tuesdays London: Get tickets for Mother Design, Foam Magazine, Studio Kiln and Joanna Blémont in September! https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/nicer-tuesdays-september-2026-launch-070826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/nicer-tuesdays-september-2026-launch-070826 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT Join us for our next Nicer Tuesdays event in London, where you can catch exciting talks about hand-painted films, internationally acclaimed magazines and brand identities that breathe life and inspire... Nicer Tuesdays LA: Get tickets for The New Company, Arielle Bobb-Willis, ilovecreatives and Bill Rebholz in September! https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/nicer-tuesdays-september-la-launch-070826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/nicer-tuesdays-september-la-launch-070826 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT Nicer Tuesdays is returning to LA! Just in time for fall, this September’s line-up promises to bring some fresh inspiration with talks on all things branding, design, photography and folk art! The Weekend With From Form https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/the-weekend-with-from-form-070826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/the-weekend-with-from-form-070826 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT Spend a fun-filled weekend in Rotterdam with From Form: Ashley and Jurjen share their creative recommendations across food, film, literature, music and more! All Purpose ditches wine clichés in its lurid new identity for natural wine importer Ancestrel https://bpando.org/2026/08/06/all-purpose-natural-wine-ancestrel-identity-brand-design/ https://bpando.org/2026/08/06/all-purpose-natural-wine-ancestrel-identity-brand-design/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:15:53 GMT Based in leafy yummy-mummyish south London enclave Forest Hill, Ancestrel (yes that’s a deliberate misspelling) is a wine shop and so much more – it’s proudly the first company in the UK t... 200 Summers Later: Photographer Ana Paganini uncovers bloodless beauty at reenactments of history’s most iconic battles https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ana-paganini-200-summers-later-photography-project-060826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ana-paganini-200-summers-later-photography-project-060826 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT The photographer spent her past few summers swapping festivals with friends for battlefields, all to create an archive for historical events that have no photographic record. Berlin Museum’s makeover borrows typefaces from the U-Bahn and currywurst stands https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/stan-hema-berlin-museum-graphic-design-project-060826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/stan-hema-berlin-museum-graphic-design-project-060826 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT The Stadtmuseum is an amazing body of museums all over Berlin, but people don’t know where it is or most importantly, what it is. Design studio Stan Hema reviewed the facts, stepped in and gave it a b... Better code, fewer tokens: The benefits of Code Connect in MCP https://www.figma.com/blog/the-benefits-of-code-connect-in-mcp/ https://www.figma.com/blog/the-benefits-of-code-connect-in-mcp/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:16:00 GMT Polaroid’s Patricia Varella chats long-game strategies, imperfection and that anti-AI viral campaign https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/in-house-polaroid-patricia-varella-creative-industry-050826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/in-house-polaroid-patricia-varella-creative-industry-050826 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT The creative director of the iconic, analogue photography brand moved from agencies to in-house with a shared vision for how Polaroid should evolve in the AI era. Here, she shares the realities of hav... Daniel Greenfeld’s artworks aren’t collages, they’re mosaics made of paper scraps https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/daniel-greenfeld-illustration-art-discover-050826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/daniel-greenfeld-illustration-art-discover-050826 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT Creating a circular process for his architectural compositions, the artist has been mining everyday offcuts for something more. Sam Wenc’s handmade album covers for independent music prove the importance of doing it yourself https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/sam-wenc-lobby-art-editions-illustration-graphic-design-discover-050826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/sam-wenc-lobby-art-editions-illustration-graphic-design-discover-050826 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT With over ten years experience in DIY music, Sam Wenc reminds us why album art, merchandise and posters should feel DIY too. “I take the silliness very seriously”: Joe Lycett on taxidermy, extinction and his debut solo exhibition https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/joe-lycett-every-thing-must-go-art-spotlight-050826 https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/joe-lycett-every-thing-must-go-art-spotlight-050826 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT Why did the neon-clothed comedian walk into Birmingham’s most prestigious gallery? To bring some joy into the world (with some stone cold facts sprinkled in for good measure, too). When Less Screams More https://bpando.org/2026/08/05/when-less-screams-more/ https://bpando.org/2026/08/05/when-less-screams-more/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:18:47 GMT Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on Han Goa’s packaging concept for ‘Nice Cream’ The post When Less Screams More appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opi...