It's issue #259 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
We’ve always been a studio of avid readers. Some books have shaped our craft, others have simply stayed with us. A few folks from the team shared their favourites and what makes them special. It’s not an exhaustive list, but it says something about the people here and that felt worth sharing. Read all about it here.
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The oppressive foundation of minimalist design
What we call “good design” may just be cultural conformity in disguise.
Process breakdown: Default.com
A break down of the entire process for designing and developing a brand new marketing website + visual refresh for Default.
Testing your UX ideas with vibe coding
UX designers have historically been constrained to creating high-fidelity wireframes or limited prototypes for user testing or developer hand-off. But designers now have the chance to expand their skill set to generating coded versions of their designs using vibe coding.
The Justice Department and Google battle over how to fix a search engine monopoly
Nearly a year ago, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google had acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on the search engine market.
Will Meta really have to sell Instagram and WhatsApp?
The trial between the US Federal Trade Commission and Meta has begun - and the future of the company is at stake.
Apple races to surpass rivals in quest to eliminate carbon pollution
Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are all locked in a race to see who can zero out their carbon pollution first.
✨ Product find of the week
Magic Animator - Animate your designs in seconds with AI
Magic Animator is an AI-powered tool designed to effortlessly animate your designs in seconds. Whether you're working in Figma, Canva, or Adobe Express, it transforms static visuals into dynamic animations effortlessly.
📰 In other news
Huawei, China Unicom roll out China's first 10G broadband network in Hebei
Will appliance subscriptions work in India?
Anthropic launched its own ‘Deep Research’ product and Google Workspace integration
Scientists are mapping the bizarre, chaotic spacetime inside black holes
Special mentions this week
A product of four years of research and extraordinary scientific rigor in art authentication
Man buys racetrack, ends up launching the Netflix of grassroots motorsports
601 real-world gen AI use cases from the world's leading organizations
And that's the lot! Thanks for checking out what we had to share with you this week, we shall catch up with you next Wednesday. Incase you aren't subscribed to the newsletter, you could subscribe here.
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