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Canvs' 10th Anniversary, Apple’s Liquid Glass & Super-Apps

It's issue #266 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.

Canvs turned 10 this week 🤍 It’s been 3,600 days of building, learning, and staying the course. We're grateful for everything and everyone who has brought us this far. In some ways, it still feels like we’re just getting started. In others, we’ve covered more ground than we ever imagined. Here’s to everything that’s next. We’ll be around. Read about it here.

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‘Beautiful’ and ‘hard to read’: Designers react to Apple’s Liquid glass update

Software designers, even those impressed by Apple's refreshed look at WWDC 2025, are concerned about the readability of the company's new see-through aesthetic.

Physicality: The new age of UI

There’s a lot of rumors of a big impending UI redesign from Apple. Let’s imagine what’s (or what could be) next for the design of iPhones, Macs and iPads.

How to get your entire team prototyping with AI

A guide to creating AI prototypes that match your brand and are integrated into every step of your development lifecycle.

Tech giants in the Gulf are building super-apps to dominate digital life

From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single platforms.

Doctors could hack the nervous system with ultrasound

A new stimulation technique targets inflammation and diabetes.

Creating an invisible brand

“We want the brand to feel like a Scandinavian subway system. Clean and considered but in an invisible sort of way.” Perplexity didn’t want to come across as flashy, or modern, or youthful in any way. Just a vessel for facts.

✨ Product find of the week

Unicorn Studio - No-code WebGL design studio for designers & developers

Unicorn.studio lets you build stunning WebGL experiences without writing a single line of code. With a designer-friendly interface and 60+ effects to explore, you can layer visuals, add motion, and export as image, video, or code. You can also easily embed your creations into Framer, Webflow, Wix, and more.

📰 In other news

Apple WWDC 2025: the 13 biggest announcements

Will India’s anti-drone tech fly on the global stage?

Uber is launching a new Creative Studio for brands

Introducing Figma Dev Mode MCP server

Special mentions this week

Apple Design Award winners 2025

OpenAI’s open model is delayed

Buzzword Bingo – Do branding agencies all sound the same?

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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