It's issue #271 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian ever to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS), has returned to Earth. Read about it here.
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Deep impact – why design must prove its worth more than ever
As the industry grapples with tighter budgets and the rise of AI, the pressure to track design work's ROI has intensified.
Boundaries for designers. Freedom, not restriction
In their aptly-titled book Boundaries, Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend define boundaries as “property lines that define a person.” That’s already a refreshing shift from the usual defensive language we typically hearabout “placing limits” or “reinforcing rules.”
POV: Are social media pile-ons stifling the creative industry?
A certain corner of the design community is quick to tear fresh rebrands down on social media. Some critique is constructive, but when it veers too far, it could be causing harm to the branding industry as a whole.
Context engineering: Bringing engineering discipline to prompts
Prompt engineering was about cleverly phrasing a question; context engineering is about constructing an entire information environment so the AI can solve the problem reliably.
Design Critiques are essential to shipping high quality work and building a thriving design culture, yet many teams struggle to run them effectively. These resources can help.
Why Big Tech is threatened by a global push for data sovereignty
Countries are forcing tech giants to store citizen data locally, challenging the standard business model of harvesting data abroad while keeping profits at home.
✨ Product find of the week
Making Today: All your tools, organised in one place
Making Today is your all-in-one command center. You can bring every tool, tab, and task into one clean space. Switch context without the chaos, drag and drop across apps, and actually see what’s going on.
📰 In other news
Time travel with Leica through one hundred years of modern photography
AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: The terminal
MedGemma: Our most capable open models for health AI development
Why are so many design agencies rebranding right now?
Special mentions this week
A simple shape turned the Coca-Cola logo into a timeless icon
Dezeen In Depth explores whether the smartphone era is coming to an end
Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds
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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