It's issue #280 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
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Designers need to broaden how and where they get inspiration
Night School's Terri Witherden explains why opening up who we learn from helps conjure real creative magic.
Taste is humanity's last edge over AI
We say someone has taste when they are capable of discerning options that are more tasteful than others. All other things being equal, people prefer more tasteful options to less tasteful options.
Researchers create 3D-printed artificial skin that allows blood circulation
Swedish researchers have developed two types of 3D bioprinting technology to artificially generate skin containing blood vessels. It could be a breakthrough in the quest to regenerate damaged skin.
NASA announces "groundbreaking discovery" of life on Mars
A recent analysis of the Sapphire Canyon mudstone core, drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024, adds new and convincing evidence to the ongoing search for life on Mars.
How Vietnam’s military built one of the hottest tech companies in Southeast Asia
Over two decades, Viettel grew from a state telco into a tech powerhouse that makes everything from 5G chips to robots to affordable mobile phones.
‘More egalitarian’: How Nepal’s Gen Z used gaming app Discord to pick PM
UX metaphors help users learn new interfaces by transferring knowledge from familiar concepts. They bridge designers’ conceptual models with users’ mental models through analogical reasoning, mapping multiple attributes between source and target domains. Metaphors reduce cognitive load and accelerate understanding.
✨ Product find of the week
Endless Tools - No-coding tool to create 3D assets
Endless Tools is an all-in-one web tool to quickly craft striking 3D visuals, animations, and unique effects with no heavy software or coding required. You can also transform your images into high-quality 3D objects, or generate them from с prompts.
📰 In other news
Why is Amazon late to the quick commerce party?
Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession
Apple has a new local wireless tech for audio
Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months
Special mentions this week
Something new is coming to the Figma design canvas
SMSY-Gen02, award winning creative graphics engineer
New ultrasound helmet reaches deep inside the brain without surgery
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