It's issue #294 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
A look back at Design Week's 2025, here are the most read longform pieces that graced Design Week’s (digital) pages, with features and interviews. Read all about it here.
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There’s an idea going around that speed is the new quality. Ship fast, test everything, let the data decide. This is mostly right, but dangerously incomplete.
It’s finally time to retire the word ‘podcast’
With podcasting pivoting to video this year, the word used to describe an audio-only show is becoming meaningless.
Why your users don’t need another ‘magical’ experience
Instead of chasing magical UX moments, how to design for product outcomes that actually move the metric!
Keep making (AI will not save you)
Why growing your conceptual abilities via sketching and idea generation will help you compete with AI and against AI.
How to speak CFO language: cost, risk, revenue
How to translate UX work into money conversations.
Bad UX is deferred maintenance, not bad design
When people complain about bad UX, they usually blame how something looks or feels. But most frustrating experiences are not caused by poor visual design or lack of talent. They are caused by systems that were never maintained for real life.
✨ Product find of the week
Theatre.js - Animation toolbox for the web
Theatre.js is a javascript animation library with a professional motion design toolset. It helps you create any animation, from cinematic scenes in THREE.js, to delightful UI interactions.
📰 In other news
Brain gear is the hot new wearable
Great British Railways goes back to the future with new branding
What is going on at Ola Electric?
2025 year in review: Themes, trends, status, top 10 articles
Special mentions this week
A visual editor for the Cursor Browser
The visual language of justice: Lessons from advertising, film, and UX design
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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