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What stays when the work goes
Design Digest #17
Feb 8 • David Mendes

January 2026

What's New in Design Tools
Design Digest #16
Jan 4 • David Mendes

November 2025

If Your Brand Isn’t Changing, It’s Already Dying
Brands lose their power when the world stops seeing them as new. Isn’t the role of Design to help them stay alive?
Nov 3, 2025

October 2025

Ana Freitas on Design
A conversation with Lisbon-based designer Ana Freitas on the importance of learning, experimentation, and collaboration.
Oct 12, 2025

September 2025

Not for Everyone (And That’s the Point)
Design Digest #15
Sep 17, 2025 • David Mendes

August 2025

Rituals and Creativity
Design Digest #14
Aug 10, 2025 • David Mendes

July 2025

The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall
Design Digest #13
Jul 7, 2025 • David Mendes

May 2025

Superhuman Design
How AI Is Redefining What's Possible in Branding
May 14, 2025

April 2025

The Commoditization of Taste
Design Digest #12
Apr 20, 2025 • David Mendes

March 2025

Design Digest #11
Finding purpose beyond diagrams
Mar 18, 2025 • David Mendes

December 2024

Design Digest #10
What can we do about the climate?
Dec 22, 2024 • David Mendes

September 2024

Design Digest #09
Design Swedishness & Industrial Design at Apple
Sep 19, 2024 • David Mendes
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