Muse Group Brand Design: Creative Deconstruction and Free Variation

This brand design was a collaboration between Collins and Muse Group, a globally popular music software company. Despite Muse's robust portfolio of products, including Ultimate Guitar, MuseScore, Audacity, and MuseClass, the company lacked a visual and mental connection between them. Collins, therefore, undertook the task of reimagining this disparate ecosystem into a single, emotionally integrated brand. Collins aimed to position Muse as a partner in supporting creative fluency, rather than simply as software.
EPA-1, Teenage Engineering Electric Bike

Swedish brand Teenage Engineering has collaborated with Swedish mobility company Vässla to unveil the EPA-1 electric moped. The EPA-1 applies Teenage Engineering's signature minimalist and playful design language to urban mobility. Featuring a simple design and futuristic aesthetic, this electric moped features a modular platform designed to evolve with the user's needs. Mounting points and screw holes throughout the body allow for accessories, luggage racks, and customization.
Google Notebook LM Launches Video Summary Feature

Google has released a new feature for its AI-powered note-taking tool, NotebookLM, called "Video Outline," designed for visual learners, along with a more powerful "Studio" panel. This new feature, first introduced at I/O 2025, is gradually being rolled out to all NotebookLM users, roughly two months after its introduction. While the existing audio outlines feature featured AI summarizing text and then narrating it, the video outlines offer a visual […]
Charles Dickens Illustrations Online Archive

This online archive offers a comprehensive overview of over 2,100 illustrations that brought Charles Dickens's works to life. Curated by researcher Dr. Michael John Goodman, the website, titled "Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery," offers a comprehensive collection organized by work and edition, making it a valuable resource for both readers and researchers. The illustrations released this time are excerpts from four major editions, spanning from 1836 to 1912. Original Editions […]
Google Search Gets a Major AI Mode Update

Google has announced a major update to its search functionality, incorporating AI mode. AI mode originally began as a feature that provided consistent paragraph summaries and links for text-based queries. However, this feature has been significantly expanded, supporting a variety of input formats, including images, PDFs, and even live video. Specifically, complex image-related queries can now be supported even on desktop, and PDF upload functionality will be available in the coming weeks. Users […]
ChatGPT Launches "Learning Mode" to Help You Study

OpenAI announced the introduction of a new feature, "Learning Mode," to its ChatGPT platform. This feature offers a new learning experience that shifts away from the traditional approach of quickly providing answers and instead guides learners through a step-by-step thought process to enhance understanding. Learning Mode is available immediately to Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users, and will be available in ChatGPT Edu for educational institutions within the next few weeks. ChatGPT is already being used by students worldwide to solve assignments and take exams […]
Dating app 'Tea', which emphasizes women's safety, leaked personal information.

The women-only dating app "Tea" recently suffered a large-scale hacking attack, resulting in the leak of approximately 72,000 user images. The app, designed to allow women to anonymously share their dating experiences with men, requires thorough identity verification, raising security concerns. Tea officially acknowledged the hack in an interview with Reuters on July 26th, stating that the leaked images […]
Adobe Updates 'Harmonize' AI Synthesis Feature for More Natural Sound

Adobe has unveiled a new feature, and the highlight is "Harmonize." First introduced at Adobe MAX 2024 as "Project Perfect Blend," this feature automatically adjusts the color, lighting, shadows, and visual tone of composited images to ensure objects blend seamlessly into their surroundings. Photoshop users can now create realistic composites in just a few clicks. Harmonize is currently in beta for desktop and web, and in early access for iOS. […]
Corona bottle design with a beach view

Enjoying a beer while gazing at the ocean is the epitome of summer beach romance. However, there are no tables on the beach, and finding a flat surface to place a beer bottle on is difficult. Inspired by this everyday inconvenience, Japanese designer Kenji Abe designed a glass beer bottle that can be stuck into the sand. The bottle's pointed bottom easily anchors it to the sand, allowing you to enjoy your beer anywhere on the beach.
Microsoft Edge Evolves into an AI Browser

Microsoft has officially introduced "Copilot Mode" to Edge. Users no longer have to manually navigate the web by switching between dozens of tabs. Instead, they can use "Agent Browsing," where AI actively gathers, compares, and supports decision-making. Copilot Mode presents a streamlined interface with a single input field when opening a new tab in Edge, unifying chat, search, and web browsing. It aggregates information from multiple sites and […]
Figma AI Web Creation Tool 'Figma Make' Officially Released

Figma has officially released Figma Make, its AI-powered app prototyping tool, to users worldwide. Previously available only to users on its paid "Full Seat" plan, this update allows anyone to create interactive apps without coding using Make. Figma Make allows users to create prototypes or working apps using natural language prompts. Users can use it to create a dashboard for collecting user feedback, for example. […]
The Wizard of Oz in 4D at the Las Vegas Sphere

The Wizard of Oz is being reimagined at the Sphere, a massive theater in Las Vegas. This classic film will be brought to life through a 160,000-square-foot curved LED screen and 4D immersive technology, transporting audiences into the film's narrative. Beyond the screen, audiences will experience the film firsthand, feeling the wind and vibrations. This project took nearly two years and involved a team of over 2,000 people. Sphere CEO James […]