Montblanc has expanded its reputation as a luxury writing instrument brand into the digital realm, unveiling the "Digital Paper," an e-ink digital notebook. Despite its hefty price tag of $905 (US), the product has been praised for pioneering a new category of "luxury e-notebooks" since its launch. The aluminum body features a leather pen bar on one side that attaches magnetically and supports wireless charging. The included stylus is inspired by Montblanc's signature […]
Google has integrated the generative AI model "Gemini" into its Chrome web browser. This move, made shortly after a US court ruled that Google's search market monopoly was valid but that the sale of Chrome was unnecessary, is seen as a strategy to maintain its dominance in the search market. Gemini is available on mobile devices and does not require a separate subscription. Users can use Gemini to summarize webpage content, compare products using multiple tabs simultaneously, and conduct meetings […]
Nintendo has officially launched its smartphone app, "Nintendo Today!" This app offers a variety of Nintendo-related game information, event news, and small details like an anime calendar every day, making it a must-see platform for Nintendo fans. "Nintendo Today!" features an animated calendar featuring characters from popular game series like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Pikmin, and Kirby. Each […]
YouTube announced major updates to live streaming and Shorts at its "Made on YouTube" event in September 2025. This is interpreted as a strategy to fully revamp the live broadcasting and short-form content creation experience, powered by AI technology, and to actively respond to competition from companies like TikTok and Twitch. First, the live streaming feature has seen the largest feature expansion in YouTube history. The most notable change is the integration of "Playables" games. […]
At its annual event, Meta Connect 2025, Meta unveiled three AI-powered smart glasses and a wrist-mounted controller. The Ray-Ban Meta Display features a color display embedded in the right lens, and a wrist-mounted Meta Neural Band reads subtle finger movements for text input and app control. Priced at $799, the Meta Display will be available in the US on September 30th. The neural band offers up to 18 hours of use and is water-resistant. The second axis is the Ray-Ban Meta […]
Brand design for Italian deli Massi's, in collaboration with branding studio Saint-Urbain. The project began with a fuzzy childhood memory for designer and creative director Ostroff. Inspired by a local Italian restaurant he frequented around the age of five, he says he "held onto a very blurry image and reconstructed it, as if describing a dream." At the center of that memory were yellow characters, which were not just graffiti, but a traditional Italian [...]
The productivity tool Notion has released version 3.0, and the centerpiece of the update is the Notion Agent, which is designed to let AI take over most of the work that humans used to do. It's time for AI to take over document creation, database building, external tool discovery, and complex workflows within Notion. "Historically, Notion has been about collaborative document and data management," says Akshay Kothari, Co-Founder of Notion.
Natsing has officially launched its next generation of wireless earphones, the Ear(3), with improvements in sound, battery, and call quality compared to previous models, the most notable change being the Super Mic feature, which puts the microphone in the charging case rather than the earphones, allowing for calls and voice recording. The Ears(3) also feature recycled aluminum on the bottom of the case, a first for a Notxing product. The body of the earphones is also metal [...]
This is the new brand identity for Comedy Central, the global comedy channel that has been making the world funnier since 1991. Dutch design studio Studio Dumba/DEPT® reimagined the channel's signature clips in a more dynamic and playful direction, while maintaining the existing bold, global brand identity. At the heart of the rebrand is a "super graphic, super playful" approach. The logo itself moves, bounces, transforms, and seems to take on a life of its own - a physics-based [...]
'Samsung Financial' was developed as the exclusive typeface for Samsung Financial Networks. Samsung Financial Networks, a joint brand of Samsung's financial companies including Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine, Samsung Card, and Samsung Securities, was launched in 2022. Samsung Financial Che is based on Samsung's exclusive typeface, Samsung Che, but emphasizes more rounded and geometric shapes. The lowercase letters are adopted as the base, reflecting the soft and open attitude of the brand. The core consonant 'ㅅ' reflects the identity of flexibility, and is designed to naturally transform in space in the combination of 'ㅅ+a' and 'ㅅ+a', which is [...]
In the midst of a combined crisis of high prices and increased competition, Delivery.io declared 'Bae Min 2.0' and launched a comprehensive rebranding and service expansion strategy. As its market share declined due to the rapid catch-up of late entrants such as Coupangit, the company is looking for new growth engines by expanding its platform beyond its delivery-centered business model to membership, commerce, and grocery shopping. The brand colors, fonts, and app icons are being applied in stages. It has introduced '2.0 Mint', which is brighter than the existing mint color, and a new [...]
The New Yorker, America's leading current affairs and culture magazine, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in a special way. On September 22, The New Yorker will officially release its Centennial Spot Art Poster. Priced at $39, it will be available for purchase through the New Yorker store. The poster is a collection of illustrations by 100 artists, each with their own interpretation of the number "100". One hundred perspectives within a single number, reflecting the trajectory of The New Yorker's journalism and the [...]
