Essays from the studio on the work we make and the thinking behind it. Long enough to say something, short enough to read with your coffee.
Featured EssayAI has gone from autocomplete to collaborator. Here’s how agentic tools are reshaping the way a studio researches, explores, and ships — and why a designer’s judgment matters more than ever.
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A static interface assumes every user wants the same screen. Generative UI starts from the opposite premise — and quietly moves the designer’s job from drawing screens to defining the rules that build them.
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For years we shipped the whole application to the browser and apologized for the spinner. In 2026 the default is server-first — and the client is finally getting lighter.
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A logo used to be a destination. In 2026 the most resilient identities behave less like a monument and more like a living system — kinetic, adaptive, and unmistakably human.
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Speed stopped being a back-office engineering concern a while ago. In 2026, Core Web Vitals sit squarely on the line between a good experience and lost revenue — and INP is the one that still trips teams up.
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On 28 June 2025, accessibility stopped being a best practice for much of the digital economy and became a legal requirement. The EAA’s reach extends well beyond Europe — and so should your response.
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When everything can be generated, the rarest thing on screen is evidence that a human was there. That scarcity is quietly reshaping visual design — and turning imperfection into a premium signal.
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The wall between design and engineering is finally coming down — and the designers crossing it are shipping the best work. A look at the rise of the design engineer.
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The page is no longer the only place a product lives. More and more, people meet a brand through a conversation — and every sentence the assistant says is a design decision.
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Immersive 3D and spatial interfaces are having a moment again. The trick, as always, is telling the difference between depth that helps and depth that just shows off.
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We’ve spent years adding to software — more features, more notifications, more surface area competing for attention. The most interesting design move of 2026 is subtraction.
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