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Coyote Vs Acme ads turn billboards into traffic-stoppers
Creative Bloq reports that clever Coyote Vs Acme out-of-home ads in Mexico turn slapstick into real-world traffic-stoppers—featuring wrecked Acme gadgets and a falling piano—helping build buzz for the movie, which Warner Bros. once canceled but was revived by Ketchup Entertainment; with Rotten Tomatoes in the high 90s and an August 28 release date, the campaign is pulling attention ahead of the film’s debut.
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Fairfax 20: A 170-Sq-Ft Tiny Home That Goes Light on Luxuries, Heavy on Livability
Dragon Tiny Homes' Fairfax 20 is a 170-square-foot, single-floor tiny home priced at $33,700, with a full-size kitchen and bathroom, a lofted sleeping area, ample storage, and large windows; designed for simplicity and livability, it works as a primary residence, backyard ADU, rental, or guest space, reframing tiny living as an affordable housing option rather than mere aesthetics.
Swift's watermark trick: guest-named invites to curb leaks
Taylor Swift reportedly thwarted leaks about her wedding by watermarking each invitation with the guest's name, a subtle design twist that doubles as a privacy shield and personal touch on a painterly invite, blending branding with secrecy around the big day.
Taylor Swift nails wedding branding with a clever ampersand logo
Taylor Swift’s wedding branding demonstrates how a simple, well-executed logo can tell a big story: a bold pink-and-black billboard reading 'JUST&T MARRIED!' uses an ampersand that hides Travis’s initial, there’s an interlocking 'T&T' monogram for keepsakes, and the branding extends to trademark-level protection. The piece highlights Swift’s meticulous approach to branding assets—from font choices to logos—showing that great design scales from stadium tours to a wedding.
KFC rolls out a subtle, experience-led rebrand centered on a sleeker Colonel
KFC unveiled a global, 360-degree rebrand by JKR, featuring a subtly refreshed Colonel with a thicker outline and a redesigned neck, plus a bucket that now shows the brand name on both sides. The brand’s 3D logo, updated typography (Studio DRAMA), and expanded visual system permeate packaging, digital platforms, advertising, and restaurants. The overhaul introduces new dipping-focused menu items and opens new restaurant concepts (an open-concept store in McKinney, Texas and a fully immersive venue in Dubai), with the refreshed look rolling out across locations worldwide in the coming months.
2026 Flooring Trends: Ditch Bold Surfaces for Texture, Tone, and Flow
A design-focused forecast for 2026: six flooring trends are said to be out—cement/encaustic tile, polished concrete, cool gray tones, large-format high-gloss tiles, low-quality LVP, and bold patterned tile—while seven new directions gain momentum: stone inlay and mixed-material floors, darker moody woods, unconventional wood layouts, tonal layering over high contrast, authentic natural materials, matte/honed finishes, and continuous flooring across rooms to improve flow and warmth; experts caution about maintenance and encourage selecting higher-quality options.
Ferrari Luce divides opinion as Ive-led LoveFrom design reshapes Ferrari's electric future
Ferrari’s first electric car, the four‑door Luce designed with Jony Ive’s LoveFrom studio, is stirring debate by departing from Ferrari’s traditional look. Its center‑opening doors, minimalist shell, Samsung OLED cockpit screens, and emphasis on tactile controls aim to combine luxury with performance (0–60 mph in about 2.5 seconds) but critics compare its Apple‑influenced lineage to a generic look, raising questions about Ferrari’s identity. Priced around $640,000 and pitched as a statement of exclusivity in EVs, the Luce’s reception ranges from admiration to skepticism, with social media drawing parallels to controversial Apple‑related design moves and even Jaguar’s Type 00 rebrand. The piece also notes LoveFrom’s broader work and Ive’s rumored AI hardware project with OpenAI, underscoring the broader debate about design direction and branding in high‑end electrics.
Everyday fonts could be sabotaging your brand’s readability — and why
A design studio ranked 10 common web fonts on readability and brand impact, finding that familiar system fonts (e.g., Arial Narrow, Microsoft Sans Serif, Century Gothic, Tahoma, Arial) often hamper readability due to cramped spacing or dull differentiation, while others like Trebuchet MS, Times New Roman, Vendana, Georgia and Candara vary in performance. The takeaway is to test typography across devices, avoid condensed or overly generic body fonts, and prioritize open spacing and distinct letterforms to preserve user experience and brand perception.
Growing chairs from living trees: a 20-year Derbyshire design project
A Derbyshire couple have spent 20 years bending trees into chairs and other furniture, growing them upside down on formed molds, pruning and grafting to create a single solid piece. Each piece can take up to 10 years to shape plus a year of drying; the collection includes stools, benches, and even a chandelier, with several pieces displayed in museums and used in fashion and art contexts. They plan to launch the Full Grown Academy to teach their method, and a bronze chair cast will feature at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Ikea’s PS 2026 Collection Turns Home Offices Into Playful Workspaces
Ikea’s 2026 PS Collection, a 44-piece lineup built around playful functionality, blends sit-and-sleep versatility (chair-bed and sofa-bed options) with clever workspace pieces—from a bendable Lex Pott lamp and a rock-worthy pine bench to a collapsible four-seat desk and birdhouse-inspired bedside table—creating stylish, budget-friendly ways to outfit home offices.
From Clutter to Calm: Practical Home Office Organization
A practical design column offering steps to transform a cluttered home office into a productive, music-friendly space: sort the items on the floor to determine storage needs, choose modular storage (drawers, cabinets, open shelves, or lockers), consider IKEA IVAR or locker-based systems, and finish with a rug, lighting, and wall art to create a more inviting work area.