design

A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor.

Startups /

Dribbble has permanently banned dozens of designers from its platform following a new effort to pivot to a marketplace and chase monetization. This includes one of the platform’s most well-known designers, Gleb Kuznetsov, founder of the San Francisco-based design studio Milkinside. Dribbble deleted his account with its over 210 million followers because he shared his contact information with prospective clients through […]

A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor. Read More »

Design and development shop the Iconfactory is selling some apps —and AI is partially to blame

AI /

At one point, an app called Twitterrific was one of the most popular iPhone apps for browsing Twitter. These days, the company behind that app, and the many apps that followed, is struggling. And AI may partially be to blame. On Wednesday, the company known as the Iconfactory admitted it was at a crossroads and

Design and development shop the Iconfactory is selling some apps —and AI is partially to blame Read More »

Love it or hate it? Apple’s new ‘Liquid Glass’ design is getting mixed reviews

Apps /

Some users and designers are already panning Apple’s new user interface dubbed Liquid Glass, even though it’s a bit early. There are reasons to think it might improve — but also valid critiques. While arguably the operating system design overhaul looks unfinished in many parts — notifications are too hard to read, and then there’s that

Love it or hate it? Apple’s new ‘Liquid Glass’ design is getting mixed reviews Read More »

Aiming to accelerate product design with AI, Trace.Space raises a seed round

Fundraising /

Modern product engineering requires the production of highly accurate digital simulations, allowing engineers to create prototypes and understand the real-world performance of materials. Currently, legacy software platforms from companies like IBM and Dassault are generally deployed, but now startups are joining the arena, powered by generative AI. One such is Trace.Space, coming out of Riga,

Aiming to accelerate product design with AI, Trace.Space raises a seed round Read More »

Raspberry AI raises $24M from a16z to accelerate fashion design

AI /

The world of fashion is moving at a faster pace each year. Most retailers introduce new styles each season, and fast-fashion companies like Shein, H&M and Zara update their collections continuously.  To keep pace with the rapid demand for new styles, brands and manufacturers have been turning to tech to accelerate their design process. Raspberry

Raspberry AI raises $24M from a16z to accelerate fashion design Read More »

Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than 1 million ‘rooms’ created

Gaming /

3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua. Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into

Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than 1 million ‘rooms’ created Read More »

Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than one million ‘rooms’ created

Startups /

3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua. Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into

Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than one million ‘rooms’ created Read More »

With the latest iOS 18 developer beta, Apple makes flashlight UI more fun

Apps /

Apple released the third developer beta version of iOS 18 on Monday. While there are no major new features like Apple Intelligence in this update, there are some neat design changes. But the new UI for the flashlight takes the cake. The company had already introduced a new way to control True Tone Flashlights on

With the latest iOS 18 developer beta, Apple makes flashlight UI more fun Read More »