The Ever-changing Art of the Screensaver – Eye on Design
PeterMowin Man, 1991 © After Dark This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It was originally published in…
Today’s Design Is Shaped by Likes. And That’s a Problem – Eye on Design
Illustration by Beatrice Sala. On a recent afternoon I visited Dribbble, a popular community and portfolio website used by designers to share and discuss their work. On Dribbble, you can…
The Empathy Economy Is Booming, but What Happens When Our Emotional Connections to Others Are Designed, Packaged, and Sold? – Eye on Design
Illustration originally for Eye on Design magazine, Worth issue, by Célestin Krier. This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the…
If You’re Worried About DALL·E Replacing Illustrators, You Don’t Understand The Power of Illustration – Eye on Design
Illustration by Beatrice Sala Earlier this month, Google engineer Blake Lemoine claimed that his employer’s AI chatbot LaMDA became sentient. During an “interview,” LaMDA agreed to some — very pointed —…
The UX of Porn Tube Sites Are Designed for the Ultimate Money Shot – Eye on Design
Illustration by Lina Ehrentraut This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It was originally published in the fifth issue…
The Digital Closet Tells the Story of How the Internet Became Straight – Eye on Design
Image by Katharina Brenner It’s no surprise that the internet is straight. Its basic building blocks are binaries, its moguls are predominantly male, and its algorithms trained on heteronormative data…
A Software Engineer’s Advice for Saving Social Media? Keep It Small – Eye on Design
Illustration by Hannah Buckman. This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It was originally published on January 2,…
We Spoke With the Last Person Standing in the Floppy Disk Business – Eye on Design
Illustration by Katharina Brenner Tom Persky is the self-proclaimed “last man standing in the floppy disk business.” He is the time-honored founder of floppydisk.com, a US-based company dedicated to the…