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• The evolution of 'woke' emoji

  Some eight years ago, a collection of expressive little icons -- emoji 😎 -- showed up in our smart devices and now it’s ...

  • Guðrun í Jákupsstovu

• 5 ways attendees of TNW's conference handle being nervous

  Everyone gets nervous and stressed from time to time. The people attending TNW’s conference are no different. The question ...

  • Guðrun í Jákupsstovu

• Font psychology: What the posters for Netflix’s top shows can teach us

  When the day is done and you get to finally settle down for some sacred Netflix and chill time, how do you decide what show to watch? There is no shortage of options to choose from on Netflix. I can’t count how many times I’ve sat there staring at the rows and rows of shows ...

  • Sara McGuire

• 'Buy the Dip' is like 'Silicon Valley' for crypto nerds – but funnier

  'Buy the Dip' is a satirical short film that pokes fun at the most ridiculous trends from the world of cryptocurrency and ...

  • Mix

• Apps are getting dumber — and that’s a good thing

  They are, and that’s a good thing. Behind the surprising simplicity of some of today’s top apps, smart developers are ...

  • Nir Eyal

• Designing Wakanda: An interview with Black Panther’s production designer

  Note: This article contains a few spoilers from the Black Panther movie. When this article was originally published, Black Panther was on the second day of its opening weekend in Chinese cinemas. Before opening in China on Friday, the Marvel Studios movie directed by Ryan Coogler ...

  • Tefo Mohapi

• Why Facebook's logo is blue — a designer’s guide to color and emotion

  We’re able to see different colors because of our retina’s innate ability to differentiate frequencies of light waves. Certain colors or shades evoke different sentiments in people. In this post, I want to give a quick introduction to color theory, ways to combine colors, and ...

  • Harshita Arora

• Banks are still overcharging Coinbase users for cryptocurrency purchases

  Coinbase and Visa are messing up again as concerned cryptocurrency users are flocking Reddit to complain about being overcharged ...

  • Mix

• This company pays you to watch movies — in crypto, of course

  CinemaWell.com connects independent filmmakers with an unlimited audience from around the globe.

  • thecointelegraph

• Net neutrality activist 'throttles' street traffic outside FCC building

  Rob Bliss, renowned activist, returns with his latest project. This time he's risking his life to show the ridiculousness ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Designers! Don't let harsh feedback completely destroy your sense of self worth

  Design critique sessions are nothing new. They are an integral part of the design process, and over the last years, modern ...

  • Fabricio Teixeira

• How I made a font from scratch and submitted it to Google in 24 hours

  I’m a huge fan of Adam Savage’s One Day Builds. At the beginning of the day he starts with a pile of materials, and ...

  • James Barnard