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• Why we are hardwired to focus on the wrong parts of our product

  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full 'Sprint' program here. In his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, Noble Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman discusses the psychological phenomenon of loss aversion, ...

  • Jesse Weaver

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons player masterfully recreates ‘Hyrule’ from The Legend of Zelda

  A very dedicated Legend of Zelda fan has recreated the Hyrule map from A Link to the Past in an Animal Crossing: New Horizons ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Life imitating art: Quarantined people remix famous paintings with household items

  As self-isolation is driving us stir-crazy, the Getty Museum has challenged people to recreate famous paintings with household ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• A Cats butthole cut ‘trailer’ is out — an analysis of its alternative reality

  The Cats butthole cut we deserved is here, sorta. In trailer form at least. But we imagine a world in which this version ...

  • Callum Booth

• This tool erases web page text to reveal hidden poetry

  Since TNW is a news site, we produce a lot of written text. For the most part that’s all valuable and relevant, but since I look at these walls of text for 40 hours a week, there are moments where they become overwhelming and stifling. I mean, just how much can you read about the ...

  • Henry Sung

• This Amazon parody dating site is hilarious... and also kind of creepy

  Don't worry, "Amazon Dating" is currently just a joke website. And we sincerely hope it stays that way, because the joke ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Leaked trailer offers a new look at Godfall, the first game announced for PS5

  We already saw a teaser in December, but there's now leaked footage of Godfall — the first announced game for PlayStation ...

  • Mix

• Instagram's decision to hide photoshopped images is a disservice to art

  In a controversial turn of events, Instagram has begun hiding photoshopped images on its platform — even in the case of creative uses. San Francisco-based photographer Toby Harriman was scrolling through his Instagram feed when he suddenly spotted a post flagged for "False Information," ...

  • Mix

• How to design better buttons

  A button is an interactive element that results in the action described on it. If it says “save” on a button, clicking ...

  • Michal Malewicz

• Giphy debuts Arcade, a platform for making and playing 'microgames'

  Giphy, of all sites, today revealed it's getting into gaming. Specifically, it's releasing Giphy Arcade, a platform for making, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft's new font for devs is very aesthetically pleasing (and free)

  Microsoft has crafted a new font specifically built with developers in mind. It's called Cascadia Code, and you can already ...

  • Mix

• How to build a production and recording studio that fits in a backpack

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Tristan Greene