Catégorie : Other interests
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Perfect design is dead. AI killed it. Now brands are paying premium prices for work that looks « worse » – grainy videos, hand-drawn illustrations, intentional flaws. Hermès commissioning… | Marc Steimer | 54 comments
Perfect design is dead. AI killed it. Now brands are paying premium prices for work that looks « worse » – grainy videos, hand-drawn illustrations, intentional flaws. Hermès commissioning hand-drawn animations instead of AI renders. Microsoft adding VHS grain to video content. Patagonia ditching polish for raw, no-frills reality. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s strategy. Here’s what’s happening:…
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Worc Studio centres circular stone table at “reverential” Mexico City restaurant
Mexico-based Worc Studio referenced familial traditions and shared experiences at Savvia in Mexico City, placing a circular, communal table, inside a historic structure in the city’s core. The 153-square-metre (1,646-square-foot) restaurant is located in the mid-20th-century residential Humboldt building in the Centro Histórico. . Work Studio has completed Savvia restaurant in Mexico City The studio…
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Travel Trends Report Guide 2026
Last updated on January 14, 2026. This article has been expanded since its original publication on November 20, 2025. Earlier versions may differ from what you’re reading today.It’s that time of year when your LinkedIn feed gets flooded with reports, outlooks, megatrends, deep dives, and “future of travel” PDFs.And let’s be honest: keeping up is…
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Podcast Notes /// How to Think Like a World-Class Marketer | Rory Sutherland | The Knowledge Project
When considering why someone might spend €30,000 on a purse, it’s important to understand the concept of Veblen goods. These are items whose value depends on being perceived as expensive. Some products, like the Hermès Kelly bag, are so exclusive that they can be resold for more than the purchase price because the brand will…
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BREAKING: Google launched free AI courses. Here are 9 direct links to access them: (No sign-up fees or prior skills required.) [ save 🔖 this post for later ] 1 – Organize any project with… | Andrew Bolis | 186 comments
BREAKING: Google launched free AI courses. Here are 9 direct links to access them: (No sign-up fees or prior skills required.) [ save 🔖 this post for later ] 1 – Organize any project with NotebookLM Learn to centralize project notes, upload sources, use AI to find info, summarize content, and create new docs. Course:…
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Universal Commerce Protocol – Shopify
Born from Checkout Kit, distilled into an open protocol, ECP enables agents to render a merchant’s checkout as an embedded experience. With support for business critical UI extensions, with bidirectional messaging and delegation support for payment and address selection and agent branding ensures a unified user experience that doesn’t feel disjointed.
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New on the Menu: Kingfish crudo and a caviar Martini
Senior Food & Beverage Editor Bret Thorn is senior food & beverage editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality for Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group, with responsibility for spotting and reporting on food and beverage trends across the country for both publications as well as guiding overall F&B coverage. He is the host of…
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A ‘toaster with a lens’: The story behind the first handheld digital camera
In 1975, a young engineer in the company that made Kodak film took the first picture on a handheld digital camera. Photography would never be the same again. When Steve Sasson started working at Eastman Kodak, the American photographic film manufacturer was a vibrant symbol of American industrial ingenuity. Set up by George Eastman in…
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Todd English partners with chef Olivia Ostrow for global kosher hospitality group
Celebrity chef Todd English (Olives, Figs) has announced a new partnership with chef Olivia Ostrow (Maison Ostrow). Together, the two chefs are forming a new global kosher hospitality group under Ostrow Global Inc., with upcoming projects planned in Miami, New York, Tel Aviv, Dubai, Paris, and London. “Todd and I have known each other for…
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Liquid Death VP Andy Pearson: « Strategy is Partially Killing the Industry » | LBBOnline
Liquid Death, the billion-dollar canned water brand known for its viral stunts and dark humour is challenging the foundations of the creative industry. Speaking to Emma Sexton on ‘The Future of In-House Creative Leadership’ podcast, Andy Pearson, VP of Creative at Liquid Death, argues that traditional strategic bloat is stifling creativity, declaring controversially that strategy…