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remysharp.com

Do politics belong at web events?

Nothing is free of politics in this era as it does indeed impact nearly everything we do.

notforprivategain.org

Not for private gain

Opposition to OpenAI’s proposed restructuring that would transfer control of AGI from a nonprofit charity to a for-profit enterprise.

vitalik.eth.limo

Why I support privacy

Whoever has the information has the power, ergo we need to avoid centralized control over information.

calculatingempires.net

A genealogy of technology and power since 1500

Explore how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries in this large-scale research visualization.

theguardian.com

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down

I just didn’t expect them to be such losers.

designweek.co.uk

A lesson from the US: identity is complex

Amid the cavalcade of commentators, we’ve heard enough from the experts, the pollsters, the politicians. It’s time a design journalist weighed in.

stevenscrawls.com

Care doesn’t scale

We’re pretty limited when it comes to care. In any given moment, you can only really care deeply and individually for one person.

theverge.com

Jony Ive’s latest design is the emblem for King Charles’ coronation

A new design from Ive and LoveFrom.

eyeondesign.aiga.org

How Magazine Covers Became the Political Posters of Our Times

Edel Rodriguez, Jody Quon, Jaap Biemans, and Tom Alberty on the changing role of covers in today’s hyperpolitical times.

nrachildrensmuseum.com

The NRA Children’s Museum

Since 2020, firearms have overtaken car accidents to become the leading cause of death in U.S. children, taking over 4368 lives.

fastcompany.com

See the new ‘de-Arched’ McDonald’s logo in Russia

Russia ditched the arches, but appears to have kept the ‘M.’

matthewbutterick.com

What we can deduce from a leaked PDF

I don’t usually comment on current events. But the possi­bil­i­ties for typo­graphic foren­sics were too intriguing to ignore.

nrk.no

Worlds apart: TikTok doesn’t show the war in Ukraine to Russian users

A look at how TikTok users in Russian and Ukraine have completely different experiences.

itsnicethat.com

33 Letters for Ukraine expresses solidarity through language and design

33 Letters for Ukraine is an ongoing initiative to express solidarity with Ukraine.

iconfinder.com

Free Ukraine icons

Free icons for articles, posts, protest signs, donation campaigns and other efforts that support the Ukrainian people and help spread awareness.

eff.org

The Campaign to Shut Down Crucial Documentary Tool youtube-dl Continues

Copyright maximalists just don’t know when to stop.

restofworld.org

Amateur open-source researchers went viral unpacking the war in Ukraine

From college sophomores to 9-to-5 IT workers, hobbyist OSINT accounts are reconstructing events on the ground.

newyorker.com

“Z” Is the Symbol of the New Russian Politics of Aggression

Masha Gessen writes about the symbolism and meaning of Russia’s use of the letter “Z.

fastcompany.com

How 29 artists banded together to put Equal Rights back in the spotlight

The artists, including Shepard Fairey, are bringing fresh urgency to the 99-year-old amendment that’s still waiting to be ratified.

smashingmagazine.com

We All Are Ukraine 🇺🇦

As a design community, we all can’t be silent in these times.