Issue 106

WELCOME

Being Designerly 106 has curated content to boost your creative mindset. This issue has designerly content about Coke's GenAI ad, AI images of landmarks, Job's creative hack, death of critical thinking, JaGUar and MSN's new logos, Google's best app of 2024, and Assistive Technology Trainer GPT.

FEATURE

Coke's AI Commercial for the Holidays Has Us Wondering If We Live In a Fallen World

This is the Coke's first fully AI-generated ad, and looks the part - faces are uncanny, shots are noticeably short, and everything looks like an even kitschier version of a Thomas Kinkade painting put through a cheap HDR filter.

27 AI images of real-world landmarks

Tom's Guide created a descriptive prompt for each location and three ‘style’ prompts to append to the descriptive prompt. This included camera type, motion, and visual effects. Follow the link for the images and prompts...

CREATIVITY

Steve Jobs' trick to solving problems

Steve Jobs had a way of finding inspiration when he felt his thoughts were stuck in the mud. He got up and took a walk. Often barefoot.

OBSERVATION

The Death of Critical Thinking Will Kill Us Long Before AI

The decline in reading skills over generations is a serious problem. As attention spans get shorter and media focuses on quick content, people are losing their ability to read deeply and think critically.

VISUAL

Fearless. Exuberant. Compelling. This is Jaguar, reimagined

Jaguar launched a complete brand makeover that focuses on originality and creativity. But has it strayed too far away from its roots? And it's now JaGUar...

The new MSN logo feels like a journey back in time

While Jaguar seems headed to the future, Microsoft is reviving its web portal, MSN, nearly thirty years after its original launch with Windows 95. Alongside the revival, MSN features a nostalgic logo reminiscent of its past, marking a significant design update since 2014.

UX

Partiful is Google's 'best app' of 2024

Partiful, the New York-based event-planning app that's taking on older solutions like Evite, Eventbrite, and Facebook Events, has been named Google's app

TOOLS

Assistive Technology Trainer GPT

This GPT tool by Taylor Arndt provides step-by-step guidance for mastering assistive technologies.

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