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FEATURE
Designerly Collaboration - Talk to AI
If you want better ideas from AI, try talking to it.
ChatGPT's new voice chat’s integration into regular chat, instead of the separate voice mode, makes it even more natural.
Typing with AI and talking with AI may look similar on the surface, but they create completely different creative dynamics.
Typing is: • Precise • Controlled • Slow • A bit like handing your intern a written brief
Talking is: • Fast • Messy • Interrupt-friendly • More like riffing with a really smart intern who can build on ideas faster than you can think them
And that’s the magic: When you shift from typing to talking, the AI stops feeling like a tool you manage and starts acting like a partner you collaborate with.
That’s a huge unlock.
Talking lets you think out loud, iterate quickly, and explore the edges of an idea without overthinking the prompt.
It’s Collaboration and Experimentation in their most natural, human form. If you’re still typing everything to your AI tools… try speaking instead.
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Dezeen's top rebrands and logo redesigns of 2025
From restaurant Cracker Barrel's failed rebrand to the barely-noticeable tweaks to retailers Amazon and Walmart, Dezeen's Review of 2025 continues with their top 10 rebrands from the last year.
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Utah 2034 Olympic brand designer explains meaning behind logo, responds to criticism
Utah unveiled a transitional logo for the 2034 Olympic Paralympic Games at Salt Lake City International Airport, sparking mixed reactions. While in-person attendees cheered, many online users criticized the logo's readability, design, and color scheme. I saw it in a new light after the creative designer, Molly Mazzolini, explained the logo’s elements represent Utah’s landmarks.
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COLLABORATE
ChatGPT's voice mode is no longer a separate interface
OpenAI updated ChatGPT's voice mode, integrating it directly into the main chat interface. Users can now see ChatGPT's responses, including images and maps, in real time while speaking, rather than switching to a separate voice-only screen. This change makes conversations more natural and fluid, and the new voice mode is the default across web and mobile apps.
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EXPERIMENT
I'm actually reading my read-it-later list thanks to this brilliant NotebookLM trick
Google’s NotebookLM is effective for converting unread bookmarks into a manageable, searchable, and actionable knowledge system. NotebookLM offers features like AI-generated audio summaries, thematic notebooks for idea generation, cross-referencing multiple articles to avoid biases, and extracting actionable advice into to-do lists, turning read-it-later collections into an organized learning resource.
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CREATIVITY
Designers most likely among creatives to believe AI dulls creativity
A survey by the DIGIT Lab at the University of Exeter reveals significant skepticism among UK creative professionals about AI's impact on creativity. A majority believe AI undermines originality and leads to homogenized work, with many concerned about job losses. While AI tools are widely used, especially among younger creatives, many feel AI cannot replicate true human creativity, which involves imagination and inspiration.
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TOOLS
2025’s Chrome extensions that help you browse smarter with AI
As we wrap the year, the Google Chrome team shares 10 of their favorite Chrome extensions from 2025, whether you’re looking to maximize productivity, learn a new language or simply browse on your own terms.
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