Ads are becoming part of the interface
OpenAI is introducing visual ads inside ChatGPT, designed to help people imagine products and services in context.
AI × Brand ExperienceProvenance is becoming part of creative direction
OpenAI has expanded its content-provenance work to text in the EU, alongside existing image and audio verification efforts.
AI × Trust
CUNY makes institutional value feel lived-in
CUNY has launched the fourth installment of its “A Degree for Every Dream” campaign across transit, digital media and city environments.
Higher Ed × CampaignsThe multidisciplinary practice is becoming the product
A new It’s Nice That and Today at Apple panel series focuses on creatives turning hybrid practices into sustainable businesses.
Studio BuildingThe hard part is choosing what deserves to exist
Figma’s latest AI commentary argues that prototyping is getting easier while direction, differentiation and sustained product quality remain difficult.
Product ThinkingDesign systems are becoming instructions for machines
Figma reports that Coinbase used Code Connect to improve design-system adherence while reducing token costs for coding agents.
Design Systems × Agents
Designing for agents means designing for legibility
Vercel’s Ship recap highlights agent experience, brand knowledge and generative UI as emerging layers of digital product design.
Web × Agent ExperienceReach still wins the spreadsheet; trust wins the relationship
CreatorIQ’s 2026 study finds a widening gap between what brands say they value and what creator markets continue to reward.
Creator BusinessCreators are thinking like small media companies
Epidemic Sound’s new report finds strong ambition among creators to build independent businesses, media brands and creator studios.
Creator Business × SystemsThe creator economy is still radically top-heavy
A new research paper examines why a small share of creators earn most of the rewards while the majority earn very little.
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