How Instagram’s logo became iconic
Zachary Petit, Fast Company
Here’s the story of how the ubiquitous app’s logo evolved from skeuomorphic camera to gradient icon.
The return of the serif
Emma Tucker, Creative Review
After taking an extended sabbatical from the world of branding, serif typefaces are suddenly back in favour. We speak to type designer Lynne Yun and F37 founder Rick Banks about what that means.
Fandom’s ‘Inside Gaming’ Survey Debunks Stereotypes About Who Plays Video Games
Scott Mendelson, The Wrap
The gaming industry is expanding, as are the demographics of those who participate.
What Comes After TikTok
Ryan Broderick, The Information
It’s hard to imagine what would happen if the era-defining short-form video platform disappeared overnight—but that makes it all the more important to try.
Do Sports Leagues Need ‘Creative Directors’?
Daniel Yaw-Miller, Business of Fashion
Major League Soccer tapped streetwear designer Guillermo Andrade to be its creative advisor, hoping his cultural cachet will make the sport more popular in the US.
The Home Depot’s Path To Becoming A Global Advertising Player
James Hercher, AdExchanger
The Home Depot’s advertising operation reached a point where the CEO decided to dedicate a full-time officer to the business.
Organized retail crime growing in size and complexity, new NRF report says
Hope King, Axios
The increasing sophistication of retail theft for purposes of resale is making an age-old issue harder to define, track and clamp down.
Latin and Tex-Mex overtake Italian as America’s go-to food order
Jennifer A. Kingson, Axios
The go-to favorite cuisine of Americans used to be Italian, but increasingly it’s Latin American and Tex-Mex food like tacos, quesadillas and birrias — with Asian food next on the horizon, per Datassential, a restaurant-menu consultancy.
