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A year of yap: Looking back at 2025
And we're back, baby.
Jan 13 • Carly Ayres
The extremely online report: August 2025
Cracker Barrel goes woke, J.Crew gets sloppy, AI gets too clingy
Aug 31, 2025 • Carly Ayres
Mooooooooooooooood
Is design discourse the new growth hack?
Aug 21, 2025 • Carly Ayres
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The design of getting hired
Nov 23, 2024 • Carly Ayres
Designers! Designers! Designers!
Aug 11, 2025 • Carly Ayres
Everything is Ghibli
Mar 27, 2025 • Carly Ayres
How to write a cold email
Oct 25, 2024 • Carly Ayres
We’re so back, why everyone is suddenly so thirsty for designers
May 18, 2025 • Carly Ayres
Reframing your skills for a career pivot
Aug 15, 2024 • Carly Ayres
Designers! Designers! Designers!
Why everyone’s hiring (and no one can find talent)
Aug 11, 2025 • Carly Ayres
The designer investor era
How Figma’s IPO could fund the future of design
Aug 5, 2025 • Carly Ayres
The extremely online report: July 2025
A monthly digest of discourse, drama, and digital ephemera
Jul 30, 2025 • Carly Ayres
Vibe coding: not worth the risk?
Two apps, two breaches, one very avoidable trend
Jul 28, 2025 • Carly Ayres
The artifacts you need to get hired
On websites, portfolios, and resumes as storytelling tools
Jul 20, 2025 • Carly Ayres and Sebastian Speier
Should designers train models?
Justin Ouellette on interface as truth-telling, designing in the fog, and why he’s not afraid to be left behind
Jul 17, 2025 • Carly Ayres
Paper cuts over cut-and-paste
Abby Schleifer on zines, librarianship, and designing for critical engagement in an age of AI
Jul 10, 2025 • Carly Ayres
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