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The US held a giant tech-inspired keynote for the newly launched America.gov chatbot and also showed off a new passport design. It has a flipbook animation in the corner of an eagle? We cover the fanfare of the keynote and look at the new designs.

OpenAI and Meta both launched AI agents (OpenAI's Dots, Meta's Muse) with the common theme of cute packaging. Almost tamagotchi style for Meta?

Google gave itself a contrast accessibility audit to make emoji all skin tones readable in dark mode, GFiber rebranded to distance itself from Google, Hidden Valley's glow-in-the-dark bottle for Spooky Ranch, McDonald's Pokemon Happy Meal, HBO's specialized Backrooms intro, Apple's London music venue, Walmart banned AI-generated signs, a new Yeti USB mic, and YouTube's new video A/B testing.Spotlights this week: Every Single Frame from Matt Brooks, the Candy Wrapper Archive, and an appreciation of fictional brands from Severance, Succession, and Breaking Bad.

Font of the Week featured The Henston, Panta Display and Set Grotesks

⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the September 30, 2026 stream. An optimized 20 minute version will be uploaded later this week.🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:- Spooky Ranch from Hidden Valley (glow-in-the-dark limited edition bottle, coming to Walmart)- OpenAI and Meta's personal AI agents (Dots, Muse, Muse Charm) and why it's sinister they all look so cute- Google's emoji skin tone contrast audit- McDonald's Pokemon Happy Meal- GFiber rebrand - America.gov launch and the new US passport design- HBO's Backrooms intro- Apple's London music venue and Elton John being the first act- Design Cache newsletter and this week's 5 creative things- Walmart bans AI-generated signage in its stores- The New USB mic from Yeti- YouTube video A/B testing and dynamic thumbnails- Conference recap: ChatGPT Spaces, Dots marketplace, Meta's new glasses and VR headset- Spotlight: Every Single Frame- Spotlight: Candy Wrapper Archive- Spotlight: fictional brands in film and TV- Font of the Week: The Henston (from My Creative Land) vs Panta Display vs Set Grotesk- Intuit rebrand by JKR🔗 This week's links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/september-30th-2026-75646442

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Apple Music stretched out to a bold font right before they open their music venue. McLaren dropped a heritage-inspired rebrand that looks a lot like EVERLANE. It's crazy a luxury car brand could be worried about being the cheap luxury car brand.

Also - Riff's new packaging and mascot from Center Design has pen handles for ears, LA Material's brand identity from the Hoodzpah team, GoPro joining the Micro Four Thirds mount family, Steven Bartlett's $400M creator media investment, Google opening search profiles to creators with 10k+ followers, Insta360's new Times Square flagship store, Meta launching camera-free smart glasses, Discord started rolling out its age verification system, Adobe Premiere is finally on Android, Colors of the Year, a clothing line aimed at creators, the Mr. Records game, Apple's in-store zoom shtick, The Beast in Me's title sequences, the Life of a Button website, and more.

⚠️ This is the live feed from the September 23, 2026 stream - though it was a prerecord this week.

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Moët & Chandon is trying to be Instagram worthy at the US Open. Their solution was to make their drink look like a tennis ball can, which is really creative, but the materials make it impossible to recycle. Is a good idea worth the waste?

Smucker's is suing Trader Joe's over crustless PB&J sandwiches that look a lot like Uncrustables ...even if Trader Joe's cries squircle.

Walmart is selling a rotisserie chicken purse through a VHS public access ad campaign. And then the strange one: Lupa Dupa and Tung Tung Tung Sahur. If those words don't make any sense to you, that's okay. It's talking about the law of gen AI ownership.

The WNBA's Finals logo gets an update ahead of the playoffs, the Met Gala is dropping John Galliano for next year's theme, Apple's "Surprise and Shine" invite is next week and this week is John Ternus's first week as CEO, a bunch of Photoshop updates, Instagram's wants you to have parties where you show reels on your TV? Behind the scenes images that show the felt coyote puppet from the Coyote vs. Acme set, YouTube finally adds the ability to upload custom Shorts thumbnails, GoPro lives to see another day, and it's getting sold. But also YouTube Markiplier is now largest shareholder, Sam Register is leaving Warner Bros. Animation after 18 years, Font of the Week is all from one foundry this week, an online tool to visualize color is 3D called Weaving the Rainbow, and the ColorChecker palettes photographers use for consisten color turns 50.

⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the September 2, 2026 stream. An optimized 20 minute version will be uploaded later this week.

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🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:

• Moët & Chandon's tennis ball can at the US Open isn't recyclable
• Smucker's vs Trader Joe's: the Uncrustables trademark
• WNBA launches a new logo for its Finals ahead of the 2026 playoffs
• Walmart's limited edition rotisserie chicken purse for National Chicken Month using the VHS public access look that's gone fully mainstream
• Lupa Dupa Slurpee, Tung Tung Tung Sahur, Roblox, and who actually owns AI generated characters
• The Met Gala and John Galliano walk away from next year's theme after controversy
• Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event is next week and John Ternus's first week as CEO
• Photoshop updates: Light adjustment layer, masked instruct edit, AI assistant editor, dynamic text on any path, Adobe Stock panel
• Instagram pushes Reels watch parties on TV
• Coyote vs. Acme behind the scenes photos: the felt coyote puppet used on set
• YouTube adds the ability to add custom thumbnails for Shorts
• GoPro sold for $285M, and now YouTuber Markiplier becomes the largest shareholder, but that doesn't mean he has control, but that also isn't nothing. It's at the same time as they launch the new Hero Pro ILS with interchangeable lenses
• Instagram starts limiting reach for unlabeled AI generated profiles
• Sam Register leaves Warner Bros after 18 years
• Font of the Week: Proclam, Barnum, and Alphabeta
• Make your logo brighter than white with HDR
• Copy and Paste formatting tool
• Fontlog - 3.5 million fonts searchable by visual traits
• Weaving the Rainbow 3D color lab
• The ColorChecker turns 50

Betty Crocker's packaging got a new box treatment across all the packaging lines. Calendly rebranded into a beautiful blobby identity system. The Vegan Society had to come up with a new Vegan Trademark logo because it was legally required to stop looking like a flower.Also: Disney and the NFL paired all 32 teams with IP characters, Crocs introduced a mascot based off their logo named Niles, and the Archery World Cup's branding has these really cool looking cuts in the letters.

If you're looking for some drama, Photographer Justin Thomas is suing painter Elizabeth Peyton over a $1.92 million painting of an Oasis photo.ChatGPT dropped Reddit as a citation source abruptly, Apple announced a new Mac mini with the M6 and M5 Pro, Patreon launched 30 new creator features, and Adobe launched generative audio for speech and sound effects. ⚠️ This is the edited version of the livestream from August 26, 2026. The unedited version was not uploaded to Spotify, but you can watch it on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/j1iClM9Lfkw🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:Disney and the NFL's character crossover apparelCrocs introduces Niles, its first official mascotBetty Crocker's packaging refresh from Vault49The Vegan Society redesigned the Vegan TrademarkCalendly's rebrandThe Archery World Cup rebrandJustin Thomas sues Elizabeth Peyton over an Oasis paintingChatGPT drops Reddit as a top citation sourceApple's new Mac mini with the M6 and M5 ProPatreon launches 30 new creator featuresAdobe's new generative audio toolsFont of the WeekTeddy Blanks on It's Nice ThatA free subway mosaic generator🔗 This week's links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/august-26-2026-74376241

👑 Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268📬 Every week I collect a bunch of shareable design things that give me inspiration. Subscribe to the Design Cache: https://ryanselvy.beehiiv.com/p/wake-up-design-stuff-is-here⭐️ Follow Ryan SelvyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ryanselvyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/RyanSelvyWebsite: https://www.RyanSelvy.comThe File New Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMMOwZoEbhuwLunOhnaXOXzb0HKV97rdB📖 CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:17 Disney and the NFL's character crossover apparel01:54 Crocs introduces Niles, its crocodile mascot03:29 Betty Crocker's packaging refresh from Vault4906:38 The Vegan Society's redesigned Vegan Trademark08:06 Calendly's rebrand and new icon system10:17 The Archery World Cup's rebrand12:21 Justin Thomas sues Elizabeth Peyton over an Oasis painting13:31 ChatGPT drops Reddit as a top citation source15:01 Apple's new Mac mini with the M6 and M5 Pro16:04 Patreon launches 30 new creator features17:12 Adobe's new generative audio tools18:19 Font of the Week19:57 Teddy Blanks on It's Nice That20:34 A free subway mosaic generator21:32 Outro📌 All editorial and feature decisions are made by Ryan Selvy and do not reflect official opinions or endorsements by Adobe. File New is produced with the support of Adobe Live, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Any content requested to be mentioned by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode.

Remember the little skateboards? They updated their logo. Also Instagram explored 32 different concepts before settling on their updated wordmark. The internet is in a full blown panic over the new 3D Bluey movie, the team at Heinz is always pushing out cool ideas, and YouTube is getting slap happy with counting views from the first frame.

New animation reveals from D23 include Pixar's Ghost Market and Gatto. We also talk about why brands like Vacation, Pepsi, and 7Up are leaning on retro design. Is it a crutch? Also we check out a collection of vintage hotel luggage labels from the early 1900s.

⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the August 19, 2026 stream. An optimized 20 minute version will be uploaded later this week.

🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:

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Tech Deck Logo & Packaging Update by Lincoln Design Co.

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Bluey 3D Movie Announcement & Visual Backlash

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Instagram's New Wordmark & the Rejected versions

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Heinz Limited Pour Choice Ketchup Nozzle

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YouTube First-Frame View Count Policy Shift

• Spotify "Skip Ahead Button
• D23 news:

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• Disney's "Clay" Character Design

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Pixar's "Ghost Market"

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Pixar's "Gatto" 2.5D Aesthetic

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The biggest Emoji is 😭

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Chicago Brand Museum & the GhostPantry Archival Project

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Has The Retro Aesthetic Outstayed Its Welcome?

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Vintage Hotel Luggage Labels & Letterform Archive Book

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Rec League Human Curation Platform

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Font of the Week Nominees: Sanserata, Mezzotint CF, and Zuume

🔗 This week's links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/august-19-2026-74105507

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JIF peanut butter is making its logo move in fun ways, using its own wordmark as the canvas for changing into words like "MiX" and "TiP." 7Up rolled out a minimalist US can redesign with a new lime-forward recipe.

Also, have you heard about the messy design history behind New York's Fearless Girl? It's a rabbit hole. The statue is launching official merch even though they sued the sculptor for doing that years ago, Hank Green established a clear AI policy for creators, YouTube doubled partner requirements, and LinkedIn is testing an anti-slop reporting button.

NYC brings back street sweeping shame stickers, After Effects adds an AI expression assistant, Disney partners with TikTok on creator content, Reddit plans an audio player, and GoPro is in big trouble.

⚠️ This is the edited version of the livestream from Wednesday, August 12, 2026. If you'd like to watch the unedited version you can watch that episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tVnbqxXUgqSCiP1oRztPc?si=n-mxVQaEQ1-E9--0OHoPKg

🔍STORIES IN THIS EPISODE:• 7Up US Redesign and new Flavor• JIF Motion Design• Fearless Girl Statue Merch• YouTube Monetization Updates• LinkedIn Testing "Seems Like AI Slop" Button• NYC Street Sweeping "Stickers of Shame"• Hank Green Sets Creator AI Guidelines• After Effects Beta AI Expression Assistant• Reddit Plans Native Audio and Video Features• KitBash3D Acquires ArtStation and Sketchfab• Disney+ and TikTok Creator Partnership• UK Venues Ban Meta Smart Glasses• GoPro Financial Troubles• Lightroom Classic 15.5 Feature Updates• Font of the Week: Gryphius

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📖 CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:20 7Up US Redesign03:05 JIF Motion Design06:15 Fearless Girl Merch10:45 YouTube Partner Program Changes12:15 LinkedIn "Seems Like AI Slop" Button13:35 NYC Street Sweeping Shame Stickers15:10 Hank Green Sets Creator AI Policy17:15 After Effects Beta AI Expressions18:45 Reddit Native Audio & Video Player20:00 KitBash3D Buys ArtStation & Sketchfab20:45 Disney+ & TikTok Creator Deal22:35 UK Venues Ban Meta Smart Glasses23:15 GoPro Financial Struggles24:05 Lightroom Classic 15.5 Update24:40 Font of the Week: Gryphius25:05 Outro

📌 All editorial and feature decisions are made by Ryan Selvy and do not reflect official opinions or endorsements by Adobe. File New is produced with the support of Adobe Live, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Any content requested to be mentioned by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode.

If everything is designed retro, is anything retro? 7Up has a new stripped down retro redesign and a new flavor shift, JIF has some new motion typography, LinkedIn is testing a button to report AI slop, and After Effects now has a built in AI-assistant for coding expressions and scripts.

Also we talk about NYC bringing back an old policy where they stick stickers to your car along with tickets, Reddit is making an audio player, KitBash3D acquires ArtStation, Disney partners with TikTok, and a new Font of the Week.

⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the August 12, 2026 stream. I hope to eventually upload a cut down version.

🔍 CHAPTERS & TOPICS:00:00 Intro01:02 7Up US Redesign & Flavor Shift05:20 Jif "That Jif'n Good" Kinetic Type Campaign12:05 Fearless Girl Statue Launches Merch Brand & History20:22 Apple iOS Beta Icon Updates21:27 YouTube Partner Program Thresholds Doubling23:03 LinkedIn "Seems Like AI Slop" Button24:45 NYC Street Sweeping "Stickers of Shame"27:33 Hank Green AI Policy & Creator Disclosure Debate30:43 After Effects Beta AI Expression Assistant33:54 Reddit Developing Native Audio & Video Feeds35:26 KitBash3D Acquires ArtStation & Sketchfab36:15 Disney+ & TikTok Vertical Video Creator Deal40:02 Apple Vision Pro Friday Night Baseball Broadcasts41:14 UK Pubs Enforce Bans on Meta Smart Glasses42:22 GoPro Financial Losses & Delisting Risk44:02 Adobe Lightroom Classic 15.5 Updates45:14 Ryan Selvy Channel & Design Cache Updates46:58 Font of the Week: Carmina, Griffius, Puffin Display53:04 Resource: The Idea Machine Generator54:17 Outro & Winner Announcement

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The CFDA(Council of Fashion Designers of America - sounds terrifying) made redesigns of all 50 states + 6 US terrirories. Some of fashion's biggest names were part of the project, and now they're flying over Rockefeller Center for the next month. But you can check them out online with a cool website, so we did.Also this week on File New, Bethesda brought back the name "Bethesda Softworks" for its 40th anniversary and introduced this retro glowing logo that has a lot more personality than their existing helvetica-looking one. The studio Thirst redesigned the bee line for Marks & Spencer. It's focused around postage stamps and their country of origin's national animals. They're bright, but they somehow avoid looking like soda. Drizzy is a new brand of peanut butter in a squeeze bottle that is taking a playbook from Graza is coming to America. Seems like a new trend of elitest pantry items? The upcoming government NYC grocery stores are in the need of branding, so an RFP is out. Also, Slack's new out of office emoji set is really cute, the Grateful Dead is leaning into bootlegs with a great app design, Spider-Man: Brand New Day blew it out of the water, Nantucket's antique shop boasting a "No Influencers" sign, Google Earth pulled Nano Banana 2 after only a day, a free grid plugin called GridCraft, and the modernist architecture in House House's new game Big Walk. And of course, Font of the Week.⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the August 5, 2026 stream. An optimized 20 minute version will be uploaded later this week.🔗 This week's links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/august-5-2026-73666576👑 Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34ZjkIc4hU23p6FC9FEiXl

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The EU is redesigning their banknotes for the first time since 2002, and it's down to 10 options! Now we get to vote on the designs we like (even the Americans). I cut through a high level look at the 10 sets of designs and let you know my thoughts. Then John Oliver is rolling up his sleeves and taking on Buc-ee's! Must be nice to have "forget you" money. lol. But I'm glad he's doing it. Buc-ee's is notorious for bullying other companies out of animal mascots. HBO is notorious for winning court cases.

In some more depressing news, a German court ruled that an AI generated comic version of a photographer's underwater dog photo does not infringe her copyright.

Reddit is threatening to not renew its exclusive deal with Google (and other publications like USA Today, Politico and Business Insider are also mad as they see their traffic fall off a cliff), Substack is leaning on Pangram to detect AI text detector (which I don't trust), and Adam Mosseri says Instagram is banning pickup artist and prank content shot on Meta smart glasses.Some happy news: The Design Boss Summit is coming up and it's entirely free! August 25-26. The first issue of my newsletter Design Cache is live! We highlight 3 After Effects plugins worth checking out and La Mericana is the Font of the Week.

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You can vote on the next EU bills! Yes, even if you're not an EU citizen. The Central Bank announced 10 design options for the new bills and opened the vote to anyone in the world. Let's take a look at each. They have 2 theme options: birds or people. The live poll overwhelmingly said birds: 93%.

Also on this episode: John Oliver launched a Buc-Off merch line to taunt Buc-ee's into suing HBO over its beaver mascot lawsuits, and a German court decided that feeding a photographer's photo through AI to make a comic version doesn't infringe her copyright. That surprised me and reminded me of the Obama Hope poster and the Shepard Fairey fight with the AP. Reddit is debating whether to cut off Google,as is USA Today, Politico, and Business Insider. Substack added an AI text detector from Pangram. And Instagram vowed to ban prank videos filmed on smart glasses.

We also cover some resources for motion designers - Citron is a dockable graph editor for After Effects, Tack Studio's released plugins that are new approaches to collect files and alignment.

I also love to talk about the small details in life, and 2 creators both posted about clothing tags. Clayton Chambers and Intermission did some showcasing of them.

And Font of the Week between La Mericana, Galahad and Viroqua.

⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the July 29, 2026 stream. An optimized 20 minute version will be uploaded later this week.

🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:

- The ECB's 10 euro banknote designs and survey is open through September 21

- John Oliver launches Buc-Off.com as he taunted Buc-ee's into suing HBO. All the proceeds go to Hunger Free America

- A German court rules an AI image made from an underwater dog photo does not infringe the photographer's copyright

- Why it feels similar to the Obama Hope poster, Shepard Fairey, and AP lawsuit

- Reddit considers not renewing deal with Google and cutting them off citing a large traffic drop

- Substack adds an AI text detector powered by Pangram

- Instagram bans prank videos filmed on smart glasses

- Get your free tickets to Designer Boss summit in August

- Subscribe to Design Cache, my new newsletter!

- Citron - a dockable graph editor for After Effects,

- Tack Studio's rebuilt Collect Files and Align Layers

- Clayton Chambers and Intermission showcase clothing tags as small design

- FONT OF THE WEEK: La Mericana vs Galahad vs Viroqua

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Van Leeuwen won $23.8 million from Rebel in a "dressing" lawsuit over ice cream pints. Coca-Cola is going all in on red. Red on every can regardless of flavor for its big design freshening up. I point out why that might be an issue next time you're at a barbeque. Liberty Mutual introduced a mascot from the Jim Henson Creature Shop, La La Land fixed Ryan Gosling's hand on the poster .(..a decade later), and Logo Zero traces a logo back to when it was selling cheese slicers and census machines.

Later in the episode we look at two designers who coincidentally built typefaces so that AI can't read them. I also walk through the logo process behind my new weekly newsletter, The Design Cache, cover the After Effects guides update, and another font of the week.

This is a cut down optimized version of the episode. If you'd like to watch the unedited version streamed live on July 22nd, watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP0-cqfMbb8

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There's a hidden dog playing piano inside the Lidl logo according to the internet. A local Maryland favorite got an update and I'm reluctant to criticize it. ...but I do.

We also get deeper into the Warner Bros. Animation after we check out the short video. Like where the company is headed to next. (Hint: It's YouTube)

Why World Cup broadcast graphics are getting criticized for legibility issues, and on Logo Zero we check out the first logo of........ Sony.

For news: Adobe is rolling out new AI assistants across Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere Pro that are designed to do the annoying production work nobody wants to do. Plus a quick overview of updates to Illustrator and Mocha. Instagram has a new image commenting feature, and Lottie Files launched a motion design system library. + More!

⚠️ This is the cutdown version of Wednesday, June 24, 2026's livestream. If you would like to watch the unedited version check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFXC4B6iubs

🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:

• Lidl's logo illusion
• Charm City Run rebrand
• Warner Bros. Animation's new logo bumper

• Warner Bros. Animation's new creator first slate and the dawn of YouTube animators' theatrical releases
• World Cup broadcast graphics and typeface criticism
• Logo Zero: Sony's original 1946 logo
• Instagram's new photo commenting feature
• Lottie Files' new motion design system library
• Adobe's new AI assistants across Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro
• Illustrator updates
• Mocha updates
• Font of the Week: TT Cometus by TypeType
• Design Buddies resource roundup

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📌 All editorial and feature decisions are made by Ryan Selvy and do not reflect official opinions or endorsements by Adobe. File New is produced with the support of Adobe Live, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Any content requested to be mentioned by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode. In this episode it's the AI Assistants.

Everyone just realized Lidl accidentally put a piano playing dog in the logo. Can you see it?

Warner Bros Animation just unveiled a new logo at Annecy, and there's one important thing missing.

Adobe's new AI Assistants are rolling out across Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Frame.io, plus new features for Adobe Illustrator.

Oliver Schöndorfer breaks down where the FIFA World Cup 2026 typography falls short on his blog Pimp My Type. Charm City Run's rebrand doesn't land on the right foot.

And a bunch more.

⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the June 24, 2026 stream. An optimized 20 minute version will be uploaded later this week.

🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:

• Logo Zero: guess the mystery 1950 logo
• Lidl's accidental "dog playing piano" logo
• Charm City Run's rebrand
• Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's new Tweety logo from Annecy
• Warner Bros 2026–2028 slate
• FIFA World Cup 2026 typography breakdown, via PimpMyType
• Adobe's new AI Assistants for Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign + Frame.io
• What's new in Illustrator: center line, blend tool, remove background, concept to vector
• The Brand New Conference 2026 (Nashville, Sept 17–18, early bird ends June 26)
• Instagram adding photo comments
• LottieFiles' new design system library
• Mocha motion-tracking updates
• Font of the Week: TT Cometus vs White Stencil vs Damson Black
• Design Buddies Resource

🔗 This week's links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/june-24-2026-72240983

👑 Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

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📌 All editorial and feature decisions are made by Ryan Selvy and do not reflect official opinions or endorsements by Adobe. File New is produced with the support of Adobe, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Any content requested to be mentioned by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode. Adobe asked for Ryan to mention AI Assistants in this episode specifically

KFC announced an ambitious global rebrand built entirely around its bucket. "The Bucketverse" revamps the entire energy of the fast food chain with a 3D logo, new restaurant design, whole new suite of packaging design, and more.

This week also covers Snapchat's newly announced glasses (just a mere $2,195,) Shrek 5's character redesigns, Universal Music Publishing Group's new logo, Aldi's free Blind Box grocery giveaway, and Levi's famous logo at the World Cup. We also talk about David Hockney's legacy, Twitch's new creator certification program, the Kodak Charmera Millennium Edition keychain camera, a new Easter egg in iOS's Preview app, and LinkedIn's new Creator Marketplace.

⚠️ This is the full unedited hour from the live stream. A tighter edited version drops later this week.

🔗 This Week's Links:⁠https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/june-17-2026-72092244

👑 Font of the Week Past Winners:⁠https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268⁠

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This week's stories:

• A new segment called "Logo Zero" where we look at the 1st logo of a famous brand

• Shrek 5's character redesign comparison
• KFC's global "Bucketverse" rebrand with JKR
• A recap of the NBA Finals broadcast graphics
• Universal Music Publishing Group's new logo
• Aldi's free Blind Box grocery giveaway (June 22-25)
• Levi's logo coverup at the World Cup
• David Hockney's death and a look back at his work
• Twitch's new Creator Sponsorship Certification program
• Snapchat's Specs AR glasses
• The Kodak Charmera Millennium Edition keychain camera
• A hidden Easter egg in iOS's Preview app
• LinkedIn's new Creator Marketplace
• Font of the Week: Namioto, PD Americano, and Aesthet Nova
• Spotlight: Justin Huguet's BandBrandz Instagram
• Hyperlinks: a keyboard shortcuts learning tool and a font pairing tool

📝 Adobe sponsors the creation of this stream. Story selection and editorial decisions are made by Ryan Selvy alone unless otherwise stated. In this episode specifically nothing was paid for or directed to be mentioned by Adobe.

A&W broke their own logo rules for a "smashed" brand activation. Olipop got a major clarity rebrand. Bob's Red Mill has a new look, but does it feel a little too Betty Crocker?

This week on File New: Spotify is testing AI podcasts, YouTube is experimenting with exclusive content for your top 1% fans, After Effects launched color-coded effect labels, Meta is rolling out premium subscriptions for their services, and The Economist is building separate content funnels for humans vs. AI agents.

Plus: a free retro sparkly water After Effects preset, the 2026 D&AD Pencil winners, a very cute Las Vegas casino carpet design zine, and a breakdown of the animated short "Yearn" by Ben Smith.

File New is your weekly design and creator news roundup, covering branding, motion graphics, packaging design, creative tech, and platform updates, every Wednesday on Adobe Live.

File New is produced with the support of Adobe Live, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Creative direction is entirely his own. Any content requested to be mentioned by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode.

🔗 Episode links on Raindrop: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/may-27-2026-71365453

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Bob's Red Mill rebranded and 78% of our live audience said it looks like Betty Crocker. A&W built an entire smashed restaurant in Toronto. And The Economist is splitting their website into two versions of the internet: one for humans, one for AI agents.

Also this week:

YouTube's Top Fans experiment, Instagram Plus, an After Effects color labels update in beta, Spotify's new AI podcast generator, and a free influencer marketing report analyzing 316,000 posts across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

⚠️ This is the full unedited hour from the live stream. A tighter edited version drops later this week.

No Font of the Week this episode, but past winners are always at the link below.

🔗 This Week's Links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/may-27-2026-71365453👑 Font of the Week Past Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

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📝 Adobe sponsors the creation of this stream. Story selection and editorial decisions are made by Ryan Selvy alone unless otherwise stated. In this episode specifically nothing was paid for or directed to be mentioned by Adobe.

What do we call the dark mode gradient era? The blue Wendy's is practically unrecognizable (and unappetizing?). Also everybody relax, the Spotify disco ball is temporary.

This is the cutdown of the live show.

IN THIS EPISODE:

Google I/O announced a lot, but let's talk about their branding. Wendy's is updating international stores to sky blue. Spotify's Disco Ball wasn't given a fair chance. Google's all in on XR, VR, AI, and audio glasses, but they're calling them intelligent glasses. People are watching vertical YouTube Shorts on their TVs. The new XP Pen Pilot Pro helps you edit videos. Insta360 releases really powerful microphones. Substance 3D updates. National Parks Poster and Sticker Design by Dorothy Waugh. What's in an art movement name. How to make charts with visual integrity. UI/UX accessibility rules. The websites we lost being rehabilitated by The Useless Web. Take a little creative break with NoomaLooma.

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/may-20-2026-71119350

FONT OF THE WEEK WINNERS:https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

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Additional editing by Zachary Bromberg: https://www.zacharybromberg.com

What do we call this new dark mode gradient look Google is using? If a Wendy's isn't red, do you even know what it is? The Spotify disco ball is only temporary, so everyone needs to chill out.

This week on File New: Google's I/O branding updates, YouTube Shorts taking over TVs, a ton of new creator tech, and all the design news you need to know.

In this episode:

Google's new visual direction from I/O, Wendy's going sky blue internationally, Spotify's disco ball moment, Google's push into XR, VR, AI, and intelligent glasses, vertical Shorts on TV screens, the XP Pen Pilot Pro for video editors, Insta360's new microphones, Substance 3D updates, National Parks poster and sticker design by Dorothy Waugh, art movement naming, charts with visual integrity, UI/UX accessibility, The Useless Web preserving lost websites, and a creative break with NoomaLooma.

Find links from this episode: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/may-20-2026-71119350Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

Follow Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/@ryanselvy | https://www.instagram.com/RyanSelvy | https://www.RyanSelvy.com

Stink Studios designed the new SNL UK branding but we probably weren't supposed to find that out. Star Fox 64 is getting another remake, except this one is really unsettling. NBC Peacock slipped in some subtle logo updates, Gotham fights for relevance by going variable, and Google announced Googlebooks (no, not Google Books) right before Google I/O.

Plus: Nikon takes a $550 million hit, Canon drops a 7K camera built for video, Instagram rolls out Instants, and of course Font of the Week.

🔗 Find links from this episode on Raindrop: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/may-13-2026-70836041👑 Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

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🎥 Additional editing by ⁠Zachary Bromberg⁠: https://www.zacharybromberg.com/

File New is produced with the support of Adobe Live, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Creative direction is entirely his own. Any content requested by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode.

Threads officially launched their new logo. Here's why it works. Panera's new "It Just Meals Good" campaign looks a lot like Subway. I'm also showing off one of the best Art Director toolboxes I've come across, and a Photoshop plugin that relights your photos for you.

We also get into Pentagram's identity overhaul of St. Paul's Cathedral, new Photoshop features worth knowing, Instagram's crackdown on repost accounts, the Oscars' new rules for AI and VFX, and a Kickstarter tripod that gives me anxiety.

🔗 Links from this episode: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/may-6-2026-70550145

👑 Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

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File New is produced with the support of Adobe Live, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Creative direction is entirely his own. Any content requested by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode.