India · branding
The Brief — India, July 2026
D2C packaging wars, Zomato's redesign, and why every Bangalore studio is quietly building an internal AI stack.
Jul 5, 2026 · 5 min
The Magazine
[DESIGN INDEX.]
The home of creative operators — by designs.art
Feature · branding
The home of creative operators.
Why we built a magazine next to a subscription studio, and what that says about who we're for.
By The Design Desk · Jul 8, 2026 · 6 min
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World · branding
The real cost of your first designer.
Salary is the smallest number on the spreadsheet. Here's the rest of it — and when subscribing actually wins.
Jul 2, 2026 · 7 min
World · visual
What happens when agencies lose the execution moat.
AI didn't kill the agency. It killed the billable-hour agency. Here's what replaces it.
Jun 28, 2026 · 6 min
USA · ux
The Brief — USA, June 2026
Airbnb's UI refresh, Figma's IPO drift, and why every Series B is rethinking their in-house design org.
Jun 24, 2026 · 5 min
Feature · branding
Why we are not doing a features page.
A short note on the difference between a product page and a portfolio, and why we are only building one of them.
Jun 20, 2026 · 3 min
The Index · annual ranking
India's 50 Best-Designed D2C Brands.
A ranked annual list. Judged by working designers, not agencies. Publishing September 2026.
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