D&T Issue 280

Hi there!

It’s issue #280 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late.

Canvs is kicking off the first edition of Demo Nights in Bengaluru on 30th September. It’s an exclusive gathering for all the designers, engineers, and people who love making things. The night will feature 4 curated creatives taking the mic to showcase their work and their process behind it. RSVP here to join us, and see what people are building.

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Night School’s Terri Witherden explains why opening up who we learn from helps conjure real creative magic.

We say someone has taste when they are capable of discerning options that are more tasteful than others. All other things being equal, people prefer more tasteful options to less tasteful options.

Swedish researchers have developed two types of 3D bioprinting technology to artificially generate skin containing blood vessels. It could be a breakthrough in the quest to regenerate damaged skin.

A recent analysis of the Sapphire Canyon mudstone core, drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024, adds new and convincing evidence to the ongoing search for life on Mars.

Over two decades, Viettel grew from a state telco into a tech powerhouse that makes everything from 5G chips to robots to affordable mobile phones.

UX metaphors help users learn new interfaces by transferring knowledge from familiar concepts. They bridge designers’ conceptual models with users’ mental models through analogical reasoning, mapping multiple attributes between source and target domains. Metaphors reduce cognitive load and accelerate understanding.