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The 2025 Webby Awards: Fresh Inspiration for Newsletters, Websites, and More
The 2025 Webby Awards were announced on April 23. Running since 1997 (!!), the Webbys are one of the longest-standing and most respected awards for online creativity — launched before Google existed, before YouTube, and before Amazon was a household name.
Why Food Bloggers Are Pointing to NYT Cooking
Lately, almost every food blogger I’ve spoken with about redesigning their site brings up the same one: NYT Cooking. Not because it’s flashy. Or new. Or doing anything revolutionary. It’s something else entirely: it just feels good to use. Calm. Clear.
When design gets in the way
This morning, something odd happened at the gas station checkout — all because of a straw. I’d just grabbed an Up & Go protein drink, and the woman behind the till did something unexpected. She pulled out an empty container from behind the counter, scanned that one, and then handed me the full one I’d actually picked up.
