The Weekly Nugget

Your Friday dose of tech, branding & design inspiration

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Welcome to the Weekly Nugget — Most Studios Friday wrap up, where we share nuggets of inspiration from the world of tech, branding & design.

Gamers first, designers second: Hudson-Powell uses the team’s “misspent youths” to steer the Nuverse brand

The games publisher’s visual identity is inspired by the joy and community of gaming, featuring a set of 50 vibrantly coloured 3D shapes that represent players.

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Facebook is working on a version of Instagram for kids under 13

The Facebook-owned company says it doesn’t have a detailed plan in place yet

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From crypto art to trading cards, investment manias abound

Each market frenzy seems crazier than the last. But all have the same roots.

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Substack faces backlash over the writers it supports with big advances

New Yorker article late last year identified several writers (Anne Helen Petersen, Matthew Yglesias) who’d accepted “substantial” advances

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San Diego Zoo’s new look is a love letter to the animal kingdom

Pentagram partner Michael Bierut has brought all of the organisation’s work under a single brand, which is now known as the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

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