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First Thing Monday, edition #136

Ben Rowe
Ben Rowe

Sep 9, 2025

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Happy Mondays! Sometimes.Here’s what caught my eye this week.

  • How Posters reveal the design spirit of each era.

  • Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?

  • Every affordance is a promise.

  • I loved this piece on the connection, multi-modality, and self-expression of an Interface.

  • The Vibe Coders are Lying to You.

  • Seems topical : Adapt or die? When total brand overhauls work, and when they don’t.

  • Beyond The Hype: What AI Can Really Do For Product Design.

  • Designing for Ephemerality.

  • It’s almost 12 years old, but this short post from Samuel Hulick about Features vs Benefits lives rent-free in my head.

  • And at number 10, Maybe it wasn’t the tech after all.

That’s it for now. Talk soon.Ben

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