February's Cool Shit 👄 👄

A long weekend in Mexico City

This January marked my third year going to Mexico City and it just becomes even more wonderful the more I visit. As a lover of all things design and color, Mexico City feels like a home away from home. Between incredible food, art, architecture, fashion, and nightlife, it really is a feast for the senses. This year we stayed on the edge of Roma Norte and Juarez and while I’ve loved all of our neighborhoods, this spot in particular was ideal for daytime and nighttime exploring! So if you’ve been thinking about Mexico City — this is your sign!

Mooka Pot

For Christmas, I was gifted this adorable Moka pota, aka the Mooka pot, by TLC’s best, Olivia (and her partner Michael). Each year, I have a designated animal that symbolizes that year, and this year it’s becoming clear that it’s the cow. I find it particularly charming to be awoken by mooing outside my door, paired with cow charmed coffee. My home brewing methods have adapted over the years, from the grainy French Press, to the ease of the Aeropress, now to the historic Moka pot. And while the others are nice backups, I don’t think I’ll be going back. It’s smooth, clean (when using a filter), and makes the next best cup of coffee to espresso. And coming from a designer, the cow prints are of course the best part, bringing morning joy every time.

Shape of AI

One of the most exciting things (IMO) about new technologies is seeing all the different ways people might interact with them. Not often do we get to witness complete paradigm shifts in our everyday experiences. This website is a nifty collection of UX patterns emerging from all this AI hubbub. And we're only beginning to scratch the surface of what's possible. I think the combination of AI and spatial computing (i.e. getting away from traditional screens and phones) is going to open up an insane world of possibilities.

Interested in learning more about design, UX/UI, and more super handy tools like this ⬆️? Jake has a fantastic newsletter ‘Links for Thinks’ that all designers should definitely follow. This is not an ad — we just like cool shit; Jake doesn’t know we’re including this shout out 🫶

We always say that a website is a constant evolution — it is never truly “done”. And the Copycat website overhaul is a beautiful example of that! We simplified and streamlined their website to reflect what they’ve learned over the last year and feedback from customers <3