Designarchy No. 28

Sound design, Music sessions, and studio index packed to help out.

Apr 05, 2026

1. Watch — Introducing Ear (open) and OS 3.0

Nothing does hardware launches differently. A tight, brand-consistent film introducing open-ear earphones and OS 3.0 in the same breath, worth watching for the craft alone.

2. Listen — Connor Moore: Sound design for Tesla, Uber, Peloton, and more

The designer nobody talks about is the one you hear. Connor Moore breaks down sonic branding at scale and why sound is the most underrated design frontier.

3. Read — It’s clearly time: the transparent tech renaissance

The Verge’s running log of everything clear, open, and see-through in consumer tech. Part trend tracker, part design history, and it keeps getting longer.

<em>At $64.99 the Afterglow is $25 cheaper than the $89.99 Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, while offering a more striking design.</em>

4. All-time favorite — Family App Values

4,000 words and 50+ visual examples on how the Family app was built. Not a tutorial, but a rare design essay that shows you what intentional craft actually looks like

5. Resource — Studios Directory

A clean, searchable index of design studios from around the world. Useful when you need a reference or want to see how good studios present themselves.

6. Watch — Post Malone: Live From The Studio

An unfiltered studio session with no staging, no narrative. Sometimes my best design inspiration has nothing to do with design.

7. Watch — Dick Costolo: Conversations on Quality, Ep. 01

What is quality? It seems hard to describe and even harder to measure, but you can feel it when it’s there. You know it when you experience it. This is a series of conversations with those who seek to create products of this undefinable quality.

8. Portfolio of the month — Fol

Istanbul studio, founded in 2014. Award-winning work across brand identity, UI/UX, and packaging. Their site is as sharp as their client list.

9. Indie app of the month — Globezones

A timezone tool that actually looks good. Visualize and convert time zones without opening a spreadsheet, and it works on a globe.

10. Resource — Season Sans

Displaay’s new variable typeface explores the full sans-to-serif spectrum in one family weight, serif-degree, and italic, all variable. Bookmark it for your next type decision.