Typography
fromFast Company
2 hours agoWhat new AI design tools mean for brand typography
Claude Design enables teams to generate and iterate visual designs via natural-language prompts, but it risks producing generic, less distinctive typography.
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Coalie's design draws on a type of Japanese anime called Kawaii, a word meaning "cute" or "adorable." It's the latest in the White House's efforts to pass off coal as harmless, despite the well-established environmental and human health harms of mining and burning the fossil fuel.
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