An executive order establishes a three-year National Design Studio to advise federal agencies on usability, aesthetics, standardized design, and cutting duplication costs. The studio is a stripped-down successor to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and will close after three years. Joe Gebbia was appointed to lead the studio and pledged to make government websites beautiful, run on modern software, and deliver excellent user experiences. He compared the vision to the Apple App Store, promising simple, reliable, and satisfying services. Gebbia co-founded Airbnb after renting out airbeds in 2007 and later expanded the company globally.
The order states that it would advise agencies on usability, aesthetics, and standardized design, while also cutting duplication costs. It is scheduled to operate for three years and then close. Gebbia said on X that his aim is to make government websites "beautiful," run on modern software, and provide an excellent user experience. He compared the vision to the Apple App Store, promising services that are simple, reliable, and satisfying to citizens.
In 2007, Joe Gebbia and his former Rhode Island School of Design classmate Brian Chesky quit their jobs and launched a company after their San Francisco landlord raised the rent by 20%, pushing it beyond what they could afford. With the Industrial Design Society of America conference about to take place and hotels fully booked, Gebbia proposed renting out airbeds in their apartment.
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