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Riccardo Marconato

Journal

Short notes on design work I rate, and why. A new pick most days.

Homepage of the AI in Design Report 2026, with a grid of cropped solarised flower photographs above the title set in large black neo-grotesk type, credited to Designer Fund in partnership with Foundation Capital

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Designers shipped the code, and the performance review stayed the same

Hiroto Sato portfolio homepage: a 3D-rendered street corner with a chrome pole, a glossy yellow traffic light, and yellow and blue road signs, with the name Hiroto Sato set large on the left

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Hiroto Sato builds his portfolio nav out of 3D street signs

CoffeeTech homepage: cream type reading Coffee Roasting Reinvented set very large on a near-black background, with a rust Products button in the navigation

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CoffeeTech gives industrial roasters the art direction of a fashion label

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RISK builds its studio site out of edit-suite furniture

House of Honey homepage: a blush band with HOUSE of HONEY set very large in chocolate brown, the word of in italic script, above a photograph of a living room with a tall arched window

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House of Honey writes a giant pink script across every room

PP Neue Montreal homepage: a flat vermillion page headed Official Travel Guide, with Neue Montreal set very large in black and a vintage photograph of a Montréal street scene

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PP Neue Montreal publishes its type specimen as a travel guide

Longbow homepage: a black coupé and an open-top speedster with tan leather seats on a grey studio backdrop, framed by a visible layout grid with square selection handles

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Longbow frames every car inside a visible design grid

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