MKBHD launches background noise

MKBHD launches wallpaper app… in 2024

Famous tech-reviewer MKBHD launches Panels — the wallpaper app that is thankful that MBKBHD himself hasn’t gotten around to reviewing it yet.

The launch immediately received backlash for the pricing ($12/month),extreme data permissions needed, and simple fact that MKBHD would typically roast something like this himself.

Was this simply a cash grab or a short-sighted misstep from the man who’s apparently capable of crushing companies with the snap of a finger?

Brb… starting a ringtone app.

Figma re-introduces AI-powered design (with a new name)

After receiving backlash (what is this… an email all about backlash and angry twitter mobs!?) for allegedly copying Apple’s weather app, Figma has brought back their Make Designs feature.

The first major change is a new name. First Draft.

Okay, the first major change was probably to not allow these designs to create a 1:1 copy of apps that already exist. But the new name is nice too.

With First Draft, Figma hopes to help designers and creators avoid the blank canvas problem while allowing users to create a basic starting design off of a text prompt.

This does sound promising… so let’s hope with a new (arguably better) name comes a fun and useful addition to the tool we can’t stop using.

What else happened this week in design?

Notion releases Notion AI with a fun little character-face-thingy.

Drippy Zuck returned to announce Orion, “the world’s most advanced AI glasses ever made”.

They don’t look great… but they certainly beat walking around with whatever that contraption Apple gave us was.

Cosmos now has light mode.

Resources

🎙 Mariana Castilho talks about evolving from designer to builder on the Dive Club podcast

📱 Jim Raptis launches iPhone 16 mockup generator (free)

🍏 Basic Apple Guy shares his free wallpapers

🤳 Raycast throws their free wallpapers into the mix

Design Dopamine

Jordan Singer simply doesn’t miss.

Fons Mans asks what about dark mode?

Nitish shares a calendar widget that will have you wanting to make plans.

Design Roulette

We doomscroll the internet so that you don’t have to. Here are the websites that we loved this week.