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INSIGHTS • 9 min read
Five Ecommerce Brands Winning on Visual Identity in 2026
From Liquid Death's punk-metal cans to Our Place's colour-first cookware, five ecommerce brands show what strong visual identity looks like when it actually drives sales.
Oct 4, 2026

INSIGHTS • 11 min read
Brand-Led Growth for SaaS: How Brand Strategy Is Replacing the Top of Your Funnel
68% of B2B buyers begin with a front-runner already chosen. That vendor wins 80% of the time. Brand-led growth is how you get on that list before the list even forms.
Sep 29, 2026

INSIGHTS • 8 min read
Why B2B Brands That Look Like Consumer Brands Win More Enterprise Deals
90% of B2B purchase decisions are emotion-led. Enterprise buyers hold brands to consumer-grade standards. Here is what that means for your next brief.
Sep 20, 2026

INSIGHTS • 9 min read
AI Creative Agencies Are Great at Volume. Ecommerce Brands Need More Than That.
AI agencies are built for visual volume. Ecommerce brands need both that and the strategy to make it worth producing. Here is how to tell which problem you have.
Aug 5, 2026

INSIGHTS • 8 min read
Make it weird: the case against safe branding in 2026
Safe branding feels low-risk. The data from Cracker Barrel, Jaguar, and Airbnb says otherwise. Forgettable is the one mistake you cannot recover from.
Jul 29, 2026

INSIGHTS • 11 min read
The Great Flattening
Competence is the baseline. AI tools have pushed brand design toward the middle. Research and Cannes 2026 show the three things that still cut through.
Jul 29, 2026

INSIGHTS • 13 min read
Brave B2B: what a bearings company's space program teaches SaaS founders
SKF sells bearings and won the 2026 Cannes Creative B2B Grand Prix. Your SaaS brand probably will not. The problem is not talent. It is the brief.
Jul 24, 2026

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What robots learned from Bharatanatyam about technology itself
A 2025 study found mudras teach robots better than natural movement. This piece examines what that means for SaaS products that work but are not understood.
Jul 23, 2026

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Y2K aesthetics in SaaS branding: trend or trap?
Y2K aesthetics are a consumer trend built for buyers who decide in seconds. Most SaaS buyers decide over months, in groups. That mismatch is the trap.
Jun 25, 2026

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Liquid Glass: One Year In. What It Actually Means for Your SaaS UI
Apple's Liquid Glass shipped across 6 platforms in June 2025. One year on: what actually changed, what filtered to the web, and what your SaaS team should do about it.
Jun 24, 2026

INSIGHTS • 10 min read
Why Calm UI Is Winning in 2026, and How to Design for It
Jun 24, 2026

INSIGHTS • 5 min read
Dopamine Design vs. Dopamine Loops: Same Word, Opposite Intent
"Dopamine" is the design world's favourite buzzword, and it describes two movements that want opposite things from you. One delights. One extracts. Here's how to tell them apart.
Jun 23, 2026
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