Works But Makes Noises
Works But Makes Noises
David McGillivray & Jacob Heftmann
World Cup Kits, Mamdani’s Grocery Store RFP, Siri AI, and a Tribute to David Hockney
57 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Opening & World Cup Season
Our takes for tournament favorites and best team kits
Classics: Japan/England
Best styling award: France
National colors in sport (and a split decision on the new Ferrari Luce)
Zohran’s design RFP for NYC’s public grocery stores
What you can learn from the MTA, NYPL, and NYC Parks designs (and maybe what to avoid)
Hey Mamdani campaign and civic tech
Civic branding done right: Porto, and Barcelona
Apple’s WWDC, Siri AI, and rebranding vs. acknowledging failure
In Memoriam: David Hockney
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We're going full World Cup fan-mode this week. We make some personal picks for the tournament and talk best and worst of the national team kits. Also in the world of public and civic branding projects, we call out some personal do's and don'ts related to the week's most-commented design RFP: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's call for branding NYC's new public grocery stores. We talk about what the subway, public libraries, and Porto and Barcelona get right about civic design plus: Apple's audacious ...