408: News Desk, Vol. 2

<p>This week, we talk about Yelp’s new logo and app icons, Apple’s new child safety initiatives, and the miniature masterpieces of the Olympic pictograms. In the Sidebar, we curate practical negotiation tips, strategies, and concepts to help you through a job change.</p><h3><strong>Sponsor:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.baronfig.com/designdetails">Baronfig</a> makes tools for thinkers: guided journals, simple notebooks, writing instruments, bags, desk organizers, travel accessories, and more. Their products are beautiful, functional, and simple — we use them and love them. Use the promo code <strong>DESIGNDETAILS21</strong> to get 20% off your purchase of $50 or more.</li></ul><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Madeline W</li><li>Zhu Nan</li><li>Martin</li><li>Tim Balzer</li><li>Vanessa Lin</li><li>Luis Yuja</li><li>Michael Wallace</li><li>Jackiel Rothschild</li></ul><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Supporters:</strong></h3><p><a href="https://www.plume.com"><strong>Plume</strong></a> empowers a billion smart devices in homes and small businesses through a suite of adaptive WiFi, AI security, and parental control. They're hiring product designers to build the future of smart home services. They're hiring product designers with 2-5 years of experience shipping products — learn more at <a href="https://designdetails.fm/plume">designdetails.fm/plume</a>. Oh, and they just raised a <a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/news/smart-home-saas-startup-plume-raises-270m-series-e-reaching-1-35b-valuation/">$270m series E</a>, so now's the time!</p><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p>This week, we talk about Yelp’s new logo and app icons, Apple’s new child safety initiatives, and the miniature masterpieces of the Olym