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big news! you may know that extra nice proudly operates on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land in the Australian Capital Territory, and that Canberra is Australia’s innovation capital, home to world-leading R&D institutions and a long track record of delivering pioneering breakthroughs to the world. this is no surprise to us, but Canberra is officially recognised…

I’m excited to be included in the 2025 Australian Good Design Awards Jury! Looking forward to help recognise and celebrate innovation and design excellence across all sectors of our industry and the design community. Entries close Friday 16 May – don’t miss your chance to enter! Visit Australian Good Design Awards to enter or find…

Designer Sir Jony Ive joins Stripe CEO Patrick Collison for a fireside chat at Stripe Sessions. an hour well spent listening to this.

Breville’s iconic brand, built over decades, hinges on deep customer understanding. The global brand uses Dovetail to ensure every product aligns with user needs, driving brand loyalty and market leadership. Hear how Breville | Sage’s design ethos, backed by customer insights, plays a pivotal role in design excellence straight from Senior Category Manager & Head…

Have a look at this recent project from Extra Nice Pty Ltd ! We developed a new product for the Edge Spark range of connectivity, networking, and edge computing solutions. It leverages the new ultra-portable SpaceX Starlink Mini dish in a marine-grade, IP67-rated, ruggedised case — and a custom vehicle mount. It’s easy to hand-carry…

The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts. Door handles used to be simple—now they are another piece of technology that can fail… WSJ: drivers UX preferences [↗︎]

a behind the scenes look into the extra nice visual branding development ethos THIS DESIGN SYSTEM EMBODIES PRECISION AND EFFICIENCY, USING A RESTRAINED GREY COLOR PALETTE TO CONVEY NEUTRALITY. THE SIMPLISTIC TYPOGRAPHY, including a bespoke font family, ENHANCES READABILITY, FOCUSING ON CLEAR COMMUNICATION WITHOUT DISTRACTION. THIS CREATES A REFINED AND FUNCTIONAL AESTHETIC THAT PRIORITIsES FORM…

a collection of informative videos from Breville r&d

Great for the founders and HP, absolutely terrible experience for the customers, early adopters and supporters as their investment is repaid by the pin ceasing to function at the end of Feb… ? “HP just blew $116 million of your ink cartridge money to buy one of Silicon Valley’s biggest flops. Even though the public…