AI's visual shorthand is shifting from sparkles to googly-eyed shapes
andrew_n_carr · x · 2026-09-15
Charlie Guo observes a design shift in AI branding: the ✨sparkles✨ shorthand is giving way to brightly colored shapes with eyes — the mascot-like characters AI labs now use. Andrew Carr adds that it reflects a millennial "little guy" aesthetic trend of softening tech with cute characters.
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