Betty Crocker's Packaging Refresh, Calendly's Rebrand, and ChatGPT Cutting Reddit

Betty Crocker's packaging got a new box treatment across all the packaging lines. Calendly rebranded into a beautiful blobby identity system. The Vegan Society had to come up with a new Vegan Trademark logo because it was legally required to stop looking like a flower.Also: Disney and the NFL paired all 32 teams with IP characters, Crocs introduced a mascot based off their logo named Niles, and the Archery World Cup's branding has these really cool looking cuts in the letters. If you're looking for some drama, Photographer Justin Thomas is suing painter Elizabeth Peyton over a $1.92 million painting of an Oasis photo.ChatGPT dropped Reddit as a citation source abruptly, Apple announced a new Mac mini with the M6 and M5 Pro, Patreon launched 30 new creator features, and Adobe launched generative audio for speech and sound effects. ⚠️ This is the edited version of the livestream from August 26, 2026. The unedited version was not uploaded to Spotify, but you can watch it on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/j1iClM9Lfkw🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:Disney and the NFL's character crossover apparelCrocs introduces Niles, its first official mascotBetty Crocker's packaging refresh from Vault49The Vegan Society redesigned the Vegan TrademarkCalendly's rebrandThe Archery World Cup rebrandJustin Thomas sues Elizabeth Peyton over an Oasis paintingChatGPT drops Reddit as a top citation sourceApple's new Mac mini with the M6 and M5 ProPatreon launches 30 new creator featuresAdobe's new generative audio toolsFont of the WeekTeddy Blanks on It's Nice ThatA free subway mosaic generator🔗 This week's links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/august-26-2026-74376241 👑 Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268📬 Every week I collect a bunch of shareable design things that give me inspiration. Subscribe to the Design Cache: https://ryanselvy.beehiiv.com/p/wake-up-design-stuff-is-here⭐️ Follow Ryan SelvyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ryanselvyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/RyanSelvyWebsite: https://www.RyanSelvy.comThe File New Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMMOwZoEbhuwLunOhnaXOXzb0HKV97rdB📖 CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:17 Disney and the NFL's character crossover apparel01:54 Crocs introduces Niles, its crocodile mascot03:29 Betty Crocker's packaging refresh from Vault4906:38 The Vegan Society's redesigned Vegan Trademark08:06 Calendly's rebrand and new icon system10:17 The Archery World Cup's rebrand12:21 Justin Thomas sues Elizabeth Peyton over an Oasis painting13:31 ChatGPT drops Reddit as a top citation source15:01 Apple's new Mac mini with the M6 and M5 Pro16:04 Patreon launches 30 new creator features17:12 Adobe's new generative audio tools18:19 Font of the Week19:57 Teddy Blanks on It's Nice That20:34 A free subway mosaic generator21:32 Outro📌 All editorial and feature decisions are made by Ryan Selvy and do not reflect official opinions or endorsements by Adobe. File New is produced with the support of Adobe Live, where Ryan streams live every Wednesday as a paid freelance host. Any content requested to be mentioned by Adobe will be disclosed within the episode.