In this week's episode of File New, San Diego Comic-Con— has banned AI-generated art after artist pushback, Instagram’s new experiment with "Early Access" reels that might force you to follow before you can watch, the branding of "The Board of Peace", motion comes to web based 3D software Project Neo.

We also take a look at the massive new Sunset Pier 94 film studio opening in Manhattan, explore why TikTok just formed a new American entity to avoid a ban, and check out some quality of life updates in Photoshop. Plus, we crown a new Font of the Week and discuss the "dark patterns" of platform UI.

On this week's episode of File New:

• YouTube's CEO announces the platform's goals for 2026
• Premiere and After Effects updates
• Sundance Film Festival kicks off + a quick look at this year’s branding
• Digg is back, (yes from 2008) with a redesigned look
• A wild Wikipedia logo alternate history
• A sunscreen brand with packaging the reacts to UV

And plenty of more creator and designer news.

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👑 Font of the week hall of fame: https://raindrop.io/ryanselvy/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

Ryan Selvy covers the new rebranded U.S. and Icelandic nutrition guidelines, CES hardware highlights, Discord is going public, Meta’s shift toward wearables, and thoughtful breakdowns of recent rebrands including the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, and Weight Watchers.

The episode also features Font of the Week, design theory insights, and tools for creatives working in branding, motion design, illustration, and digital media.

Recorded in New York City and produced as a weekly creative news podcast, File New helps designers stay up to date with the always changing creative landscape.

This week's links can be found on the raindrop: https://raindrop.io/ryanselvy/january-14-2026-65245858

Font of the week winners: https://raindrop.io/ryanselvy/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

Resources: Visual design rules you can safely follow every time

All the links from this week's episode: https://raindrop.io/ryanselvy/episode-56-43670047

Instagram algorithm updates, TikTok and UMG reunited, Pinterest collages outperform pins, Dating apps don't care about your privacy, AI goes to the horse races, Microsoft sets boundaries, a typeface that makes fun animals, art residencies

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