Bob's Red Mill got rid of Bob (and now looks like Betty Crocker) | File New

A&W opened a fully literal smashed restaurant in Toronto to promote their Smashburger. Olipop rebranded with a new look that makes a lot more sense on the shelf. And Bob's Red Mill got rid of Bob... or they at least demoted him. And 78% of the live audience thinks it now looks like Betty Crocker.

This week we also covered YouTube testing a Top Fans distribution tier for your top 1% of viewers, Instagram Plus, After Effects finally getting color labels for effects in beta, Spotify's AI podcast generator, and The Economist's solution to a new lane internet: one version for humans and another for AI agents.

We also cover lots of resources like the Influencer Marketing Factory Brand Deals Report 2026, a free sparkly water preset for After Effects, the D&AD 2026 Award winners, and Node Ninja from School of Motion.

Spotlights this week: A casino carpet zine out of Las Vegas, and a four-minute animated short by Ben Smith called "Yearn."

Sadly there's no Font of the Week this week, but you can still browse all the previous winners using the link below.

⚠️ This is the unedited live replay from the Wednesday, May 28, 2026 stream. An optimized version will be uploaded later this week.

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🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:
- A&W's fully smashed restaurant pop-up in Toronto
- Olipop packaging redesign
- Bob's Red Mill removes Bob
- Spotify's AI-generated personal podcasts and Studio desktop app
- Spotify Memberships
- YouTube exclusive content for your top 1% of viewers
- The 99U Conference is next week in NYC
- Pictoplasma NYC returns in September at SVA
- In Motion London returns this September
- After Effects beta introduced color labels for effects
- Instagram Plus
- The Economist's two-track internet strategy
- Influencer Marketing Factory's FREE Brand Deals Report 2026
- A FREE sparkly water preset for After Effects
- D&AD 2026 Award winners and archive
- @schoolofmotion 's FREE Node Ninja plugin
- Battleborn Pins' casino carpet zine
- "Yearn" an animated short by Ben Smith

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🔗 This week's links: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/may-27-2026-71365453
👑 Font of the Week Winners: https://ryanselvy.raindrop.page/font-of-the-week-winners-59521268

🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34ZjkIc4hU23p6FC9FEiXl?si=d75URtNEQPqsQG38munE6Q

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📖 CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:07 - REBRANDS
00:01:10 - A&W's Smashed Restaurant Pop-Up
00:04:40 - Olipop Packaging Redesign
00:09:17 - Bob's Red Mill Rebrand (and the Betty Crocker Problem)
00:13:50 - NEWS
00:13:56 - Spotify AI Podcasts + Studio App
00:19:12 - Spotify Memberships
00:20:42 - YouTube Top Fans
00:23:54 - 99U Conference Next Week
00:26:01 - Pictoplasma NYC + In Motion London
00:27:23 - After Effects Beta: Color Labels for Effects
00:29:28 - Instagram Plus Subscription
00:30:36 - The Economist's Two-Track Internet
00:36:33 - RESOURCES
00:36:35 - Brand Deals Report 2026
00:40:18 - Free After Effects Sparkly Water Preset
00:41:53 - D&AD 2026 Award Winners
00:44:08 - Motion Mondays + Node Ninja
00:50:17 - SPOTLIGHT
00:50:20 - Battleborn Pins Casino Carpet Zine
00:51:45 - "Yearn" Short Film by Ben Smith
00:53:57 - Outro

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