https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/12/nothings-phone-1-is-official/

“They told me it’s the kanji character for ‘love,’” Carl Pei explains, “but I call bullshit on that. I can’t see it.”

The Gliph design is — by far — the most striking element of the Phone (1)’s design. It’s a series of 900 LEDs spread out and overlaid with a diffuser to create a unique series of lines and curves the beneath the Gorilla Glass 5 that covers that handset’s back. Aeshetics are a key part of Nothing’s hardware play, and like the Ear (1) before it, the device should have no trouble standing out in a crowded and staid category.