The publishers say this much better than I ever would.

3 years, 148 posts, 904 comments and over 2.5m visits later,
Design Assembly (as we know it) is no more.

But, instead of slipping quietly into the night, we wanted to capture
all the energy that’s gone into making and maintaining the site and put
it to a greater cause — fighting cancer.

‘3’ archives over 100 published articles, comments included,
as well as showcasing new and exclusive words and images from
some incredible people.

It looks like a great piece of print design to top it off. Check it out here.