April 20, 2022
Fill Your Pockets
Reddit user Chucksdaughter made this graphic in honor of brave Ukrainian witches. In the comments they provide links to various formats to print and share. / via AustinKleon

April 18, 2022
Imago’s Thingery
Borrow instead instead of buying. This Cincinnati thing-ventory has garden supplies, tents, tools, tiki torches and more. / via Kathryn

Orange Blood
Woke up reflecting on something that was related to the color orange, did a music search and this song came up and I dig it. Lovely randomness.

April 17, 2022
Behind the scenes of Severance
Nine (very) short stories about production of the first season. I could watch an hours long documentary about this show.

April 13, 2022
Born to Love
Just played this Ray LaMontagne song to fill the rest of the afternoon with some warm feelings. Nice addition of Sierra Ferrell's vocals to the track.

April 11, 2022
Attempting to find more fun
A challenge to achieve, but these four steps feel solid / via smartpeopleiknow

April 7, 2022
Home Sweet Homepage
Amy Wibowo’s story about making her first home page is wonderful to see, read and experience. / via lots of folks, for good reason

April 6, 2022
FotoFocus to Open New Arts Center in Cincinnati
A new building in OTR by José García Design will house curated exhibitions, educational events and screenings. Excellent news for Cincinnati.

April 5, 2022
Plex
Set up all your different streaming services, then sort, browse and search through a single interface. / via @hotdogsladies

VanMoof S5
The latest version of their electric bike, with better visibility, security, powertrain and design.

The new Condor livery
Brand New has oodles more images, but Condor has a sneak peek here. I would plan a trip just to be a passenger in one of these planes.

The Empire Stripes Back
Armin Vit’s perspective on the Condor branding refresh is a delight to read. (Requires subscription, but _so_ worth it if you've interest in branding.)

April 4, 2022
How science progresses
Pluto, quarter of a century apart

April 1, 2022
Gyorgy Ligeti’s Artikulation visualized by Rainer Wehinger
Donald Craig scanned the pages of visualization from the 70's and synchronized them with the music. / via @pixlpa

A great thread about music visualization
Sometimes Twitter's algorithm reveals good things. Like these tweets from Andrew Benson and the replies.

March 28, 2022
The Fox is Black is back
Bobby Solomon had a great blog about creativity and culture that was a favorite destination for many years. It lives again today as a thoughtful and densely awesome newsletter.

Craig & Karl
Starting the week looking at the lovely blasts of color that Craig Redman & Karl Maier bring to the world. / via The Fox is Black

March 27, 2022
Finding the U2 Joshua Tree
Todd Dominey shares what he found, along with a couple tidbits about the photography and album

March 26, 2022
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Are Perfect, No Notes
"Why shouldn't we take a moment to appreciate a reliably happy-bringing thing?" Nodding head vigorously. / via @dansinker

March 25, 2022
Wes Anderson’s Cygnus carriage
A bookable, fanciful train with several day trip options in England. (The short video showing a few bits of the inlaid wood creation is quite lovely.)

March 24, 2022
Schubert Impromptu in E flat
Before leaving her apartment in Kiev, Irina Maniukina plays the piano for the last time. Heartbreaking.

March 21, 2022
Democracy comes to Michigan
Really awesome story about how a single tweet became a grassroots campaign to end gerrymandered voting districts in Michigan.

March 19, 2022
Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?
Mobile phone photos look like weird paintings anymore. I'd like an option to turn off computational photography.

A Journey…
Waking up and listening to this album by Hinako Omori thanks to Simon Collison. Having coffee. Easing into Saturday.

March 17, 2022
Covid Standard Time
Everything is relative, for the moment.

An open source collection of Design Principles
Collections of guiding thoughts from the likes of John Maeda, Apple, IBM, Fisher Price and 160+ others. A trove. / via @rjkwon

Swee kombucha packaging by Below
I like to imagine a future where all ingredients are listed like this, but realize it'd be impossible. Lovely work by Below studio. / via @manfredhwf

March 14, 2022
The Zaouli Dance
Fascinating look at the dance and costume of the West African Guoro people.

24 Years of Kottke.org
There are a handful of websites I keep inside a favorites folder. I'm invariably delighted whenever I see new posts on Jason's site and why I gladly extend membership each year.

March 12, 2022
ID. Buzz
This long dreamed about VW moves (slowly) into production (for Europe). The front design is busy, but the rest of the package is compelling.

March 9, 2022
I Am Stretched On Your Grave
Chuck's post goes down so many lovely rabbit holes. A low res performance by Sinéad O’Connor that draws you in. A newsletter by Neko Case. The underlying beats. Another cover of the cover.

March 5, 2022
A few ways to help the people of Ukraine
Trying to find some ways to grapple with the horror unfolding.

March 2, 2022
20 television shows
I can usually watch one tv show at night, preferably short and not about murder. This list is right up my alley, with recent favorites and oodles of new (to me) options.

February 24, 2022
101 BASIC Computer Games
These books cataloged computer programs you could type out in BASIC. I just thumbed through the archive and remember the joy when it worked and the frustration when there was a typo. +1 for illustrations!

11 retro coffee makers
Pretty sure my parents had the SEB Model 980, which would look awesome on the counter today. These and more from a book titled ”Soft Electronics“ out in May from Gestalten. / via Sidebar

February 23, 2022
Florence + The Machine – King
A music video where you stay for the credits. Directed by Autumn de Wilde, choreographed by Ryan Heffington with costumes by Kate Mulleavy & Laure Mulleavy. 🔥

February 22, 2022
Continuum
Would love to see this (or any) installation by Krista Kim. In this instance, all the digital billboards in Times Square synchronize with gradients.

February 20, 2022
How a Book Is Made
Excellent photos of the humanity, machinery and process.

February 19, 2022
A photograph of Vincent Van Gogh
There are very few photos of Van Gogh. He's 19 in this one.

February 16, 2022
Milwaukee Transit Passes
The Letterform Archive holds about 300 tickets in their collection thanks in part to a donation from type designer Tobias Frere-Jones... and they’re gorgeous.

A tiny RC car
With headlights, turn signals and reverse indicators! Now I'm furiously searching to see if anything like this is available to buy.

February 15, 2022
Teens interrupted by Covid
I feel like this page could scroll infinitely, with unending stories of isolation. Heartbreaking and real, with striking photography by Elinor Carucci.

February 14, 2022
The inspiration behind the Rivian palette
There's not too much to the story (it's nature!), but dang Rivian has the best color line-up of any vehicle manufacturer.

Minimal Desk Pad
Swiss Miss posted about this felt desk pad and I must say, it is quite lovely. Feels great on the wrists when keyboarding and also makes the clicks softer when typing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

February 11, 2022
1984 Mazda RX-7 Rally Car
I'm not sure if Bring a Trailer archives auctions, so I'm downloading a few photos of this gem to my favorite vehicles folder. That paint job is chef's 💋.

February 9, 2022
They mic’d up their 4 year old snowboarding
There is not only wisdom in this Tiktok, but also joy. Weewhoo! / via @realdougwilson

Where are all the black designers?
New profiles are being posted throughout Black History Month. I remember having a single class with Noel Mayo at OSU and he exuded passion for design that was inspiring. / A fantastic growing list, via Under Consideration

February 7, 2022
The better of two sci-fi franchises
In this NY Times crossword, either WARS or TREK would work. Schrodinger's Puzzles kind of boggle my mind.

A golden age of graphic design
Ahhhh, so all that good government design from the 70's was born from the Federal Graphics Improvement Program / via UnderConsideration's Brand New

February 6, 2022
Joe Danger is relaunching on iOS
Developer Sean Murray has a thread on Twitter as to why, and it gets you right in the feels. / a tip of the hat to Daring Fireball

February 3, 2022
The best way to cook a frozen pizza
In brief: Thaw it first and then crank up your oven. I'm so doing this next time.

Works by Vincent Bal
Colossal shares a few of his illustrations using shadows, but wander down the links to Vincent's personal site (superfun) and Etsy store where his work translates well into prints and postcards.

Why I’ve Decided to Take My Podcast Off Spotify
A cogent perspective from Roxanne Gay

February 2, 2022
Emojis: Why We Love Them So Much & What They Mean
Free Zoom event alert: Dan Sinker has a conversation with emoji designer Jennifer Daniel on Thu, February 17.

Charley Harper’s Cool Carnival
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger or a certain football team going to a Super Bowl.

Tiny Love Stories
Touching reader-submitted stories of love with no more than 100 words. This NYT series has been going for a while. Just learned of it thanks to Rachel on the left.

January 31, 2022
Good Things
Melanie Richards' personal compilation of good sensory things in life. I'm inspired to start a list like this! / via Rachel Kwon

Ella Hawkins’ biscuit art
She's got plenty more on her website, but this Twitter thread provides insight on the process

January 29, 2022
Topography of South America
This single tweet led me down a wonderful rabbit hole of understanding the unique geography of South America.

Believe blanket
Stunning type design by Valentina Casali / via Jessica Hische
