September 29, 2022

Teenage Engineering Record Factory

Compact and portable record cutter that allows you to create your own 5” vinyl records and playback in lo-fi sound. WHOA + NEATO! / via Tom

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A record cutting machine brightly colored with orange and white plastic

September 27, 2022

Scenes From Imagined Films

Jordan Bolton wrote a screenplay but couldn't get the resources to produce it. Now he makes comics with grounded emotion. Oodles more on his Instagram.

itsnicethat.com

A four panel comic showing a rose come to bloom with text that reads "The more I look for beauty. The more I find it. The more I share it. The more it grows."

September 25, 2022

The angle and rotation speed of the planets

Someone remixed Dr James O'Donoghue's animation with faces. This makes science concepts easy to grok.

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Animations of the planets speed and angle of rotation with cartoon faces drawn on each planet

Relight

Change lighting of photos with AI. It's free, so there's all that comes with that. But it's also pretty dang good.

clipdrop.co

A man holds his cat and three colored dots indicate changing the lighting

September 21, 2022

Record grooves

Had I never seen these before? I have no idea, but they're neato.

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Microscopic view of a record player needle in the grooves of a vinyl record. The grooves look a bit like a canyon.

September 17, 2022

Small Seasons

A more fine-grained way of thinking about the year in two week sekki. We're at “Drops of dew on grass” at the moment. More insight from Ross Zurowski / via Rachel

smallseasons.guide

Dew drops on grass in the morning

Adleradel Boden

My friend Dan posted a photo from this hotel’s restaurant at dinner and I’m adding it to my bucket list

adleradelboden.ch

A classic hotel in the Swiss Alpine village in the Bernese Oberland region

September 14, 2022

Macaulay’s fit checks

Using the new background removal feature in iOS

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A cutout image of a man's different daily outfits on a black background

The new Verge

I quite like how the new Verge logo overlaps and intersects featured images. Their refreshed design and intent is described in this post. Not sure about the commingling Tweets and articles, but I applaud experimenting.

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Screenshot of a feature on The Verge website for an article about the Apple iPhone 14 Pro. The Verge logo is sideways overlapping the colorful image of the phone with a polka dotted background.

September 12, 2022

The Secret to Making Friends as an Adult

Queuing up this podcast based on Chris Coyier's post, “3 Kinds of Loneliness

pushkin.fm

Artwork for podcast that arranges the words "THE HAPPINESS LAB" as a smiley face on a yellow background

Take care of your blog

"Your own private domain is the most valuable thing you can own." It's certainly up there! / via Belong

robinrendle.com

Titles to dozens of blog posts running together as sentences. The first one reads "Everything is worthy of your blog."

Meow Wolf Denver

150 artists to created a series of immersive installations made from mostly salvaged material wedged between 3 highways. #bucketlist

dezeen.com

An angular building lit with pink lights framed by the shadows of highways. The base of the building has a neon sign that reads MEOW WOLF

September 7, 2022

Paul Rand’s Logo Presentation Books

A trove of logo concept books from Rand. Many of these identity studies weren't approved. Still great to peruse.

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Spread from a logo presentation for a new Ford logo. A model T in red is part of the composition

September 6, 2022

Linotype & Machinery

Doug Wilson toured the British Linotype factory to see what remains. He brought together history and oodles of photos in his post.

realdougwilson.com

brick building with the words Linotype and Machinery AD 1897 painted on the facade

Big Blanket

I too find that most blankets never have enough coverage. Filing away for gifts. / via @dansinker

bigblanket.com

A dog wrapped in a large gray blanket

September 2, 2022

Guided Breathing for Beginners (11 minutes)

My friend Tom just sent this link and raved saying, "Don't worry if you can't hold your breath the whole time." I just did it and it lowered my heart rate considerably. Can I start every day doing this?

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A graphic representing a breathing exercise

August 31, 2022

The beautiful signage of Comédie-Française

Theater wayfinding inspired by pulleys and ropes which are used to change sets on stage. More photos on CL Design's site

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Two circular signs hanging from the ceiling in a very classic theater connected by a rope of light

August 30, 2022

Visions Not Previously Seen

Barbara “Bobbie” Stauffacher Solomon mixed Swiss graphic design principles with West Coast Pop art stylings, essentially creating supergraphics, and in doing so shaped the history of design. / Revisiting this link for inspiration

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Graphic design by Barbara Stuaffacher. Very minimal geometric shapes and san serif type on a white background

August 26, 2022

Feltright

I've linked to these felt wall tiles before, but I really like the simplicity that Jeff Sheldon employed.

feltright.com

Beige vertical wall tiles made of felt with items pinned to them

Animated Tour Inside a Fire Engine Truck

It's like a Dorling Kindersley book come to life. Lots more 'Animigraffs' by Jake O'Neal.

laughingsquid.com

3D animation showing the features of a firetruck

Endless Robot Story

By Vaskange using the Endless Paper App. It's not really endless, but it's got dystopian robot melancholy down pat. / via MeFi

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An illustration of a robot looking forlorn at a table with an empty bird cage

August 23, 2022

Buttons are better than screens, in vehicles

I am a broken record, but every time I see this link pop up across my surfing I'm like, heck yes buttons are better.

vibilagare.se

2005 Volvo car interior with lots of physical buttons

TikTok monitoring all keyboard inputs and taps

If you use their in-app browser that is. Which is kind of a huge deal. (Other apps do this too and that's what this post details. TMKY

krausefx.com

Alert showing the amount of snooping that Javascript can inject into apps that build in their own internet browser

August 19, 2022

The Aesop Queer Library

Aesop removed products from Melbourne and Sydney stores and stocked the shelves with books with 60 LGBTQIA+ authors and allies to celebrate Australia’s 2022 Pride festivities. / via OMGLORD

aesop.com

A store stocked with shelved filled with books written by LGBTQAI+ authors and allies

August 18, 2022

Wild Things are Happening

150 sketches, original illustrations, storyboards, and paintings from Maurice Sendak's projects and collaborations coming Oct 2022 to the Columbus Museum of Art.

thisiscolossal.com

Illustrated cover from the book Where the Wild Things Are featuring two monsters and a child with a crown and scepter on the back of one of the monsters

August 15, 2022

Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.

Barbara Kruger's latest installation at MoMA NYC makes me want to travel / via John Maeda

moma.org

Art museum filled with black and white words covering the walls, floor and ceiling

August 9, 2022

The Price is Right Cars

Instagram account with classic cars featured on The Price is Right from the 70’s and 80’s. / via Autoblog

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A grid of old cars on an Instagram account

August 8, 2022

Search dog or cat on Google

And then click on the paw icon, repeatedly. / via my friend Zana's retweet

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An illustrated dog paw on top of the Google search results page for dog

August 5, 2022

The Cheese & Pickle

David Swanson writes about this British sandwich and I'm determined to make one. The (Branston) pickle is unique, with 23 ingredients and a taste "closer to an Indian chutney" / via @dansinker

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Cheese and Pickle sandwich sliced in half next to a jar of Branston pickles which are more like a relish

3 approaches to solving problems

Appreciate these reminders gleaned from Steve Jobs - 1.) Zoom Out 2.) Focus In 3.) Disconnect

inc.com

Photo illustration of Steve Jobs looking happy on a beige background

Emma Bers

Dig the life and humanity of Emma’s graphic design. Bonus interview on It’s Nice That: If I’m Not Having Fun I Scrap It.

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Colorful loose graphic design posters

The Other Forty-Eight States

This joke about Marvel's universe of movies mixed with Sufjan Stevens made me laugh. I doubt it's funny to many.

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A fake screencap of a Marvel presentation at ComicCon that touts the release of Sufjan Stevens albums

Pick & Cheese

The world’s first cheese conveyor belt restaurant in the heart of London’s West End. You know, if I ever get to London and see that ABBA show. / via Matt Haughey

thecheesebar.com

A conveyor belt with cheese instead of sushi

Ace Hotel Toronto

Swiped through photos on Uncrate and added this place to the bucket list. More snapshots and insight on dezeen

uncrate.com

A modern hotel bar interior with concrete forms

Customize a Hawaiian shirt with your pet

A convergence of things I appreciate very much

geckocustom.com

A Hawaiian shirt with cat faces tucked behind palm leaves

Akinterest

A digital moodboard organized in chapters, and publish a new one whenever the mood strikes by Joshua Blankenship. For when you need some visual vibes in your #moodscrolling #ffffound

akinterest.com

A mood board of cool graphics

August 4, 2022

Right On! A Documentary on Student Protest

AIGA has a solid deep dive (and video thumbing through pages) of this distilling reports of campus protests. David L. Burke's design keeps the vibe of a zine in a paperback format. It's gorgeous.

eyeondesign.aiga.org

August 3, 2022

Practice any art…

music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.

news.lettersofnote.com

A loose drawing of a man's face with the words Kurt Vonnegut

August 2, 2022

Todd Oldham’s Place in the Poconos

As my friend Thor mentioned when sharing this link, "More is more."

curbed.com

An eclectic living room with colorful couch and a dog sitting on the back

July 29, 2022

An interview with Mike Mills about C’mon C’mon

Just watched this movie (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) and it was soul filling with lovely, quiet performances and emotion. Been trying to devour more about it and this interview helped expand the concepts.

consequence.net

Black and white still from a movie where a man in a white button down shirt carries a young man on his back in the midst of a parade in New Orleans

The Future Belongs To What Was As Much As What Is

Colorful typo/graphic gatehouse installation by Morag Myerscough and poet Ellen Moran in northern England

thisiscolossal.com

Colorfully designed gateway filled with type, graphics and messages of belonging

July 18, 2022

Hyundai N Vision 74

I don't think about sports cars too much because I generally couldn't fit in them if I tried, but dang Hyundai's design team is on fire.

hyundai-n.com

A futuristic sports car concept

July 15, 2022

Italy’s Digital Nomad Visas

Work a year remotely in Italy? That sounds lovely! / via Bernie Michalik

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Colorful buildings on a small street in Italy

July 14, 2022

Hasbro Selfie Series

It's pricey ($60), but just the fact that it's possible to get a good 3D scan from a phone and get an action figure made is really neato. It'll get cheaper.

gizmodo.com

A person smiles and holds an action figure with a 3D printed model of their face on the toy

July 11, 2022

Cluster SMACS 0723

Looking into space for a moment. More insights at Colossal

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Galaxies in space

Love Every Body

A touching thread and moving last words / via SwissMiss

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A man sits at a Waffle House and attaches a note to cash that says "Love Every Body"

July 8, 2022

Murf.ai

Text to speech with a AI voice generator. (The pro versions sound particularly good.) / via John Maeda

murf.ai

Illustrations of users with different use cases for AI generated audio including an educator, marketer, author, corporate coach and broadcaster

Cevallos Bros

Hand painted posters. Serving Queens, NY & beyond for 50 years. Their Instagram is a good start but follow it up with this profile in the New Yorker. / thanks Thor!

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Hand drawn poster with a ViewMaster, E.T., blue sleeveless shirt, red armchair and a rainbow mug with the words "Everyday is a treasure hunt Let's go!"

July 1, 2022

McDonald’s POV: 5 Minutes of Lunch Rush

I thought it was just the algorithm taunting me, but I guess these first hand videos by Stephen Patula are getting around. I find these mesmerizing. Also, living wages should be the thing.

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First person view making food at McDonalds

Mndsgn “Truth Interlude”

A bit more of Ardhira Putra's illustration paired with some smooth sounds to close out the week.

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Animated blue muscle car in a midcentury modern location with palm trees and a hotel sign

Ardhira Putra

It’s Nice That profiles this Jakarta-based illustrator and motion designer and I’m super digging the vibes.

itsnicethat.com

A brightly colored illustration of a person or robot helmet surrounded by type in Japanese and other fantastic items

June 30, 2022

Fire from Elements lll movement

Composed by Katerina Gimon. Performed by the 2022 TMEA Texas All-State Treble Choir under the direction of Dr Lynda Hasseler. This is powerful. / thanks Henry

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A female choir

June 29, 2022

Rio Carnaval logo generator

It's fun even if you don't speak Portuguese (microphone access is optional) / via Under Consideration’s review

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Rio Carnaval logo generator interface

The photography and words of Ronny Salerno

Used to follow his former blog and delighted to find he activity maintains an expansive personal site. Every section is filled with near endless awesomeness.

ronnysalerno.com

A Mondrian like grid of colorful minimalistic Lego models

Golden Gate Bridge in type

Lovely letterpress print by Cameron Moll coming soon. Pre-orders of the limited edition open now.

cameronmoll.bigcartel.com

Golden Gate Bridge artwork made of typography

June 28, 2022

Perfect Stranger

Mellow, quiet, yearning duet by John Mark Nelson and Sofia Mills (Thanks TikTok)

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A woman sings into a microphone with a man with a beard waits to join the chorus

June 27, 2022

How to Temporarily Disable Face ID or Touch ID

It's very simple on iOS to bypass biometric authentication and require the passcode.

daringfireball.net

Touch ID Home Button on mobile phone

Craigstarter

A free to use, edit, extend crowdfunding tool for Shopify with multiple goals and variants as campaign tiers by Craig Mod. (Excellent video tutorial to boot!) / via Kevin Kelley's post about The Proprietary Path

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Screenshot of a crowdfunding website tool

The Necessity of Hope

Mariame Kaba reminds us that “hope is a discipline.” It is also a political strategy and a survival mechanism.

thecut.com

Black and white photograph of a pro-choice demonstration. A woman holds a sign that says "WE WON'T GO BACK"

June 24, 2022

Joan Shelley’s New Songs Soothe Old Wounds

“These actions are small, she said, like writing new songs to process old wounds. But maybe they prove more meaningful than submitting to darkness.” Listening now. Thanks Zan

nytimes.com

A woman in a blue dress stands in the middle of a barn interior