Out of Line Podcast
The gist of this podcast is that online personalities who devote themselves to feeding us niche content are indeed well-rounded humans with a variety of interests and passions. Host Caroline Lee indulges them to talk about these things, and the two-part format is a good way to find out more about the people we ‘know’ online. Guests include Frances Cannon, The Design Files’ Lucy Feagins, and Branden Harvey.
The Circular Economy - What Gives?
STUFF. It’s literally everywhere. And as a creative you’re likely creating more of it every day. This article has some ideas of how to build in a circular mindset to your product/business offering.
How Instagram’s Feed Works
A bit like the "theory" that your phone is listening to you to serve you relevant ads (which is regularly denied by Facebook overlords), this insight from Instagram about how their algorithm prioritises your social media posts lacks concrete detail about why your social media digits might have plateaued. But if you recognise you need to play by their rules, it might give you some new ideas.
Designing for dyslexia
For a graphic designer, it’s easy to make work that is on trend and culturally referential. But it is more difficult (and kinda your purpose) to do the thing that visual communication is meant to do: communicate inclusively. While I wouldn’t go so far as to preference Comic Sans for every project (lol), this guide is worth reading if only to keep accessibility standards front of mind.
Typewriters are still a vital part of life in India, and the young know it
Typewriters: twee superseded implement or genuinely useful tool? If you’re a writer who has a habit of getting distracted by all the words on the internet (what, this? Sorry!), maybe it’s time to go old school and act like your power could get cut out at any moment.
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