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In-office DJing, Millennials are generation burnout, and fonts that embody your favorite movies

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Democratize music in your office

Voting is cool, always. This little ditty makes it easy—add your song, wait for the upvotes, then have it play loud and proud. Give it a go, y’all.

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An argument in support of Millennials

“Why can’t I get this mundane stuff done? Because I’m burned out. Why am I burned out? Because I’ve internalized the idea that I should be working all the time. Why have I internalized that idea? Because everything and everyone in my life have reinforced it—explicitly and implicitly—since I was young,” Anne Helen Petersen writes for Buzzfeed News. Does this grind your gears? Do you feel heard? Worth reading, regardless.

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We’re all for a good parody (like this one)

What does a fun, pointed burn read like? “According to trusted insiders, the brand director assured the entire design team that the graphics would really draw the eye if they were accompanied by a punchy one-liner, “Something a bit like ‘Just Do It,’ but not. You know?” Taking the polite round of nods as positive feedback, he encouraged the designers to take inspiration directly from the product itself—the cruise ships—writing down the words “big” and “epic” for them. He also advocated for the use of mood boards.” Phew. Yep. Read the whole article for more laughs.

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How to capture a movie in a font

Be in the know about the processes behind the type in Sorry To Bother You, Susperia, and The Favourite. Don’t sleep on this one, folks.

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What’s green and grows online?

Trefl delivers information about plants from all over the world under an accessible API. Um...very cool! Time to explore 389014 indexed plants.

Credit: Scarf by Joan Sheldon, photo by Wade Sheldon

Crafting to communicate climate change

University of Georgia marine scientist Joan Sheldon took some climate data and crocheted the global average temperature for each year from the 1600s to the present using a simple color coding system. She, in return, is very rad. Take a closer look at her work.