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Mule Mule
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Things We Wrote
Good morning Newsletter Wednedsay fans! I have been a fan of Mule Design Studio since I lived in California eons ago walking around wearing this provocative shirt they designed. Their monthly-ish newsletter includes a handful of short posts from personal stories to global news. Sure it promotes their upcoming talks and books and events as well, but those things are good and you won't mind. This link is to their blog which I guess you could also subscribe to but this post is about their newsletter which you can sign up for at the very bottom. Your design mind will thank you.
Recommended · Nov 21st, 2018, 8:09 am
99percentinvisible.org 99pi.org
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99% Invisible
Podcast Saturday continues with another one of my desert island picks. 99% Invisible is a design podcast that explores the mostly invisible work of planning and design that goes into all the things around us from cities to buildings to everyday objects. It is the Platonic Form of podcasts. Episodes are typically a tight, highly produced 20 minutes with interviews, locations, and music. It is a masterclass in audio storytelling every time. The show's host Roman Mars also started the podcast collective Radiotopia and if you're new to podcasts you won't go wrong browsing through their offerings.
Recommended · Nov 17th, 2018, 2:27 pm
sidebar.io
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Sidebar
Welcome to Newsletter Wednesday! (I just made that up so it's a thing now.) Sidebar shares five daily links about web design and it's a good one to subscribe to via email. I've recently been diving down a microcopy best practices rabbit hole and I'm blaming Sidebar for that.
Recommended · Oct 31st, 2018, 8:03 am

This.

If I was still on Twitter I'd link to this article by Joel Spolsky with the text, "This." Instead, I'll say that Joel describes the Twitter and Facebook addiction problem better than I've been able to: Birdcage liners.

For a look at the mechanics behind intermittent reinforcement that Joel describes there's a book called Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. It's as gross as it sounds. However, it does help you look at the products you use in a new, harsher light. I'd use the book as a digital literacy exercise rather than a how-to manual as it's intended.
Thoughts · Jan 15th, 2018, 1:08 pm


Andy Baio redesigned his weblog and has some thoughts on why blogging is ok.
Nov 1st, 2016, 11:56 am
Jul 15th, 2016, 5:00 pm
Jul 21st, 2015, 5:00 pm
  • The Web’s Grain by Frank Chimero
    Frank Chimero's Webstock talk about the edgeless, collapsing, and rearranging web: "More technology only amplifies the problems created by an abundance of it."
Mar 4th, 2015, 5:00 pm
Dec 26th, 2014, 5:00 pm
  • Manual for iPhone
    oooh, neat. William Wilkinson (who takes great photos) made an iPhone App for taking great photos.
Sep 23rd, 2014, 5:00 pm
Mar 19th, 2014, 5:00 pm
  • Wired's Top 3
    Wired's take on the best gadgets. Just in time for gadget season.
  • The Sweet Setup
    Application recommendations for iOS and OSX. Just in time for app season.
  • Exposure
    Beautiful giant photo essays. Like Medium for pictures.
Nov 19th, 2013, 5:00 pm
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