Words & Letters
The hard way isn’t sexy, efficient, easy to sell, or even useful. But a lot of the best work comes from someone bullheaded enough to put in the time and make it just so. In a world built on optimization, that’s not something we try to emulate. We treat it as an oddity, something to […]
I get fascinated by the most random things. Once something grabs my attention, I go down the rabbit hole and often don’t escape for hours, days, weeks, or years. This week it was the YouTube channel The Vocalyst… so good — and many of this week’s links carry glimpses of that same pull. The ability […]
I’m not very good at juggling. The physical act, with balls–no. But juggling projects, life, and work? I’m OK at that. It’s not easy, and I’m always looking for ways to help me manage the chaos. Lately, that’s been AI, but I still haven’t found anything that really makes it easier. I’ve made some progress […]
Art/Packaging Felicia Chiao’s Domestic Scenes Reflect the Emotional Structures of Daily Life Chiao is known for her warm illustrations that capture emotion and the variances of mental health through surreal, flower-filled scenes. Asahi Super Dry x Hisham Akira Bharoocha: Unique Cans Hisham Akira Bharoocha’s work lives between cultures, inspired by experiences he collects on his […]
Good news, bad news this week. Bad news first: my AI-powered WordPress plug-in stopped working. No idea why. It’s a little sad — maybe I’ll dig back in and figure out what broke, but for now, it’s dead. The good news? Nothing specific — just a really good batch of links this week. Enjoy. Graphic […]
Running a little late, but what’s time anyway. Enjoy the links. Packaging/Industrial Design Propeller’s All-Paper Package Design for Sunology’s Sleek Battery System Despite the battery weighing as much 30.5 kg, the packaging is built from paper – strong honeycomb board, paperboard corner reinforcements and paper straps – balancing the needs of transport with a considered […]
As we enter the 2nd half of the year, I’m starting to feel the pressure to get some things done. As usual, I’ve got 53 projects in motion. A few have seen the light of day; most have not. There are so many that have been abandoned, lost, grown bored of, got close and gave […]
Three weeks into the new link automation machine, and I’m starting to get the hang of it. To be clear, I’m still curating every link myself — same taste, same style. What’s changed is the mechanics of getting them to you. The new system is more abstract. I can see the links in my Airtable […]
Last week slipped away — but not without reason. I’ve been rebuilding the engine under the hood of this newsletter, and the new process is already paying off. I keep my links in Airtable (this isn’t new), but in a new table. I’ve added a slew of new fields to track and prepare these for […]
Progress is all we can ask for. I’ve been making very small steps in my automation mission. This past week, I created automated workflows using Airtable to push my saved links into other Airtables (is the plural of an airtable, airtables?). This seems like a small thing–and yes, it’s small. But, in the process, I’m […]