Albert, Blackletter, and Piss

Six cool things from the world of design last month

Dec 2 • 

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November 2025

Sharp Teeth, Blend Modes, and Good Hugs

Five design finds celebrating human creativity: stunning illustration, mysterious motion design, purposeful craft, and handmade warmth. What made me…

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October 2025

Butter, Cavemen, and Banana Milk

and turds, of course

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

Stuff I found this summer

And returning after a break

Sep 2 • 

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June 2025

Rainbows, Squiggles, and Expensive Chairs

Google's plan to make phones less boring, mid-century chair art, design rules that actually work, and more cool design finds.

Jun 3 • 

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April 2025

Mirrors, Sandwiches, and Phone-Holes

Don’t forget the chisels, too.

Apr 22 • 

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March 2025

Rust, Film, and Pixel-Peepin’

Discover the best film-look camera app, AI tools, space mission patches, risograph animation, and more in this month’s creative roundup.

Mar 15 • 

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February 2025

Designing Space Mission Patches

Discover how Katherine Bjelke creates space mission patches that blend storytelling, symbolism, and design to capture the essence of exploration.

Feb 9 • 

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January 2025

Virtual Pets, Nostalgia, and Engravings

and satisfying micro-interactions

Jan 13 • 

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December 2024

Buckets, Poop, and Trees

Tree-planting apps, weird chess pieces, turd-coloured trends, and twinkles (of course!)

Dec 9, 2024 • 

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October 2024

Doodles, Distortion, and Elaborate Intros

And alpine cheese, of course.

Oct 11, 2024 • 

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September 2024

Japan, Saturn, and Mice

From Japan's artsy manhole covers to London's transport-inspired packaging, with a dash of public domain inspo and tech nostalgia. Plus the cutest mouse…

Sep 10, 2024 • 

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