Archive - The Shell-Out 🐢

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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Katherine Bjelke

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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August 2024

Cursed UI and Beautiful Blocks

Aiming for disaster is really useful, sometimes.

Aug 13, 2024 •

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July 2024

Firewood, Ripped Paper, and Robot Toothbrushes

Sharing something I've made for the first time

Jul 3, 2024 •

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June 2024

Games, Click-Clacks, and Graffiti

Plus a small change that makes a big difference

Jun 7, 2024 •

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May 2024

Boats, Brutalism, and Bee’s Knees

From AI-generated tunes to brutalist plants and seagrass-saving gin, here's May's collection of design delights and tech treasures.

May 4, 2024 •

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April 2024

Trumpets, Tins, and Big Holes

A monthly round-up of things I've found in the world of design. From Melbourne's jazzy festival branding, to Mutti's artisanal tomato tins and…

Apr 9, 2024 •

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