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Worth reading: Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins.40 Illustrations Show The Most Fascinating Facts About WorldCoding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complexNaomi Klein: How big tech plans to profit from the pandemicRijksmuseum Posts ‘Most Detailed’ 45-Gigapixel View Of Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’Australia 'records fastest internet speed ever'New Logo and Packaging for Bowl & Basket by PearlfisherJapan by Car - Illustrations by James GilleardRio Tin...

Worth reading: In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō TanizakiExplore the world of passports by colorSingle-use plastic: China to ban bags and other itemsMy Ordinary Life: Improvements Since the 1990sKinuta Terrace by Norm ArchitectsSeven new peacock spiders discovered in AustraliaThe intelligence coup of the centuryRosebud AI. These models aren't real.1,500 Free Online Courses from Top UniversitiesArt by Peter D Harris Worth watching: Conversations: Featuring Claire Lehmann, Founding Editor of Q...

Worth reading:  Casa Flotante treehouse by TalleresqueNoah Kalina took a picture of himself every day for 20 years – and will until he diesGordon Pembridge - fine art and woodturning Academic research: integrating security and privacyToo Many Americans Will Never Be Able to RetireThe Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know ItYouTuber uses neural networks to upscale 1896 short film to 4K 60 fpsA Long-Lost Legendary Roman Fruit Tree Has Been Grown From 2,000-Year-Old SeedsSignal Is Fi...

Worth reading: 'Perfect' Scotch whisky collection could be worth £8mHandwriting Is an Overlooked Memory BoosterFinland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracyPorcelain by Yuting ChangCocoon - a social media alternative for those closest to you Bumpers Oast by ACME architecture Everyone needs to stop building giant glass skyscrapers right nowIkuya Shigezane (Japanese graphic designer)Algorithms can now detect your heart rate and stress levels over v...

Worth reading: Permanent Record by Edward SnowdenContract for the Web - A global plan of action to make our online world safe and empowering for everyoneGame Chronicle - A History of Japanese computer games, in a game.Paranoia Is Now a Best PracticeWhen the Pianos Went to WarGoogle reportedly collects health data on millions of Americans without informing patients4 Feminist Lies That Are Making Women MiserableRussia to ban sale of devices that don’t come with “Russian software”Canals: a four pa...

Worth reading: RESIST! How to Be an Activist in the Age of Defiance. I hesitated to include this book on the list because I'll happily admit I only bought it for the design direction. The content is not all that interesting but it serves as some nice design inspiration. The Tiny Scottish Island Where Arguments Are Settled With Cheese and WhiskyThe Global Disinformation Order - 2019 Global Inventory of Organised Social Media Manipulation. Research paper by Oxford University (PDF download)Why Ame...

Worth reading: The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Well, I finally finished reading The Gulag Archipelago and it is by far one of the most important books any of us could possibly read. Be sure to add it to your list.German Unity Day: Today is the day to fight for privacy. Lufthansa Upcycling CollectionMEISTER branding Using Google Maps costs more than you think.A.074 - A house near the forest, WarsawBring Back Handwriting: It’s Good for Your BrainIndia is planning a huge China-sty...

Worth reading: The Discent of Man by Grayson Perry Privacy is power - Don’t just give away your privacy to the likes of Google and Facebook – protect it, or you disempower us allA SoHo Loft with a Hidden Loft BedroomWhy I Printed My FacebookWater harvester makes it easy to quench your thirst in the desertLip-reading CCTVAn Office in Poland Inspired by Shipping ContainersPaging Big Brother: In Amazon’s Bookstore, Orwell Gets a RewriteFrom bread to beer: Woolworths helps create its first circular...

Worth reading: Improve Your App Stores Assets & Workflow with These Design Tools - A new article I wrote on the ASO Stack. If you're interested in mobile growth then please check it out!Seaside Abode by Norm Architects The Stories Behind a Line - visual narrative of asylum seeker routesThe world needs a tech diet; here is how designers can helpTourism Is Eating the World - Congestion taxes seem like the inevitable answerCivilization Is Built on CodeIf You Want to Be Creative, Don’t Be Data ...

Worth reading:  In einem stillen Lan by Roger Melis - Black and white photography during the GDR periodKuroi Hana knife by Edge of BelgraviaLotus Evija is the first fully electric hypercar from the British car makerDribbble's 404 pageNestlé Japan is making KitKat packaging recyclable, and ideal for origamiNetting portraits by Benjamin ShinePrints by Kitao Masayoshi100 Every DayMulliner completely re-creates pivotal 1939 Bentley CornicheTokyo subway’s humble duct-tape typographerDetailed photogr...

Worth reading: The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt (book)Soviet Logos - Lost Marks of the Utopia (book)The Camera That Went To The Moon And Changed How We See ItHow to make Sushi (animation)Communism And Nazism Are Now Legally Synonymous in UkraineThe art of Joseph LeeOntario family files human rights complaint after six-year-old girl upset by gender theory in schoolCabin Stokkøya - NorwayHong Kong Protests Show Dangers of a Cashless Society Hello House by Fooi-Ling KhooPlex typeface by IBM W...

Worth reading: 'The Strange Death of Europe' by Douglas MurrayA Professor Spoke the Truth, He Still Pays the Price21 Phrases You Use Without Realizing You’re Quoting ShakespeareFord GT Mark IIWhat Apple, Facebook and Google each mean by "privacy"A House In Kyoto (with a tree growing in the middle) How I Fully Quit Google (And You Can, Too)You Are Doing Something Important When You Aren’t Doing AnythingPakt Coffee Brewing System for Travel The 11 Most Nightmarish Depictions of Hell in Art Histor...

Worth reading: On Tyranny - Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy SnyderIGNANT’s Guide To Brutalism In BerlinThinkspot - a platform that is an intellectual playground for censorship-free discourseRare Harvest mānuka honey packaging by Marx DesignThe Left's character assassination of Roger ScrutonKimpton Saint George, TorontoYouTube Pulls ‘Triumph of the Will’ For Violating New Hate Speech PolicyDucati Streetfighter V4 prototypeSamsung deepfake AI could fabricate a video of you fr...

Worth reading:  The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban LandscapeWeekend Villa in KaruizawaSan Francisco bans cashless storesAlso, San Francisco Approves Ban On Government's Use Of Facial Recognition TechnologyLumipod minimalist cabinUpcoming 2020 Toyota SupraDice - a modular, conrete vinyl record storage systemAncient hallucinogens found in 1,000-year-old shamanic pouchIn Tbilisi, Stamba Hotel Takes a Page from a Former Soviet Printing Press6 Feminist Myths That Will Not ...

Worth reading:The Life of a Stupid Man by Ryūnosuke AkutagawaHumane by DesignDad cannot stop docs from giving daughter hormone treatment, Canada judge rulesFacebook employees had access to millions of user passwords (in plain text)Helm Home Server by New Deal DesignChristchurch mosque shootings: 'Manifesto' deemed objectionableA House Of Platforms Overlooking Nojiri-Ko LakeAlbert Camus: Unfashionable Anti-TotalitarianMuskoka Boathouse$450 Million “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo Da Vinci Is Apparent...

Worth reading: Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar WildeThe First Hyperlinked Text: The Bible and its 63,779 Cross-ReferencesLight Phone 2 Auction Block: Steve McQueen’s 1953 Hudson Hornet SedanGRAND-PIC Chalet Amazon’s Project Zero will let brands remove counterfeit listings of their products 50 Facts About BerlinEndangered Alphabets: Preserving Endangered Writing Systems Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws How Sweden’s Blind Altruism Is Harming Migra...

Worth reading: England Your England by George Orwell. There are not many books/essays I read twice or more, Orwell is the exception. I recently reread this one (for probably the third time) and it's also interesting to read now given the current situation in England and Europe in relation to Brexit. Is Big Tech Merging With Big Brother? Kinda Looks Like It. If there's one thing on this list you read, make it this one. Structural TypographyThis Russian Startup wants to advertise from space1961 Fe...

Happy new year to you all! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Here is the first 2019 issue of my newsletter. I've been meaning to publish these more frequently but the last few months have been a blur. I aim to publish more often this year. Feel free to send me an email and let me know what you like, dislike or would enjoy to see more of in these issues (don't forget, your data is completely anonymous to me so I have no idea who has actually subscribed to my newsletter)  Worth readin...

Worth reading:Lamborghini’s SC18 concept is like the gaming-laptop version of carsWhy do people still trust Cheetah Mobile in 2018?America’s Epidemic of Empty ChurchesDutch man, 69, starts legal fight to identify as 20 years younger Microsoft Redesigns Icons'Discrimination in a different form?' Doubts dog advertising guidelines on body imageAmerica’s famous buildings reimagined as Gothic structuresSmart speakers are everywhere this holiday season, but they’re really a gift for big tech companies...

Worth reading:Anarchy Evolution - Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God. Written by the front man of the legendary punk rock band Bad Religion this book touches on faith, science, biology and punk rock music. Record Label Logo Archive Vol.1Skara Brae, ScotlandMarina Ginesta: Socialist Activist Whose Photograph Became One of the Most Memorable Images of the Spanish Civil WarArmour of Henry II, King of FranceSnøhetta and Metric’s Beautiful, Nature-inspired Norwegian Banknotes Are...

Worth Reading:Instructions for British Servicemen in Germany - A short but rather interesting read. The book is a reproduction of a small booklet that was issued to English soldiers during the occupation of Germany. Advanced App Store Optimization by Moritz Daan & Gabe KwakyiPeugeot’s E-Legend ConceptAmanda & Erik - A Swedish Design StudioHow 15 Berlin Neighbourhoods Got Their NamesForget the new iPhones: Apple’s best product is now privacyBizarre Phenomenon Suggests Objects Can Be Two T...

Worth reading:12 Rules For Life by Jordan B. Peterson. My girlfriend bought me a copy recently, I haven't even finished the book and it's already one of the most important I've ever read. Kalashnikov (yes, the weapons manufacturer) unveils new electric carTwo Apartments Merge into a Modern Apartment for a Family in UkrainePantone The GameThe Amazing Life-size LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron That Actually DrivesSurreal shots of modern BritainThe Looking Glass: A Holographic Display for 3D CreatorsWor...

Worth reading:Sketch Of A Last Day by Will Varley. An incredible work of fiction by one of my favourite musicians. Dendrobium D-1 Electric HypercarThe Gini coefficient A Milanese Apartment Is Restored and Given a Contemporary FeelRoman dodecahedron HypothesisAlbert Camus on Strength of Character and How to Ennoble Our Minds in Difficult TimesElizabeth Empress of RussiaA Major Physics Experiment Just Detected a Particle That Shouldn't ExistWorth listening to:Rise Against - House On Fire. I've bee...

Worth reading:Man's Search For Meaning by Victor E. Frankl. By far, one of the most important books I've ever read. Joe Strummer’s ‘001’ Box Set to Feature Rare, Unreleased Solo Songs Europes Largest Keith Harring Mural Revealed After 30 Years (Amsterdam) 15 Fascinating Facts About the Brooklyn BridgeHow to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detectiveThe not-so-real Canon G7X Mark IIIHeathrow’s expansion spells disaster for politics & the planetA Gilded Beast: Nissan GT-R50 by ...

Worth reading:Why Germans pay cash for almost everythingWhat is the GDPR you keep hearing about? Give this a read.MSTR Linx Quick Key Swapping SystemAn interview with the world's most travelled manUlster Bank reveals new vertical notesThree Mountains Taller Than Everest The 100 Stories That Shaped the WorldNational Geographic Has Digitized Its Collection of 6,000+ Vintage MapsBananas have died out once before – don’t let it happen again Worth listening to:Nujabes - LuvJeff Rosenstock - Wave Good...

I hope you're all doing well. Here's a new list for you! Worth reading:We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. A dystopian novel about a totalitarian police state. Completed in 1921 by the Russian author that directly inspired both Orwell and Huxley. A Cab Driver Captures 30 Years of New York After DarkThe Scouts rebrand aims to reflect a “more relevant image of Scouting”Weird and Wonderful Gas Stations from around the WorldPrussian blue and its partner in crimeWe Asked People How They Feel About Facebook. Here...

I'm excited to share my most recent vehicle wrap! A Porsche 911 wrapped in a damaged, vintage Gulf livery theme. Printed and wrapped by the team at BossDog Vehicle Wraps & Graphics, London.Click here to view more pictures on my website. Follow @disruptautoart for more. ...

Worth reading:The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. I've finally started reading this book and in just the first few pages it's already terrifying. Collection of Braun products (Dieter Rams)DS E-Tense coupe concept carCelebrating the life, work and enduring legacy of Keith Haring on his 60th birthdaySo Many Museums Are Filled With Fake PaintingsBMW M8 Gran Coupe Concept A first-time author has flyposted Penguin Random House to advertise his book Berlin Boombox: a DIY cardboard ghettob...

Here's what I've been reading, watching and listening to in recent weeks. I hope some of these links inspire you.Worth Reading:Artist creates 'mirrors' out of random objects (be sure to watch the videos in each artwork)Henry Rollins: Don't Sleepwalk Through Life — Get Out There and See the World19th-Century Tool Box is Meticulously Designed to Hold 300 ToolsOperation Mincemeat: How a dead tramp fooled HitlerGenesis Electra GT (concept car)How Two Photographers Unknowingly Shot the Same Milliseco...

Worth reading:D Day Through German Eyes by Holger Eckhertz. A insightful book showing the other side of such a historic day. The book is written in an interview/conversation format. The real Adam Smith - He might be the poster boy for free-market economics, but that distorts what Adam Smith really thoughtHeadlights of the Geneva Motor Show  2018Debris and tiny satellites imperils the Hubble Space Telescope and equipment used for phones, national security and weather forecastingThe Secret History...