Newsletter 98
Hola.
We are in a time where remote work, in many professions, is a reality and an incentive for many people when deciding where to develop their careers. Without a doubt, it has many advantages and that will change the way of working for the generations that have recently joined the labor market.
These days I have been reading about other professions of manual work, more craft and I have felt envy. One of the reasons I liked working in the world of design was to be able to learn hand in hand with great professionals. And see how they solved complex situations in a way that remotely I would have missed. To be able to chat with them about the profession, to have them tell me little stories, and to grow professionally and intellectually.
I miss working in a design workshop. I miss not being the youngest in a design studio. I miss not being able to learn from teachers like Pepe Cruz Novillo, Emilio Gil or Alberto Corazón, all of them Madrid-based designers/artists.
I still want to continue learning and doubt remote work will fulfill these desires.
— W.
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Free book with the illustrations and art direction that Pixar used to make the film "Luca".How Es Devlin designed this year’s Super Bowl halftime show
The music legends performed on a stage developed by British set designer Es Devlin. This is not the first time the designer has produced work for the Super Bowl – she was the creative director of last year’s performance from The Weeknd, which featured a famously intricate set design.Best of Design: Vignelli Transportation
Explore transportation design by designer Massimo Vignelli through his own words, including the New York Subway and the Washington DC Metro.The iconic film posters of Bill Gold
One of America’s most successful poster designers began his career at the age of 20, after graduating from an illustration and design course at Pratt Institute. Gold got a job in the poster department in the New York office of Warner Bros, and his first two projects were for the hugely successful 1942 films Yankee Doodle Dandy and Casablanca (both won various Academy Awards).The IKEA catalogue through the ages
For over 70 years, the IKEA catalogue was produced in Älmhult, constantly growing in number, scope and distribution. From the 1950s when Ingvar Kamprad wrote most of the texts himself, via the poppy, somewhat radical 1970s and all the way into the scaled-down 2000s – the IKEA catalogue always captured the spirit of the time. The 2021 IKEA catalogue was the very last one printed on paper.Yes We Tech - The Easy Drive
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Pitchfork staffers remember some of their most treasured listening devices, from portable MiniDisc players to boxy computer speakers to toothbrushes (!) that pumped out pop hits.Look Scanned
Look Scanned is a pure frontend site that makes your PDFs look scanned! No need for printers and scanners anymore - everything you need to do is just a few clicks.New York with Danny Krivit
Music Made Us—the new show from Wax Poetics and Sonos Radio—takes listeners on an 8-stop journey across the United States, exploring how music’s influence helped shape and build the unique character of each locale.In this first episode—a one-off, two-hour special—we speak to native New Yorker Danny Krivit, an integral part of the New York DJ scene over the past 30 years who's renowned for his meticulous re-edits and transcendent DJ sets.
In the first half we talk to Danny about the changes he's seen in the city over the years, and what it means to be a DJ from New York City. In the second half we get a very special New York-style mix from Danny himself.