Itay Dreyfus
@itay
Designer, always exploring.
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How many platforms had a distinct voice?
Kevin Nguyen • TinyLetter had a big moment
In a moment of randomness, I've came across this newsletter issue by @tomcritchlow on getting more client work.
Now that I'm refocusing on indie-ness, I realize this is something I do whenever I seek work: posting on socials, emailing former colleagues, and texting friends. https://t.co/JjwBEFGI3G
Recently I thought about the heyday of bookmarking apps – Pocket, del.icio.us, Pinboard, Pinterest, etc.
It seems that many are still around. Or maybe these are the ones who managed to survive?
There was a rise in note-taking apps in recent years which made me think about whether we're at the beginning of a new era where curation and bookmark... See more
Note Taking and
two ways people grow their online presence:
🔚 assuming your audience a priori and building it
🔜 being authentic online and finding out who your audience is
mechanical/engineering vs. organic/emergent
But he and Ross still come to work, daily, in search of transcendence.
The niche zine: Exploring where design flourishes
nichedesign.press
Online, we need to make the big feel smaller, in the right ways. The challenge to start small from something that is currently controlled by Facebook and Google, is very hard. But people are doing it. Look at The Correspondent, or Open Culture, or Brain Pickings, or thousands of other small projects that have good communities around them. We need m... See more
Vicki Boykis • Good things don't scale
The site feels like a chaotic newsroom with the cutting room floor exposed. I think that’s part of the excitement — and good design.