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045: 🪅 Two years of Staring at the Ceiling 🪅
Your yearly treat, every link I've shared this past year.
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044: Diamond crocodiles, unlearning school, and airport art
A looooot of good graphic design tools today.
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043: Eraser typography, criticism on the internet, and the secret history of chia pets
Plus, some good dives into 20th century artists.
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042: Offline inspiration, workspace design, and our consciousness
Plus, good art!
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041: Training your taste, Georgia O'Keefe in her home, and morning commutes
Plus, dicing an onion the optimal way.
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040: Hummingbird migration, the Powerpuff Girls, and 1980s office spaces
Plus, interview tips for graphic designers.
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039: Casino architecture, type hierarchy, and the humble fork
Plus, a history of the world via Getty Images.
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038: Kara Haupt's things worth noticing
Featuring modern day renaissance woman, Kara Haupt.
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The 2025 Staring at the Ceiling Gifts Guide
100+ carefully chosen new, vintage, and handmade gifts that will make you say, "wait, that's perfect!"
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037: Sketchy realism, music memory, and the color blue
Plus, a history of all the Louvre's robberies.
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036: Rose Anderson's things worth noticing
On well rounded creatives and the book that changed everything.
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035: Labyrinths, Brazilian design, and tenderness as freedom
Plus a short history of the business card.
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