Design

Readwise announces Readwise Books. “We’ve built Readwise...

Readwise announces Readwise Books . “We’ve built Readwise Books: our very own ebook store and app. In simple terms, you can think of it as a cross between the Kindle and Goodreads apps, where you can buy, read, and track books.”

Kottke · EN

Trailer for season four of The Gilded Age, which started...

Trailer for season four of The Gilded Age , which started yesterday. I love this show for reasons that are unclear to me. But I don’t care! The heart wants what it wants!

Kottke · EN

Babe, wake up! New potato just dropped. It tastes like...

Babe, wake up! New potato just dropped . It tastes like roast chicken.

Kottke · EN

The Collectively Drawn World

The Drawn Maps are the borders of the countries, state, provinces, and other official territories collectively drawn by more than 300,000 people playing an online daily game called Borderline . There’s a world map as well as maps of the USA , Canada , Italy , and more. There are also timelapse versions of some of the maps . ]]> Tags: art · infoviz · maps

Kottke · EN

Love the idea of a volta, a pivotal point. “The moment...

Love the idea of a volta , a pivotal point. “The moment when an acquaintance becomes a friend, when a song goes from background noise to what I will demand people play at my funeral.” Or when a novel goes from boring to incredible .

Kottke · EN

Are contemporary technologies like GPS, phones, and AI...

Are contemporary technologies like GPS, phones, and AI deskilling the human body ? “In surrendering to a quick technological fix, we are, moment by moment, doing less sensing, navigating, remembering, walking, choosing, and attending.”

Kottke · EN

Let’s get this out of the way: Olivia Colman will be...

Let’s get this out of the way: Olivia Colman will be great as Mrs. Bennet in the new Pride and Prejudice series; here’s the trailer . But the rest of it has some awfully large shoes to fill — both the 1995 and 2005 adaptations are rightly beloved.

Kottke · EN

Ted Chiang: “There’s no way to write fiction and...

Ted Chiang : “There’s no way to write fiction and guarantee your readers will understand it correctly. There is no way you will ever be able to write something so straightforward that Elon Musk will understand it the way that you intend it.”

Kottke · EN

11 Standout Projects from Dutch Design Week 2026

From experimental materials and sculptural furniture to installations questioning technology and surveillance, these 11 projects explore the ideas shaping contemporary design.

Design Milk · EN

A Room-by-Room Layered Lighting Guide for Fall

Explore design inspo for cozy bedroom lighting, focused-office illumination, and more from Govee

Design Milk · EN

Friday Five with Bram Vanderbeke: Finding Inspiration in Ancient Ruins and Architecture

The Belgian artist and designer shares what inspired the Anthology Side Table/Stool, created in collaboration with jeweler Lore Van Keer

Design Milk · EN

A 1910 Seattle Beach House Gets a Colorful Makeover

Shed reimagines a century-old home above Alki Beach with a surf-inspired palette, inventive storage, patterned tile, and a wildlife mural by artist Stevie Shao

Design Milk · EN

Jeremiah Brent Brings Architectural Influences to Loloi Rugs

The interior designer draws inspiration from Mies van der Rohe, ancient Rome, and Gothic architecture for a collection of rugs and pillows

Design Milk · EN

Oyster Estate Brings a New Design Perspective to Greenport

Islyn Studio transforms a former mid-century hotel on Long Island's North Fork with handcrafted details, warm materials, and subtle references to Greenport's maritime heritage

Design Milk · EN

Toledo Museum of Art Brings Bobby Anspach Home

The late artist’s immersive sculptures invite visitors to explore perception, mindfulness, and human connection in a new exhibition

Design Milk · EN

Dear Guest Cafe Brings Art Deco Whimsy to Silver Lake

Studio Jialun Xiong blends Art Deco elegance, playful geometry, and dreamlike details in a Los Angeles cafe inspired by European hotels and Japanese hospitality

Design Milk · EN

The One Thing I Want Most for My Nikon Zf

In today’s article, I am going to shamelessly beg Nikon to add one very specific feature to what is already my favorite camera body. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

DoorDash Will Photograph Your Menu Free, Claim a 44% Sales Lift, and Bar the Pictures From Uber Eats

DoorDash's help center lays the deal out in plain language: a professional photographer comes to your restaurant for a 1.5-hour session, shoots up to 20 menu items plus one header image, and DoorDash pays the photographer. You pay for the food and the labor to plate it. Then comes footnote three, which reads, "Photos provided by DoorDash may not be used on other third-party delivery platforms." [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

Why You Don't Need Focus Stacking for Every Landscape

Focus stacking has become close to a default step in landscape work, with plenty of people blending 20 or even 50 frames so every rock and grass blade is sharp from front to back. Whether that effort shows up in the final image, or whether a single frame focused at the hyperfocal distance would look the same, decides how much of your time goes into focus while the light keeps changing. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

The Case for Photographing the Place You Already Know

The places you see every week are the ones you're least likely to photograph, since they feel too familiar to bother with. Familiar doesn't last, and the village fair or street corner you skip this year is exactly what someone will want to see decades from now. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.4 Pro Is Sharp in the Corners Wide Open

The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.4 Pro sells for $829, and it brings a metal body, weather-sealing, and a clicked aperture ring at that price. Few focal lengths stay on a camera as long as a 35mm does, so how a lens like this behaves wide open, in the corners, and while tracking a moving subject affects a big share of everything you shoot. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

Chasing a Vivid Fog Bow and a Golden Gate Bridge Shot Years in the Making

Fog in the San Francisco Bay Area can bury a scene in seconds and hand it back a minute later with trees, towers, and light arranged in ways you won't see again. Shooting it well means working quickly, reading the direction of the light, and resisting the urge to stick with the first composition that looks good. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

Can’t Afford a Leica? Buy One of These Instead

If you’re pondering a Leica rangefinder film camera but can’t bring yourself to spend a crazy amount of money, maybe give this a go. Having reimmersed myself back into the wonderful world of analog about five years ago, my collection of film cameras has slowly been growing. And like many analog enthusiasts, there’s one camera that has a certain allure, especially as all the cool kids on YouTube seem to own one: the Leica M6. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN

The Luminar Fall Update Has Some Powerful New Tools

Luminar has released a solid fall update with some new features and some enhancements. The update is free to current owners and can, of course, be purchased by photographers who are interested. This new update is version 1.29.0. The update should appear automatically, or you can click "Check for Updates" in the Luminar dropdown menu. [ Read More ]

Fstoppers · EN