Issue 17
The August edition
ringing back 3&3 presents with Andrew McKee, learning to appreciate the little things, and we almost lose our battle against turning this into a CW&T fan newsletter.
stay ready
via pedro
1 — "how I won the lottery"
I came across this video while on a dive through CW&T's website. On their principles page, they mention to "buy lots of lottery tickets." Intrigued, I clicked the link that brought me to this gem of a video that talks about the process of creating and the value of putting your work out there.
"There’s no correlation between how much time is spent working on a project and the ultimate payoff. That’s why we try lots of things. We make tons of stuff. And once in a while we get lucky."
2 — an insightful talk from alex tan, co-founder and creative strategy director of mouthwash studio
It's a rarity these days to get the internal scoops of how studios and agencies are running these days, specifically from the likes of successful ones with huge clients attached to them. Alex Tan, the co-founder of MOUTHWASH, gave this insightful talk on the studio background, and how they approach this current landscape of design. From tech and design, all the way to architecture and spaces—I highly recco this watch.
3 — a collection of industry standard tools
From the same minds of CW&T is a site called "Industry Standard Tools" which is a public directory of tools and software vouched by engineers and the like. No sponsored or affiliate links allowed, this site is a sort of crowd sourced array of tools from all kinds of disciplines. Screens, vehicles, software, machining, hardware, etc. the goal is to have "...a list of industry standards. Entries are written, contested, and voted on by the people who use them."
stay curious
via taurean
1 — ordinary abundance
It's easy to feel jaded by the state of things, take the amazing wonders of modern life for granted, or even just smugly point that out. By quoting real people from the past imagining what these now-mundane things might be like, Jordan Dworkin is able to crack through some of the cynicism that is so easy carry. It's also a simple yet pretty website as well. You can't ask for much more than that.
2 — we've got touch ID at home
I’ve envied the Touch ID sensor on Apple’s wireless keyboard for years, but since getting pulled into mechanical keyboards, there’s just no chance I’m ever going back. So I’ve just had to admire it from afar, but maybe my luck will change. Maybe, just maybe, if enough of y’all watch this video, one of you will get inspired to build your own. Then I can get lucky and just bum one off you, right? No pressure.
3 — the melt mouse
soIt’s getting ridiculous how often I accidentally end up on theme for this newsletter. I’m one of those rare monsters who genuinely liked Apple’s wireless mouse, but my aging, decrepit millennial hands just can’t handle it anymore. The Melt Mouse is a well-funded Kickstarter that hasn’t officially entered production yet, so you can’t actually order one. Normally that would disqualify it from the newsletter, but man, look at that thing.
Tune in to our next virtual hang, "3&3 Presents…Andrew McKee" next Friday, August 28th @ 2pm EST | 11am PST
On August 28th, Andrew McKee will be our guest presenter for 3&3 Presents! Andrew has been a long time subscriber and participant of 3&3 (plus, we've been fans of his own newsletter "clicks 'n clacks) - we felt that it was only appropiate to reach out to him to be our presenter for this month. Make sure to RSVP below, and we can't wait to see what he has in store for us.
That's Issue 17… I'm so thrilled to bring 3&3 Presents back. It’s my favorite part of doing this, we have had some incredible presentations last year. In the meantime keep doing the cool shit y'all do. We'll see you on August 28th!
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