ARTICLES
The Best Destinations for Art Lovers
Art, in its noble sense, is often confined to specific domains like fine arts, painting or music. Yet for me, it manifests everywhere. I don’t deny beauty and the stimulation of the senses as fundamental to art, but above all, I believe art should be accessible to everyone. It can be a magnificent Impressionist painting, a cinematic performance, or even a perfectly placed football curling into the net after a beautiful team play.
They Wont Stop Smiling
A terrifying alert takes over every screen as a woman's wife is trapped outside. Read the first part of "They Wont Stop Smiling," a new short horror story.
Why “Minimum” and “Viable” Still Matter in Modern Product Design
When Airbnb first launched in 2008, it wasn’t a polished global platform. It was two founders renting out air mattresses in their apartment during a conference. No sleek UI, no sophisticated pricing models, no control systems, but just a scrappy website and the need to pay rent. But guess what? That simple experiment validated one powerful truth. People were willing to pay to stay in someone else’s home. That was their Minimum Viable Product that worked just enough to test the core assumption.
When Kodachrome Doesn't Cut It Anymore: A Photographer's Story
I have been going over a ton of old 35mm slides. And I found many of them were just boring- even Kodachrome. Most were flat and had blown out skies and exposure issues. I needed to roll out a creative weapon- Topaz Studio 2. Not only did I find a fresh look to my old film shots, but I also found a new approach to my digital images that’s entirely my own!
How to be Amazing at Graphic Design without being an Artist
I have never much been into art. Don’t get me wrong, I like looking at it and admiring it but I have never wanted to learn to be an artist myself. However through my work at Timeclock.Kiwi I have slowly become very good at making beautiful interfaces, icons and pictures and now regularly create new things that look great whilst still not being able to draw.
The Ultimate Guide to Headphone Comfort: Listen for Hours Without Pain
Headphones comfort isn’t magic; it’s fit, earpads, clamp force, headband pressure, weight, balance, and heat working together. I’ll show you how to tune each variable so your most comfortable headphones stay comfy for long sessions without killing sound quality.