A personal portfolio-style newsletter by designer Sasha Mekker covering brand case studies, such as Ashcat Collective, a skiing community brand, and a COMMENCAL campaign concept, plus a personal writing project about finding meaning in ordinary life. It offers a look at design process, visual identity decisions and personal reflections on sport and creativity.
Website: https://www.sashamekker.com/
A podcast-and-newsletter about clothing and fashion, pairing cultural history with reported episodes and guest essays. Issues cover items like balaclavas and handbags, plus a philosophy discussion series.
A weekly newsletter that explains one mental model per issue through a detailed historical story, then ties it to creative work. Issues cover topics such as hostile attribution bias, design thinking and the Gestalt law of closure.
A weekly newsletter exploring Tokyo's neighbourhoods, history, urban life and design through narrative walks and reflective essays. It also promotes the author's own signed, numbered book series on Tokyo neighbourhoods.
Essays on design systems and how AI agents change their governance, adoption metrics and accountability. Readers get original, experience-based arguments with concrete examples drawn from design system practice.
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