Welcome to Dense Discovery waving hand I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou graphic ❏ Artwork by link James White link graphic Dense Discovery table with 44 rows and 1 columns row 1 column 1 link graphic Dense Discovery row 3 Welcome to the first issue of Dense Discovery, replacing Offscreen Dispatch. Starting with a new brand and format gives me more freedom to experiment and go beyond the scope of the Offscreen brand. Dense Discovery is meant to be more than just a newsletter: consider it a carefully edited digital publication, delivered straight to your inbox every Tuesday. My goal is to continue to provide you with a hand picked selection of apps, accessories, and thought provoking stuff to read, watch, and listen, but also to mix in other compelling, inspirational, and fun material. I'm excited to try out a few ideas over time and hope I can count on your continuous support! By the way, besides our one sponsor slot per issue, you can now affordably promote your own project by link booking one of four classified ads shown towards the bottom of each issue. I've also made the move away from Mail Chimp ($$$) to link Mailblast using a custom email template. I've done some testing with major email clients, but it's probably not a smooth experience for everyone yet. Feel free to send in your feedback. I read every email but only reply to those requiring a response. Thanks for being a subscriber and, once again, welcome to Dense Discovery! – Kai row 4 row 5 heading level 1 Supported By row 6 heading level 2 link Hecate right arrow heading level 3 Git Hub apps for engineering leaders A development team lives or dies by the quality of its code review process. It's link the manager's job to ensure their team is happy, healthy, and productive, but keeping up with an engineering team in full flight is a job unto itself. Fortunately, now there is Hecate – ready to help! row 7 row 8 heading level 1 Apps and Sites row 9 heading level 2 link Pop Clip right arrow heading level 3 Text formatting bar for Mac Once you've installed Pop Clip, every time you select text in any app a small bar above your selection pops up giving you various formatting options (similar to what happens on i OS). The real power of Pop Clip lies in its link over 100 extensions though. row 10 heading level 2 link Block Site right arrow heading level 3 A Chrome extension to help you focus This Chrome extension lets you easily block distracting websites to help you stay productive. Its Work Mode' allows you to temporarily limit access to a list of sites and apps you define. row 11 heading level 2 link Overflow right arrow heading level 3 Create interactive user flow diagrams Overflow is one of the many UX design and prototyping tools out there. Throw in your designs or sketches and create smart connections between them to simulate the user experience of the final product. row 12 row 13 heading level 1 In Focus row 14 graphic ❏ link Clarity aims to be a decentralised communication device built on open source hardware and software, offering a minimalist alternative to Android and i OS. Of course, there have been many attempts at building a smartphone that is link more fair , more open, and more respectful of the user's attention. Most of all, such a project depends on participation. So if you want this concept to become a reality, join in: Clarity is currently looking for contributors. row 15 row 16 heading level 1 Goods and Accessories row 17 graphic ❏ heading level 2 link Moduletto right arrow heading level 3 Modular notebooks and planners Moduletto does away with bound notebooks that have a fixed amount and style of pages. Simply mix and match from a variety of modules of different functions, colours, and styles to create your dream notebook. At the end, pick your preferred cover and the rubber band that holds it all together. (I think the site is currently only available in German.) row 18 graphic ❏ heading level 2 link Logitech MX Vertical right arrow heading level 3 Ergonomic high performance mouse Painful mouse hands' are a real thing which I experienced myself for many years. I don't use a mouse anymore these days (just the Macbook's trackpad), but I did try a vertical mouse for a while back then to help fight link RSI dot In the end, it did provide some relief but what really cured my RSI was link The Mind Body Prescription dot row 19 row 20 heading level 1 Overheard on Twitter row 21 Undergrad: want to solve the world’s problems ! Learn computer science! Grad school: Want to solve the problems computer science is creating in the world? Learn philosophy, law, and allllll the social sciences! heading level 2 – link at blakeleyhpayne row 22 row 23 heading level 1 Read, Listen, Watch row 24 heading level 2 link Social Media Companies Aren’t Liberal or Conservative right arrow heading level 3 Read This Slate article makes a great point in the discussion about whether there is progressive or conservative bias amongst social media companies. First and foremost, their goal is to maximise profits, and so the means to get there are mostly apolitical. Their real biases are against labor costs and controversy. row 25 heading level 2 link The death of Don Draper right arrow heading level 3 Read Advertising, once a creative industry, is now a data driven business reliant on algorithms. The implications are deeply sinister – not only for the consumer but for democracy itself. row 26 heading level 2 link The art of empathy right arrow heading level 3 Listen If you are interested in how empathy works, how we can learn to be more empathetic, and how it can sometimes even be counterproductive, you’ll really enjoy this podcast episode. Studying empathy is an exciting field of the social sciences which I think will only become more important in the digital age. row 27 heading level 2 link How Did the End of the World Become Old News? right arrow heading level 3 Read Not that we needed another reminder of how screwed we are, but this piece points out an important fact: The transformation of the planet and the degradation may be the biggest and most important story of our time, indeed of all time, but on television, at least, it has nevertheless proven, so far, a palpable ratings killer . row 28 row 29 heading level 1 Aesthetically Pleasing row 30 graphic ❏ The design of link Squarespace's New York office is a beautiful extension of its online brand. row 31 graphic ❏ Really enjoying this elegant branding project for architects link Morris plus Company , playing with materials, geometry, and open space. row 32 graphic ❏ The gallery site link UI Movement offers a growing collection of UI animation flows. row 33 graphic ❏ link Neufile Grotesk is a highly legible sans serif typeface very well suited for any display and text use. row 34 row 35 heading level 1 Classifieds row 36 What are you working towards this week? Life is full of powerful questions, it’s our job to find the right ones for you. link Join our community today to level up your mental fitness. Flume is a beautiful Instagram experience for your Mac that lets you manage multiple accounts, upload directly from your desktop, and so much more. Curious? link flumeapp dot com Join the web and design community, when we meet for the annual link beyond tellerrand conference in Berlin. Inspiring talks, full day workshops, and networking in a friendly atmosphere. Thoughtful design, independent travel, and a balanced approach to life enjoy 25 percent off any issue of the lifestyle magazine link Lagom with the promo code DD 25. 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