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Friday Links, vol. 102
A social posting tool, design conference tracking, designing your day, and more.

Friday Links, vol. 101
The math and science of web technology, Tim Ferriss reflects on productivity, and a tool for cold emailing

Friday Links, vol. 100
The 100th Link Post! Morning routines of many creatives and Kickstarter’s new patron-backing service.

Friday Links, vol. 99
Social media kills mental health, an app to remove the “notch”, and boosting your home wi-fi.

Friday Links, vol. 98
Stats on freelancing, the end of Quipsologies, InVision Studio is on the horizon, and more.

Friday Links, vol. 97
Keeping your employees satisfied, a better note-taking method, getting started with design, and more.
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- Friday Links, vol. 104- Freelance mistakes, how to name files, new design tools, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 103- Typekit licensing Q&A, The Laws of UX, a conference calendar, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 102- A social posting tool, design conference tracking, designing your day, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 101- The math and science of web technology, Tim Ferriss reflects on productivity, and a tool for cold emailing Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 100- The 100th Link Post! Morning routines of many creatives and Kickstarter's new patron-backing service. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 99- Social media kills mental health, an app to remove the "notch", and boosting your home wi-fi. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 98- Stats on freelancing, the end of Quipsologies, InVision Studio is on the horizon, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 97- Keeping your employees satisfied, a better note-taking method, getting started with design, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 96- A physical time-tracking button, iOS 11, How to operate a consultation call, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 95- A new Elevation Dock, and the science of workplace distraction. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 94- The New Yorker's Podcast Department, stock photos of black folks, new fonts in Typekit, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 93- Lucy Kellaway becoming a teacher, Freelance Achievement Stickers, UX vs. UI Design, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 92- Migrating from WordPress to Jekyll, Design Resources for your team, designer/director titles, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 91- Google Design's new site, behind the scenes with Star Wars, home office zen, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 90- Nike's new NYC HQ, Slack covers freelancing, good habits are hard to stick, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 89- Amazon sells Ikea stuff, Julian Assange's office, App Store scammers, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 88- Adobe buys House Industries, a no-nonsense contract, and how to stay private. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 87- NYC ambience, How to Work Less, and Clients: Illustrated Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 86- Luxury trains, thoughts on design education, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 85- A new font for Dubai, Song Exploder podcast, and a look inside Juicero Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 84- Free typefaces, how designers can give back, and profound US maps. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 83- Useful web design tools, How Zeldman writes proposals, how to deal with failure according to J.K. Rowling, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 82- The habits of high-performing firms, setting up a digital workspace, the Upper East Side gets a co-working space, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 81- The trouble with open-plan offices, how small teams get shit done, and Netflix's thumbs-up/thumbs-down system. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 80- US web design standards, planner-wallets, Microsoft Surface Studio, and why we suck at timesheets. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 79- Workplace happiness policies, how to be an adult, and how true are movies? Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 78- Variable-width fonts, clothes hangers, and the distraction of politics. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 77- Switch hosts to Flywheel, How to price your services, and the Happiness at Work conference. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 76- USB-C gizmos, How leaders should reward effort, three habits of people (and Olympians) Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 75- FontAwesome in InDesign, The Creative Introvert Podcast, avoiding this $8,000 mistake, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 74- Celebrity deaths, being productive in terrible times, a detailed goal sheet in Illustrator. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 73- How Jason Fried works, updating your website's footer, great product photography, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 72- MailChimp has tools for designers, Productivity Apps of the Years, and How to Yoga. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 71- MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is not that good, How to be productive in a crap environment, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 70- Avoiding "Time Scarcity," overcoming distracting, and ergonomic essentials for a better workplace. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 69- The Mac App Store is full of scams, Flywheel Local to replace MAMP, and how to reject media addiction. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 68- How to flee spec work, Todd Henry on email, things to do before 8:00am, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 67- The Fear of Being Uneeded, a cool vacuum former, Thunderbolt 3 docks, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 66- The artwork of the US election, improve your InDesign GREP skills, the Habit Calendar, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 65- How to become an early riser, The New York Times Magazine cover-design process, Ugly UI kit for Sketch, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 64- Open Serif typeface, interviews with Graphic Designers, how to craft your portfolio, new Aeron chairs, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 63- Tools and toys of Aaron Dowd, 10 rules for efficient web forms, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 62- How Karen Marston writes quickly, a better blog layout, Adobe XD in the field, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 61- Brie Larson's secret love of typography, Adobe Typekit updates, designing a global font, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 60- Online accounting tools, getting lots of email subscribers, avoiding isolation, and Basecamp's workshop. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 59- The new Divi, macOS install disk creator, and Hackintosh info. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 58- Ambient noise generators, all the Apple dongles, you should write about your work, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 57- YouTube Live is now a thing, the case against hourly pay, and the Creative Bullshit-Industrial-Complex. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 56- How Jeff Goins wrote 5 books, the new Design Observer design, a free client-area web template, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 55- Hand-maid fonts, 9 ways to be productive, the benefits of running, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 54- Landing page insight, 7 ways to fix your podcast (or writing), and daily routines of successful entrepreneurs. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 53- Free project management apps, trainable bots, organising your desk, and what to remember when commissioning a photoshoot. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 52- Why writers need a website, freelancing tips, changes with Evernote, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 51- A cool Pomodoro timer for Mac, Doki is almost live, and achieving Feng Shui within your creative team. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 50- Send & receive money better than PayPal, the 70% Slump, Pixel Density Demystified, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 49- Finding love on Twitter, the future of work, Adblocking for iOS, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 48- Quark is back, the ultimate guide to robots.txt, create a category-specific RSS feed, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 47- Who pays influencers, awareness apps for Mac, advice on setting up an agency, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 46- How to get clients, a busy person's guide to work-life balance, the new Instagram identity, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 45- Booking event spaces, automate Slack with Zapier, work tips for introverts, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 44- Design systems with CMS, the worst-designed feature in InDesign, why iTunes is still horrible, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 43- Paul Boag and the iPad, implementing a retainer, why designers should use Terminal, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 42- Free-to-enter competitions, setting up a forever-business, great open-source fonts, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 41- From freelancer to entrepreneur, working from home (according to The Onion), snippets for your WordPress blog, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 40- Quit your crappy job, 5 Photoshop tips for travel photos, five-a-day coffee habit, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 39- Being a freelancer hiring a freelancer, conference calls in real life, stop wasting time, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 38- Cultural differences in logo design, Spiekerman on Dribbble (on Medium), creative strength/weaknesses, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 37- How to win an Oscar, the myth of the neurotic creative, updates to InDesign, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 36- Designing for AppleTV, ambient sound apps, B&H in trouble with the law, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 35- Tools for apartments or dorms, Google resizer, creating a 118 GB floppy disk, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 34- 3 tools/services for your WordPress site, and a collection of productivity-focused tools. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 33- Reasons to scrap your website carousel, what to do when your design company fails, the daily habits of creatives: illustrated, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 32- Molly Young reviews productivity books, Cathryn Lavery attends a Tony Robbins seminar, Marie Poulin answers "why should I hire you?", and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 31- Hidden Netflix categories, the definition of a Creative Director, and turning home into a co-working space. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 30- Tools for modern storytellers, a list of designer-letterers-caligraphers, tiny firewall devices, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 29- CallRecorder for FaceTime, 7 lessons from Kickstarter campaigns, mistakes of new freelancers, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 28- Share link generators, three books to change your life, RGB v. CMYK, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 27- Building a snowman in InDesign, another clipboard manager, and avoiding Death by PowerPoint. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 26- Markdown-friendly editors, use your iPad as a second monitor, Disk Utility reborn, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 25- Routines for creativity, positive work culture, co-working roundups, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 24- Google is tracking fitness, Graphic Design terms explained, Adele goes undercover, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 23- How to avoid distraction, how Evato works (from home), what social media does to your brain, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 22- A report on freelance rates, portable cardboard desks, simple icons, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 21- Verify & Repair Permissions in El Capitan, a survey on Freelancers, a report on creative work in NYC, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 20- Illustrator plugins, how Tim Ferriss sleeps, The Work Ethic according to the BBC, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 19- Googler lives in a truck, Simple icons, devices for screen testing, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 18- Asana's new identity, Fixing PDF errors in Illustrator, 21st Century opportunities, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 17- IBM's design-driven culture, London rents mapped, preparing for freelance life, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 16- The Steve Jobs movie trailer, the secrets of casino design, a speech template, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 15- A simple web editor, web-based prototyping, an ad-blocker for iOS, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 14- Tools for designers, personal branding for photographers, we aren't a nation of freelancers, and is September the new January? Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 13- How to write 1,000 words daily and 40+ top SaaS landing pages analysed. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 12- Cat purr generators, remotely test your app, John Lee Dumas's morning routine, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 11- Finding duplicates on Mac, a funny-looking sit-stand desk, celebrity photo mashups, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 10- InDesign-to-Office plugins, the Hamburger Menu doesn't work, Stephen Curry's habits, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 9- Manage projects in Slack, freelance strategy from Marie Poulin, why leaders eat last, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 8- A simple countdown app, common freelance mistakes, 30 logo fails, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 7- Archetypal entrepreneurs, Product Hunt Books, good copywriting, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 6- Becoming a full-stack designer, Cushion is out of beta, calendar hacks, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 5- Dealing with rejection, designing logos in black-and-white, and creating a folder structure you can rely on. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 4- Bare-bones iOS browsers, the word "just", how Disney used to work, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 3- Tweeting from Terminal, meditation techniques, switch from Photoshop to Sketch, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 2- Block out distractions, how freelancers disrespect their own time, Jeb Bush's campaign logo, and more. Full Post
- Friday Links, vol. 1- Keynote motion graphics, Getting Things Done podcast, good project management apps, and more. Full Post