Friday Links, vol. 21
The week in Internet. Useful resources for creative professionals.
Tools
- Thunderclap is a tool to help promote messages online. For example, get everyone to tweet/post about your Kickstarter project, but only once it goes live.
- Michael Beirut’s new book How To is now available in US stores
How To by Michael Bierut
Techniques
- How to create nifty-looking arrows in InDesign
InDesign arrows. Neato!
- How to Verify & Repair Permissions in OS X El Capitan (Hint, it’s no longer in Disk Utility (for some reason)).
Habits
- See how you compare to other freelancers in this recent survey from Freelancers Union/Upwork (written by Kristen Fischer, no less)
- MyMorningRoutine is a website that chronicles the morning routines of many exciting, interesting, creative people (many of whom happen to be exceptionally good-looking).
Everything Else
- Amazon is opening a retail book store in Seattle.
- A report is now out called Creative New York [PDF], all about the future (and current) of creative professions in Gotham. On the one hand, we’re keeping New York alive. On the other, rent and student loans. For reals.
