Meta’s open source design system, fully customisable and built for AI agents.
Small, low-stakes browser tools with no logins or data collection. Everything runs locally.
iOS app for creating animated drawings.
Dilli Dali podcast episode on Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s rare and beautiful short story.
The hard part of design is understanding the problem well enough to know what should exist at all, not generating the form.
Dave Rupert on the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect of AI. We critique it where we know, trust it everywhere else.
10000+ free AI-generated 3D icons. Free for personal use
On Wittgenstein, neuroscience, and why language is not thought in humans or AI.
A variable font that renders bar charts, sparklines and pie charts inline using only OpenType ligatures, no JavaScript needed.
All-in-one agentic social media scheduling tool. Schedule posts, manage accounts, analyse performance.
Create a private group newsletter where the recipients are not only the readers — they’re the ones writing the content too.
Agency is a skill, not a trait. A practical breakdown of what separates people who make things happen from those who wait for permission.
Pre-release fonts, beta versions, unreleased custom fonts, sketches, and experiments from Setup Type.
Naming trends across Kerala from 1920 to 2007, pulled from 2.2 million voter records.
Resource on handwriting education in primary schools, by TypeTogether.
Not a font but code that draws letters like a hand, handling connections and inconsistencies letter by letter.
A curated platform for the world’s best brand and graphic design, since 2015. Case studies, interviews, and design assets.
Tool to create animated gradients for Framer, Figma, and React.
Speed as a feature. The 100ms rule. I think about this whenever I catch myself adding loading states.
A practical reflection on giving and receiving feedback — with trust, timing, emotional labor, and less defensiveness.
Your life as a grid of weeks. A quiet way to think about how much time has passed and what remains.
How film was calibrated for white skin by default for decades, and the artists who pushed back against it.
Trending and editorially curated visual inspiration across creative categories.
A web cassette player that wraps your Tidal playlists in a VHS aesthetic. Better than it has any right to be.
A hand-made printing process using CMYK colour system applied through embroidery instead of ink. Developed during MA studies at Central St Martins 2006–2008.
An open-source monospaced typeface by Paper Design.
A reference manual for people who design and build software.
A behind-the-scenes look at how Frank Chimero approaches designing a poster from start to finish.
A list of Gen AI related reading list for DataViz folks!
Anu is a writer with clarity and different perspective. And this sums up her idea on what’s actually happening with AI tools and end-users!
A stunning, beautiful library of SVG logos. Comes with API, Package manager and multiple features.
A curated list of Modern Coffee Forward Cafes in Bengaluru by Arpan.
National Award winning documentary on Njattyela Sreedharan, a fourth-standard dropout who compiled a Malayalam dictionary.
Can’t digest this was written in 2019, before the “AI” became this big phenomenon!
Classic Malayalam radio drama featuring Manju Warrier and Biju Menon.
A note on sad reality on the current state of the internet. And the slug makes you feel worse. (It says tiktok already won)
This one felt really warm and grounding. It reminded me to always picture a real person when creating anything—something that’s easy to forget when you’re deep in your own head.
Typical Derek Sivers. Simple, humble and very clear philosophy!
This felt like a calm, thoughtful writing on how to read deeply and with intention. It made me want to slow down and be more deliberate about what I read next.
An interesting set of people - Simon Sinek and Trevor Noah discussing an interesting topic - the role of friendships in mental health, success, and happiness.
A blog on software craft and quality.
Bespoke typeface for Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts’ exhibition at MoMA PS1.
This piece made me think about how strong contrast in design can create emotion and tension in a really good way. It’s a refreshing reminder.
Not on how much of our daily life is shaped by systems we didn’t choose, and it made me reflect on how I want to take more control over my time.
An interesting read, that focuses on “when” to break a system.
A quick guide for newcomers to Bengaluru with tips on transport, food, and neighborhoods, curated by Plum HQ.
An interesting long interview with Vaishnavi Murthy, who played a critical role in Tulu-Tigalari script digitisation.
A long read that takes you back to computational complexities!
P.N.K Panicker possesses a ghost-gifted talent for weaving ghost stories. His son, Suresh Eriyat, an acclaimed animator, collaborated with Adithi Krishnadas to transform this talent into a remarkable piece of art—a captivating animated short film titled Kandittund (Seen It!). It’s no surprise that this masterpiece earned the National Award for Best Animation Film.
A good starting point on AR/VR Typography by Niteesh Yadav.
A practical personal note-taking system, analogue, low-friction, built to last.
Open source flag icons - for Figma, Sketch. Also available for React, Svelte and Vue.
A reminder that consuming content is a mindless act, and creating content is what helps you to introspect and reflect and see the world around you in a different way. A good read. Great to re-read.
A simple, efficient way to understand how clamp() function works.
I loved how it broke down the process of soaking in tons of information while still keeping your voice. It gave me a solid mental model for creating without being overwhelmed.
An ink-like, pigment reminding color scheme from Steph Ango. Default in my Digital Garden theme.
Colour palette inspiration sourced from bird photography.
This one really clicked with me. Not just from a software perspective, but on how I handle data in general. A must read, especially for Obsidian (and notion) users!
I found this surprisingly clear for something about organizational change. The model breaks things down in a way that feels easy to remember and apply.
This post felt brutally honest in the best way. It confirmed a lot of my frustrations with hybrid setups.
Graphic design firm and publisher run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit.
Archive of film stills, organised for visual and cinematic reference.
I liked how direct and practical this is. It’s such a small thing, but starting with a clear message instead of just “hello” really does make digital communication smoother!
Daily branding, packaging, and opinion blog by Richard Baird.
I liked how honest this one was. For a self-learned designer, it was like reading my personal theory in a well documented manner.
It’s highly opinionated. It comes none another than the Cal Newport, the “Deepwork” guy - and he is right. He is not blaming GTD, but questioning the modern work of constant communication, shifting context and demands, and how a “good system” fails in “bad setting”
I’ve read this before, but it still hits hard every time. It clearly explains why meetings can ruin creative flow, and gave me a better way to protect time for deep work.
Who are we trying to empathize with? What do they need to do? What do they see? What do they say? What do they do? What do they hear? - Simple, but well written.
One of the first links I share with mentees on my design conversation. The content is important, so is the clarity in communicating it.
It captured the emotional and human side of creative work, and reminded me that what we make is always tied to how we feel and who we are.
A 101 on note taking approach, the basics and the differences. If you are that 6-road junction confused about the process, this might help you.
A stunning video in which Christopher Nolan explains the complex, non-linear narrative of Memento in simple words and diagram. A fab note.
A clean system of thinking. A simple note on how to build things right to left.
I liked how transparent and visual it was—it made complex team stuff feel more understandable.
A very old, sensible article. If you are a multi-tasker print and keep it in your desk. If your manager is one, frame and gift it so that he can…., yes. I meant it.
I first read this during my COVID days, I remember how much it impacted me. And yet, I also remember forgetting about it later and falling back into the trap of chasing bad dopamine.
A great quote by Ira Glass on the creative gap between taste and skill. At times I listen it in loop ;)