Issue 10
  1. Make stamps from any vector file
  2. Custom maps for your next project
  3. Beautiful posters for your wall
  4. Ultra-customisable project management
  5. Hand-made, high-quality leather sleeves
  6. Learn something new through short videos

Hey everyone!

Happy 10th issue! And a quick hello from beautiful Domburg in Holland. I'm here on a short break with friends before returning to Melbourne on Monday next week. Can't wait to get back into my regular office routine and get started with the design of the next issue of Offscreen. Tot de volgende keer — which I was told means 'see you next time' in Dutch!

— Kai

 

This Weekʼs Line-Up

Make stamps from any vector file
01

I don't know if this has been done a million times before, but Lumi is the first service I've come across that lets you easily order stamps and silkscreen templates from any vector file. Might get myself an Offscreen stamp...

 
Custom maps for your next project
02

It's easy to take good maps for granted, yet we interact with them all the time to help us find our way, whether it's the apartment on Airbnb or the café on Foursquare. Mapbox is a company that has specialised in providing the perfect maps API to build beautiful custom maps for websites, apps, and everything in between.

 
Beautiful posters for your wall
03

One thing I love about the web is that you serendipitously stumble across small shops where people sell their work to a niche audience. The shop of Barcelona-based graphic design studio Hey is one of those. Really love their illustration style. Don't miss The World of Coffee poster.

 
Ultra-customisable project management
04

Yet another project management tool, but what sets Podio apart is that it's amazingly customisable. Need a milestone tracker? Or a shared task manager? Or maybe full Dropbox integration? Simply add the modules your teams needs and build the perfect project manager in just a few minutes.

 
Hand-made, high-quality leather sleeves
05

When I met the couple behind Joli Originals, Jolien and Harold, at beyond tellerrand a couple of years back, I instantly fell in love with their products. My Joli laptop sleeve has been my travel companion for several years now — still as strong and beautiful as ever. It's what you'd expect from premium Italian leather, hand-stitched in Amsterdam. (Disclosure: Joli is a partner of the Offscreen blog.)

 
Learn something new through short videos
06

Someone once told me about 'TED Tuesdays' at their office. Every week someone different from the team got to pick a TED video that they would then watch together during lunch. I really like that idea. Brain Pump is another great collection of videos that will teach you something new. Why not make it an office policy?