Issue 30
  1. A 'life-resistant' bluetooth speaker
  2. A dynamic list-making app
  3. Beautiful decals for your wall
  4. An app to reveal short cuts
  5. An analogue desktop calendar
  6. Create your own weekly newsletter

Hello there!

Greetings from Ireland! After a wonderful HybridConf I've spent the last two days in Killarney, mostly marvelling at the fairy tale scenery.

But I also finished Offscreen #12 and the files are now in the hands of my printer! The launch is scheduled for some time next week. It'll depend how I can fit everything in, as I'm off to IndieCon in Hamburg for three days of magazine madness. (Come!)

You can already (re)subscribe to Offscreen and pre-order issue #12 that way. Single issue sales will be available with the launch.

Couple of things you should read this week: 'How I Became an Artist' and 'Ten Lessons From a Maker by David Hieatt'.

Have a pleasant week!

– Kai

 

This Weekʼs Line-Up

A 'life-resistant' bluetooth speaker
01

At the airport the other day I saw/heard the UE Roll speaker for the first time and was quite impressed by the decent sound quality and its compact form factor. What stood out to me is that it can be linked to other UE speakers and that it's made to be water- and dirt-proof, so you can take into the shower or to the beach. Love the available colours too!

 
A dynamic list-making app
02

It's a bit difficult to describe Workflowy, but their demo does a brilliant job in showing off the app's unique interaction design. It's essentially a list-making app that allows you to zoom in on sub-categories, add and hide list items based on assigned tags, and lots more. Definitely worth playing around with for the UI alone.

 
Beautiful decals for your wall
03

If I ever have a place of my own, I'll definitely order some of Blik's amazing wall decals. There are hundreds to choose from, ranging from fun and quirky to futuristic and straight out trippy. 

 
An app to reveal short cuts
04

CheatSheet has one simple function: press and hold the command key in any application to reveal the keyboard short cuts of that application.

 
An analogue desktop calendar
05

To quote the Amazon description: "The Timor Perpetual Desk Calendar was designed in 1967 by Enzo Mari, and has remained in production by Danese Milano since its launch. With its perpetual design, the calendar can be used year after year, making it an enduring calendar choice."

 
Create your own weekly newsletter
06

Newsletters are coming back big time (obviously!?). With Revue you can create your own weekly newsletter by easily pulling in content from the various platforms you frequent online. 

 
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.
— Andrew Jackson