This Weekʼs Line-Up

I ordered a copy of this book (a sideproject, made in Australia) last week and received it in the mail yesterday. It's quick read of about 80 odd pages with lots of lovely illustrations. 30 pages in, I've already learned a lot. It's a fantastic way to up your copywriting game and grow more confident in your ability to use the right words – no matter what your profession. 

There surely is no shortage of project management apps. Clubhouse is trying to distinguish itself by being developer-focused. The screenshots on their site look promising! 

German pen maker Wörther is well known amongst architects for their high-performance writing instruments, like their range of mechanical pencils. I came across this beautiful aluminium spiral pen the other day and can't stop looking at it. 

As part of the Offscreen Rebrand I'm working with a lot of different fonts at the moment. For the lack of a reliable alternative, I'm still using a tool called Linotype FontExplorer X which has been discontinued many years ago. A friend on Twitter last week pointed out RightFont. This could be exactly what I've been waiting for. It's on my list of tools to check out in more detail later this week.

It's hay fever season in Australia right now. Some friends were talking about this device a few days ago: "Awair is a smart device that helps you track and improve your air and shows how the indoor environment affects your health." The design is lovely, and I'm sure it can be useful in figuring out what causes your runny nose or itchy eyes, but until the device can actually change the air quality it's hard to justify the investment. Though, to be fair, it does seem to connect to other 'smart devices' through its app. So I guess you could power on a humidifier based on the air quality measured in Awair. (Lovely name, by the way!)

I've been using TripIt as a travel planner for years and as much as I appreciate it as a free tool, I get frustrated with its cumbersome UI every time I open their site/app. It could be so much better! This new alternative by Google looks great and I can't wait to try it out for my next trip overseas (hopefully early next year).