NL25 - iPhones and Typography

Sajal Choudhary -

Hello from the Iso Omena library! I type this from the silent room in the library. This is NordLetter #25, a weekly newsletter on living and walking in Finland. Each week I share some of the interesting things I found on the web.

Previous editions can be found here. You can reach out to me by replying on this mail or adding a comment on this. I am also posting on Threads.

I happened upon Austin Kleon’s website somehow. I have known him from reading Steal like an author. Coincidentally I found out that he blogs often. Often daily.
This is something that I have struggled with often. And I keep coming back to it again and again. Should I write daily, or weekly? Should I post something even if I am not happy with it?
Insight is the key thing. If I am not adding anything to something, then you can go to the verge and read it there I guess. Also, quality and quantity both are important. Why does it have to be one or the other? Why can't it be both?
Anyway, that's a roundabout way of saying I will be writing more often.
Writing is not just done for the sake of writing, for the sake of publishing. When we write, we clarify our thought. We give structure to it.

I write to think.

There's no harm in doing more of it. Right?

/techStuff

  1. Apple announced new iPhones, Airpods, and Apple Watches on Monday. I wrote about it here
    1. To summarise, the event felt twice as long as it should have been.
    2. There was not actually that much new stuff announced.
    3. The Airpods 4 have ANC option.
    4. The Airpods 2 can work as over the counter hearing-aids.
    5. The Apple Watches are larger now!
    6. There is a camera control button on the iPhones now.
    7. The iPhones are iterative updates but those iterations become substantive over multiple generations. I ordered the 256GB iPhone 16 Pro. I will be upgrading from the 13Pro so I am very excited.
  2. Sony launched the PS5 Pro. At 700USD it is a costly purchased. I do not see why one would upgrade from the base PS5, but if you are getting a new PS5 today, sure a good option to have along with the slim.
  3. Huawei announced/launched a tri-fold phone. Yes, tri-fold. It costs as much as a 16-inc Macbook Pro. I guess this is the week of costly device announcements?

/reading

  1. I finished reading Ed Catmull's Creativity Inc this week. It is an excellent book about creativity and managing people in organisations. I wrote about the ending of the book here.

I have been interested in typography, their history and what the basic vocabulary is about these things. This week, I watched three videos which go over some of the basics:

  1. A documentary on typography
  2. Bad typography has ruined more than just the Oscars - Vox Media
  3. Understanding Typography - Canva

I know a lot more than when I began. I know what serif and san-serif mean for example. If you are interested in typography and design, you can go through these videos.

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Until next week.