Hey there!
These last weeks I was super busy working on ‘Make it in Ukraine’. Just today we launched our brand-spanking-new ‘Ukraine IT Salary Overview’, the only page you need to visit to get estimations for Ukrainian developers, engineers, designer salaries and so on. Each card has full information about required skills and knowledge, hiring tips and other useful stuff. Check this out!
Research of the week
Awesome 130 slides on state of tech in 2020s. 5 billion people online, but smartphones are already boring. The rise of Amazon, Shopify and TikTok. New trends, formats and technologies. Problems and taxes. Data and money. Moral and regulations. Must read!
Articles of the week
Great long read on The Buffler about Supersensorium, how we spend our time online, what is the art in the times of Netflix and Tiktok, and why do we love fiction so much for last 200 thousand years?
Missing pool parties? You are not alone. Poolside FM was conceived one awfully rainy summer in the Highlands of Scotland - a virtual vacation, if you will. The audio and video streams are curated to inject a healthy dose of serotonin into your brain.
Even if you are not playing video games, read this article on the creation of Incide’s soundtrack. This is more than just music.
I’m still diving into this NoCode ocean of opportunities. Want to learn more on what is it and how to make Airbnb-like applications in several days? Check this article!
P.S. Want to get a list of my favourite Nocode apps next time? Like this newsletter ;)
A little spoiler – one of my top-3 Nocode apps is Webflow. Last week they published a whole book about the revolution in web and app development. Read to be prepared for next weeks tools.
Services of the week
Need cool free icons for your presentation or web design? Check these 2 services: The Noun project and Flaticon.
Your favourite topic – useless AI applications. You can create any word and machine learning algorithm will find a possible definition:
One more cool AI application prototype. Create Instagram-like filters from just about anything you can grab with your camera.
Videos of the week
Great videos from a great designer explaining how to tell great stories using metaphors, myths and archetypes.
Maybe you don’t need to see the most disturbing painting in art history. But you decide:
Couple of trailers of new Netflix TV shows for open-minded folks (Or those needing their minds to be opened):
Now here is a rising the star in the world of hiphop. This guy has just 8k followers, but look at him!
Playlists of the week:
What is a newsletter without great Soundcloud mixes?
Are you tired? Relax, that’s all for today! See you next week.
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