Issue 001

The inaugural Three & Three newsletter. Find your photography style, a no-expenses-spared mechanical keyboard, and a recap of our first month with you wonderful people.  stay ready via taurean 1 — The Only Way to Find Your Photography Style This James Popsys video has great bits, but the utility of having a defined style (and by extension, personal brand) is what’s sticking with me. The core is clarity. Defining your style means figuring out your perspective and values, using that as a shortcut to producing work. When you know the questions to answer, the mystery around “creativity” becomes just a little bit more tangible.  2 — Getting Out of Slump Mode It’s easy to treat artist’s block and burnout as immovable issues, but a seemingly impossible problem might just need better understanding. Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains what’s happening in your body when you’re in “slump mode” and how to develop a protocol to address it. 3 — A 30-60-90 day plan for product designers Being a great designer is only part of a successful career. You also need to manage relationships and deliver the right work. If you have a non-traditional background like me or you’re early in your career, creating a plan for a strong first impression can feel challenging. Arturo Ríos explains how to start off right.  stay curious via pedro 1 — 10-time world champion pizza tosser. That's it. That's the title. Nino Coniglio loves pizza, but did you know he also loves tossing it? But not just regularly tossing—think TEN TIME WORLD CHAMPION tossing. We’re not going to do all the talking for him, but check out the video and bask in this man’s passion for throwing some eggs and flour. 2 — The $3,600 keyboard Seneca is a keyboard by designer Norbauer. He decided to build this as a “middle finger to the aesthetic homogeneity and economic over-optimization of 21st century life.” This keyboard is a love letter to Retrofuturism and a wonder to read about on his blog, with over 682 custom parts (made by hand btw), and over a decade in the making. 3 — The Repository of Ill-Advised Ventures This digital museum of blunders fascinates me. The repository of ill-advised ventures is a “personal collection of items from times people should have known better. An assortment of totems from fraudulent, silly, or incompetent ventures, especially in Silicon Valley” by Robbie Ostrow. You can contribute to the project too if you’re willing to sell or lend them items on their wishlist: a real Theranos Edison machine, an MLB Umpire jersey with an FTX patch, or anything from the SVB collapse. --- Updates - Our first meetup on the 18th surprised us as the best yet, with the highest attendance and our first presentation! Nick Noble nailed his talk "A Short Manual for Sustainable Side Projects." Check it out on YouTube. - We’re shifting to a consistent schedule for the virtual meetups to simplify event scheduling and promotion. Our meetups will be on the third Friday of every month at 11am Pacific (view in your timezone). - Our next meetup is April 18th with Kohei Foss as our guest speaker. We’ll share more about what he’s presenting in a couple weeks but it’s another good one. RSVP on Luma. from the community: Carla Nathan lights up Times Square, Junaid Anjum ships a coffee brewing timer, James Lyons shares a new metronome app, Rome Denson shows off latte art, and David Mendes shows off his new corner of the web --- Thank you so much for the support. When we kicked off Three & Three, we weren't sure if it would be valuable or resonate. Your support means a lot as we build a community independent from any one specific platform. We look forward to sharing more and seeing where you help us take it. --- ✌ Pedro & Taurean bluesky ✦ lu.ma ✦ youtube