October 31 (18) 15:38 pm
Feed your mind – #001
How Companies Turn Your Data Into Money by Max Eddy

Companies collect our personal data online and use it to target us with ads, among other purposes (or how companies turn you into money.
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16 Characteristics of Critical Thinkers by Deep Patel
Critical thinkers are focused on constantly upgrading their knowledge, and they engage in independent self-learning.
ndlr: Must read!
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DuckDuckGo – the search engine that doesn’t track you!

ndlr: Been using it for a few years now – all searches you do are not recorded and NOT batched to a monstrous data retaining centre for further mining. Not as Gee do.
Must use!
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I ditched the Mac for the iPad, and I’ll never go back by Jesus Diaz
The iPad Pro has changed my life, and I don’t care about desktop computing anymore.
ndlr: I own one (first gen) and DO all my generative art + art / photos editing on it!
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While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true con men are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. — Scott Monty
May 25 (17) 08:24 am
Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online by Data & Society
"the spread of false or misleading information is having real and negative effects on the public consumption of news."

Download the report.
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D&R is a (non-profit) research institute in New York City that is focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development.
Statement of independence.
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illustration by: Jim Cooke
April 5 (17) 12:05 pm
Invitation to join Wuu private messaging app. Posts disappear forever after 24h. Splendidly minimalist + easy to use photo + text filters.

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ndlr: Android later this Spring.
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_Sample of my recent activity_
I use it all the time.

August 18 (15) 17:37 pm
Facebook Should Pay All of Us by Tim Hu.
The most valuable innovation at the heart of Facebook was probably not the social network so much as the creation of a tool that convinced hundreds of millions of people to hand over so much personal data for so little in return.

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If interested, this is why I deleted all my Facebook accounts + pages.
Read the discussion.
July 14 (15) 10:39 am
Read The NSA Of Fonts Censors You In Real-Time by John Brownlee
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Project Seen is a new typeface that automatically crosses out words on the NSA’s watch list, it’s spooky. The point of the Seen font is to get people thinking about the privacy implications of what they are writing, as they are writing.
You can try it online and download the font here.
Check my sentence tryout!

June 18 (15) 09:44 am
It’s out! Ello iOS mobile app by Ello.

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I have been beta testing – and I can assure you – it’s a beautiful app. The minimalist interface makes visuals pop and since large format, .gifs are welcomed, video + music embedding – you can see (and hear) a stream of non-end eye candy.
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Check the Discovery panel to extend your network, either by inviting others to join or scrolling the suggested users.

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Choose how you want to read who you follow between single post feed (Friends) or grid feed (Noise).

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Notifications panel is where you can see who has interacted with your content. Hit a link or visual to comment.
Hit an avatar will take you to user profile.

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Some of the desktops functionalities will be ported soon – and it’s going to be even more awesome. If you are a creative or a geek – and would like to be part of an ad-free – no data collection platform (ever!!!)..
Ello is right for you!
There is no equivalent social platform for the conversations + interactions I have every day. People are nice. Really, really nice.
And brilliant as to depth of articles posted and comments passed.
And funny too.
Follow me @cgwarex. I also curate the @ellodesign community.
See ya there!

April 14 (15) 08:25 am
Glitchi was created to take back our privacy by sending encrypted messages on iPhone.

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Created to defeat that every time we download an app, we have to accept their privacy terms, and agree to give up part of our freedom.

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Search for inspiration on Netdiver Mag.
rss / ello / twitter / pinterest / soundcloud
/ Elsewhere

Ello.co/ellodesign
Want to discover like-mind creatives? Looking for curated visual inspiration? Looking for talent to hire? Submit new work?
Follow feed.
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Ello.co/cgwarex
Welcome to my new social hub where I post my abstract art and curate beautiful catching my attention.
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Colourpop artist ~ I study, explore and express the world of colors.
follow my journey
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Communication Arts 2018 — various disciplines call for entries.
Deadlines:
Photography — March 8/19
Design — May 3/19
Advertsing — May 3/19
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IdN magazine
International designers Network is a publication for creative people on a mission to amplify and unify the design community.
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Alt Oasis 2019.
Design bloggers, lifestyle writers, and creative entrepreneurs event to facilitate growth and innovation: 10 years!
Upcoming: March 24 - 29 / 19
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AIGA conference
Provocative speakers, sessions and face-to-face roundtables with design heroes.
Upcoming: April 4-6 / 19

YouWorkForThem — Good design needs good fonts! YWFT is privately owned and run by designers.
Rocking it since 2001.
/ Highlighted talents
They LUV design! #13
Mind-blowing visual feats and original designs I recently discovered.
Previously: #12 - #11 - #10 - #9 - #8 - #7 - #6 - #5 - #4 - #3 - #2 - #1

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They LUV drawing! #3
Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.

Previously: #1 - #2
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A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.
Previously: #4 - #3 - #2 - #1

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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.

/ About us?
A little (www) Story. In 1995, JF and I started a little project — Netdiver.

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Editorials. Design topics or issues that have impacted
me or our creative industry. .
Over 50 articles.
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Kuvva interview
A short interview on how to build a strong portfolio + self-promotion.
Netdiver Magazine
#ISSN 1911-866X

Carole Guevin is a culture creator / editor / curator / artist / creative activist / geek / songwriter showcasing the design digital culture.
No hype just beautiful
Reach my inbox °
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/ Design inspiration
Netdiver long-standing minis captures (200 x 115 px) galleries.
Pick one -> read review
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/ Illustration
Vast array of drawing styles
403 reviews
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/ Imaginative
Conceptual designs standing out
358 reviews
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/ Industrial
Products / packaging design / spaces +
332 reviews
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/ Motion
Brilliant storyboards / motion / vfx
286 reviews
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/ Photography
Some of the sharpest eyes shooting today
210 reviews
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/ Portfolios
New wave of design / interactive / mobile stars
552 reviews
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/ Powagirrrls
Women who rock the design scene with _more_ than pink design
391 reviews
/ Insider info

Netdiver Vintage edition
What was new in design worldwide — sort of a very unofficial record of web history as captured from {1998 - 2007}.
Over 2.3k+ projects.
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Netdiver static
Walk down memory lane: archived static news in design from 1998-2008.
Start from beginning
Start in 2008
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Best Of The Year (BOTY)
Netdiver Best of the Year is a yearly compilation of projects / talents who made a lasting impression the previous year.
/ 2016 edition
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Special Feature issues
Self-curation experiment coupled with minimalist interviews with people in the design industry I admire.
By invitation only
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Visual Brain Gravity is a producer and developer of concepts, products and brand experiences.
Driven by vision.
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We are all beautiful minds aka WAABM is equal part made of songwriters / music composers JF Simard + Carole Guevin
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