#TimeTravellerNewsletter • Issue 5 • GRIDS
Themed source of inspiration from the past, present and future for curious creatives. By @alvaroarregui, Señor Product Lead @ustwo
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FRESH to have you back!
This issue is all about:
GRIDS “the invisible glue that holds anything together”
1 : 1.618 = Enjoy
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New here? Hi, don’t forget to check Issue #4 NOISE
Designer fetish
Incredible visually detailed project by Ferdio analysing world flags by design structure, history and meaning, as well as the relationship between different flags.
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Digital products
Interesting new idea: “Neighborhood guides” curated by local creatives. Created byHyperakt, On the Grid welcomes creatives to claim a part of their city and become an ambassador. Don’t miss your chance!
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Retro inspiration
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2D GRIDS
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Starting from the 13th Century: a little bit of history
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3D GRIDS
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Starting from the 14th Century: a little bit of history
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Sounds that keep us pixelating
I can’t think of something more “on-grid” than music, I guess it could never be “off-grid” as it’s a rhythm which makes a tune. Otherwise we will be talking about cacophonies…
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THE UNITS & LARRY CUBA Warm Moving Bodies with Calculated Movements
Synthpunk remix by The Units of Larry Cuba’s “WARM MOVING BODIES”
(Cuba was the creator of the wireframe and vector-based CGI for one of the Death Star’s sequences in Episode IV)
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Intense off-grid danceable beats like never composed before
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Hasta la vista bitchachos 👋
@alvaroarregui
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Special thanks
1 Liz Haycroft for the constant content management and proofreading.
2 Lee Simpson for the inspiration of the following new section >
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