A Dying Whistled Language, Gross Illustration, and How To Fix the Internet
A Dying Whistled Language, Gross Illustration, and How To Fix the InternetTen stories that have given us creative inspiration this weekHey all, We’re hiring! We’re looking for a project manager to join our team. The role is full-time and at least two days per week will be in our central Brighton office. If you understand creative processes and have good experience in supporting creative teams deliver their best work, we’d love to hear from you. Hugh’s back next week. Have a wonderful weekend. Chloe How to fix the internet (13-min read) The 50 greatest British TV episodes of the 20th century (34-min read) Why Samsung factory workers in Vietnam are becoming beauticians (12-min read) “No grid, no rules”: How the Spotify team created the identity for this year’s Wrapped (5-min read) Birdsong: The dying whistled language of the Hmong people in northern Laos (17-min watch) Trends in 2024 (Google Drive with 90+ PDFs) “We sleep fearing we might be dead”: 60 days in Gaza (3-min interactive) Ewww I love it. When did illustration get so gross? (7-min read) How Miknaf Ha’aretz is building a decolonial movement through land justice (7-min read) Lights Out: Dust (28-min listen) How we can help youStorythings is the content marketing agency of choice for some of the world’s most forward-thinking B2B brands and organisations. If your content isn’t getting the results you need, let us help you understand why. Here are 3 reasons to get in touch. 1. Audience Research – We help B2B brands understand modern attention patterns and how they can get more engagement with content. How to fix the internet (13-min read) The 50 greatest British TV episodes of the 20th century (34-min read) “The magic of the episode doesn’t just lie in the comedy of errors, but in the motley crew of characters at the scene: Danniella Westbrook from EastEnders with a ciggie going “what’s happened now?” Christopher Maloney from The X Factor yelling “No!”. Gemma Collins looking on in shock. West End star Darren Day lifting the sheets off Gest to check whether Channel 5 really had just left his body there. The way that Pollard charges at Bowie, who’s still understandably bewildered. Upon leaving the house, David Gest would go on to announce an upcoming tour, “David Gest Is Not Dead” before sadly dying three months later.” Why Samsung factory workers in Vietnam are becoming beauticians (12-min read) “No grid, no rules”: How the Spotify team created the identity for this year’s Wrapped (5-min read) Birdsong: The dying whistled language of the Hmong people in northern Laos (17-min watch) Trends in 2024 (Google Drive with 90+ PDFs) “We sleep fearing we might be dead”: 60 days in Gaza (3-min interactive) Ewww I love it. When did illustration get so gross? (7-min read) How Miknaf Ha’aretz Is Building a Decolonial Movement Through Land Justice (7-min read) Lights Out: Dust (28-min listen) We hope you've enjoyed this week's newsletter. I'm sure some of your friends would love to read it. Sharing it would be really appreciated. If you've received this from a friend, you can subscribe below and get it direct to your inbox every Friday. Thanks for reading. We’ll see you all next week. Hugh, Matt, Anjali and the whole team at Storythings. Storythings Newsletter is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell Storythings Newsletter that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments. |
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