Collections — Michael's digital brain for good stuff
Hi there. I'm Michael. Are you looking for some great hyperlinks? Here are a few. Collected over the years, they include various stuff from design freebies over to music I really like or people you should have on your radar. Basically it's my brain dump website for stuff I don't want to forget. Hopefully it's useful for you. Enjoy exploring. If you have any addition to make or want to rant me about a broken link, my twitter is perfect for that. Updated links in June 2019
Resources
The biggest chunck of stuff. Mostly free ressrouces or really great tools to make your life easier and your work faster.
| Licence Free Music | |
|---|---|
| Reddit – No Copyright Music (Subreddit) | |
| Youtube – Copyright Free Music (Channel) | Youtube |
| Coding | |
| GitHub Education Package | Github |
| href tools – simple, minialistic tools to work faster | Website |
| CodeKit – gui to compile code (sass, less, etc.) | Website |
| Favicomatic – favicons made easy | Website |
| Wordpress Plugins | |
| Duplicator – backups made simple | Wordpress |
| LiteSpeedCache – speed up your (cyon) website | Wordpress |
| SVG Support – sharp logos and icons | Wordpress |
| Error 404 – simple 404 plugin | Wordpress |
| Icons | |
| The Noun Project – huge collection of icons (free or paid) | Website |
| Icons8 – free flat icons | Website |
| Simple Icons – Free SVG icons for popular brands | Website |
| Mockups | |
| Mockup Time – simple clean digital device mockups | Website |
| YellowImages – object mockups | Website |
| Pixden – a lot of stationary mockups | Website |
| Placeit – digital mockups for every device | Website |
| Color | |
| Color by Hailpixel – cool tool to explore colors | Link |
| Color Hunt – colors for UIs | Link |
Music
I really like music and it's a big part in my life. These are some bands and artist I always can recommend. There would be way more (of course). They are all between indie and rock, so no heavy stuff this time (most of them are part swiss). The playlist's speak for them self – at least I hope so.
| Bands/Artist | |
|---|---|
| Yes I'm Very Tired Now – Indie | Spotify |
| We Invented Paris – Indie, Pop, Folk | Spotify |
| Switchfoot – Rock, Pop | Spotify |
| Bonaparte – Indie, Pop, Rock | Spotify |
| Bessie Turner – Indie | Spotify |
| Matt Maltese – Indie Folk | Spotify |
| Playlists | |
| Metalcore 01 – the hard christian metalcore | Spotify |
| Maximal Concentration – wonderful to study | Spotify |
| Indie Folk Favorites – favorites from over the years | Spotify |
| Post Hardcore – showing some emotions | Spotify |
Software
Some usefull apps I regularly use. All of them are for macOS but many of them have a windows version too. Bonus for windows to really delete all the files during uninstall Geek Uninstaller. Also for windows, great if you need to install a few things at once: Ninite
| OSX Applications | |
|---|---|
| Spectacle – free tool to organize your windows | Website |
| Theine 2 – keep your mac from falling asleep | Mac App Store |
| Endurance – get more battery from your mac | Website |
| GAdget – tool for your Google Analytics data | Website |
| AppTrap – really uninstall/delete all data | Website | Fantastical 2 – a wonderful, modern calendar app | Website |
| iStat Menu – nerdy stats about your machine | Website |
| JPEGmini – reduce the size, keep the quality | Website |
| ImageOptim – optimize your png images | Website |
| svgo-gui – optimize svg's super easy and fast | Github |
| HandBrake – optimize your movie files | Website |
| MakeMKV – to digitalize media | Website |
| Wondershare – download full playlists with settings | Website |
| iOS Apps | |
| Pocket – save links from everywhere (both) | Website |
| Blendle – news(-paper) made simple and easy (de) | Website |
| V for Wiki – wikipedia made beautiful (iOS) | Website |
| Crystal Adblocker – who wants ad's? (both) | Website |
| Vinino – track & rate your wine (both) | Website |
Hardware
I often get asked what camera (kit.com/smeyke) I use or what smartphone would fit their need. Here is some of my gear and some recommendation for your to get. Don't hesitate to ask specific questions, maybe I can answer it or I do a little research. #sherlockweibel
| Photography Gear | |
|---|---|
| Sony Alpha MII – Main Fullframe Camera | Website |
| Sony Alpha 6000 – Backup APC Camera (still great!) | Website |
| Office | |
| Jasper Morrison HAL Chair – my fancy super cool vitra chair | Website |
| HÅG Capisco – my ergonomic office chair | Website |
| Apple Thunderbolt Display – still okayish | Wikipedia |
| Logitech Master MX – the best mouse imo | Website |
| Roost Stand | Website |
Photography
You dont need somebody who tells you Lightroom is great (it is). Resources of photography and to learn/refine your photo skills. My gear is in «Hardware».
| Photos | |
|---|---|
| Unsplash – go to website for good licence free photographs | Website |
| Pexels – free photos (and video) | Website |
| FindA Photo – search through various free databases | Website |
| New Old Stock – vintage photos from public archives | Website |
| Creation Swap – church based visual material (free & premium) | Website |
| German Youtube Channels | |
| Stephan Wiesner – learning to photograph & learning about life | Youtube |
| Blende 8 – tutorials from the «Rheinwerk Verlag» | Youtube |
| Pavel Kaplun – shooting, gear, lightroom and photoshop | Youtube |
| English Youtube Channels | |
| Thomas Heaton – learn to shoot landscape | Youtube |
| PHLEARN – creative photoshop tutorials | Youtube |
| Filmmaking Youtube Channels | |
| Matt «WhoisMatt» Johnson – Wedding Filmmaker | Youtube |
| DSLRguide – making films with dslr's | Youtube |
| DSLR Video Shooter – many (movie) DIY video's | Youtube |
Reading
Reading makes you look clever. And actually it really does. Some of my favortite blogs from the internet and some of the most imporant books if you want to make it in the design world. imo.
| Medium Blogs | |
|---|---|
| Compass of Design | Medium |
| Jason Fried – about life and design | Medium |
| Great article about the history of symbols | Medium |
| Design Books | |
| Design, Typografie, etc. – The Type Bible (ger) | Niggli |
| Branded Interactions – the one design process book (eng) | Book Website |
| Grid Systems – the one and only grid book (ger/eng) | Niggli |
| Detailtypografie – all you need to know for print (ger) | Book Website |
| German Novels | |
| work in progress | # |
Typography
I'm in love with type.
| Free Font Ressources | |
|---|---|
| Google Fonts – the classic one for (web-)fonts | Website |
| Beautiful Web Type – visual display of premium google fonts | Website |
| Lost Type – Wonderful typefaces for free | Website |
| Type Foundries | |
| Grilli Type – swiss premium typefoundry | Website |
| The Designers Foundry – wonderful typefaces | Website |
| Swiss Typefaces – well made swiss typefaces | Website |
| Type Inspiration | |
| Fonts in use | Website |
| For Print Only (archive) | Website |
Movies & TV Series
Netflix & Chill or Amazon Prime & sexy time? Some of my favorite tv shows and movies.
| Personal TV Favorites | |
|---|---|
| Mr Robot – crime, drama, thriller (trailer) | Youtube |
| Forever – crime, drama, fantasy (trailer) | Youtube |
| Movies | |
| 21 – winner winner chicken dinner (trailer) | Youtube |
| Intouchables – must see french film (trailer) | Youtube |
| Inside Llewin Dawis – folk musician living life (trailer) | Youtube |
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjama – a special friendship (trailer) | Youtube |
People
Some of them are my friends, some of them are people I look up to or are both. You should check them out. It's worth it.
| Good people | |
|---|---|
| Darian Rosebrook – Designer, Writer, Father, Friend | |
| Zach Mayfield – Videographer, Musician, great dude | Youtube |
| Jeff Sheldon – Owner of Ugmonk (great newsletter!) | |
| Dennis Cortes – Designer, Developer, Musician |
Various/Misc
Mostly things with no specific place on this page but I want to have on it. I love the most of them.
| Clothing Brands | |
|---|---|
| Free Clothing – monthly t-shirt subscription (teetubes) | Website |
| Ugmonk – by Jeff Sheldon (Gather) | Website |
| Blogs | |
|---|---|
| Things Organized Neatly (by Austin Radcliffe) | Website |
| Things Organized Neatly – wonderful visual blog | Tumblr |