Good Graf!
Carly AyresDesign, tech, and writing with substance and style.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 71 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Slop was Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year. Its definition was of the AI varietal, but soon we had other kinds of slop: grindslop for the performative glorification of work; tasteslop, a mishmash of generic aesthetic signals; foodslop...
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The extremely online report: June 2026
Amid the smell of garbage stewing in 100-degree heat, something else moved through New York this June: great vibes. The Knicks won it all for the first time since 1973. The mayor jumped into a pool in his signature suit. Fans stepped off th...
The extremely online report: May 2026
Design died and its funeral was held in a LES storefront. In Vatican City, the Pope declared holy war on AI, while in SF, the vibes took a turn for the worse. I scrolled through it between a bleating pump, a sleeping newborn, and an algorit...
The latest design problem? Getting a job
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times—for designers, that is. We had been cooked, but now we were back. So back. Paul Graham shared-an-essay-on-taste-levels-of-back. Sure, we always knew that our work had value, but now it’s b...
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