Media
Music, movies, documentaries, and books worth your actual time, from a Discogs vinyl collection and where to buy records in New Zealand to design documentaries, iconic album covers, and the best stand-up comedy specials, ranked by hand.
30+ best stand-up comedy specials for laughter on demand
One person, a microphone and an hour to win over a room full of strangers. These are the best stand-up comedy specials I keep coming back to, 30+ I've watched and reviewed, with the craft and storytelling that make each one land.
50 best album covers & most iconic artwork of all time
The backstory, hidden details and the designers behind 50 of the most interesting and iconic album covers ever made, chosen and ranked one by one, covering decades of music, art direction and graphic design history from record sleeves.
9 inspiring design documentaries & movies for designers
Nine documentaries about design, creativity and craft that are genuinely worth your time, covering graphic design, typography, urban planning, advertising and indie game development from people who obsess over the details.
Where to buy vinyl records online & in-store in New Zealand
Twelve places I actually buy from, big Auckland institutions, one-person operations run off a Facebook page, and a few worth knowing about for the rare stuff. What each is good for, and the shipping deals worth waiting for.
How to use Discogs to build your vinyl record collection
I just finished adding my entire record collection to Discogs, the largest online music database where collectors buy and sell with each other. A look at the collection itself, my home listening setup, and how it all came together.
Books that reshaped how I think, design & view the world
These books aren't really about the industries they're set in, they're about the people behind them: founders who bootstrapped from nothing, a cartoonist who turned failure into a career. A reading list that genuinely reshaped how I think.