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Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month.
Wohoo! We're kicking off the new year with fresh energy and slowly getting back into our routines. This newsletter stays the same as always, no experiments. Each week I share a bit of what has inspired or interested me, sometimes related to design, sometimes not.
Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month.
Wohoo! We're kicking off the new year with fresh energy and slowly getting back into our routines. This newsletter stays the same as always, no experiments. Each week I share a bit of what has inspired or interested me, sometimes related to design, sometimes not.
Saw Something
One thing I definitely binge-watched between the holidays and during the Christmas break was Stranger Things. The last season is... fine. But for me, it somehow lacked the magic of earlier seasons. Everything gets bigger, louder, and more intense. Still, it captivated me, and I really enjoyed the time I spent watching it.
Read Something
During all the quiet, I finally had time to properly declutter my bookshelf and, above all, make room for new reading material. In the process I came across a new fantasy series, the Hierarchy series by James Islington. I'm currently in the first third of The Will of the Many and absolutely hooked. I think this will be one of the big series of 2026, especially now that the second book has just been released.
Heard Something
Even though I'm not usually a party animal for New Year's Eve, I have to share something I absolutely, absolutely loved and will listen to many more times: Fred again...'s New Year's Eve set, which was streamed live on Apple Music. Thankfully there are many great people in the community, and several uploads are already on YouTube so you can relive the whole thing in full.
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-Marvin
Keep Creating Awesome Stuff ✌️
If you like these and think someone else might too, please forward it on. They can subscribe to this newsletter right at the top at https://world.hey.com/mrvn. Thank you.
-Marvin