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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.

Whenever Bon Iver has released an album, I have been incredibly excited about it. Just like this time. A few days ago, SABLE, fABLE was released, and I find the mix of styles and the story in the album once again absolutely fantastic. I listened to the album for the first time during a sunrise long run. It was magical!

In the past, we as designers often asked ourselves the question: Do designers need to know how to code? I believe this question is no longer relevant today. However, what we should definitely learn is how to write good prompts. Anton Sten's new blog post is all about this topic, and it is definitely a recommended read!

There is a gaming series that I haven't missed a single game in, but it has continuously disappointed me over the years: Assassin's Creed. I was really worried that the new installment, Shadows, with my absolute dream setting in Japan, would make the same mistakes as its predecessors. But I have never been so happy to be so wrong. Shadows is not only incredibly beautiful, but also an absolute dream in terms of gameplay that completely captivates me in the evenings.

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