“Ten Tips for Making Interesting Images” published by Caitlin Winner

Medium Daily Digest Most recommended by people you follow Ten Tips for Making Interesting Images 1.) Employ The Rule of Thirds Images are more interesting if the interesting bits are not in the center. ¶ Unconsciously, we want to put the thing of interest in the center. But it's more interesting if we don't. One major… Caitlin Winner 3 min read Fuck the NRA The NRA wants us to own military-style weapons, so we can rise up against the government. Well, guess what, NRA? That happened last night. Wil Wheaton 2 min read Snapchat and the Art of Upstreaming Thoughts on Snapchat's move into photo management in Back of the Envelope, by Jonathan Wegener 3 min read The Kevin Durant Narrative Is Unfair Bill Simmons and Joe House break down why KD made his choice on the latest 'Bill Simmons Podcast' in The Ringer, by Bill Simmons 6 min read Micah Johnson is remarkably similar to 1970s cop killer Mark Essex In both cases, five dead officers and a moment of national racial tension in Timeline, by Meagan Day 3 min read Published by authors and publications you follow This Generation Will Be Fine: Why Social Media Won't Ruin Us When people express concern about how smartphones are damaging our young people, I laugh. This anxiety that the internet is going to… ruinreal human interactions is reminiscent of parents in the 50s who were worried that Elvis shaking his hips was the devil. Let's be very clear here. Being concerned about cultural progression… Gary Vaynerchuk 3 min read I Hate Your Facebook Status Update I want you to know that I really spent a lot of time deliberating whether or not to Like your most recent Facebook status update. Dave Pell 2 min read We owe our children better than this. We owe ourselves better than this. Remarks at the African Methodist Episcopal Church National Convention in Philadelphia in Hillary for America, by Hillary Clinton 11 min read Dear Fans, Stop Ruining Fantasy and Sci-Fi A fan's rant about author harassment and inferiority of fan fiction in Words of Tomorrow, by Martin Rezny 8 min read Tesla Autopilot 2.0 It will recognize stoplights. in Self-Driving Cars, by David Silver 1 min read Recommended by Medium Staff Eye of an Angel: Remembering David Gilkey One of the world's great news photographers died in an ambush last month, my friend and frequent traveling companion David Gilkey. He and… NPR's fixer and interpreter, the Afghan journalist Zabihullah Tamanna were killed by a Taliban fighter with a recoilless rifle in an ambush on the road to Marjah. A bad day in southern Afghanistan… Graham Smith 13 min read Top stories in this-happened-to-me Ad Girl, Interrupted The first time I heard about "Lean In," I had an impulsively pissy reaction to it. Lean In, The 3% Conference, and everything of the like… set out to "change the ratio," balance the male-dominated ranks with more women. However, "Lean In" implies we aren't even trying in the first place. But we are; there are lots of us leaning in. I… Lisa Leone 10 min read Nice Girls Finish Last I was nearly twenty years old before I found my voice. I don't mean that in a metaphorical way, but in a literal sense. Julia B 6 min read Top stories in racism Processing I am sitting in the Library at Slack. I plan to leave work today at 3pm because that's when someone has the Library booked and I can't be at work today unless I am in the Library. ¶ The Library is my shelter and solace from the smiling… in Race Condition, by EricaJoy 5 min read I'm Calling in Black to Work Tomorrow I am crying at this very moment. I am crying for Alton Sperling, Philando Castile, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Trayvon Martin… @Shaft 2 min read Top stories in inspiration Why I Left My Eight-Figure Salary to Bake Tarts When I quit my eight-figure job to bake tarts, I was scared. My job, which compensated me an amount between $10,000,000 and $99,999,999… which I am too modest to share, had been my everything. What would I do without full medical, dental, and vision benefits for me, my wife, and two children? Or those damn free iced espresso drinks? … in ART + marketing, by Zach Zimmerman 3 min read UI Interactions of the week #32 via Muzli in Muzli -Design Inspiration, by Muzli 2 min read Top stories in mental-health Stop Condemning My Bitterness, Start Condemning The System On Policing Individual Responses to Societal Trauma A few weeks ago, my husband, son, and I were in a minor car accident. We made it out without any physical injuries, and our car was largely unscathed. The other car, which hit us from behind, had its… Dominique Matti 5 min read Why gay men left their shirts in the closet: How the age of the shirtless selfie is destroying the… I remember that day in first grade. He had called me "gay" on the playground and we had to have a meeting with our teacher about it. I don… in G-TV, by Zach Rawlings 9 min read Read more on Medium Connect with us on:

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