Craig Mod on what he’s learnt from his first year of running Explorers Club as a paid membership program. Interesting stuff for those who want to make a living from their blogging, newslettering, etc. / For a random smattering of magazine covers in your twitter feed, follow my other twitter account, @somemagazines. Current highlight: i-D’s 1983 Sade cover that looks like it could have been designed yesterday. / Why do so many book covers look the same? Blame Getty Images. Featuring the ubiquitous Man in Fog, Woman Sleeping on Gravel, and everyone’s favourite lady with a bird cage, Bird Cage Lady. / From the docks to an architectural spectacle – Gestalten explore the history and beauty of freight container architecture. / An ant colony has memories that its individual members don’t have. Okay, not remotely design-related, but fascinating stuff for the myrmecological-minded.