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# Facer Newsletter — October 2020
- URL: https://news.facer.io/facer-newsletter-october-2020/
- Published: 2020-10-07T22:38:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-22T17:05:20.000Z
- Description: Apple Watch update, MIKEOB Interview, and More!
- Author: Ariel Vardi
- Tags: Community Spotlight

Welcome to the October Facer Newsletter! This is the next 2020 installation in our monthly newsletter focused on bringing you the latest news in the watch face community.

It’s been an exciting month and we have a lot to share, so let’s get to it!

### A new world of faces for Apple Watch

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*x6JWmui4zhsF8hrfr7UGYA.png)

We’re very excited top announce that we have released a brand new version of Facer for Apple Watch, which now shares most of the features of the rest of the Facer platform that you know and love! To learn more about this launch, check out our [official announcement](https://news.facer.io/discover-a-whole-new-world-of-apple-watch-faces-with-facer-69de79d31ae8).

The Facer Creator was also updated to improve support for Apple Watch Photo Faces and we’d love to see what you can create! To get started and create faces for Apple Watch, use of the new Apple Watch templates in [Facer Creator](https://www.facer.io/creator?ref=news.facer.io).

### Interview with MIKEOB

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*7mH3Dwe0NoUwlgU6kS3t7w.png)

Designer Interview with MIKEOB

We caught up with watch facer designer [**MikeOB**](https://www.facer.io/user/4F7CzBdGA9?ref=news.facer.io) to talk about his process, what inspires him, and what got him into watch face design. [Check out the full interview here](https://medium.com/p/245ef6170990?ref=news.facer.io).

### October Staff Picks

Some of our favorite designs from the last month. [See the whole collection here](https://www.facer.io/collection/editors-picks?platform=android&ref=news.facer.io).

### Community Updates

Lots of exciting stuff this month in the community, including lots of interviews by Orakix with some of the top designers on Facer!

**Trafford Watches**

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*cABo36r_g8I0WSCG7Z6Eug.jpeg)

Watch the full interview on Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWk0\_ZUk0sw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWk0%5FZUk0sw&ref=news.facer.io)

**Generator Studios**

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*dgzs4NaO59nCYzWZ.jpg)

Watch the full interview on Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxdsm4kSZU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxdsm4kSZU&ref=news.facer.io)

**Cyberpunk**

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*YGHNueOKOuE4LURK.jpg)

Watch the full interview on Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEODMiQqE\_A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEODMiQqE%5FA&ref=news.facer.io)