A designer's job is to help people solve problems.

I recently read “Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs” by domenico quaranta. Great read which contextualizes the hype and traces its history in the art world. arts-et-medias.net/en/articles/re…

There's been a trend to squeeze everything under the design system umbrella. Brad Frost explains why that's probably not feasible and suggests that design systems are for user interfaces, period. bradfrost.com/blog/post/desi…

J’ai traduit en français ce que j’ai écrit suite à ma lecture de “Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs” de Domenico Quaranta, si vous préférez le lire dans cette langue. Dans le sillage des NFT - Lecture de "Surfing with Satoshi" de Quaranta arts-et-medias.net/fr/articles/cr…

“Mega Man X: Corrupted” fan game siliconera.com/new-mega-man-x… Teenager me can’t wait to play this game! Adult me does not think they can take the stress of such a fast-paced game anymore 😅

Sometimes I think that designers who work on interfaces (UX, UI, games, kiosks, etc.) should ensure to get traditional animation training. This would allow them to think of states over time, instead of static layouts.

Almost a dozen robins are hanging out in the tree in front of my workspace. That’s nice.

“Think not of the books you’ve bought as a ‘to be read’ pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood.” – Luc van Donkersgoed

ML models have reached a degree of sophistication that has some people proposing to interview AIs as though they were users. This is a mistake, but it's not a *new* mistake: design has a legacy of struggling with "user proxies" that we must put to rest. spavel.medium.com/gpt-isnt-going…

GIFs in emails are evil and should be forbidden by the gods of email.