Exploring the importance of grids and key shapes in icon design, from how to build them step by step to how to break them in an instant.

Grids and key shapes

https://blog.streamlinehq.com/grids-and-keyshapes/

A Comprehensive Guide to an Unfortunate Experience

How I Tamed Panic

https://every.to/superorganizers/how-i-tamed-panic

https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/378577902/how-to-become-batman

Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing.

Things That Aren't Doing the Thing

https://strangestloop.io/essays/things-that-arent-doing-the-thing

Embracing order, one pixel at a time:

https://blog.streamlinehq.com/grids-and-keyshapes/

Was thinking about watching Fleabag again and I got a warm rush of excitement at the mere thought.

Some people are always intentionally beautiful to be around. May not come naturally like in wholesome rare kinds. Seems they just learn by experience how (and choose) to be a breath of fresh air. And I don’t suppose that can be taught but my if it isn’t a gestalt to aspire to.

pretty good first week - any of you have tips or advice being the only designer at a company?

Someone posted something here about building better AI agents, I forgot to save the link and now I’m searching up and down for it.

Fantastic 🥲

my universe is colourful 💥 🍄 🛼
(kinda making a compilation of my work/s)

Messed around and fell in love with another design tool again.

My self-compassion comes full-blown when I'm in the chokehold of ADHD's lethargy and I'm sitting across my computer with all my workload eyeing me untouched.
"Let your jinchuriki recharge, mami. Rest easy knowing you will slay this dragon... In time."

Took a week to build something I procrastinated on for over a year.

October was a remarkable month. You should emulate, November.

Read this on Product Hunt about a year ago, really nice to stumble on it again.
https://every.to/superorganizers/how-i-tamed-panic

I know some ways we evolved are very limiting but this is wild.
https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/378577902/how-to-become-batman

Oh no, not another design-challenge pre-screening.

What in the absolutely mindfuckery is Severance.

I love it!

😢
Thanks for the wholesome heartwarming experience, Posts.
First time getting that from any product.
Kinda bites.

Appreciating elite character design but knowing next to nothing about what makes one feels like erring on the side of the “designer gene".

But cheers to experiencing and just enjoying things. To balance.

Who wants to kidnap and seize @jobs phone with me?

Looking forward to new episodes of Arcane tomorrow. I want to see more of this guy.

Grateful for hope and whatever source it flows from.

Polywork was one of the best resources for finding founders building cool things and open-source projects to join. It became another classic case of "product-market fit won't always mean profitability" and changed its business model.

Is there a site / social media account that curates indie apps that are just fkin well designed and built? I’m sure there are many apps out there that deserves way more love and recognition.

If none, I’ll start one. And lmk if you’re interested to help! ❤️

Will anyone be willing to review a design challenge I did before it’s submitted?

I get that hardly anyone is in work/design mode this week. Just shooting my shot.

Spotify Wrapped says I’m not as gangster as I think I am and I shamelessly agree.

You're blessed if you have a safe space to break down when you need to. Very blessed.

What are folks favorite system icon sets? Looking mainly for mobile design. Free or paid.

Nealen et. al: 'Towards minimalist game design'

Lim & Stolterman: 'The Anatomy of Prototypes'

Houde & Hill: 'What Do Prototypes Prototype'

Walter Benjamin: 'Art In The Age...'

1st chapter of 'Magic and Showmanship'

Tanizaki: 'In Praise of Shadows'

Doing the thing.
https://strangestloop.io/essays/things-that-arent-doing-the-thing

Grateful for positive signals and meaningful noise.

You should write more poems. And then live on about the things your poems speak of. Without inhibitions.

Never tame your poetic.

There’s getting shit done and then there is its arc enemy - energy management.

These streets don’t speak goo-goo-gah-gah man.

Finally watching Portrait of a Lady On Fire

When I was looking for my next role, one of the companies I was exploring assigned a take-home design exercise during the interview process, and I had to figure out how to proceed. 

Here's what I explained to them (+ a proposal)—if this is you, feel free to steal it! 👇

I need good recommendations for workout apps. Great if it also lets me create my own routines.

While you’re setting goals for the year, don’t forget to include a measurable goal to give. Give what you can where it really counts.

The level of work rate and talent here is always so inspiring.