Reflections on navigating self-advocacy. 

Self-advocacy as a first-gen immigrant in corporate | Dropbox Design

https://dropbox.design/article/self-advocacy-as-a-first-gen-immigrant-in-corporate

Cameron on stage slide behind him reads “but isn’t it during difficult times like these that we all should be together?”

https://www.figma.com/blog/figma-2024-we-shipped-it-you-shaped-it/

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Talking with Elizabeth Goodspeed on linguistic patterns, writing gyms, and why ChatGPT loves tapestries

Spotting machine-made prose

https://carly.substack.com/p/spotting-machine-made-prose

On small classes, high bars, and building the future of design education

A new school of thought

https://carly.substack.com/p/a-new-school-of-thought

Hello world! I spent some time reflecting on something that’s been on my mind—what it’s like for a first-gen immigrant to enter and navigate a corporate job. Check it out and lmk what u think! https://dropbox.design/article/self-advocacy-as-a-first-gen-immigrant-in-corporate

Pleased with my latest LL Bean customization

I wanna start a mega thread of all the rad, trans, non-binary and gender-non-conforming folks here. Roll call in the comments so we can follow one another 🏳️‍⚧️📣🏳️‍⚧️

If you’re an ally, give us a boost! 🙏

Q: Let’s say you’re going to the best global design conference of all time. Who’s on the agenda? 🎤✨

Deep gratitude to @fictivecameron and crew for bringing the community together for an incredible event. Looking forward to what tomorrow brings. ❤️

2024 — We shipped it, you shaped it https://www.figma.com/blog/figma-2024-we-shipped-it-you-shaped-it/

💼 We have some *incredible* roles open at Figma, including:
→ Director of Social (boards.greenhouse.io/figma/jobs/477…) 
→ Manager of Events (boards.greenhouse.io/figma/jobs/481…) 
→ and many more! figma.com/careers/
—if you're interested, please reach out! 💕

Talked to @goodspeed about the telltale signs of AI-generated prose: https://carly.substack.com/p/spotting-machine-made-prose

Fun chat with @naheel: https://carly.substack.com/p/a-new-school-of-thought

Attn: early career folks who started in their first design role (in any function) in the past 1-2 years! Wanna be on a panel for Figma's second season of early career week?!

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