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Totes and hats available at Freddie’s in El Cerrito

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Connie Chen

Building :) Waitlist is open! https://tally.so/r/wdKe8K

just released https://hardcover.app/2024
it's all the books popular on Hardcover, the Goodreads alternative I'm working on. 
it's been great seeing literally thousands of readers contribute to this.

As Posts winds down I'd like to confess that I am the NSA agent assigned to this website. It's been a joy to monitor all your interactions and escalate any concerning posts to my superiors but all you guys talked about was kerning and color contrast it really made my job a breeze

Don't let the decisions of companies, whether good or bad, define who you are and your craft. The moment you stop attaching your talents and craft to a company or job, the sooner you realize that nobody can *ever* take that away from you. You will always be in control, I promise.

Take all that #spotifywrapped energy, go to a record store and buy one of the records in your top 10—they earned it.

This might be my favourite rebrand of the year. Especially because how well it respects where the brand is coming from.

I've done about a hundred portfolio reviews. The single worst mistake you can make is revealing halfway through the call that you're actually just a large pile of hermit crabs, your thousand pincers snapping together to form a rough facsimile of human speech.

nobody generating shareholder value like you. will be endorsing you for geopolitical diplomatic relations and soft belly

Hey all, I wanted to share a very bittersweet update here before we shared it anywhere else. First, the hard part — we’ve made the difficult decision to wind down Read.cv and Posts starting this month.

Craft is the act; art is knowing when to stop; design is the negotiation.

🖍️ Study of flow fields (p5)
https://prototype.dbani.dev/flow-fields

How can product designers be effective roadmappers, in the absence of PMs?

Or

What were aspects/qualities of really, really good planning (in form of roadmap or something better) that y’all have seen?

dearest darlingest new york posters: are you looking to adopt a cat? consider lizzy! she was found out in the cold with third degree burns covering her abdomen and is still somehow the biggest sweetheart

I just took the 2024 Design Tools Survey, and you should too! Sharing your design toolkit helps other designers and teams find cool tools! 

https://uxtools.co/survey

waiting for the client to get back to you with feedback so you can clock tf in

For any bay area folks we will have hats and totes available at Freddie’s shop in El Cerrito going forward!

https://freddies.shop

🔉🔉 my company PlaySpace is looking to hire a freelance graphic designer! main tasks include: pitch decks, social post creatives, brochures, possibly website design, etc. will add requirements below, pls dm me if you're interested or know someone who could be!

you should be allowed to go home if you are feeling very sleepy

Fighting the urge not to purchase more physical books

Not me sending this to all my engineer friends/coworkers 😂💀 

“Silence engineer. Ideas guy is talking”

I can't repost anymore but I want to share this from @nadia.

The value of constraints in creative work isn’t just in setting boundaries but in forcing clarity of thought; when you can’t do everything, you’re compelled to focus on what’s essential, and that focus often leads to solutions far more innovative than limitless options allow.

👁️ one of my goals as an educator is to help every student develop their personal style. to help them on their journey, i made a quiz called ✨ discover your design constellation ✨.

i hope you enjoy the designer-coded questions! https://www.artofvisualdesign.com/aesthetic-quiz

I hope this email destroys everything in its path

The most fascinating aspect of problem-solving is that, up until the design phase, everything operates on a meta level, free from subjective evaluation and driven solely by natural principles. This makes it a far more accessible field for innovation and the creation of new ideas.

I will endorse the sh*t out of y’all 🥹

https://linkedin.com/in/dana-chou

"Sometimes it's inevitable for the past to be forgotten, especially if the present is no less horrific." 🍉🍉🍉

2025!!! calendars!!! are here!!!!!!! i’m super happy with this year’s illustrations 😎😎😎 available for preorder here! https://hannahlee.ca/shop/2025-calendar

it’s my 5th year making these! a special thanks to everyone in the posts community who’s supported me over the years 💚

Action breaks the decision loop. Even imperfect work creates clarity and reveals the next step. Progress isn’t about perfection; it’s about momentum.


Doing something, no matter how small, is always better than staying stuck in the cycle of overthinking.

No matter what, people will support people. There is still humanity here after all. If you're looking for support during this time or know someone who needs it, please reach out if you're able. Do yourself a favor, do not suffer alone.

Any solo designers (no matter what level) at startups interested in creating a tiny group to hang out, discuss, share, give feedback, help out each other, etc. on a Discord server? 👀

Drop me a DM 🙏

beginning to understand that stagnancy isn’t inherently bad - it’s time + space to let go and recalibrate towards where you’re meant to go next

Over time, fast-paced environments teach that speed in decisions isn’t just about acting fast but about recognizing familiar patterns and applying learned instincts; experience compresses thinking into split-second clarity, making momentum sustainable without sacrificing depth.

“We have far more trust in this system. We feel ready for anything.”

9mo after a failed orbital test mission + losing my entire product team, I got to stand on the Ops floor and watch the mission control software I redesigned from 0, solo, gain flight heritage for the 1st time.

I am actively looking for a Senior UX/Product Designer with full-time opportunities in healthcare, biotech, or ed-tech. I appreciate your support and connections. Thank you.💛

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