Would the success of ‘Brat’ branding have happened without the precedent of queer culture?

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kSP0XY1UueKCMOGJhIV9N?si=h290PnCoTTqifzk1kcCTsg

https://bsky.app/profile/lafacundacion.bsky.social

I just arrived from my local arthouse cinema and I couldn’t keep myself from connecting the movie I experienced to a fundamental design…

An indie movie and the designer’s quintessential habit of observing

How many CTAs are too many CTAs? A quick guide to effectively design them and use the right amount to boost conversions without…

All I see are buttons: Mastering CTA usage without going overboard.

So read.cv and post.cv are being winded down. Which is corporate-speak for the sudden death of a beloved space. Excuse my hyperbole, but…

Eulogy for a product that really cared: read.cv and posts.cv say goodbye

https://medium.com/@facumatiaude/eulogy-for-a-product-that-really-cared-read-cv-and-posts-cv-say-goodbye-1b793741715f

Hi! I'm Facundo, and this is my soon-to-be website/portfolio/blog/everything.

'tis but a designer

I'm torn between staying at an agency job, or switching to an in-house designer position in a product. Anyone wants to share pros and cons, or their perspective on this or the other? I've never worked as in-house so HELP ME lol

Okay so I was kinda mad that there was a lot of discussion about Brat's branding on LinkedIn and the design world, but not enough mention about its queer precedent and environment where it was created. So I wrote something about it:

Hey Siri, play some stress meltdown music 🫠

Recently finished this embroidery. Oh, the joy of having a ✨creative outlet✨ unrelated to my job.

Evil webflow be like: I'll make pricing simple and straightforward

This is the most depressing ad I've ever seen. yay 32 more years of full time jobs to go yay

Music rec: been listening to this when I want to focus. It's exotic, interesting and fun, but chill and monotonous enough for concentration. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kSP0XY1UueKCMOGJhIV9N?si=h290PnCoTTqifzk1kcCTsg

Naming question: 

I'm thinking about creating a platform/hub that collects and organizes helpful design resources (inspo sites, blogs, tools, etc etc), and the name I came up with is Design Brain Food. 

What do you think about the name?

Anybody has used readymag.com out there? Overall thoughts?

Thinking of moving my personal projects stuff from webflow to rm, the pricing plan that includes 5 websites for the same price of 1 in webflow is quite appealing.

What if we all kindly email Perplexity to ask for keeping Posts alive?

Said I was going to finish my site on the 28th... LOL!!!! No way I'll accomplkish that, so probably next week. Anyway, follow me at bsky to find out https://bsky.app/profile/lafacundacion.bsky.social

Mentoring sessions are the best. Just finished one with a leader I admire and she left my hopes and motivation through the roof ❤️

Last couple weeks were quite movie-filled.

Anybody on Letterbox? cofcofFollowMe letterboxd.com/lafacundacion/

I be like: everything organized and professional but make it fun

* help * Which version do you like the most? 

It's just out of curiosity, I know each has a very different vibe and ultimately is up to me and my personality. Problem is IDK WHICH OF MY PERSONAS TO SHOWlol

Also: left pictures' blending effect is just a placeholder.

Ok sad as fuck to learn my fav social network is winding down. I guess this risk comes with being a fan of an indie platform tho. Farewell fellow postians.

Okay, first post I guess. I recently added this post to my Medium, about a movie I saw last weekend that got me thinking about observation and the hability to take in the world around you, specially as a designer:

The recurrent opinion that “people don’t take advantage of all the information and data they have at hand” seems outdated and boomer. Some people don’t realize the problem is not about using or not the info but about being overwhelmed by it.

Dri666le, the place to find demonic inspo and your next hell of a job

A reminder. Sometimes, I find myself caught in a looped state of ceaseless work, launch time gets overriden by ad-hoc meetings, or a deadline seemingly requires me to sit down non-stop for hours. These are the times I forget how much I need my little walks and breaks.

Been a while since I published a blog post. This new one is about avoiding too many CTAs all over the place... specially when requested by clients 👀

My aeropress is low-key screaming for a replacement after 6 years of service. Hang in there buddy.

Anybody out there has read Jony Ive book by Kahney? I’m in my Apple-design-process-obsession era, so yeah.

Thoughts about posts on linkedin announcing a change of employer? Too cringe-y? Too rrhh-y?

Sunsets in Uruguay always hit different 💖

Open twitter: Designers madly typing about brands being created in one day.

All my landing pages designed in less than a day:

Before this place burns to the ground I would like to scream "I HATE MEETINGS" the same way Myrtle screamed Balenciaga while burning on the stake on AHS.

Ook new resolution: I'll work my ass off to wrap design and development of my reaaally long delayed (cofcofprocrastinated) site so I can share that here as my last post on feb 28. Wish me luck... or determination lol

X/Twitter: collectively loosing their mind over Sam Altman and Openblabla.

Meanwhile on posts.cv:

I turned my -grief- into productivity and wrote an article about posts and read.cv winding down... but mostly about why products with heart matter: https://medium.com/@facumatiaude/eulogy-for-a-product-that-really-cared-read-cv-and-posts-cv-say-goodbye-1b793741715f

Quick exploration for a brand/landing. Will I use radioactive green on every brand? Yes ma'am.

Since being my own client is a pain in the ass and it looks like it's going to take a while to finally publish my dream website, I decided to create a quick and simple version in the meantime. Really feeling the whole “baby steps” mindset.

https://www.facundo.design/

Figma brought back the clip content checkbox 🥹

Literally I don't feel like sharing any other social because I don't use any other social the same way as this one.

Seriously considering posting no more to twitter and moving here instead 👀

Getting a blog post started by first creating the imagery? fyeah

Starting the day with a bento-ish layout and a coffee. The usual.

These are the most “I’m a quirky designer” nails I’ve ever done tbh

The passive aggressive urge to make the logo gigantic when asked to make it “bigger”

Lort give me strength.

Welp, officially joining a set of sister saas products as in-house designer. A bit scared but completely excited 🥸

Quiet vermouth + music + getting shit done kinda night.