Digital Services | San Francisco

https://www.sf.gov/departments/city-administrator/digital-services

Why your brand colors aren’t working in digital spaces

Color for brand designers working with product teams

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bridge-between-design-public-service-robert-vidaure

A 24-hour remote conference to bring together colleagues from all parts of the globe.

International Design in Government: 24-hour Remote Conference 2023

https://international.gov-design.com/24hours/

It’s no mystery why Marc Andreessen thinks people like him should be in charge. But how did he get so many of the rest of us to sign on?

Opinion | A Tech Billionaire’s Case for Why Tech Billionaires Should Rule the World (Gift Article)

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/opinion/marc-andreessen-manifesto-techno-optimism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6Ew.2dII.jcSUQ5PuWumq&smid=url-share

https://interactive-slides.framer.website

A starting repository for the Internet Development Studio team. This description is optimized for SEO length.

nextjs-sass-starter

Whether you’re a brand designer putting the finishing touches on a color palette or a product designer laying the foundational work for a…

How to create a color ramp used in design systems

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you.

https://medium.com/nice-work-from-active-voice/hey-designers-theyre-gaslighting-you-e02e5a4d9cff

Real opinions from real people about a project management system which unfortunately is also real.

I fucking hate Jira.

A literary history of fake texts in Apple's marketing materials

https://maxread.substack.com/p/a-literary-history-of-fake-texts?r=6wgkn&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products is here.

Baseline #15 – Creating with Play

https://joeyabanks.substack.com/p/baseline-15-creating-with-play

got a new job at end of november 🎉. i'm now working for a public university - sf state. i'm running the creative studio in marcomm dept. 🌻 ✊🏽

lead product designer job for city of san francisco. great opportunity for someone:
https://www.sf.gov/departments/city-administrator/digital-services

100k march for Gaza in Toronto. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

when presenting on zoom, anyone have preferences for keynote versus google slides? i'm a keynote user for the animations, etc. does this translate well over zoom or is there huge lag? (haven't run into this before because if it's remote I usually do figma multiplayer. )

Brand designers, I have finally finished my article about what to consider when creating color palettes for digital mediums. I hope y'all find this helpful, and I'm always down to answer any questions.

https://tinyurl.com/3vu766rx

Who wants cool new design systems, visual identity introductions and branding videos? 👀

Rebrandgallery by Sahkyo Studio must be your bookmark then! 🔖

Get inspiration for branding and visual identity filtered by industry! Plus, Bento! 🤩

🔗 https://www.rebrand.gallery/

It's been a while since I've refreshed the website; spent a pretty penny on these typefaces for something new.

I'm looking to hire freelance photographers in the SF Bay Area. Editorial/photojournalism experience is a big plus. Know anyone?

need a wiki for my little design team. is there an alternative to notion? i'm 90% ready to create process documents in figma just to avoid further context switching.

The Civic Designer Newsletter — Discover how designers are shaping our cities, enhancing public services, and creating inclusive spaces for all. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bridge-between-design-public-service-robert-vidaure

my posts app expired and i don't know how to get a new one. it's been months. help!

Looking for a photographer to shoot exterior/outdoor lifestyle. Know anyone? SF Bay Area please!

My colleague I are going to be speaking at https://international.gov-design.com/24hours/ in a few hours. A rare chance to get a glimpse into work the international design in government community has been doing! ♡

hotober 2023! dinner at the beach [chef's kiss]

what's it like to have to work with andreessen after his release of the utterly deranged tech manifesto? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/opinion/marc-andreessen-manifesto-techno-optimism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6Ew.2dII.jcSUQ5PuWumq&smid=url-share

just funny to me that I have been looking for work for a long time. I will eventually have a job where I will be hiring people. and I'll always remember how I was treated when I was looking for work.

A while ago, I posted an interactive slide on Framer, and after lots of final touches, now it's available as a Framer template! Check out the demo here! https://interactive-slides.framer.website

Everything we do is live and open source, available at wireframes.internet.dev, our launch pad for all of our projects

Designers apparently don’t want to code. Fine. 

Then I’ll just build a composable & programmable design environment for you then.

made the big switch from squarespace to framer. please check it out - www.spring-nguyen.com.

p.s. will be writing on read.cv on how I made it happen (hint: requires Figma)

Curious about how to make a color ramp? 
Color ramps are essential for keeping your brand consistent because they are utilized throughout all branded assets. Not every color will be used, but this process helps you scale easily.

https://tinyurl.com/yck4hv4h

The Hole In The Sky. Inverness, Tomales Bay.

vertical dance troupe in a public rehearsal on the abandoned military site on the island where we live in the middle of the bay. 🤯

LinkedIn be like: Here are 10 tips on how to make 10 tips... 🥲

i'm looking to hire a designer at my university. reporting to me. this is in the office of branding and strategic marketing - marcomm. experience, and hopefully love, of print is a must. need to know creative suite. figma is nice, but tech stack is heavily Microsoft/Adobe.

I hate NDAs. Designers have to be silent for most of their tenure at a company. When they leave, they have to sneak their work out for their portfolio or they’ll have nothing to show employers. 

We get hired based on what we make, but we can’t talk about or show what we make.

"You can’t prove your value to someone who isn’t interested in seeing it."

That's just one of many, many wise insights in this must-read post from Sara Wachter-Boettcher.

https://medium.com/nice-work-from-active-voice/hey-designers-theyre-gaslighting-you-e02e5a4d9cff

really interesting how my perfectly fine 500gb iphone runs into storage *issues* every year when the new devices comes out/OS updates. it simply can no longer play podcasts - due to this storage issue. just zilch for core functionality.

For the Arena x Naive Yearly annual, I expanded on my talk 'Domain Naming' – a study of how "naming is placemaking", with identity & DNS alike embroiled with questions of language, control, imperialism, and territory...

ᝰ https://ambient.institute/domain-naming

how my son makes sure I don't watch TV (and lose his place in the show) while he's at school.

Best reason for someone to unsubscribe from my newsletter:

i'm moving on to round 2 for a desgn mgmt position despitr saying "breast practices" instead of "best practices". 

if i can overcome this, you can overcome anything!

have faith job seekers!! 💪🏼💪🏼

Don’t discredit your hard work comparing it alongside someone’s level of privilege.

I haven't posted here in a while, weirdly, so what's the best way to get back in the game? Post this beautiful app that let's you create rooms and environments with any customizations. I'm just hooked. Try it out. 

https://rooms.xyz/moodysign/sineform

I think this may have been posted here (possibly in response to something I've said?) but just in case it hasn't: 

https://ifuckinghatejira.com/

This was very funny to read. Hate to say it, but Apple employees (present and former) do honestly text like this between each other. I have proof!

https://maxread.substack.com/p/a-literary-history-of-fake-texts?r=6wgkn&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

didn't really have an opinion on apple vision but these dead eye ads EVERYWHERE following me around all over the internet is too much.

Yes! It's soo good. Love the team a lot, too! 
https://joeyabanks.substack.com/p/baseline-15-creating-with-play

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