@biggeidea

Staff Content Designer at 1Password. Likes: design systems and boring UX. Dislikes: everything else. He/him.

 Toronto
medium.com/@biggeidea
Joined September 2008
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I spent the last year thinking carefully about boring UX. This is the result: medium.com/@biggeidea/in-def…

In Defence of Boring UX

Why users prefer basic design over shiny fluff.

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He's dead. Wrapped in plastic.
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@Variety16 Jan 2025
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78 variety.com/2025/film/news/d…

David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78

Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

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Wine Rack Celebrates 10th Purchase Due to LCBO Strike Inspired by this classic: theonion.com/rc-cola-celebra…
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I have no idea what the band Julie (instagram.com/julieband/) is up to with this, but I'm here for it... myantiaircraftfriend.com/
Intentionally confusing collage.

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I wrote about concept-first design for the @1Password blog! Thanks to our amazing content design team for letting me share some of their smart work. blog.1password.com/concept-f…

What concept-first design looks like at 1Password | 1Password

Concept-first design helps organizations simplify complex product ideas. Learn more about this approach and how 1Password is starting to apply it.

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I have tried very hard to find it and failed, but I seem to recall either a Confab or Button talk where the person talked about Basic, Advanced, and Gold level content design services as a metaphor to frame discussions and impact. Does this right a bell @halvorson ?
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I think it was in the context of how much time the content designer was given and whether they were brought in at the beginning. The Basic, Advanced, Gold looked like pricing tiers for a SaaS product.
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Yesterday, in a Zoom chat, one of our designers summarized their thoughts by writing, “Aesthetically pleasing.” A few seconds later, a developer replied: “In other words, fly.” I stared at the screen in disbelief. A Soul Coughing reference from 3 decades ago.
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After I got over the shock, I wrote “Soul Coughing?” A minute later the developer replied “1000 points for Ryan.” youtu.be/mR9WJSX9pnU?si=zO4_…

Soul Coughing- Screenwriter's Blues

Another excellent bit of weirdness from Soul Coughing, off their fi...

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It's back to square one for the rectangle companies.
Dylan Field
@zoink18 Dec 2023
After an intense 15 months of review, today Adobe and Figma have decided to end our pending merger, as we no longer see a path toward regulatory approval of the deal. figma.com/blog/figma-adobe-a…

Figma and Adobe are abandoning our proposed merger | Figma Blog

Figma and Adobe no longer see a path toward regulatory approval

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I woke up early to hear @biggeidea say fish 157 times 😂 But seriously, that was fantastic. Loved this talk!
Makoto Ueki (He/Him) 🇯🇵@mak_en20 Oct 2023
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@biggeidea kicked off the Day 2 with “Avoid Rotten Fish In Your Design System With Values-Driven Accessibility Guidance” Note for Japanese lesson we did. “Sakana wa Atama kara Kusaru” #a11yTO #a11yTOConf
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Replying to @biggeidea
@biggeidea kicked off the Day 2 with “Avoid Rotten Fish In Your Design System With Values-Driven Accessibility Guidance” Note for Japanese lesson we did. “Sakana wa Atama kara Kusaru” #a11yTO #a11yTOConf
Ryan presenting in the center, with slides on both sides and captions on the left, sign language interpreter on the right

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McSkoka chair
Pictured are two red Muskoka chairs that resemble a package of McDonald's fries.

ALT Pictured are two red Muskoka chairs that resemble a package of McDonald's fries.

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#a11yTO@a11yTO4 Oct 2023
Presenting our next speaker! Ryan Bigge "Avoid Rotten Fish In Your Design System With Values-Driven Accessibility Guidance" A fish rots from the head down. If your design system doesn’t include clear commitment to accessibility, your products will stink. Twitter- @biggeidea
Headshot of Ryan Bigge on a textured blue background. White text says "Ryan Bigge, #a11ytoComf"

ALT Headshot of Ryan Bigge on a textured blue background. White text says "Ryan Bigge, #a11ytoComf"

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Every good Canadian is! 🥌
Screen grab of a CTV News story headline "Canadian government admits new passports susceptible to curling."

ALT Screen grab of a CTV News story headline "Canadian government admits new passports susceptible to curling."

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Best. Component. Name. Ever.
Screen grab of Villian Panel documentation, a component in the Mesh Design system, which is the antithesis of Hero Panel. It's often used at the bottom of the page.

ALT Screen grab of Villian Panel documentation, a component in the Mesh Design system, which is the antithesis of Hero Panel. It's often used at the bottom of the page.

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Proof I'm not making this up: meshdesignsystem.com/compone…
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I wrote about how our content design team is finding ways to remove unnecessary Learn More links at 1Password. blog.1password.com/learn-mor…

Less is more — especially when it’s a 'Learn More' | 1Password

A website full of 'Learn More' links can create accessibility and usability problems. Discover how 1Password's content design team solved this challenge.

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I support the CRA strike. Their work is very taxing.
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BREAKING: inside sources indicate negotiations revolved around animation rights for Mr. Banana Grabber, Baby Banana Grabber and any other Banana Grabber family character that might emanate therefrom.
Netflix
@netflix24 Mar 2023
The Bluths aren’t going anywhere! Arrested Development is staying on Netflix! And there’s only one way to celebrate:
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I'm taking a Twitter break. See y'all in May 2023.
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