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dad. designer. developer. cleveland is the reason.

Encinitas, California
Joined July 2008
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Mary, Spock, and I are taking a year-long road trip across the U.S. We left NYC on April 1.
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You can now go from idea to working product faster than it used to take to make the mockups The designers who stop being precious about their design artifacts and process will discover an entirely new level of creative freedom and make the best work of their career Let it rip
Designing in Figma is great. It's also can be slower now. I'm designing in Claude/Cursor like a design director. It's so fast to ship a prototype and enhance it. Like, you should be doing it. Figma is there when I struggle to communicate though. I'd feel naked without it.
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(always has been)
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Do designers next
Jensen Huang: I want my engineers to stop coding.
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Imagine seeing what's ahead of us and not betting on yourself
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Another year, another Return of the Mack in my top 3 top songs on Spotify. I honestly thought this was the year it would finally get demoted. The Curious George soundtrack is definitely pushing its way into the top 20.
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Logging in to see how much Design Twitter is freaking out about the new Figma updates
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I guess I gotta buy a lawnmower now?
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Dave Dawson retweeted
Good morning friends! I have finished my latest round of commissions and now opening my commission pipeline again. If you have ever wanted a painting from me a commission is the best way. Please DM me “painting” today and we can get started!
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Peanut butter therapy
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2023 was a year - Gus really came into his own and is the coolest little kid - I had the most fun working since I first started my career and made the most money - We lost our home and our dog Spock. And moved across the country all in the span of a few weeks
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This was a weird UI choice
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The more someone says "in good faith" during a negotiation, the less I believe them.
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At one point in time, my calendar was completely booked with meetings. Now I only have meetings as needed and that's probably ~1-2 per month. It's fucking amazing.
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It's crazy how much free time I had before Gus was born.
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Are people still chewing gum?
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Why art deco?
If X is closest in style to anything, it should, of course, be Art Deco
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