I lead design teams @circle, ex @airbnb @googlemaps. I love creating engaging interactions between people, products, and technology π³οΈβπ π»πͺ
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Guillermo Torres retweeted
16 years ago, I created @music and have been running it ever since. Just now, Twitter / X just ripped it away.
Super pissed
Guillermo Torres retweeted
There is much, much more to do, but from what I can tell it is not widely understood that US per-capita COβ emissions have fallen below WWI levels: ourworldindata.org/grapher/cβ¦
This was a vanity purchase, donβt expect company leadership to focus on whatβs important for the business.
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Today we say goodbye to this great blue bird
This logo was designed in 2012 by a team of three. @toddwaterbury, @angyche and myself,
The logo was designed to be simple, balanced, and legible at very small sizes, almost like a lowercase "e", a π§΅
Guillermo Torres retweeted
Proud that @circle was named in the @TIME 100 Most Influential Companies in 2023, highlighting our work with the UNHCR in delivering USDC digital cash to Ukrainian war refugees. time.com/collection/time100-β¦
Wallet creation can be cumbersome, Family takes a interesting approach that instead of making it easier/faster, it tries to add meaning and delight with a snappy experience.
For the concerned about this acquisition: Figma will be independent for 4y, then it will take 5+y for CC integration. By then our industry will have changed and weβll be training si models. Congrats @figma!
Weβre excited to share our intent to acquire @Figma. Together, we will usher in a new era of collaborative creativity. Key info: adobe.ly/3BEzZ2n
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In a move with no precedent in the business world, Chouinard, along with his family, have forfeited all their shares in Patagonia, a company valued at about $3 billion, renouncing their status as one of the wealthiest families in the US. nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climaβ¦
Guillermo Torres retweeted
I see so many tweets about agile, epics, scrums, story points, etc. and none of it matters. We didnβt use any of that to ship the best products years ago at Apple.
Guillermo Torres retweeted
This seems pretty important: There's an ongoing collapse in pro-institution sentiment among Republicansβwho disapprove of colleges, big corporations, tech firms, media, entertainment, and unions. Basically: Everything is bad, except church.
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20β¦
Guillermo Torres retweeted
a 155 year old park and a 106 year old transit line
ALT Shot of streetcar on 7 line at buena vista park in Sf, and the same shot with a bus today
A glimpse into what could be in the future for design. I see something kind of like coding with Stack Overflow, you search for an approximation, tweak and change to fit your needs. nytimes.com/2022/04/06/technβ¦
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β‘οΈImportant resource β‘οΈ
Ukrainians put together a list of resources on how foreigners can help. There are all reputable organizations doing good work. Spread far and wide:
ukrainewar.carrd.co/
Guillermo Torres retweeted
What if we repurposed 160 acres of golf course land?
+ Save 95% of the trees
+ House 40,000 people
+ 100 acres of open space
Via @pushtheneedle
The @nytimes has a great history of taking design trends and using them to improve storytelling in journalism. They have excelled at amazing infographics, super engaging vertical scrolling and now social media-like stories that are easy to consume & share nytimes.com/interactive/2021β¦