The world is changing fast. What are you doing to keep up?
What has worked for me my entire life is being adaptable.
Being adaptable means being able to shift with the inevitability of change.
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Louis Pereira
https://t.co/QuqaWCGtEE just crossed 3000 registered users!
Conversion to paid has dropped dramatically (as expected) after the switch away from the introductory pricing.
Let's see what impact the product hunt launch has this week. https://t.co/9X3q7jMahL
Happy to have used the introductory pricing. It was an amazing deal for such a great tool.
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Edna
@ramiroruiz Yo pienso todo lo contrario. Estudié arquitectura y siempre pensé que no podría diseñar mi propia casa.
Eso es un problema común con perfeccionismo y se ve tanto tmb en diseñadores cuando diseñamos para nosotros como el branding o sitio web. Somos nuestro peor crítico 😅
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Fabien Marry 🇪🇺
@dainal 2 young kids. Does that count? It should.
Well raising children is the most important project for parents. I have 3 young ones.
Not exactly the same as other ones as you cannot abandon them if they’re not “performing well” or sell them for profit… at least not in my country 👀
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JustMrLarz
@ramiroruiz that may not go over well if it becomes obvious and constant from your cross-posts that you’re referencing something specific to twitter on a mastodon timeline. Especially if it is a reply and lacks context.
@JustMrLarz yeah that would be bad, is not completely automatic. I have to choose what to send that step is where I add the note tags and review the translation to post to my Spanish account.
That helps me avoid confusing posts like you mention. I rarely post live event tweets to my site, and replies are only sent to my website with the original author note for context.
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Nick Hammond
What AI tool are you using to generate semi realistic looking headshots for profile pics?
does a great job if you feed it good shots and are willing to try many prompts. I’m planning to change my twitter avatar soon but here’s 2 very different examples 👇 https://t.co/dCbMu4hqfd
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Orman Clark
graphic design is undervalued
Most people still think graphic design is just about aesthetics and decoration.
And everyone likes to think they have good taste, it doesn’t help that it’s not always obvious how to measure the results of investing in it.
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˗ˏˋrogieˎˊ
If money didn’t matter, what would you do?
2 things.
Open a pizzeria, create unique and different topics each week.
Open a MMA gym, help and build the next generation of fighters.
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Matthias Bohlen 🚢 2quiet2market.com
The most difficult thing about making a note?
Choosing a good filename where to put it.
I use dates, if you do multiple in the same day then include the time, something like yy-mm-dd-hh-mm.txt
I don’t create note files, I use @BearNotesApp for that but that’s how I name each of my websites notes (date/type/time) https://t.co/JaDIKmvGci
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daryl ginn
what design advice would you give to your younger self?
3 things:
You’re not Apple, so share early, learn how to ask and take feedback and keep improving it.
That feeling that you have when seeing your last year designs. It never goes away, and is a good thing.
Create more experiments and put them out there.
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daryl ginn
*start design project*
me: this is going to look amazing in my portfolio
client: make the logo bigger, change the blue colour to orange and switch the font to arial
me: absolutely no chance this is going in my portfolio
It hurts because is true.
After the first revision with the client you know the chances of ending up in your portfolio or not.
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Elijah Manor
Looking for a used SUV that has a 3rd row. Considering the following:
• Mazda CX-9
• Nissan Pathfinder
• Honda Pilot
• Kia Sorento
• Ford Explorer
Do you like any of those or recommend something else?
I have the Sorento and the family loves it. The 3rd row has enough space and at a very reasonable price.
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Claudio Guglieri
I do have conflicting thoughts when looking at this:
To be honest design education has always been a muddy world. It's one of those things where you could either pay A LOT or pay nothing and the results might just be the same.
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Completely agree, those prices are crazy.
For beginners I would recommend books that touch on design principles. There’s a lot good YouTube videos, free specific ebooks by @uxpin or @InVisionApp and actually a @skillshare membership is pretty great.
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Matthias Bohlen 🚢 2quiet2market.com
Hey folks, I need your feedback.
This is the intro page of my new workbook that I will release this week: "The Reluctant Marketer's Setup Workbook"
Photo and copy, are they enticing and clear enough? What would you suggest that I improve?
#buildinpublic https://t.co/WqquK29Y8P
I will probably increase the font size of the body copy.
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Brian Lovin
Who redesigned their personal website recently? 👀
Some tweaks here and there but still haven’t make the time to add the work section 🤦🏻♂️ https://t.co/SFmtnGPb6i
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Matthias Ott
Do you have a personal website or blog? I’m curious: What tech stack/tool/service are you using? And would you pick it again today? 🤗
RT=💚 for all the people who want to get started with their own site as well!
Hugo with my custom-made Theme, GitHub, Netlify.
Post notes, replies and likes from Twitter with an iOS Shortcut, Blog posts from Bear with the help of other Shortcut.
Couldn’t be happier with this stack.
More details on: https://t.co/fpcce3l8jh
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Tuan Cao |🎙SendToPod
@ramiroruiz Does paying the subscription price for 1-2 months save you more than doing it yourself? For me I usually weight that option before doing it myself 😁. Some time I still end up doing it myself thou 😜
There’s is one that looks too time consuming to do it myself, so if it gets traction is the first one I’ll pay.
The main thing is that I want a quick and cheap way to start before bring someone to do it properly. I don’t want to grow it inside of WordPress for long.
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Orman Clark
what's the worst thing about being a designer?
That because of the visual nature of our work is common for many to think they can do it too, possibly better, as most think to have good taste. So they see it as paying labor hrs. Seeing designers as design software operators.
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Kevon Cheung 🥦
@ramiroruiz Congrats on the new baby! And thanks for saying this Ramiro.
We are just being honest with ourselves - it takes time to nurture the love 😊
Now - how are you managing two toddlers and a newborn? I am scared! 😆 having one baby seems easy relatively
By being incredibly adaptable, big change is from 1 to 2 kids. Most things were easier with 1 but they need more attention since It’s just them. A sibling helps a lot and is something else watching them play together. But it still is a lot of team work with my wife.
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Kevon Cheung 🥦
My GirlDad's confession:
Pregnancy: don't feel much about being a dad
Birth: oh wow this is ... cute
0-6mo: how does this work?
Now 15mo: every day I'm like "I love you I love you you cutie pie!"
I have 3. Oldest is 5 and youngest 3m.
When they were born I felt a big relief but no magical instant love. I thought I was being a bad dad, but everyone is different. The more they grow and more experiences I share with them, the more I love them.