Au
@auareyou.bsky.social
Software designer — Pencils, pixels and prompts. ✨ prev. @github.com @automattic.com
Week 49 Midjourney discards.
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Week 49 Midjourney discards.
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A brief essay on AI coding, filmmaking, and how Ari Aster is vibe coding the next Midsommar.
Slightly unhinged, mostly true.
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Slightly unhinged, mostly true.
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AI coding — a dance of monsters and miracles. | Tim Shelburne
A brief essay on AI coding, filmmaking, and how Ari Aster is vibe coding the next Midsommar.
Slightly unhinged, mostly true.
https://lnkd.in/e7Q73ujf
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December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A brief essay on AI coding, filmmaking, and how Ari Aster is vibe coding the next Midsommar.
Slightly unhinged, mostly true.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Slightly unhinged, mostly true.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Happy Midjourney accidents.
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Happy Midjourney accidents.
Okay so I just had a video conference from the plane. What a time to be alive. ✈️
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Okay so I just had a video conference from the plane. What a time to be alive. ✈️
Finding my home either here or on LinkedIn. When I do I’ll probably stop crossposting. But for now:
I miss the old banter, our little collective spark we had online for a while. If you miss it too, I’ve been feeling pretty chatty lately. Let’s reconnect, I want to know what you’re up to.😊💫
I miss the old banter, our little collective spark we had online for a while. If you miss it too, I’ve been feeling pretty chatty lately. Let’s reconnect, I want to know what you’re up to.😊💫
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Finding my home either here or on LinkedIn. When I do I’ll probably stop crossposting. But for now:
I miss the old banter, our little collective spark we had online for a while. If you miss it too, I’ve been feeling pretty chatty lately. Let’s reconnect, I want to know what you’re up to.😊💫
I miss the old banter, our little collective spark we had online for a while. If you miss it too, I’ve been feeling pretty chatty lately. Let’s reconnect, I want to know what you’re up to.😊💫
I panic, so I start writing. One sentence after the next. The ego hates sequence, because sequence demands logic, and logic exposes illusions. Writing is resistance. A graceful rebellion against my inner tyrant who feeds on the comfort of victimhood.
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I panic, so I start writing. One sentence after the next. The ego hates sequence, because sequence demands logic, and logic exposes illusions. Writing is resistance. A graceful rebellion against my inner tyrant who feeds on the comfort of victimhood.
What do my mother, AI, and Step Brothers have in common? They all make an appearance in this piece. My first article about the ideas in design that keep me up at night and on fire.
medium.com/@auareyou/ta...
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Taking Longer to Think: Notes on My Software Design Glow-Up
This isn’t the first time in my career I’ve gone existential to figure out my next move. I joined the workforce in the 2012 recession.
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What do my mother, AI, and Step Brothers have in common? They all make an appearance in this piece. My first article about the ideas in design that keep me up at night and on fire.
medium.com/@auareyou/ta...
medium.com/@auareyou/ta...
Today’s issue is 🔥
this weeks @designsysnews.bsky.social was going to be delayed but I have enough non-medium links to include.
If you've not subscribed, you can do it now:
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… and I implore you (if you can) to have your own blog.
xoxo
If you've not subscribed, you can do it now:
news.design.systems
… and I implore you (if you can) to have your own blog.
xoxo
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Today’s issue is 🔥
If you’d told me a year ago I’d be spending October 2025 learning how to be a standout cyborg not for Halloween I would’ve laughed in your face.
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If you’d told me a year ago I’d be spending October 2025 learning how to be a standout cyborg not for Halloween I would’ve laughed in your face.
I've always wanted to make my own art to illustrate my writing. I'm really good at it. Sorry I've kept this talent hidden from you.
October 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I've always wanted to make my own art to illustrate my writing. I'm really good at it. Sorry I've kept this talent hidden from you.
Experiencing the opposite of Sunday blues. So Sunday oranges. 🍊✨
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Experiencing the opposite of Sunday blues. So Sunday oranges. 🍊✨
What do you think Labubu fever says about society in this moment in time? Wrong answers welcome but I’d love plausible ones too 🤩
October 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
What do you think Labubu fever says about society in this moment in time? Wrong answers welcome but I’d love plausible ones too 🤩
Listening to today: Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff
October 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Listening to today: Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff
Shonda Rhimes and Jack Antonoff have at least one thing in common:
An awareness for the chemistry of creativity that’s infectious.
I found unexpected connection between Shonda’s talk about the Humm and the Bleachers interlude Juno that the did in their live album. Consider me inspired. 💫
An awareness for the chemistry of creativity that’s infectious.
I found unexpected connection between Shonda’s talk about the Humm and the Bleachers interlude Juno that the did in their live album. Consider me inspired. 💫
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Shonda Rhimes and Jack Antonoff have at least one thing in common:
An awareness for the chemistry of creativity that’s infectious.
I found unexpected connection between Shonda’s talk about the Humm and the Bleachers interlude Juno that the did in their live album. Consider me inspired. 💫
An awareness for the chemistry of creativity that’s infectious.
I found unexpected connection between Shonda’s talk about the Humm and the Bleachers interlude Juno that the did in their live album. Consider me inspired. 💫
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Looks like I'll be coming to the end of a contract shortly so will have availability for new projects from later this month
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
What I do - Robb Owen
From interaction design to scaleable design systems, single-page apps to something more experimental with WebGL. I help awesome people to build ambitious yet accessible web projects
robbowen.digital
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Looks like I'll be coming to the end of a contract shortly so will have availability for new projects from later this month
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
Came to this meeting down at Google Campus in Madrid. Happy I got to see it before it shuts down in December. I choose to take this as a sign. This place is quite inspiring.
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Came to this meeting down at Google Campus in Madrid. Happy I got to see it before it shuts down in December. I choose to take this as a sign. This place is quite inspiring.
On my way to my first in person meeting as a contractor. I feel business-y.
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
On my way to my first in person meeting as a contractor. I feel business-y.
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Hello world.
Ok, fine, that was ChatGPT.
Ok, fine, that was ChatGPT.
October 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Hello world.
Ok, fine, that was ChatGPT.
Ok, fine, that was ChatGPT.
Pop culture at times has been about celebrating the new. That’s when we feel like we’re riding the wave of technology and innovation. There was optimism in music we loved in the 2010s.
October 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Pop culture at times has been about celebrating the new. That’s when we feel like we’re riding the wave of technology and innovation. There was optimism in music we loved in the 2010s.
Pencils, pixels and prompts. 💫
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Pencils, pixels and prompts. 💫
Thinking about what iOS26 represents for the design zeitgeist. I like the emphasis on delight. It makes sense to be moving towards more expressive experiences. But the concept of fluid? Feels more like a gimmick with the glass metaphor and animations than a principle. Very curious about the process.
October 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thinking about what iOS26 represents for the design zeitgeist. I like the emphasis on delight. It makes sense to be moving towards more expressive experiences. But the concept of fluid? Feels more like a gimmick with the glass metaphor and animations than a principle. Very curious about the process.
Morning thoughts: as humans, we work with survival stitched into our actions. AI doesn’t. When we give AI our work, how long until self-preservation enters the equation? And what assumptions can we make while it doesn’t? Articles welcome 🙏
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Morning thoughts: as humans, we work with survival stitched into our actions. AI doesn’t. When we give AI our work, how long until self-preservation enters the equation? And what assumptions can we make while it doesn’t? Articles welcome 🙏
Got my Comet invites if anyone's interested. I have no idea what it is yet but it seems exciting? 👾
October 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Got my Comet invites if anyone's interested. I have no idea what it is yet but it seems exciting? 👾
Each little bit helps ❤️
Day 2 of posting this with hopes we can cross that line in 30 days.
My partner is in need of some medical assistance and future surgery and treatments.
We are 6% of the way there. More details and you can donate if you can here. gofund.me/231d524bb
Your help is greatly appreciated.
My partner is in need of some medical assistance and future surgery and treatments.
We are 6% of the way there. More details and you can donate if you can here. gofund.me/231d524bb
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Donate to Fundraiser for Paula Johnson's Medical & Recovery Fund, organized by Todd Libby
My name is Todd Libby, and I am starting this on the behalf of my pa… Todd Libby needs your support for Fundraiser for Paula Johnson's Medical & Recovery Fund
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October 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Each little bit helps ❤️