Brian Sweeting
@briansweeting.bsky.social
Product Designer in Utah
Not sure I’ve ever laughed harder at anything than I did around the midpoint of S2E3 of #therehearsal.
May 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Not sure I’ve ever laughed harder at anything than I did around the midpoint of S2E3 of #therehearsal.
Love on the Spectrum is the only good dating reality show.
April 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Love on the Spectrum is the only good dating reality show.
Another day, another automatic removal of an unapproved app (Raycast) by IT from my work computer.
March 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Another day, another automatic removal of an unapproved app (Raycast) by IT from my work computer.
Rewatching Severance S1 before starting S2 and it’s amazing how much different the show hits now, with the job market and employer power differential being what they are, than it did at the peak of the Great Resignation.
March 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Rewatching Severance S1 before starting S2 and it’s amazing how much different the show hits now, with the job market and employer power differential being what they are, than it did at the peak of the Great Resignation.
Today’s self-inflicted reminder of how much older I am than the people I work with came when I compared White Lotus to Fantasy Island.
February 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Today’s self-inflicted reminder of how much older I am than the people I work with came when I compared White Lotus to Fantasy Island.
In 1989, at age 12, I first started watching SNL regularly. My VHS tapes of Best of Eddie Murphy, Best of Mike Myers, and SNL Goes Commercial were cherished and well-worn. Thanks for the many laughs and amazing cultural moments. #snl50
February 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
In 1989, at age 12, I first started watching SNL regularly. My VHS tapes of Best of Eddie Murphy, Best of Mike Myers, and SNL Goes Commercial were cherished and well-worn. Thanks for the many laughs and amazing cultural moments. #snl50
Okay all you busy bees. Defend why you set your work calendar visibility like this.
February 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Okay all you busy bees. Defend why you set your work calendar visibility like this.
The OpenAI brand refinement fixes the different stroke widths that always bugged me with their previous mark.
https://youtu.be/k3d_xeVxEOE
https://youtu.be/k3d_xeVxEOE
February 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The OpenAI brand refinement fixes the different stroke widths that always bugged me with their previous mark.
https://youtu.be/k3d_xeVxEOE
https://youtu.be/k3d_xeVxEOE
AirPlay → Sonos speakers works so much more reliably than Sonos app → Sonos speakers.
I wish Apple would just buy Sonos.
I wish Apple would just buy Sonos.
February 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
AirPlay → Sonos speakers works so much more reliably than Sonos app → Sonos speakers.
I wish Apple would just buy Sonos.
I wish Apple would just buy Sonos.
Streaming services need an “Always Skip Intro” button.
January 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Streaming services need an “Always Skip Intro” button.
It blows my mind that people are willing to wait 2 hours on a Friday or Saturday night for a table at mediocre chain restaurant, while there are so many great non-chain options with little to no wait at all.
December 28, 2024 at 8:14 PM
It blows my mind that people are willing to wait 2 hours on a Friday or Saturday night for a table at mediocre chain restaurant, while there are so many great non-chain options with little to no wait at all.
Culinary Class Wars on Netflix has the family hooked.
December 11, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Culinary Class Wars on Netflix has the family hooked.
Trying to create a data visualization component library in @figma.com and wishing someone there would watch and be inspired by this Bret Victor video. https://vimeo.com/66085662
Drawing Dynamic Visualizations
For more information, see: http://worrydream.com/DrawingDynamicVisualizationsTalkAddendum Throughout the history of science, diagrams and graphs have been essential…
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November 30, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Trying to create a data visualization component library in @figma.com and wishing someone there would watch and be inspired by this Bret Victor video. https://vimeo.com/66085662
Finding a lot of great book recommendations from #UrbanismBookClub
November 23, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Finding a lot of great book recommendations from #UrbanismBookClub
Reposted by Brian Sweeting
This country used to care about education:
November 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM
This country used to care about education:
I’ve used the Apple Magic Mouse for 15 years and recently several people have told me the Logitech MX Master 3S would be a game-changer. Anyone else want to add some social proof to that claim?
November 23, 2024 at 1:18 AM
I’ve used the Apple Magic Mouse for 15 years and recently several people have told me the Logitech MX Master 3S would be a game-changer. Anyone else want to add some social proof to that claim?
10 podcasts to get to know me:
(in no specific order)
- The Rewatchables
- Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Reconcilable Differences
- Bullseye
- Plain English
- 99% Invisible
- The Gist
- The Daily
- RadioWest
(in no specific order)
- The Rewatchables
- Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Reconcilable Differences
- Bullseye
- Plain English
- 99% Invisible
- The Gist
- The Daily
- RadioWest
November 23, 2024 at 12:51 AM
10 podcasts to get to know me:
(in no specific order)
- The Rewatchables
- Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Reconcilable Differences
- Bullseye
- Plain English
- 99% Invisible
- The Gist
- The Daily
- RadioWest
(in no specific order)
- The Rewatchables
- Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Reconcilable Differences
- Bullseye
- Plain English
- 99% Invisible
- The Gist
- The Daily
- RadioWest
This is the way.
Page > Instances > Components > Sub Components
I’ve also found it useful to put instances of all components on a single sticker sheet page so you can get a quick overview of the whole UI kit.
Page > Instances > Components > Sub Components
I’ve also found it useful to put instances of all components on a single sticker sheet page so you can get a quick overview of the whole UI kit.
I have many teams rethinking the structure of their Figma library component page. I've now begun to knee jerk reply with "Start with what Atlassian does."
Are there other public Figma libraries formatting a component's page in a way you favor?
www.figma.com/community/fi...
Are there other public Figma libraries formatting a component's page in a way you favor?
www.figma.com/community/fi...
November 22, 2024 at 7:08 PM
This is the way.
Page > Instances > Components > Sub Components
I’ve also found it useful to put instances of all components on a single sticker sheet page so you can get a quick overview of the whole UI kit.
Page > Instances > Components > Sub Components
I’ve also found it useful to put instances of all components on a single sticker sheet page so you can get a quick overview of the whole UI kit.
This morning’s walk.
November 22, 2024 at 6:51 PM
This morning’s walk.
Going back to Chrome after corporate IT prevented me from using Arc Browser on my work machine.
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Lloyd Christmas sad and sickened in Dumb & Dumber.
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November 21, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Going back to Chrome after corporate IT prevented me from using Arc Browser on my work machine.
It’s hard to stay interested in TV series when there’s a 1-2 year gap between seasons. I miss the cadence of seasons starting in the fall and ending in late spring.
November 19, 2024 at 5:43 AM
It’s hard to stay interested in TV series when there’s a 1-2 year gap between seasons. I miss the cadence of seasons starting in the fall and ending in late spring.
Relearned how to solve quadratic equations just long enough to help another child with her math homework, and now I can completely forget again.
November 19, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Relearned how to solve quadratic equations just long enough to help another child with her math homework, and now I can completely forget again.
I will have watched more boxing tonight than I’ve watched my entire life, not counting fake boxing in movies.
November 16, 2024 at 2:46 AM
I will have watched more boxing tonight than I’ve watched my entire life, not counting fake boxing in movies.
Watching Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985) on Netflix.
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November 16, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Watching Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985) on Netflix.