Freddie Harrison
@freddiewrit.es
Writer and accidental marketer for @sketch.com, recovering tech journalist, dad, husband, fussy coffee enthusiast, etc.
Honestly, never been happier to work for a company that isn’t absolutely massive.
July 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Honestly, never been happier to work for a company that isn’t absolutely massive.
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Friends at #WWDC — if you bump into @rafa.design, say hi! We sent him off with a bunch of Sketch stickers and pin badges. He’ll give you one if you ask!
June 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Friends at #WWDC — if you bump into @rafa.design, say hi! We sent him off with a bunch of Sketch stickers and pin badges. He’ll give you one if you ask!
Really enjoyed @ia.net’s thoughts on being an ADA finalist after 15 years.
“Creating something innovative, simple, functional, and joyful once is hard. Maintaining that standard—over 15 years and 1,745 updates—is even harder. It takes restraint. Patience. Care.”
ia.net/topics/apple...
“Creating something innovative, simple, functional, and joyful once is hard. Maintaining that standard—over 15 years and 1,745 updates—is even harder. It takes restraint. Patience. Care.”
ia.net/topics/apple...
Apple Design Award Finalist After 15 Years
Good design is long-lasting
ia.net
June 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Really enjoyed @ia.net’s thoughts on being an ADA finalist after 15 years.
“Creating something innovative, simple, functional, and joyful once is hard. Maintaining that standard—over 15 years and 1,745 updates—is even harder. It takes restraint. Patience. Care.”
ia.net/topics/apple...
“Creating something innovative, simple, functional, and joyful once is hard. Maintaining that standard—over 15 years and 1,745 updates—is even harder. It takes restraint. Patience. Care.”
ia.net/topics/apple...
I can’t think of a better way to run a company than Panic has. Similarly, I can’t think of a company that VC money hasn’t ruined by some definition. That Panic’s setup is so unique now is kind-of wild, really.
I’m gonna allow myself a moment of pride in my workplace here and note that we are currently on the front page of The Verge with a game we’re publishing (Big Walk) and a handheld console we make (Playdate).
Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂
Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂
June 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I can’t think of a better way to run a company than Panic has. Similarly, I can’t think of a company that VC money hasn’t ruined by some definition. That Panic’s setup is so unique now is kind-of wild, really.
Inside every man is two wolves
June 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Inside every man is two wolves
Been busy managing @sketch.com’s socials all day, but I’m super proud of all the work that went into this release.
It’s no exaggeration to say this is our biggest update ever. I wrote three metres of release notes for this one, no kidding.
It’s no exaggeration to say this is our biggest update ever. I wrote three metres of release notes for this one, no kidding.
Remember when we said auto layout was coming to Sketch? It’s here. It’s called Stacks, and it’s part of our biggest release ever — out now.
There’s a lot to cover, so buckle up and we’ll take you on a tour.
Also, stick around for a surprise at the end of the thread. 👀
Let’s go ↓
There’s a lot to cover, so buckle up and we’ll take you on a tour.
Also, stick around for a surprise at the end of the thread. 👀
Let’s go ↓
May 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Been busy managing @sketch.com’s socials all day, but I’m super proud of all the work that went into this release.
It’s no exaggeration to say this is our biggest update ever. I wrote three metres of release notes for this one, no kidding.
It’s no exaggeration to say this is our biggest update ever. I wrote three metres of release notes for this one, no kidding.
Did one of those personalised blood tests and got the results back:
May 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Did one of those personalised blood tests and got the results back:
Justin has articulated something I’ve been feeling a lot when using AI. Maybe we’ll get to a point where I don’t feel like its manager but we’re not quite there yet. I feel bad for people who blindly trust and run with whatever it spits out.
The AI delegation trap:
When I delegate to a human, they own the task. They dedicate their focus and attention to it.
But if I use AI as my "assistant," I'm still responsible. I never get that mental relief of having someone else take care of it. Ultimately, the weight of the task is still on me.
When I delegate to a human, they own the task. They dedicate their focus and attention to it.
But if I use AI as my "assistant," I'm still responsible. I never get that mental relief of having someone else take care of it. Ultimately, the weight of the task is still on me.
May 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Justin has articulated something I’ve been feeling a lot when using AI. Maybe we’ll get to a point where I don’t feel like its manager but we’re not quite there yet. I feel bad for people who blindly trust and run with whatever it spits out.
This. 100% this. Every person so far who has written some inflammatory “you don’t need to use design tools” anymore nonsense has gone on to show off their vibe coding workflow where they build Bluesky from Temu based on a pre-existing design and ready-made components. 🤡
April 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
This. 100% this. Every person so far who has written some inflammatory “you don’t need to use design tools” anymore nonsense has gone on to show off their vibe coding workflow where they build Bluesky from Temu based on a pre-existing design and ready-made components. 🤡
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Despite our many advancements to do more with less, how do we spend our time saved? We bake bread. Build furniture. Play vinyl. Shoot on film. We choose to do some things the hard way because living is feeling the friction of the world around us.
March 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Despite our many advancements to do more with less, how do we spend our time saved? We bake bread. Build furniture. Play vinyl. Shoot on film. We choose to do some things the hard way because living is feeling the friction of the world around us.
Never forget the world we were promised.
March 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Never forget the world we were promised.
This is hustle culture I can get behind.
A nice easy way to make a passive income is to sell stock photographs of a phone with a company logo, being held up against a screen showing the same logo.
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is hustle culture I can get behind.
Very excited to watch valley bros explain how stealing models is bad but stealing books to train models is absolutely fine.
January 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Very excited to watch valley bros explain how stealing models is bad but stealing books to train models is absolutely fine.
Replaced the massive white desktop on my desk with a warmer wood(ish) one. To balance out the tidy photo, there’s also this extremely mid cable management.
January 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Replaced the massive white desktop on my desk with a warmer wood(ish) one. To balance out the tidy photo, there’s also this extremely mid cable management.
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Midsommar but the put her in a Mr Blobby costume
December 14, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Midsommar but the put her in a Mr Blobby costume
The only reason I’m not mad about not being asked to star in this is knowing I’d have been faded out like @paulo.is was.
(But for real, it’s a very nice end-of-year recap and we’ve done some lovely stuff!)
(But for real, it’s a very nice end-of-year recap and we’ve done some lovely stuff!)
What did we do in 2024? We asked @rafa.design (and a few friends) to show what we shipped… and… well… enjoy!
December 11, 2024 at 4:20 PM
The only reason I’m not mad about not being asked to star in this is knowing I’d have been faded out like @paulo.is was.
(But for real, it’s a very nice end-of-year recap and we’ve done some lovely stuff!)
(But for real, it’s a very nice end-of-year recap and we’ve done some lovely stuff!)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
happy Big Jet TV day to everyone who celebrates!
December 7, 2024 at 10:50 AM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
My Apple Music replay is heavily influenced by the fact that I exclusively listened to The Kills on a 6-hour round trip to Cardiff because I thought they were a support act at a gig but they weren’t. Also, I really got into live albums again?
December 4, 2024 at 10:18 AM
My Apple Music replay is heavily influenced by the fact that I exclusively listened to The Kills on a 6-hour round trip to Cardiff because I thought they were a support act at a gig but they weren’t. Also, I really got into live albums again?
Spent a lot of time faffing about with my personal website and keep coming back to Jekyll (I want to fully own my stuff, I use it for work etc) but I’m a shoddy developer at best. Realised I can just ‘direct’ ChatGPT to do all the development for me and it’s a game-changer.
November 30, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Spent a lot of time faffing about with my personal website and keep coming back to Jekyll (I want to fully own my stuff, I use it for work etc) but I’m a shoddy developer at best. Realised I can just ‘direct’ ChatGPT to do all the development for me and it’s a game-changer.
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It’s Black Friday!
It’s Black Friday!
And everybody is looking forward to the weekend.
skt.ch
November 29, 2024 at 12:31 PM
It’s Black Friday!
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Have you ever seen or shared an 'oh no' cartoon?
Did you know the creator is a queer Welsh artist?
Did you know they're being agressively pursued & harassed w/lawsuits from a US organisation trying to steal their intellectual property?
Did you know you can donate to cover the horrific legal costs?
Did you know the creator is a queer Welsh artist?
Did you know they're being agressively pursued & harassed w/lawsuits from a US organisation trying to steal their intellectual property?
Did you know you can donate to cover the horrific legal costs?
Donate to Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics, organized by Alex Norris
I am Alex Norris, creator of the webcomic Webcomic Name. I am here to ask for he… Alex Norris needs your support for Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics
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October 23, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Have you ever seen or shared an 'oh no' cartoon?
Did you know the creator is a queer Welsh artist?
Did you know they're being agressively pursued & harassed w/lawsuits from a US organisation trying to steal their intellectual property?
Did you know you can donate to cover the horrific legal costs?
Did you know the creator is a queer Welsh artist?
Did you know they're being agressively pursued & harassed w/lawsuits from a US organisation trying to steal their intellectual property?
Did you know you can donate to cover the horrific legal costs?
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this company is worth 20 trillion dollars and this is how you delete an item in your cart
November 27, 2024 at 1:24 PM
this company is worth 20 trillion dollars and this is how you delete an item in your cart
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When you ask us to do a Windows app
November 26, 2024 at 4:11 PM
When you ask us to do a Windows app