Ian Dow-Wright
@iandowwright.bsky.social
Amateur Generalist. Husband, Father, Maker. Doing my best to become half the man I was. Design Systems at LBG. (he/him) 🏳️🌈
So it turns out cystoscopy two is no less painful than cystoscopy one.
a man in a suit and tie stands next to another man in a yellow shirt and tie
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands next to another man in a yellow shirt and tie
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November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So it turns out cystoscopy two is no less painful than cystoscopy one.
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I got a potato and wire and a copper penny but I couldn’t find a zinc plated screw.
I put it all together anyway, but it didn’t work and now I’m being arrested for attempted battery.
I put it all together anyway, but it didn’t work and now I’m being arrested for attempted battery.
October 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I got a potato and wire and a copper penny but I couldn’t find a zinc plated screw.
I put it all together anyway, but it didn’t work and now I’m being arrested for attempted battery.
I put it all together anyway, but it didn’t work and now I’m being arrested for attempted battery.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Sharon’s law of socks
- Buy 3 packs of 5 M&S black socks with patterned soles
- Wear them but always odds (spots with stripes)
- Put them away in a drawer without sorting or matching them
- Throw away any which develop holes or bare patches
- Buy another pack & add them to the beautiful chaos
- Buy 3 packs of 5 M&S black socks with patterned soles
- Wear them but always odds (spots with stripes)
- Put them away in a drawer without sorting or matching them
- Throw away any which develop holes or bare patches
- Buy another pack & add them to the beautiful chaos
October 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Sharon’s law of socks
- Buy 3 packs of 5 M&S black socks with patterned soles
- Wear them but always odds (spots with stripes)
- Put them away in a drawer without sorting or matching them
- Throw away any which develop holes or bare patches
- Buy another pack & add them to the beautiful chaos
- Buy 3 packs of 5 M&S black socks with patterned soles
- Wear them but always odds (spots with stripes)
- Put them away in a drawer without sorting or matching them
- Throw away any which develop holes or bare patches
- Buy another pack & add them to the beautiful chaos
I’ve reached that point of the evening where I’m playing with chatGPT and every now and then it “says” things that sound like they convey understanding and I have to remind myself it’s _just_ a very clever prediction engine, it doesn’t think.
October 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I’ve reached that point of the evening where I’m playing with chatGPT and every now and then it “says” things that sound like they convey understanding and I have to remind myself it’s _just_ a very clever prediction engine, it doesn’t think.
Just had my first proper interview in over a decade.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room .
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room .
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October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just had my first proper interview in over a decade.
Progress is being made.
September 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Progress is being made.
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oh sure, someone dresses as a LLM for Halloween and it goes down well, but when I take a ton of LSD and steal all the books at the party suddenly _I’m_ the bad guy?
September 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
oh sure, someone dresses as a LLM for Halloween and it goes down well, but when I take a ton of LSD and steal all the books at the party suddenly _I’m_ the bad guy?
Manufacturers should not be allowed to market products as “mint” flavoured. They should be required to specify whether they’re peppermint or unsuitable for human consumption. #HillIWillDieOn
September 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Manufacturers should not be allowed to market products as “mint” flavoured. They should be required to specify whether they’re peppermint or unsuitable for human consumption. #HillIWillDieOn
I always forget how much I love weathering until I get to do it again. A little test paint on the failed Dredd print. Primer, copper, clear coat, weathering. Aiming to have it read as a bronze bust.
July 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I always forget how much I love weathering until I get to do it again. A little test paint on the failed Dredd print. Primer, copper, clear coat, weathering. Aiming to have it read as a bronze bust.
Why do I always make the mistake of getting to the GP’s early? They are always running late so I’ve been sat here for an hour now.
July 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Why do I always make the mistake of getting to the GP’s early? They are always running late so I’ve been sat here for an hour now.
Sharif don’t like it
July 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Sharif don’t like it
We’ve had hedgehogs in our garden for years. It was nice to see him helping himself to a drink this evening.
July 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We’ve had hedgehogs in our garden for years. It was nice to see him helping himself to a drink this evening.
I failed to dodge this years annual restructure. So I’m available for new roles from September. Having spent the last 7 years leading a large multi-brand design system I’d be keen to continue in that vein but open to design/engineering leadership roles in smaller orgs. Remote working preferred.
July 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I failed to dodge this years annual restructure. So I’m available for new roles from September. Having spent the last 7 years leading a large multi-brand design system I’d be keen to continue in that vein but open to design/engineering leadership roles in smaller orgs. Remote working preferred.
This is actually insane. I know the intersection of fighting game fans, MVC fans and Marvel fans among my followers is probably 0 but if you know you know.
Assemble a team of legendary heroes and villains in MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls.
First details on the 4v4 tag team fighter, launching 2026 on PS5 and PC play.st/3T6mqk6
First details on the 4v4 tag team fighter, launching 2026 on PS5 and PC play.st/3T6mqk6
June 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is actually insane. I know the intersection of fighting game fans, MVC fans and Marvel fans among my followers is probably 0 but if you know you know.
My daughter (4) drew a robot and asked if I could model and print it. It turned out pretty well and was ready by bedtime.
May 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My daughter (4) drew a robot and asked if I could model and print it. It turned out pretty well and was ready by bedtime.
Do you ever have the feeling that maybe you’re the only one that can see that the emperor is naked?
May 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do you ever have the feeling that maybe you’re the only one that can see that the emperor is naked?
In the last eleven weeks I’ve lost 12.3kg which is 9% of my bodyweight. As a result I’ve lost 4cm around my waist, 6cm around my chest, 2cm around my neck and 7cm around my thighs. I’ve still got a long way to go but it’s great to feel the difference already. #mounjaro
May 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
In the last eleven weeks I’ve lost 12.3kg which is 9% of my bodyweight. As a result I’ve lost 4cm around my waist, 6cm around my chest, 2cm around my neck and 7cm around my thighs. I’ve still got a long way to go but it’s great to feel the difference already. #mounjaro
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Hi #designsystems folk. Has anyone had any issues with @figma.com’s analytics? We’ve been manually pulling them through the UI for a couple of years. Now we’ve written a script to do it and the numbers are vastly different.
scooby doo scratching his head with the words i 'm so confused written below him
Alt: scooby doo scratching his head with the words i 'm so confused written below him
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May 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Hi #designsystems folk. Has anyone had any issues with @figma.com’s analytics? We’ve been manually pulling them through the UI for a couple of years. Now we’ve written a script to do it and the numbers are vastly different.
Managed to chip a tooth at lunch. Something moved strangely and my teeth slid past each other then my top tooth hit my bottom tooth hard and took a chunk of it out. #winning
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Managed to chip a tooth at lunch. Something moved strangely and my teeth slid past each other then my top tooth hit my bottom tooth hard and took a chunk of it out. #winning
I did a little sculpting while watching TV this evening. It’s so amazing to be able to so this ob the sofa with an iPad. I’m hoping it will get me back in the habit.
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I did a little sculpting while watching TV this evening. It’s so amazing to be able to so this ob the sofa with an iPad. I’m hoping it will get me back in the habit.