Walter Coots
@waltercoots.bsky.social
Austin-based Designer, Father, Husband, Homunculus, Rube Goldberg Machine, Caprese Panini, ICA Assassin, Flightless Bird, Party Foul
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Walter Coots
@waltercoots.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Hello, my name's Walter and I’m an Austin-based designer. Over the years I've designed all kinds of things from websites and apps to brand identities and motion graphics. I'm plagued with curiosity and easily fascinated which leads me to all sorts of interesting people, places, and situations.
I try to avoid using “Sign in with Google” (or any other identify service) because the thought of having to migrate these sign-ins if I ever want or need to switch providers is a huge pain.
July 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I try to avoid using “Sign in with Google” (or any other identify service) because the thought of having to migrate these sign-ins if I ever want or need to switch providers is a huge pain.
If you ever want humility as a UX designer, try to introduce a 3-year-old to MS Paint and the concept of using a mouse at the same time
June 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If you ever want humility as a UX designer, try to introduce a 3-year-old to MS Paint and the concept of using a mouse at the same time
Looks like a fun collection of Odd Jobs I wouldn't mind doing!
Very rarely do the projects I work on overlap with so many of my own personal interests the way Milano's Odd Job Collection has. I'm excited for everyone to see these pretty Playstation pixels and I am looking forward to helping out on more localization efforts like this in the future!
June 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Looks like a fun collection of Odd Jobs I wouldn't mind doing!
Started playing The Globe by Big Audio Dynamite for my kid as a bathroom hype song, and telling her the guy is saying “Come on and dim the lights (It’s potty time!)”
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Started playing The Globe by Big Audio Dynamite for my kid as a bathroom hype song, and telling her the guy is saying “Come on and dim the lights (It’s potty time!)”
The Hitman games have been some of my most played the last few years, and I just can’t wait to play IO Interactive’s take on James Bond. 2026 feels so far away
007 First Light - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by 007 First Light
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Hitman games have been some of my most played the last few years, and I just can’t wait to play IO Interactive’s take on James Bond. 2026 feels so far away
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If you're building to learn or have fun, that's great!
But if you're building to be profitable, and efficient, you have to solve for 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.
Which means a different sort of “building,” and a lot of activities besides building.
But if you're building to be profitable, and efficient, you have to solve for 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.
Which means a different sort of “building,” and a lot of activities besides building.
June 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If you're building to learn or have fun, that's great!
But if you're building to be profitable, and efficient, you have to solve for 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.
Which means a different sort of “building,” and a lot of activities besides building.
But if you're building to be profitable, and efficient, you have to solve for 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.
Which means a different sort of “building,” and a lot of activities besides building.
Figma leaving functionality out (like nested conditional interactions) always makes me wonder if they were doing it to keep the design straightforward, due to technical limitations, or resource constraints. Because I’d be a lot happier to have that than a website builder…
June 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Figma leaving functionality out (like nested conditional interactions) always makes me wonder if they were doing it to keep the design straightforward, due to technical limitations, or resource constraints. Because I’d be a lot happier to have that than a website builder…
It’s been like a hundred years and I’m still not tired of the party parrot
a purple parrot with a green beak is sitting on a white surface .
ALT: a purple parrot with a green beak is sitting on a white surface .
media.tenor.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s been like a hundred years and I’m still not tired of the party parrot
Stripes was originally pitched as Cheech & Chong Join the Army 😮
June 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Stripes was originally pitched as Cheech & Chong Join the Army 😮
If I had cash to spare, I’d bid on David Lynch’s piece of the Berlin Wall.
The David Lynch Collection
A rare look behind the red curtain of one of the most influential artists of our time: Julien’s & TCM Presents: The David Lynch Collection.
Almost...
www.juliensauctions.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If I had cash to spare, I’d bid on David Lynch’s piece of the Berlin Wall.
Jimmi Simpson is underrated.
June 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Jimmi Simpson is underrated.
My Dove chocolates keep telling me “Your evolution looks good on you” and that’s just a weird thing to say to somebody
May 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My Dove chocolates keep telling me “Your evolution looks good on you” and that’s just a weird thing to say to somebody
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From 1719, exquisite French disco fish. Find the full book www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/e...
May 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
From 1719, exquisite French disco fish. Find the full book www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/e...
Bleed American is a sometimes album, and in those times, it’s S-tier
May 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Bleed American is a sometimes album, and in those times, it’s S-tier
I’m in that phase of missing what little social interaction I got on Facebook, Threads, and Instagram. BlueSky is like a ghost town for me
May 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I’m in that phase of missing what little social interaction I got on Facebook, Threads, and Instagram. BlueSky is like a ghost town for me
I have an “Ideas” folder in the notes on my phone, and every so often I look through. I just found a note that simply reads “The Steely Van Halen Brothers”
May 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I have an “Ideas” folder in the notes on my phone, and every so often I look through. I just found a note that simply reads “The Steely Van Halen Brothers”
Had a dream last night that I was a touring musician with Radiohead. Thom Yorke was like “Walter, we really want you to weigh in on which songs we play and how we transition between them. What do you think of this reverb?” and I was talking them into adding atmospheric radio static. It was great
May 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Had a dream last night that I was a touring musician with Radiohead. Thom Yorke was like “Walter, we really want you to weigh in on which songs we play and how we transition between them. What do you think of this reverb?” and I was talking them into adding atmospheric radio static. It was great
I’m working on an “AI Co-pilot” and keep thinking of this. Almost tossed it into tomorrow’s presentation deck but held off
May 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’m working on an “AI Co-pilot” and keep thinking of this. Almost tossed it into tomorrow’s presentation deck but held off
Shout out to the devs at Amazon that named one of their attribute values "Chewbacca" so it shows up in the URL parameters.
May 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Shout out to the devs at Amazon that named one of their attribute values "Chewbacca" so it shows up in the URL parameters.
Is there a directory somewhere of all the YouTube channels, Skillshare classes, and private courses put out by creative professionals?
May 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Is there a directory somewhere of all the YouTube channels, Skillshare classes, and private courses put out by creative professionals?
This seems like pretty big news www.popularmechanics.com/science/a646...
A Quantum Breakthrough Just Proved Teleportation Is Real—And Unlocked the Most Powerful Internet Yet
In a groundbreaking experiment three decades in the making, scientists teleported a particle over 18 miles.
www.popularmechanics.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This seems like pretty big news www.popularmechanics.com/science/a646...
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Can't be overstated how fucked up it is that Black folk came up with a word to express people being aware of the oppression of other people and it's now targeted by far right governments globally as something evil that must be destroyed
May 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Can't be overstated how fucked up it is that Black folk came up with a word to express people being aware of the oppression of other people and it's now targeted by far right governments globally as something evil that must be destroyed
Nowadays the Config stuff that gets me excited is when they fix broken stuff and improve on old stuff, not introduce new stuff
May 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Nowadays the Config stuff that gets me excited is when they fix broken stuff and improve on old stuff, not introduce new stuff
More like SlowDaddy amirite
May 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
More like SlowDaddy amirite