Frederick Yocum
@frederickyocum.bsky.social
”The root cause isn’t the technology – it’s the enduring power
dynamics and visual habits embedded in our industries. . . . AI will simply accelerate harmful clichés.” — Fairpicture White Paper Poverty Porn in the Era of Generative AI
dynamics and visual habits embedded in our industries. . . . AI will simply accelerate harmful clichés.” — Fairpicture White Paper Poverty Porn in the Era of Generative AI
fairpicture.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
”The root cause isn’t the technology – it’s the enduring power
dynamics and visual habits embedded in our industries. . . . AI will simply accelerate harmful clichés.” — Fairpicture White Paper Poverty Porn in the Era of Generative AI
dynamics and visual habits embedded in our industries. . . . AI will simply accelerate harmful clichés.” — Fairpicture White Paper Poverty Porn in the Era of Generative AI
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination www.antonsten.com/articles/hen...
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination | Anton Sten
The famous "faster horses" quote isn't wrong because users can't imagine solutions—it's wrong because it defends lazy research.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination www.antonsten.com/articles/hen...
“Now that bubble is expanding. It includes more strategy. More understanding of context. More judgment about what to build and why, not just how to build it.“
www.antonsten.com/articles/whe...
www.antonsten.com/articles/whe...
When execution gets easy, taste gets harder | Anton Sten
As AI blurs the lines between design and development, the designer's role isn't disappearing. It's expanding. But only if you're willing to fill the new space.
www.antonsten.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“Now that bubble is expanding. It includes more strategy. More understanding of context. More judgment about what to build and why, not just how to build it.“
www.antonsten.com/articles/whe...
www.antonsten.com/articles/whe...
Such a short read, so much wisdom.
“Users aren’t supposed to design your product. That’s your job. But they’re the only ones who can tell you what’s actually broken in their world.”
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination www.antonsten.com/articles/hen...
“Users aren’t supposed to design your product. That’s your job. But they’re the only ones who can tell you what’s actually broken in their world.”
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination www.antonsten.com/articles/hen...
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination | Anton Sten
The famous "faster horses" quote isn't wrong because users can't imagine solutions—it's wrong because it defends lazy research.
www.antonsten.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Such a short read, so much wisdom.
“Users aren’t supposed to design your product. That’s your job. But they’re the only ones who can tell you what’s actually broken in their world.”
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination www.antonsten.com/articles/hen...
“Users aren’t supposed to design your product. That’s your job. But they’re the only ones who can tell you what’s actually broken in their world.”
Henry Ford's horse problem wasn't about imagination www.antonsten.com/articles/hen...
The first step in making sure our lower shed does have a wet floor every time it rains is four hours of digging. #shed_renovation
October 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The first step in making sure our lower shed does have a wet floor every time it rains is four hours of digging. #shed_renovation
While this is a rant, the logic behind the rant is abundantly made clear. At least America by Design wasn’t built with Flash.
blog.frankmtaylor.com/2025/08/28/a...
blog.frankmtaylor.com/2025/08/28/a...
America by Design is Deplorable for All
One of the first deliveries of the National Design Studio is AmericaByDesign — which is deplorable for all.
blog.frankmtaylor.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
While this is a rant, the logic behind the rant is abundantly made clear. At least America by Design wasn’t built with Flash.
blog.frankmtaylor.com/2025/08/28/a...
blog.frankmtaylor.com/2025/08/28/a...
Another stunting tutorial from Josh Comeau.
www.joshwcomeau.com/svg/interact...
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An Interactive Guide to SVG Paths • Josh W. Comeau
SVG gives us many different primitives to work with, but by far the most powerful is the <path> element. Unfortunately, it’s also the most inscrutable, with its compact Regex-style syntax. In this tut...
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August 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another stunting tutorial from Josh Comeau.
www.joshwcomeau.com/svg/interact...
www.joshwcomeau.com/svg/interact...
Rest in Peace and thank you, Tom Lehrer
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August 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rest in Peace and thank you, Tom Lehrer
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July 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I feel a summer pudding coming on.
June 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I feel a summer pudding coming on.
Some thoughts by Joanne Jang, OpenAI Head of Model & Behavior Policy, on human-ai relationships and what is means for OpenAI’s approach to threading the needle that encompasses perceived empathy and manufactured reality.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Some thoughts by Joanne Jang, OpenAI Head of Model & Behavior Policy, on human-ai relationships and what is means for OpenAI’s approach to threading the needle that encompasses perceived empathy and manufactured reality.
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Reposted by Frederick Yocum
Every frontier AI system should be grounded in a core commitment: to protect human joy and endeavour. Today, we launch LawZero, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing safe-by-design AI. lawzero.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Every frontier AI system should be grounded in a core commitment: to protect human joy and endeavour. Today, we launch LawZero, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing safe-by-design AI. lawzero.org
The pope was dope. Shame about the memorial.
pimpmytype.com/pope-francis/
pimpmytype.com/pope-francis/
Pope Francis’ Tomb: A Type Tragedy - Pimp my Type
What the Pope’s tomb teaches us about kerning, Roman type, and why spacing still matters in UI design.
pimpmytype.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The pope was dope. Shame about the memorial.
pimpmytype.com/pope-francis/
pimpmytype.com/pope-francis/
Columbia School of Journalism helps us spot AI-generated content with a catchy tune. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq29...
Columbia Journalism Review presents: The PSAi
YouTube video by Columbia Journalism School
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May 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Columbia School of Journalism helps us spot AI-generated content with a catchy tune. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq29...
How did I miss this? Introducing TODS – a typographic and OpenType default stylesheet by @clagnut.com clagnut.com/blog/2433
Introducing TODS – a typographic and OpenType default stylesheet
Introducing a new open source web typography project. The idea is to have a default CSS file to set sensible typographic defaults for use on prose text, making particular use of the font features prov...
clagnut.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
How did I miss this? Introducing TODS – a typographic and OpenType default stylesheet by @clagnut.com clagnut.com/blog/2433
Efficiently distilling governmental action down to 255 characters. A bit like using a hedge trimmer to tidy up your eyebrows.
Work | DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency | DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency
Work | DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency.
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February 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Efficiently distilling governmental action down to 255 characters. A bit like using a hedge trimmer to tidy up your eyebrows.
Me leaving my local polling station. No big story here, I trust in America's checks and balances and don't fear drastic changes regardless of the election outcome. As FDR said, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
November 5, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Me leaving my local polling station. No big story here, I trust in America's checks and balances and don't fear drastic changes regardless of the election outcome. As FDR said, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
“If it’s possible to be in films without taking your clothes off or killing people with machine guns. I seem to have indeed managed,” Maggie Smith on her acceptance of a Special Award Bafta in 1993.
September 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
“If it’s possible to be in films without taking your clothes off or killing people with machine guns. I seem to have indeed managed,” Maggie Smith on her acceptance of a Special Award Bafta in 1993.
