There will be times when someone on the team just doesn’t fit. For whatever reason, their ideas, attitudes, or expectations simply don’t harmonize with the group. That doesn’t mean they’re wrong or the team is wrong. It just means that the chemistry isn’t working.

Things are so bad, the planet is calling for Batman.

Once you see the situation is moving away from you and what you believe in, it’s best to let it go and move on. The alternative is to stay and fight a lonely fight or worse, to reset your expectations and accept where things are headed. But are either of those something you really want to do?

I couldn't agree more with @allenpike.com's recent talk about Post-Chat AI interfaces. I stumbled across this talk over the week and keep going back to it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRqB...

It feels really good to be hiring in an environment where so many have sadly been impacted with layoffs. Opened both a Senior Product Designer and Product Designer roles today.

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

When you learn that the VS Code theme you’ve used for years was recently pulled because of malware added by the author you start questioning your decisions. Hello @zed.dev! I couldn’t be happier with the switch.

Single HTML Element Star Rating Component alvaromontoro.com/blog/68069/s...

😍 PSA: ident() is an upcoming CSS feature I’m incredibly excited about and you're about to be too.

It will allow you to compose CSS variables from other variables, making code like this possible. 😍

Spec: drafts.csswg.org/css-values-5...
Proposal (by @bram.us ): github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...

Watching the latest episode of The Irrational and noticed the real Dan Ariely sitting in the classroom of the first scene. Is this the first time they snuck him in the show?

Getting Design a seat at the table is one thing, knowing how to participate at an executive level is something else entirely. As always, Rachel Kobetz provides some incredible questions that design leaders should be able to answer.

open.substack.com/pub/kobewan/...

This article will now be cited when HR is shocked that people are scared to fill out honest feedback in company surveys.

www.indiatoday.in/trending-new...

Preparing for a new role starting very soon. I always find myself returning to this classic.

Beautifully said...

eBay has completely leveled up the design system marketing and documentation game with their new Playbook site. I can't say I've seen a design system promo video so beautiful show the use of tokens and components like this.

playbook.ebay.com

What happens when a product designer wants to help young people better understand investing? He writes the article he wish he had when he first started working.

As a product designer I’m always trying to make complex things more comfortable. While I have no intent on trying to be a personal finance guru I’m starting to publish some of the processes that have helped me and other take care of their money.

I often hear, “it’s for MVP, we just need this piece” without considering the big picture. I’m always reminded by what Marty Neumeier says in “Metaskills”, “you can put your hat on first or your boots on first but before that you have to decide you’re a cowboy.” Map the full experience, then start.

I have to say there is something calming about Bluesky. Not in the service so much as the noise. The signal to noise ratio feels more manageable so much that you see @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com reply to fans. There’s a deep sense of community in that… a sense of relief. Of course it’s temporary.