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as I sit staring at this for 20 sec, 30 sec, I look up at the momento mori flag hanging above my desk and realize I'm doing something wrong. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/582bdb34036af3793d4548cd/c9edc4ffa9c52196fe6a180775b25ddf_8848a2fba8e6bbd8506b1e84f8c53ac2c3df5b42_twitter.jpg

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did i just raid my son's lego to assemble the baddest figure of all time? and then pose mr death rider for a photograph? yes. yes i did. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/582bb9ccd53c078d13d960fc/600b63b974c79155f83ece86b6de61b5_b4b91c3cc54c847082882aa3d1befe0850420d15_twitter.jpg

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blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/582bd3af51ae60e00da19364/d7f5d7679dfadaef75b83e2339bee1ba_e4f0d3bc77bb5f529ff36caca50d41dae55c544e_twitter.jpg

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richard scarry is my primary reference. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/582a64491fcd5d8a754e0781/shak_87d2a75467ce8e0b5d28fd5c846401b08992c665_twitter.jpg

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ATCQ week: when that busta verse comes in on 'mobius' https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5829d2e5acc7763c17d0547d/39f04b99d14640305f8a71d68158b6d5.original.gif

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ATCQ week: hearing 'hey ya'll ready? hey phife you ready?' on the intro to black spasmodic makes the universe alright. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5829d33ee17e9da139d0547f/c67ed380be354806c4c6a29aef73b439.original.jpg

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💀 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5824d397fc70502c37e5cce1/1256ea0cdeebf16984620e55a68eaceb.original.jpg

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meant to be inspiring, actually soul crushing. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5824d322fc7050cd35e5cce0/b5757014d7c0eb632344cabfea208117.original.jpg

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for the night is dark and full of terrors. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/58230daafc705086289fded0/3046812a798590702eafbd8d970136e5.original.jpg

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america: http://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/1/photos/583000/Scotland-worms-snakes-396583.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A07tDouATcE

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grateful to the fine folks at Louie's for giving a good home to some older work. 🙌 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/581cad1915ebc798268b4567/2fa065ba3a657310d394a283c10482eb.original.jpg

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tfw https://buffer-pictures.s3.amazonaws.com/8adeaaafa1bcc83b7b33899abe5ca641.4c915c766d1e27d31e4539a9fc6a2019

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✨✨✨✨ ✨✨✨✨ ✨✨✨✨ Poul Henningsen's "Philosophy of Light" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o2rFK4-7oY

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head nod. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKB5h2tJQHQ

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strangely inspiring postscript to a @torontocomms construction notice. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5813fb0122f604a019b47d6f/98b8705d2ca618bdd6b2784a7cf125d0.jpg

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store visits are essential to learning how we can build better products @loblawdigital, huge thanks to Peter's No Frills for hosting us! https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5813f8f423cf545a1310b78e/8c22204072ff714ebf53d40484596bd6.jpg

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theaster gates at the @agotoronto was amazing. race, memory, museum as institution - lots going on, but never heavy. layered, and visceral. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5812aec072e80700398b4567/9cf8cd048173b8783b852a2ca3146f81.jpg

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the exploded renders in the MBP design video are pretty 🔥. they're really doubling down on the black on black death star aesthetic, though. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5812a0a77c4979610f4d7fbf/61e606461b3eabc149dfe3d582dcee5a.png

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73 out of 100 floors. https://media.giphy.com/media/3oriNWgl11lm0FHuCs/giphy.gif

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disgusting, but beautiful in aggregate https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/580cbc61ae5aec36312b9387/43a9a3d7244a3e678d9b16cef77fdeb6.jpg

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this song, driving to my father's house, from my highschool girlfriend's house, late night, many times a week, 1998. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JBHyE18L3o

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“[work on] the highest impact stuff - everything else .. find ppl who are better at it than [you are]” https://techvibes.com/2016/10/13/entrepreneurship-family-and-the-future-of-retail-with-shopify

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🎉 Loblaws' new iOS app has launched! Rethink how you plan meals and shop for food. Amazing team effort on this! https://appsto.re/ca/P1U9db.i

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i mean, you read the dave eggers book, right? that wasn't intended to be aspirational. http://circle.squarespace.com/ cf. https://www.amazon.com/Circle-Dave-Eggers/dp/0345807294

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cut-outs, washes, overspray. d5x. https://buffer-pictures.s3.amazonaws.com/e99f02844587e9cdeab8a32b8a19621e.4603d1d1549b2f27dbb41acefd586c2b.jpg

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love to see the magical women @qanukinteriors taking over the neighbourhood. ✨ https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57f98b1f4aa8df8964e0a22e/8a5fe9c2f62ecf971417e360cdcded19.jpg

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in awe of the massive reproduction ~1914 cdn flag hanging at @theberlinkw. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57f93e91b8d413461b298512/738dec7477066d0d106224b97e90de1b.jpg

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not even budds' phenomenal signage could save it from bankruptcy. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57f93e11b8d4136519298512/9e028c14369a9259ba1c55b0abdfb7f1.jpg

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much knowledge within these pages. @peterme & @bettay have done us a great service, here! https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57f5061b910448cc19a10cba/30094cd9897c479870429ebd94ffd3ad.jpg

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ok mr kottke, that's a set of tags that'll get me to read a story. http://www.gq.com/story/my-son-the-prince-of-fashion

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🐚 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57f1c60d53a291c81c6ae44b/22faff02807e3d451afe98fe45c07c27.jpg

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via http://www.swearwords.com.au/work/amalia/

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RT @MklGustafsson: One more of these :) Better quality and a bit longer: https://t.co/wSHSNXAirk https://t.co/U8uq3HtIl2

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today's the day - Amount Owing at the NSLSC: $0 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57f05c207d3844fd12474e85/bdf0b19b8b1f3ce07e207ea8197ae654.original.gif

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“feeding their voices into machines [and building songs] that reflect the reigning sensation of our time” http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22420-22-a-million/

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making all the animal specific pooping noises this morning was my favorite part of the day. going to miss the toddler years. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57eeb81d7b511aa809fb3680/792b7721e9848c5e2383c218d0bf86e0.jpg

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“getting your core skills right is so important, and it will only make you a stronger leader in the long run” https://www.justinmind.com/blog/experience-design-and-prototyping-the-airbnb-way-qa-with-katie-dill/

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“5. Go for a walk” https://medium.com/sorry-what-i-wasnt-paying-attention/introducing-a-culture-of-design-inside-existing-organizational-cultures-920a05765544

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some hands on learning, combining probability and human psychology @loblawdigital https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57ee58b190954ec675857045/e2e7b7374ed044ea9eddf39f7d93f700.jpg

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'when interviewing, don't do design challenges. it's a hold over from a technical culture, and is essentially meaningless.' @peterme https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57e9b93f65760b8d1a0f4aa1/4c1086b9840131854d19403ab3e46b77.jpg

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@peterme sharing some deep design org insights - lay a solid foundation (principles), focus on execution, invest in (prof) development https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57e9b418ed9e8b403a8b4578/15a29b305517780d4cd1408c6d3301b6.jpg

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@uenodotco ✨ everything. http://office.ueno.nyc/

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agnes martin - praise. the source of all your 12-column grids? https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/art/upload/59/4311/CF103551.jpg

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RT @justinpervorse: Failed RISO experiment turned into a motivational message https://t.co/WPvx98IgTE

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if he was that easy to find, he can't be a very good chameleon. just saying. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57e2ed0677f9f69f41663894/b0454273cbbf82a0b3a616402a233c00.jpg

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Frank+Oak innaugural women's collection, or Land's End young ladies department circa 1992? https://ca.frankandoak.com/product/64818/the-gym-fleece-crewneck-in-grey-heather

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'opportunities for “nickel and diming” one’s customers and partners are rising.' https://hbr.org/2016/09/why-user-experience-always-has-to-come-first

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claim the Apple Watch as the pinnacle of 'meaningful' design = credibility destroyed http://design.org/blog/ux-design-success-ladder-for-meaningful-product-design/

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the future: bots rip tracks from one streaming service and auto-update a playlist on a competing service. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/57df450c24915c055f8b4567/a3955c588d641722b2b607033d354cc0.jpg