A Designer’s Fart

#design

Great work!

Skills are the new currency: https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/08/17/skills-are-the-new-currency/

These are some exciting thoughts.
However, I believe that interpersonal interaction will become increasingly valuable as digitalization increases.
In combination with the aforementioned digitalized skills, this creates a genuine premium product.

Tech Titans Predict an AI Age of Abundance: What's Really at The End of The Rainbow? Key Takeaways from Your Undivided Attention

"The question isn't whether AI will transform work—it's whether we'll consciously shape that transformation to support human dignity, democratic participation, and genuine human connection."

centerforhumanetechnology.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

Thrive in obscurity The path to creative mastery begins with years of silence. Publish anyway.

www.jeetmehta.com/posts/thrive...

#creativity #mindset

there-is-no-credentials-meeting In the Win Without Pitching model for selling expertise there is no credentials meeting. There are only The Four Conversations.

www.winwithoutpitching.com/there-is-no-...

Another great article by one of my favorite creative business and sales authors.

#businessofdesign #sales

My favorite form of work?
Working into the blue without waiting for customer feedback. Especially when the deadline is within reach. That's the thrill we designers live for.

#designprocess #projectmanagement

This metaphor of desert and forest really appeals to me and can easily be transferred to design work.

#graphicdesign #motiondesign

The history of album art I speak and write about design, front-end code, leadership, and (occasionally) math.

Some great album art in this article by Matthew Ström
matthewstrom.com/writing/albu...

#graphicdesign #typography

Can We Talk? If I could do just one thing for you it would be to reach inside you and pull out all your ideas of what you think it means to sell.

I really like this idea of talking vs pitching

www.winwithoutpitching.com/can-we-talk/

#design #communication

Skills are the new currency Issue 241: Licensing human capability and intelligence

"Taste, context, ethics, and lived experiences are the new moat."
Great article by @davidhoang.com
www.proofofconcept.pub/p/skills-are...

Tidying up my pinboard.in archive. Excellent bookmarking service, btw
#bookmarks

Friction 1.0.0-beta.2 Introducing the second beta release for Friction 1.0. This release includes several fixes, some new features and UI/UX improvements.

Friction 1.0.0 beta 2 is now available 🥳

friction.graphics/releases/fri...

#motiongraphics #motiondesign #mograph #animation #svg #artWithOpenSource

After Effects 2025 on Windows 10 keeps crashing as soon as I close the prpgram.
Anybody else have this problem? Are there any solutions?
#adobe #aftereffects #creativecloud

Terminator 2 movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

9/20

#filmsky

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

8/20

#filmsky

La Haine movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

7/20

#filmsky

Inception movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

6/20

#filmsky

Heat movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

5/20

#filmsky

Whiplash movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

4/20

#filmsky

The Broken Circle movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

3/20

#filmsky

The Wrestler movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

2/20

#filmsky

"Contact" movie poster

The challenge is to choose 20 movies that greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters

1/20

#filmsky

#aftereffects #cinema4d

Pikimov | free web-based motion design editor Pikimov is a free web-based motion design and video editor

Although many core functions are still missing to be a real After Effects alternative, this looks very good.

pikimov.com

#aftereffects #motiondesign

Why do so many people think that “pretty pictures” are the only thing you do as a designer? #graphicdesign

How do you successfully differentiate yourself as a professionally trained designer in an age where anyone can insert content into any cheap template and publish it?

Asking for a friend.

#design #contentcreation

Pro tip: Just because a font has different weights, you don't have to use all of them in your design.

#graphicdesign #typography

I stumbled across www.artofthetitle.com again after ages. So many great title designs 🤩
#motiongraphics #design