Andrew Spencer

@dmcgco I really enjoyed this one. I haven't come across this type of candid conversation on podcasts before.

✨ Back from summer break with a new pod episode, a deep one on mid-life winding design careers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wor…

@thomasforth @dieworkwear @PrivateWhiteVC Anglo-Italian angloitalian.com

If @dieworkwear -- or a British equivalent -- on the back of that great @PrivateWhiteVC thread, could maybe share a big list of British clothes manufacturers doing similarly great things that would be amazing. Thanks in advance.

@Stammy @sesame Really nice app!

This was also our first step evolving Sesame’s brand, from the photography to our new wordmark and logo. We worked closely with Lobby Partners & Associates and Brian Roettinger to shape an identity with the specificity, restraint, and feeling we want Sesame to stand for. Our own @_dustinlee_ crafted our logo, drawing initial inspiration from the form of sesame seed pods.

Today we're announcing our @sesame iOS app preview, giving you a first look at our collection of personal agents, a new way to explore your curiosity and think out loud. We’ve come a long way since the Research Preview from last year: new features, new characters, and better capabilities. apps.apple.com/us/app/sesame-… sesame.com/blog/voice-you…

@coffeeshopceo @levelsio I think it’s more likely you are seeing knock offs of established furniture designers on Alibaba. Not actual Alibaba pieces in luxury hotels.

The real scam is when you realise these entire luxury hotels are furnished from alibaba. Go to Alibaba and search hotel room - each room is bought off the shelf. It’s why everything is the same size and layout. The best true luxury is found through independent hotels who actually care about being unique.

Agreed, and I can prove that luxury hotels are mathematically literally very bad value For the amount of "more" money you pay for this luxury, you should be getting way way way more than you actually get (as measured by ratings) Aman should have an average rating of 9.5 but in reality barely hits an 8 on average, so they simply cannot produce the "luxury" experiences they are trying to market and brand themselves for It's essentially all smoke and mirrors, and reflects my experiences completely, you pay 10x more and get either 0.5x-1.5x more (eg many times 2x worse, sometimes a bit better) not 10x better! Other luxury chains are slightly better but none of them even get close to a 9 rating with the famous Ritz-Carlton being especially bad: its average rating is a 7.68 for a median price of $549/night, terrible! Real value can be found with Okura, Minor, Melia and even Marriott. Okura is interesting because well known as luxurious but median only $143/night So as I always say, luxury is mostly a scam, it doesn't exist and you're best off spending much less for much better value (and often better experiences too) Source: my new site stats page hotelist.com/stats

@girdley Supercut

Has anyone found a Loom alternative they love? It's so buggy now that Atlassian is behind it. I'm sick of recording 5 minute videos that it loses.

how it feels to ask for design feedback

@juergenhassler @createdbymad Very very good!

We have a new website. Two years of rethinking who @createdbymad is, what we stand for, and how we want to show up in a world that looks nothing like it did when we started in 2018.

@dmcgco This is awesome!

Had fun as always working with the IM team to design the landing page for this great campaign!⚡️

@nateparrott This page 404's

check it out at claude.ai/design and let us know what you think!

meet claude design! A simple tool that lets designers prototype and share interactive artifacts built using code.

@mlesplmer @paper What kind of tasks were you doing with Claude? I've given it a spin a couple of times, but feel like I'm not getting the full potential

Did a couple of things in @paper w/ Claude & if I was a solo designer right now I’d immediately swap over to it. Figmas lock-in at this point feels like collaboration, not sure how long that lasts. Needs better designing with AI, rather than just pipeline improvements for Eng.

@dmcgco @stephenhaney paper.design/roadmap there's an overview here

@stephenhaney This looks great! Genuine question for you, other than things like shaders in the toolkit, what is the main roadmap, or even philosophical differentiator between Paper and Figma?

Hello! Today we're releasing Paper Desktop Paper is now a canvas for Cursor, Claude Code, Codex. Any agent can read and write html to Paper. • push or pull from your codebase • pull real data from anywhere • less work, more design What will you ship? Sound on 🎶

@9th @thecosmos mouthwash.studio would be a good fit here

Looking for a studio to design and build the new @thecosmos marketing site. Who should we work with?

@dmcgco 👋

I’m building something for people that make music. Not people aspiring to be professional artists, but people like me and many of my friends who make music as a creative act and expression in itself. If this is you and you’re curious, please drop a 👋 here & I’ll keep you posted!

@okuiux @supercut_video Congrats on the launch, it's a great product

From zero to v1.0 — seven months, countless improvements, and one incredible team later, ツ @supercut_video is live 🚀 Meet the next generation of Video Messaging. Blazing fast, AI powered and crafted for design-driven teams that want to look pro.

@figma Removing production work is the best use of AI in a design tool in my opinion. More of this please!

Something new is coming to the design canvas

@Stammy @sesame @brendaniribe @natemitchell Nice!

joining @sesame as head of design today! when I first met @brendaniribe a few months ago, his vision for sesame and his way of talking about design and craft inspired me. felt the same when i met @natemitchell. couldn’t be more excited to build with this amazing team.

@neiltak @supercut_video Do you have pricing for when you're out of beta?

Thanks so much for all the @supercut_video support today! Had a great response so far, looking forward to shipping the updates we have coming. Currently #2 on Product Hunt producthunt.com

@dieworkwear Thank you!

Congrats on getting married! It's your wedding, so anything you choose will be right because it's your day. But you can't go wrong with a white semi-spread collar shirt. For the tie, I would do a black-and-white Shepherds check or houndstooth, which will feel more celebratory than your basic rep stripes or foulards (those can feel a bit business-y). Grenadine also works (pink if you don't want to look too business). Sam Hober makes nice bespoke ties and you can order fabric swatches remotely (ignore the basic design of the website, he does genuinely great neckwear) Some thoughts on weddings here: putthison.com/tips-for-buyin…

I can't promise to answer every question bc sometimes it's hard. But if you post a screenshot my replies showing you donated at least $10 to this cat rescue organization, I'll answer a style-related question for you. Donation info in @feederofcats's thread (click through).

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