I have the hugest respect for the founders of GitHub who built this amazing thing and hired 150 people and have said, “Do whatever you want with it.”
Steve goes into a lot of detail on how we work at GitHub.
This industry we work in is magical. For the first time in human history, it’s possible to be represented (almost) solely through the merits of your work.
Remember when I tweeted a thing about GitHub not having any managers? It was true, but not really.
A completely ridiculous way to use Photoshop to prototype things more quickly.
I loved this talk by Simon Collison about showing restraint in design. It applies to products as well.
The distinction between aesthetic and simplicity is one of my personal favorite points, but the whole talk is worth watching.
So I really think that investing our humanity is the highest form of design. And that’s part of what makes design hard.
I loved this talk by Matthew Butterick.
It's okay to be a perfectly happy employee.
Dr. Brené Brown talking about why experiencing vulnerability is important. This is probably my favorite TED video.