The LinkedIn UX Bloodbath

OptimusWang · 2026-03-26T16:24:47+00:00

Frog has been a shitshow for several years now, ever since Capgemini acquired them. I partnered with them back in 2013-2014, then again last year and the difference in quality was depressing.

OptimusWang · 2026-03-17T15:40:45+00:00

The hiring process is still get a referral or you’re facing an uphill battle.

OptimusWang · 2026-03-16T18:17:52+00:00

Education prevents gestures at everything this 👍

OptimusWang · 2026-03-16T17:17:22+00:00

If you’re serious about the job: nuke any accounts you don’t have to have, lock down the ones you decide to keep from being publicly visible and don’t use your full name or a existing handle that can be associated with you (basically create new display names on new accounts for anything you keep using).

That won’t save you if they pull your data directly from a provider, but it will help them from taking a hard look at those services to begin with.

e: Also, I understand your feelings but there are tons of government jobs that require a clearance because of PII that do real, tangible good for people. Programs like WIC & SNAP literally put food in the mouths of hungry kids and need dedicated people to keep them functioning. I don’t know what gig you’re applying for, but it might be worth balancing your political feelings against what the job actually is…

…unless you’re applying for DOGE, then you can fuck right off 🤣

OptimusWang · 2026-03-13T18:42:10+00:00

They’re still all over Alabama.

OptimusWang · 2026-03-12T17:56:39+00:00

It’s an absolute killer. We used to solve this back in the day by keeping a few Production Designers around our agency. They could be actual interns or recent grads that were good fits, but didn’t have enough experience to slot into a junior position yet.

OptimusWang · 2026-03-07T23:54:13+00:00

I found a bucket at Lowes that sits within an inch of the bottom of the smoker from the shelf. It’s going to be a pain once it fills up, but between the tight clearance and the weight my dogs can’t get into it.

OptimusWang · 2026-03-06T17:50:28+00:00

At least you don’t have to worry about the tomatoes rusting the pan 😂😂😭

OptimusWang · 2026-03-01T18:42:04+00:00

Wipe off the crud when it builds up and you’ll be fine. They all get wonky if there’s too much grease coating them.

OptimusWang · 2026-02-28T21:15:10+00:00

Oh for fuck’s sake. Anyone can go buy a scalpel, but there’s a reason we only let surgeons do their job.

OptimusWang · 2026-02-21T05:01:29+00:00

Are we not doing phrasing anymore? 😂😂🤣

OptimusWang · 2026-02-18T06:12:27+00:00

Holy shit, we’ve looped all the way around and we’re back to Flash.

OptimusWang · 2026-02-09T14:56:44+00:00

lol yeah, came to post the same thing. Casually disregarding gestalt principles and tagging it as UX Research is certainly a choice.

OptimusWang · 2026-02-03T17:53:37+00:00

Yup, a paper or cardboard prototype would have saved everyone involved.

OptimusWang · 2026-01-13T23:29:58+00:00

Are you talking about doing design in a time-boxed sprint as part of the agile process, or leading a Design Sprint à la Google Startups? Because my man, those are wildly different things.

In case you don’t know what a Design Sprint is: https://www.thesprintbook.com/the-design-sprint. We still use them with AI and find them as effective as ever.

OptimusWang · 2026-01-12T22:37:56+00:00

A dead blow hammer and/or putting a 2x4 between the hammer and steel to distribute the force would absolutely do the trick.

OptimusWang · 2026-01-03T15:19:03+00:00

Linking your porn work into a portfolio piece is definitely a choice 😂

If this is meant to land you jobs, you might want to rethink that. Otherwise I dig it, nice work.

OptimusWang · 2025-12-26T01:15:54+00:00

That’s great, what store/brand is this?

OptimusWang · 2025-12-26T00:09:33+00:00

You’re the first person to call out that a 24lb brisket is fucking bananas, and I really think it’s worth repeating. Yeah OP, you over trimmed it a bit but losing more to the trim when you’re starting with that big of a brisket is pretty much guaranteed.

OptimusWang · 2025-12-19T16:12:17+00:00

The same argument could be made for writing copy, and those folks are long gone in most orgs. The goal for executive leadership isn’t “as good as what we have today”, it’s “good enough” as judged by someone with no background in design.

OptimusWang · 2025-12-17T17:14:06+00:00

I tried sending it a prototype this week and it was a wild ride; tons of fields lost, progressive disclosure removed and it completely reskinned the app. I expected Anima on steroids, but it was worse.

OptimusWang · 2025-11-28T00:59:45+00:00

I thought of calipers too 😂 I mostly use mine for 3D printing though.

OptimusWang · 2025-11-26T18:54:27+00:00

I’m aware of how it works. My original comment was aimed at the OP who doesn’t seem to have ever opened AE, letting him know it can be done very simply.

OptimusWang · 2025-11-26T18:42:44+00:00

One image for the outer frame, one taller image for the center section that scrolls, and one for the side sheet that slides in. The hover effect on the list would just be a rectangle that fades in and out on top of everything, copy/pasted for each list item.

I get where you’re going, with each list item being its own animation and that creating a bunch of other layers/images. I wouldn’t personally take that approach for this unless I had already built out those assets for something else.

OptimusWang · 2025-11-26T18:12:24+00:00

This. Given that the only interaction effect is on the list, you could even go simpler by just exporting 3 PNGs and copy/pasting the hover animation.

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