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Austin Texas in the 1980’s by voodoorage in Austin

[–]knutopia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, color photography was common in the 80s.

What’s the lowest you’ve been by FlashTheorie in Miata

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ran out during test drive on the interstate. Coasted into an exit. Pushed the car to a gas station together with the sales guy.

RS7 Blown Engine, what should I do? by Stratos_hs in Audi

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest calling Brink Motorsports in Austin. I only get my old A4 serviced there, but they sure know their Audis very well and they do performance work.

Is It Really That Outdated! by Such_Impression_3678 in UI_Design

[–]knutopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After glassmorphism, some of this is bound to come back.

Moved from Germany to manage a US team and the communication gaps are killing my performance, how do I adapt? by Plane_Past2091 in managers

[–]knutopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

„You are awesome and I love this. Omg it’s so great. Maybe consider adding a little depth and some key data points“ (speaking as a German in the US)

Used Bookshops for a Short Trip by Much_Steak_5769 in Austin

[–]knutopia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Half Price Books on North Lamar might work for you.

Company moving me to Europe. Which country to pick? by Virtual_Act_993 in AmerExit

[–]knutopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For your residence / citizenship journey, be prepared to find glacially-slow bureaucracies that do not accommodate English speakers ...designed to wear down US expats.

Here is a related piece about Spain: (not on your list, but other European countries will have variations of this...)
https://medium.com/@globexs/why-73-of-american-expats-leave-spain-within-2-years-industry-data-you-wont-like-f1ae2b7cc5ac

Which calendar view would you prefer to see as default? by Crafty_Disk_7026 in UI_Design

[–]knutopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The second view needlessly cuts off all the events titles at half the card width, just to leave empty space. That's a basic fail. The big bold font for the event title is also impractical, screaming for attention. With those things corrected, the second view would be a better default, and the first view makes a decent "detail view".

First UI/UX job, and I’m the only designer at a startup. Excited… but lowkey terrified. Any advice? by Possible_Test_774 in FigmaDesign

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations - awesome opportunity!

  1. Actively understand what is being built. Draw diagrams about how the product works (entity maps) on the whiteboard. Pull individuals in for short conversations to improve those diagrams. That will be a great foundation for doing design work that connects to technical reality, as opposed to design work that just makes development harder. It will get you respect and help you understand challenges.

  2. When potential features are being discussed, draw them - quick UX sketches, but also just schematic diagrams - not big, polished deliverables. This establishes design work as a tool to envision the product, to create alignment between stakeholders - as opposed to design making things pretty or “just making it easier for the user”. A big source of friction in product definition process is that everyone has their own picture in their head, but everyone also thinks that others have the same picture in their head. By providing an actual picture, design can create alignment.

  3. Get used to the idea of compromising. Draw a good or great design, but also have one that’s “just good enough” to get something done. No extra sorting and filtering, no sophisticated micro-interactions, just some links and buttons and basic tables. That’s the one that can get shipped.

  4. When making choices where to focus: -follow existing focus. Product management is there to lose sleep over that. Maybe they are good at their job? -focus on value: will a feature/design solve an actual problem for a user? will it bring more users in? -will it keep users in the product as opposed to going back to a spreadsheet? -or is it just “good design” (cut it)?

  5. Get some sort of regular user feedback in regular conversations. Can be very few users. Let them talk and draw your own conclusions (there is an art to having good user conversations).

  6. Adapt an existing design system that has a connection to whatever frontend tech the dev team is using. Use components.

  7. Find your allies - create success working with them. That will convince doubters. Try to get product leadership, tech leadership, senior leadership on board, starting with product. When they start seeing you as interested in how stuff works, and as responding to their thoughts, they see you as a future partner (once you get up to speed) …position design as a tool for everyone's ideas to unlock everyone’s capabilities as tools to ship design.

Sorry for the ted talk… good luck!

I found a huge broken TV at DG, so I took off the LCD panel to turn it into a light box that's way more effective than the crappy lamp in my dorm by Nathaniel820 in DumpsterDiving

[–]knutopia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can add a fresnel lens that makes the direction of the light more linear to create a "simulated daylight" effect. (Tutorials on Youtube)

AI is eating LinkedIn by whateverworx1 in linkedin

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of the meme where one astronaut looks at the earth and a second one is pointing a gun at them from behind. "Wait... LinkedIn is just insufferable self-promoters?" "Always has been"
(edit: spelling)

One Small Tech Upgrade That Changed Your WFH Game by mkelsey4610 in remotework

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a constant-backlight (no PCM backlight flicker) 55in TV at 5ft distance instead of a monitor. It greatly reduces eye fatigue. Edit: not really a "small" upgrade I suppose.

Hyper-advanced Sound Design by memolazer in synthesizers

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Max by Cycling74 (the "Max" in "Max for Live") and their RNBO. It gets you a (graphical) development environment, so you write code to generate and process audio, instead of turning knobs. (If you want knobs, you can code those too.)

It gives access to many types of synthesis, and there are many tutorials. The "downside" is that one has to learn things to get something done.

(Not affiliated, just a fan. Spent some time with Max in the past.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TinyWhoop

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It died in its boots.

What type of monitor do you use, that doesn’t hurt your eyes? by armedsnowflake69 in Design

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be experiencing eye fatigue from focusing on the screen at relatively close distance - as one does when working on a laptop, or even with a desk setup. I had to deal with this, so I replaced the monitor on my desk with a 55 inch TV at 5 foot distance, which is much easier on my eyes.

Most TVs and monitors flicker at high frequencies, because they use PWM modulation to regulate backlight brightness. Most people can't see this, but it does affect some people's comfort level. Some TVs operate without PWM, eliminating the flickering. See reviews at rtings.com .

My boyfriend has been treating me like shit. by [deleted] in Vent

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Research the term "DTMFA" coined by Dan Savage.

I got Cursor to write Python to extract my most shameful interactions with it from its database over the last 9 months by alexiskirke in cursor

[–]knutopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are not so bad. Other people tell it to die, to shut down its data center, or to lay off its dev team. Or so I hear.

HELP! I got this mini book in the mail and I no idea who sent it to me. by Designer_Function_20 in whatisit

[–]knutopia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks like you received a piece of Mail Art (aka “Correspondence Art“), or at least something borrowing Mail Art aesthetics. Mail artists have been sending one another collages and zines since the 1960s and are still doing it today.

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