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Walled city of Kowloon in cross-section by artist Hitomi Terasawa from a now out-of-print book titled Kowloon City: An Illustrated Guide.
five things to get you thinking differently this weekend…
d.MBA “is an online business program made specifically for experienced designers.” haven’t tried it myself but if you’re short the $8200 to take it there’s a free mini d.MBA online 7 part course to test the waters.
Freedom to explore without fear - for devs in figma from Why devs should play an active role in design (thanx figma). I fully support this take + while specifics may vary this collaboration is fundamental to both success + happiness in project work.
Remember that bull-in-a-china-shop feeling? Dev Mode is read-only by default, preventing those “Oh no, what did I do?” moments. I find this liberating! No matter what, I won’t be mucking up a carefully crafted file, and I won’t have to tiptoe in order to feel secure in the environment. It’s a shockingly under-reported feature inherent to Dev Mode that can boost navigational confidence within design files. Akin to branch protections on
`main`, this freedom encourages you to click around and mess with stuff.visual treat from Colossal, A Rare Cross-Section Illustration Reveals the Infamous Happenings of Kowloon Walled City. density at its most interesting.
and two biking bits to get you outside. first, hometown (PDX) Ride With GPS is on a tear of holiday releases + the latest, #4 in the series is super fun + well considered - Route Share Cards. The various tech around biking + being outside in general can often overlap, not connect at all + present a multitude of pain points. Easily sharing a route is no longer part of that tangle, thanx friends! Note: this functionality existed for rides previously but now is available for routes on both web + mobile.
and if you’re considering riding, maybe you’ll consider going a little further to the ride of a lifetime. Last Dot puts on gravel races with a reputation. They recently held their release party in East London for the TransContinental 2025, starting in Santiago de Compostela, Spain + finishing in Constanta, Romania. Applications due Dec 8th. The navigation + wayfinding in events like these provide amazing insight into what design can do to shape experiences, not to mention the impact of translation. From wrong turns to missed aid stations to getting downright lost, the opportunities for growth abound. My own broken gravel adventure across the Alps this past summer is one I look forward to sharing soon.