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James Touhey
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Product designer, entrepreneur, dad, health nut -- Just launched the GridFlow Figma plugin >> https://kinetic-labs.com/products/gridflow
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Our @figma.com plugin, GridFlow, is now available to try & buy from the app.

It's the fastest (and funnest) way to design custom grid and masonry layouts in Figma. And, yes, it plays nice with Figma Grid.

Check this getting started vid or just install and try it! youtube.com/watch?v=DMFc...
Getting Started with GridFlow
YouTube video by Kinetic Labs
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GridFlow is live on ProductHunt today! I'd love your support by giving a quick upvote or comment. Even better, try the plugin yourself or share with a designer friend. You won't know what you're missing until you try it!

www.producthunt.com/products/gri...
GridFlow: Beautiful responsive grid and masonry layouts in seconds. | Product Hunt
GridFlow creates clean, responsive grids in seconds. Select objects, choose a quick layout or customize columns/rows/spacing, then click "Apply". Your objects arrange in a perfect grid that maintains ...
www.producthunt.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our @figma.com plugin, GridFlow, is now available to try & buy from the app.

It's the fastest (and funnest) way to design custom grid and masonry layouts in Figma. And, yes, it plays nice with Figma Grid.

Check this getting started vid or just install and try it! youtube.com/watch?v=DMFc...
Getting Started with GridFlow
YouTube video by Kinetic Labs
youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Here's how I use Claude from @anthropic.com in my everyday design workflow:
* Content strategy & creation (text/copy)
* Rapid wireframes
* Market research
* Rapid prototypes
* Design feedback
* Tool-specific questions & tutorials

Start optimizing your workflow with #AI - claude.ai/referral/GUz...
May 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Dear Google, I know you're not on BSKY (yet), but if you hear me, please, I beg you, stop moving the fk'ng tab search on Chrome. And do yourself a favor, and pick up a copy of the book, Who Moved My Cheese. // end rant.
May 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Love seeing behind the scenes on shoe designs, but this one is epic with one of the goats- Andrew Reynolds. Must watch IMO youtube.com/watch?v=3jCW... @newbalance.bsky.social
New Balance Numeric | Regarding Reynolds
YouTube video by New Balance Numeric
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May 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Nearly 82%of small businesses have 0 employees. That’s pretty crazy when you think about how many times people say how important SMBs are to the economy. Infographic: advocacy.sba.gov/wp-content/u...
#SMB #SmallBusiness #Economy
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April 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I finally caved in yesterday and upgraded my laptop. As I work more and more with AI, I was needing more of everything.

I haven’t even taken it out of the box yet. 😅 I can’t wait to start fresh on this one. Let’s go!
April 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Looking forward to attending the Dovetail INSIGHT OUT conference later this month. More details here: dovetail.com/insightout/ -- #UserResearch #DesignConference #CustomerInsights
April 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My @figma.com FigPal, Figgy, is rocking an orange beanie in honor of @zeldman.bsky.social - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbW1... #AprilFools 🤪
April 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I encourage you to delete your data from #23andMe if you haven't done so already. @theverge.com covers all the details: www.theverge.com/news/634680/... #PersonalData #Bankruptcy
March 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It baffles me how many companies are naming their features "AI Something Something". End users don't care. Name your features based on how it will help someone (value), not what it's built with. If the feature is using AI, still inform your users somehow, just don't include it in the name!
March 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you're designing a website, I'm sure it's very tempting to want to display your logo/name full-width in the footer. It's super trendy right now, but I'd find another way to differentiate. There's too many people doing it. Reminds me when all logos used an upside down V instead of an A. #WebDesign
February 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I’m surprised to see anyone new entering this space with @figma.com dominating right now, but could be a feature set play that gets them acquired. techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/p... -
Phase raises $13M to speed up the UX design process with its no-code platform | TechCrunch
UX and UI designers work closely with engineers throughout product development to build and implement design concepts and wireframes for functional user
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February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'm calling it right now. One of the most popular words of 2025 will be "Slop".

"Slop" refers to hastily produced, formulaic, or low-quality AI-generated content that's created to capitalize on trends or generate engagement, often with little regard for originality or artistic merit.

#AI #Slop
February 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Disney’s latest subscriber agreement. Wasn’t this once considered “false advertising?” How are @disneyplushelp.bsky.social (and other streaming services) allowed to include ads in a “no ad” plan!? Talk about quickly losing trust with consumers!

#Streaming #Advertising #Law
February 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I was heavily in to graffiti in high school and did my fair share of bombing (I was “Deny” of the Drip Clique). I really want to try this! youtube.com/shorts/Y2dkv... #VR #Graffiti #StreetArt
👑 CAN'T BELIEVE HE DID THIS WITH GRAFFITI ART 👑 #bondtruelove #Graffiti #virtualreality #GmanGK
YouTube video by 👑 Gman GraFFiTi (NFT) KiNGS 👑 #DILLIGAF
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February 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The agenda for #FRONTROW2025 looks highly valuable and it’s totally free. Check it out frontrow.events/old-home
Frontrow 2025 | Online Conference for Web Designers
A free online conference for web designers. 18-20 Feb, 2025
frontrow.events
February 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Loving this share screen from @netflix.com iOS app. A perfect example of leaving nothing untouched and giving more control back to users with the background selector.
#UX #UI #Design
February 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Me: 👀 Sees job post that's a great fit --> ✍️ Spends at least 1hr+ applying --> 💭 Pictures self working for this company --> 🚫 Receives rejection notice 2 days later --> 🎗️ Reminds self that betting on yourself is the best way out --> 💸 Quickly forgets and needs to pay bills --> 🔁 Repeat

#Unemployed
January 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This took 10 minutes to make using Claude, GitHub pages, and WebXR. It's not perfect, but to think of something and then jump right into a fully immersive interactive session to start making tweaks is so cool. Loving the future right now.

#NoCode #VR #WebXR #AI
January 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm very happy that @googlesearch.bsky.social updated the tab search feature in #Chrome to auto-populate the search field. The previous update disabled this and it required an extra click to search. I live by tab search so this was a big deal for me! #FirstWorldProblems #TheSmallThings
January 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We're finalists in the XR Design Challenge! Our team (Luxe Spatial) made it to the top 8 in the Gaming & Entertainment track out of 3k entries worldwide. 🙏

Check it out, give it a vote, and let us know what you think in the comments on DevPost: lnkd.in/eb5Zpp79

#xrdc24 #VR #VRdesign #hackathon
January 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Great refresher on design sprints and what's new. I attended a workshop circa 2018 in Chicago with @jakeknapp.bsky.social and this masterclass with AJ&Smart and IXDF went over all the improvements for facilitators to make after doing 100+ design sprints.

#Design #UX #DesignSprint #DesignThinking
January 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM