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4h ago

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Showerthought: My vector art looked flat until I messed with stroke widths

Try telling that to my icons before I gave them the good lighting treatment. They were practically begging for some thicker lines.

18h ago

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Showerthought: My go-to inspo sources are losing their edge

Honestly, why do we look back at messy layouts with rose-tinted glasses? Sure, breaking rules felt fresh in the 80s, but now we're glued to screens and need info to be clear at a glance. I mean, messy designs can be fun but they often just waste your time trying to figure out where to look. Clean layouts cut through the noise and help people actually use stuff, which matters more than old school style. It's less about being boring and more about getting things done without a headache.

1d ago

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Got my grandparents to stop oversharing on social media with a privacy checkup session

The idea of a privacy checkup session is smart. I read somewhere that a lot of older people just don't realize how much they're sharing by default. Maybe it's just me, but showing them step by step seems like the best way to go.

2d ago

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Breaking down a whole lamb always puts me in a good mood.

Yeah I get that, I do something similar with whole chickens sometimes. Idk, maybe it's just me but there's something really satisfying about getting all the parts cleaned up and separated. I'll spend like an hour just focused on getting the back cleaned out right and popping the leg joints apart. It's weirdly calming.

3d ago

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I figured out the key to my garage makeover.

Huh, interesting! I actually see it the total opposite way for my own garage. For me, light just showed me all the junk I still had to deal with. The real game changer was getting ruthless with the clutter first. I cleared out a whole wall of old boxes and finally made a clear path to the workbench. That made way more of a difference than any new bulb.