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@auareyou.bsky.social
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Independent software designer auareyou.com — prev. @github.com @automattic.com

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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Do I know any icon designers? Say hi please? <3
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
it happened
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I just created a documentarian Claude skill to follow me around and document my Claude Code adventures
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a blue bird mascot walking with a woman
ALT: a blue bird mascot walking with a woman
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Like. Literally.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Do you have a problem? I want to help you solve it with design and narrative. And probably software too. I built a whole website to elaborate. Welcome to House of Au. 🔷🟨🔴🔷 auareyou.com
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Scrolling through LinkedIn while I listen to the Power of Now is some of dumbest multitasking I’ve engaged in in a while.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Sometimes I like to write tactical instead of philosophical. In this post, I share one of the ways I communicate design with my clients in a way that's easy to digest. medium.com/@auareyou/us...
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User Journey Mapping with Claude: From Crickets to Click-its.
“Hey team, here’s a FigJam with the user journey I’m envisioning for this feature. It’s still a work in progress. Feel free to add your own…
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Nobody talks about how hard it is to eat carrots while wearing over-ear headphones.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Week 49 Midjourney discards.
A set of 5 Midjourney images laid out unevenly. Image one is a young man behind frosted glass. Image two is a surreal scene where yellow and orange entities dance. Image three is a cinematic image of triplets on a stage with a jellyfish background. Image four is a young man floating in the fog at sunrise. Image 5 is an abstract composition of see through fabrics that express light and movement.
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Tim Shelburne @tshelburne.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A brief essay on AI coding, filmmaking, and how Ari Aster is vibe coding the next Midsommar. Slightly unhinged, mostly true. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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AI coding — a dance of monsters and miracles. | Tim Shelburne
A brief essay on AI coding, filmmaking, and how Ari Aster is vibe coding the next Midsommar. Slightly unhinged, mostly true. https://lnkd.in/e7Q73ujf
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Happy Midjourney accidents.
An AI render of an orange plastic cabinet.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Okay so I just had a video conference from the plane. What a time to be alive. ✈️
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Finding my home either here or on LinkedIn. When I do I’ll probably stop crossposting. But for now: I miss the old banter, our little collective spark we had online for a while. If you miss it too, I’ve been feeling pretty chatty lately. Let’s reconnect, I want to know what you’re up to.😊💫
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I panic, so I start writing. One sentence after the next. The ego hates sequence, because sequence demands logic, and logic exposes illusions. Writing is resistance. A graceful rebellion against my inner tyrant who feeds on the comfort of victimhood.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
What do my mother, AI, and Step Brothers have in common? They all make an appearance in this piece. My first article about the ideas in design that keep me up at night and on fire. medium.com/@auareyou/ta...
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Taking Longer to Think: Notes on My Software Design Glow-Up
This isn’t the first time in my career I’ve gone existential to figure out my next move. I joined the workforce in the 2012 recession.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Today’s issue is 🔥
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
If you’d told me a year ago I’d be spending October 2025 learning how to be a standout cyborg not for Halloween I would’ve laughed in your face.
Cover of the book Co-intelligence by Ethan Mollick
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I've always wanted to make my own art to illustrate my writing. I'm really good at it. Sorry I've kept this talent hidden from you.
A doodle of two stick figures on a seesaw. One is named input and the other is named output.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Experiencing the opposite of Sunday blues. So Sunday oranges. 🍊✨
Photo of a night stand with a lamp, a few books and a painting.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
What do you think Labubu fever says about society in this moment in time? Wrong answers welcome but I’d love plausible ones too 🤩
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Listening to today: Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff
Cover of the book Team Human
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Shonda Rhimes and Jack Antonoff have at least one thing in common: An awareness for the chemistry of creativity that’s infectious. I found unexpected connection between Shonda’s talk about the Humm and the Bleachers interlude Juno that the did in their live album. Consider me inspired. 💫
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Robb Owen @robbowen.digital · 15/10/2025
Looks like I'll be coming to the end of a contract shortly so will have availability for new projects from later this month Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
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What I do - Robb Owen
From interaction design to scaleable design systems, single-page apps to something more experimental with WebGL. I help awesome people to build ambitious yet accessible web projects
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Came to this meeting down at Google Campus in Madrid. Happy I got to see it before it shuts down in December. I choose to take this as a sign. This place is quite inspiring.
Colorful mural with the word Unstoppable written on it.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
On my way to my first in person meeting as a contractor. I feel business-y.
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Tim Shelburne @tshelburne.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Hello world. Ok, fine, that was ChatGPT.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Pop culture at times has been about celebrating the new. That’s when we feel like we’re riding the wave of technology and innovation. There was optimism in music we loved in the 2010s.
Cover of Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Pencils, pixels and prompts. 💫
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Thinking about what iOS26 represents for the design zeitgeist. I like the emphasis on delight. It makes sense to be moving towards more expressive experiences. But the concept of fluid? Feels more like a gimmick with the glass metaphor and animations than a principle. Very curious about the process.
Screenshot of iOS landing page citing: A fresh design. With the optical qualities of glass and a sense of fluidity, Liquid Glass brings an expressive new design to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, Control Center, apps, and more.Screenshot of iOS landing page citing: design a whole new element of delight.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Morning thoughts: as humans, we work with survival stitched into our actions. AI doesn’t. When we give AI our work, how long until self-preservation enters the equation? And what assumptions can we make while it doesn’t? Articles welcome 🙏
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Got my Comet invites if anyone's interested. I have no idea what it is yet but it seems exciting? 👾
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Each little bit helps ❤️
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
A screenshot of a ChatGPT chat where I ask it if it has beliefs, and it’s thinking longer for a better response.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Anyone in Berlin for Hatch Conference this week? 💫
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I can’t wait to launch my new contractor website. That will be a really good way to wrap up my birthday month. My website, pride month and birthday behavior = WORK ✨🎉💁‍♀️
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a man in a clown costume says i 'm at work now .
ALT: a man in a clown costume says i 'm at work now .
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Sometimes is quiet revolutions and sometimes is quiet recoveries. But im still here. 💪
Photo of me with a text saying ‘I’m still here’
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
TL;DR I'm going independent for good! And I couldn't be more excited. ✨ www.linkedin.com/posts/aurora...
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After a whole school year at Automattic, I’ve decided to part ways and… | Aurora Pleguezuelo
After a whole school year at Automattic, I’ve decided to part ways and finally commit to something that’s been calling me for a while: freelancing and carving my own path. Right now, I’m keeping thin...
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
FigPal made my day @figma.com
An illustration of a figpal in the Figma file
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I’ll be in New York in April. Hangs? Would love to ✨
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Stuart Robson @sturobson.com · 15/02/2025
New(-ish) to Blue Sky? Work on or in the Design Systems domain? Want to follow other Design Systems practitioners? Do I have a starter pack for you… go.bsky.app/MR3D82R 🙏🖤
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
If your org has a design team, it has a design system—whether it’s documented or just a chaotic loop where the only rule is no rules. The real question isn’t if you need one, but when (or if) it’s worth the investment. (I think I’ll be attaching this gif to every design systems skeet. Thank you)
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a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Every. Single. Time.
ChatGPT search bar with the prompt 'Which one is the latter'?
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Having my coffee and listening to this gem for the second time. 💫
Cover of the audio book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. By Charles Duhigg,.
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Please leave me alone? 😩
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Welcome to my notes app, but public. 💫 auareyou.blog/2025/01/31/b...
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Big life
A big life is one where unpredictability fuels inspiration in the places I crave it most. I want the freedom to follow my instincts and curiosity, to seek out the unusual and the unexpected. I want…
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Tip for those who live alone and occasionally need a little comfort, especially when feeling overwhelmed: Take a 15-minute nap with Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald playing in the background. Let their voices cradle you. ✨
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Au @auareyou.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Yo @discolu.bsky.social check your Telegram, we have a podcast to bring back 🎨💅😩🍷
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Lukas Oppermann @lukasoppermann.com · 29/01/2025
Excited to be talking about the #future of #designSystems on Thursday at #HelloDigital in Berlin. It will be fun, it will be scary, it will get philosophical. If you can, swing by and say hi.
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