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Chris Guimarin

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Product Design, Theater and Art Opinions are my own 📍New York City

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 24/02/2026
That Big AI super PAC has $10 million but I have you.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 23/08/2025
Photos I tucked away from spring, finally seeing daylight. Feels right to share them now 🌱
A person with long blonde hair stands in front of the same wooden barn, wearing a navy sweater with a zig-zag pattern and khaki pants, smiling with hands in pockets.Close-up of white and pale pink blossoms on a tree branch, set against a bright blue sky with a few bare branches in the background.A cluster of spring flowers, including pink tulips, white carnations, and purple blooms, arranged with green leaves and yellow blossoms, softly lit by daylight.
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 29/06/2025
PNG just leveled up! The fresh spec now bakes in animation, HDR color, and full EXIF goodness. Time to make loops that pop. Will you use the new spec? Thanks @programmax.net for spreading the word! www.programmax.net/articles/png...
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PNG is back!
After 20 years, PNG is back with renewed vigor! A new PNG spec was just released.
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 20/06/2025
Ever slice open a box and feel that tiny click of care? Jony Ive says we spot care as quickly as carelessness. @benholliday.com unpacks why those moments shape the future of design. Give it a read: benholliday.com/2025/06/16/design-is-care #DesignIsCare
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Design is care (and sensing carelessness)
Why design is care, and how the experiences we shape and deliver will be defined by how people sense that care in the future.
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 19/06/2025
Fun JPEG fact: the first web browser couldn’t even show them. When Netscape added support in ’95, that smooth fade-in and tiny file size reshaped the internet. Thirty years later it’s still our photo MVP. History class, pixel-perfect.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 12/05/2025
NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing has improved life in New York City by: reducing cars on the street, speeding traffic (especially at peak hours), speeding buses and making them more reliable, expanding transit ridership, reducing car crashes, reducing noise complaints, and increasing the number of visitors.Fire response times fell in the NYC congestion zone, even as they increased in the rest of the city. Car crashes with injuries fell citywide, but they fell especially dramatically in the congestion pricing zone from 2024 to 2025Local buses have sped up dramatically in the congestion pricing zone.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The radical musical “Real Women Have Curves” juggles laughs and politics—with a standout number that stops the show.
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‘Real Women Have Curves’ Fires Up a Huge Musical Showstopper
The radical musical “Real Women Have Curves” juggles laughs and politics—with a standout number that stops the show.
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 24/04/2025
ChatGPT just aced my Subway Test: chats cruise between stations with no reconnect shuffle, and one tap on Retry snaps back when the signal truly drops. Apps that surf spotty tunnels prove their teams design for real-world, not-so-happy paths.
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 23/04/2025
Legends Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, and Gloria Estefan lit up #Broadway @rwhcmusical.bsky.social ! ✨ Don’t miss your chance to see this joyous musical celebrating family, ambition, and the power of Latina women! Tickets available now! 💃 Curvesbroadway.com www.broadwayworld.com/article/Phot...
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Photos/Video: Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, Gloria Estefan, and More Attend REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
On April 22, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical hosted an iconic group of Latina women in support of the new production. Check out photos and video from the event here!
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Amy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I wrote a guest post for Piccalilli ⭐️
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 23/04/2025
Write error messages that help people, not confuse them. I’m completely aligned with @amyhupe.bsky.social on this: piccalil.li/blog/how-to-... Most users don’t know what an error code means, and they shouldn’t have to.
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How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same c...
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Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 19/04/2025
Maybe we should honor the women who were real astronauts. From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.
From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
It's the weekend, baby
Voyager scene. Seven of Nine (tertiary adjunct of unimatrix 01) is pictured. She has a dolphin shaped metal robotic implant around her left eye because she is a borgs. Closed caption reads, "Fun will now commence."
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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Little gentle reminder to all the human creatives out there 💪
Panel 1: character crying at a desk
Text: this IS hard

Panel 2: character is now drawing determinedly
Text:  but I can do it
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 09/04/2025
🎭✨ Introducing: Skybill – A #Broadway Starter Pack for Bluesky! A little something for theater lovers: creators, fans, dreamers, investors, mezzanine queens. 💬 Taking suggestions! Know someone who belongs in the pack or want in the next one? Drop a comment or tag them. go.bsky.app/AwMNzJy
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 31/03/2025
The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.
graphic of branching lifelines, with the path taken traced through it. past paths no longer in play are greyed out, possible future paths spread out like a network of roots in front
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
A lot of people in tech hate on user research and UX design because it is the "what the fuck are you doing" function.
A sad person smiles. Another person labeled "data" leans in and says "no." The person is sad again.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
some more congestion pricing Ws: Broadway attendance: up 21% Restaurant reservations: up 7% Pedestrian traffic: up 4% Retail sales: up $900M Commercial leasing: up 61% Subway crime: down 37% Car crashes: down 50% Honking complaints: down 69%
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Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle
Which is exactly why Trump wants to get rid of it
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Hà Phan @hpdailyrant.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
It is true that every time you join a new team as a designer, they assume that you mainly focus on UI, bc that’s the common model. So you have to demonstrate how provocative & impactful Design can be. By doing so, you supplant the old definition w/the new one.
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Kyle Lambert @lambert.fun · 01/01/2025
Happy ©2024 to all those who don’t programmatically set copyright dates
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 01/01/2025
Totally forgot how long the beard got until I looked back at these photos! Proud I grew it out—even when it wasn’t perfect, it’s about trying something new and seeing it through. Happy I did it? Absolutely. Planning to grow it out again in 2025? Hard pass.
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 01/01/2025
Throwback to last January when I broke in my first new pair of skis in 15 years. Are all skis this light now, or am I just faster? Flying down the mountain, breathing cold air, catching up with friends—it’s the ultimate escape. Skied over 100k vertical feet last season, ready to top it this winter.
Chris in an orange helmet smiling in a blue jacket with friends with Lake Tahoe in the background on top of the Heavenly mountain
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Kim Sherrell @web.kim · 30/12/2024
Apple TV Plus is free to stream this weekend "It’s a chance to binge Severance and other shows before renewing an Apple TV subscription to watch upcoming seasons."  📺 🔥
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Apple TV Plus is free to stream this weekend
Rewatch Severence before renewing your subscription.
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Missed this back in April: “When will art institutions begin to pay respect to the legacies of our foremothers’ artistry? And when will we, as a culture, move beyond rigid hierarchies of value and celebrate domestic crafts in their own right?”
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My Grandma's Doilies Are Not a Joke
When will art institutions finally pay respect to our foremothers’ artistry?
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Keith D Johnson❌👑🇺🇦🇺🇸💚#TerraformEarth1st @keithdjohnson.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Diversify your choices beyond car dependency.
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angel💀 @sabattons.com · 26/12/2024
if you made art this year, you did well. a sketch, even if it was scrapped ; a poem, even if it was deleted — mattered. you put thought to paper, you engaged with the creative alchemy of turning feeling to something tangible. doesn't matter if you weren't productive "enough." or good "enough."
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 27/12/2024
New goal for 2025 unlocked! Thank you ❤️
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𝚖𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚋𝚘𝚊𝚛𝚍. @moodboard.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
#moodboard
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 25/12/2024
Okay so Martha Stewart’s eggnog slaps! Like no more than two glasses needed, it was perfect for Christmas Eve 🎄
Glass eggnog being held in front a kitchen backsplash of Dutch delft tiles
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
DS9 holiday special scene. Weyoun is pictured in mid-thought. He has large and extra long ribbed ears that stretch further down the face than earth humans, aligning more with the jaw line, and have horizontal loafy ridges up and down. 
Closed caption reads, "Oh, ho, ho, ho."
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𝚖𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚋𝚘𝚊𝚛𝚍. @moodboard.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
#moodboard
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Kyle Lambert @lambert.fun · 19/12/2024
This post got me thinking about how modern design tools have reshaped how many designers use grids. www.imkylelambert.com/articles/whe...
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Where did all the design grids go?
Grid systems provide structure and organization that benefit both designers and consumers. They help establish clear visual hierarchy by...
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Chris Guimarin @chrisguimarin.com · 19/12/2024
Hey Bluesky! ✨ Felt it was time to do an introduction 😜 Product design nerd by day, Broadway enthusiast by night! Leading design teams at Blizzard Entertainment while pursuing my passion for creative operations starting with theatrical producing 🎭
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
America
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🌿Elaine Tipping🍃 @triaelf9.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
*sigh* Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part. There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work. Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
umberto eco's sentiment about buying "too many" books absolutely applies to games 🙏
picture of Umberto Eco in a room of wall-to-wall books that says:

“Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say . about home libraries: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. "There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. "If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice! "Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."
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Why @why.bsky.world · 19/11/2024
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