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Ray Knickmeyer

@rknickme.bsky.social
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Designer-Turned-Leadership-Consultant. Currently trying to start a business that aligns with my values. Lover of cats, bird watching and photography.

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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Insta's got a new wordmark. So that'll be the design think piece obsession for the next month or so in between all the AI slop.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
LinkedIn really wants me to follow the CIA for some reason. What are they trying to tell me?
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You use the term vibe-coding in one LinkedIn post and it's an invitation to the AI commenters to come on into the party. Gotta be more careful.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thanks!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Got a new lens for better bird photos. Pretty pleased. Look at this handsome hawk. Taken with a Fuji XT50 with a 70-300 zoom lens at Huntley Meadows.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I know in the grand scheme of things it's nothing - but I'm so mad I couldn't buy raspberries this week for, you know, reasons.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, my beloved. ❤️
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
all words are made up! language is a beautiful evolving ecosystem. people should get to have fun with it.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Oh god, you've reminded me that I need to do my books 😭
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I'm reassured of my own humanity whenever I've spelled a word so incorrectly the spellcheck thinks I've invented something new.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If I have to identify another crosswalk or motorcycle today, I might just move to the woods forever.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I've mostly been avoiding being in the heart of DC these days for obvious reasons - but I am braving the National Mall tonight for a really good reason: to see Galaxy Quest at the National Air & Space Museum. Because there is good in this world goddammit.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Excellent thread. Love "Strategy provides a direction, not a fixed route" - I might just steal that.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My cat has a storied history at the vet now. Yes, Cthulhu is a known angry-girl. Today she had to be fully burrito'ed in order to have blood work done. She's still wandering the apartment yelling about it.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Feels like a lot of folks are straight on jumping to that third diamond these days.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Why does LinkedIn think I am a generic male executive in desperate need of building a six pack of abs? Is that what executive presence has actually meant all along? Because I hate it.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So... is manufacturing and agriculture free now? 🙄
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Fantastic! Design Systems are more important than ever these days.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The most beautiful game.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
So much this. I've led design critiques for years and the biggest misses are always the missing 'edge cases'.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
AC for the people!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
So I wrote a thing over on my new Beehiiv home. Check it out if you have thoughts on burnout, living your values, and defining a better, grounded version of success for yourself. There's a pretty good photo of my cat Archie in there too if that's more your jam. ksf.beehiiv.com/p/reframing-...
ksf.beehiiv.com
Reframing Success - A Personal Story
The titles that were dragging me down. A personal reflection on how corporate reframes success in our minds and some ways to recenter how we think about that - grounded in our values.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Same TBH
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Swapped my newsletter over the Beehiiv this week - the hardest part is I can't seem to remember to stick that extra 'i' in there whenever I write Beehiiv (I quadruple checked this to make sure it was there) ksf.beehiiv.com
ksf.beehiiv.com
Home | KSF Alignment Lab
Insights to help your team move faster, decide better, and operate with less friction – while keeping kindness at your center.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Maybe I should switch to being a twitch streamer instead of a consultant.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
this really does feel like a travesty.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
i still remember when the internet was fun and not a new hurdle to clear everyday.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I think I need to diversify my bluesky portfolio. It's all reflecting pool discourse and AI pontificating. I need more animal photos in the mix as a palate cleanser.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
These look like novelty x-ray specs ordered from the back of a 1960s era comic book.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Ranch dressing is a miracle. Easily the best dressing and I will die on that hill.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
All hail The Spreadsheet!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This week I'm refilling my design collaboration cup going back and forth with my tattoo artist to nail my new sleeve. It's been a minute since I got to do a proper critique loop and it's fun!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
oof - this hits hard.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Cure the reflecting pool the same way you cure covid I guess. Good 'ole bleach.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Maybe this is their new strategy for getting you to engage in their puzzles!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Who is buying tote bags? Is this not just something we all get for free when we donate to PBS or whatever?
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
excellent thread! design is a team sport that requires deep collaboration across many different specializations in order to continuously deliver great experiences.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Fantastic screed. Couldn't agree more. www.theringer.com/2026/05/28/t...
theringer.com
The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech
The bugs, broken apps, and nightmare customer-service bots we can't escape, presented as a blessed and sacred addendum to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is the money right here!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Sounds like important reading - adding it to my list!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
wild! this is also how i learned bluesky launched group chats. Had no idea.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I'm in that part of building a business where I'm trying to get over marketing myself. Then I read something that says I should be commenting on 30+ linkedin posts a day and well, I just will not. I cannot.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The kitten's name was Hatshepsut. My mother was big into powerful, female rulers.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I recently brought home approximately 1 million old photos from my parents' basement to scan for posterity. Great decision. Look at this photo of my mother with a kitten!
a tiny tabby kitten on its hind legs grasping at a women's raised hand.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Ai in and Ai out - the model will eat itself like a mediocre ouroboros.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'm not by nature a rage-full person - but man do I hate that specific AI illustration style everyone uses on LinkedIn. You know the one. It itches my brain in just the wrong way.
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I kinda want to see the feet on staircases animation - not gonna lie 😆
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Love this reminder. The time is gonna pass anyway - do something new and enjoy your life on earth!
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thinking about switching up my newsletter to beehiv - anyone got feelings on the platform? Good? Bad? Meh?
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Ray Knickmeyer @rknickme.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The internet continues to disappoint.
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