genuinely impressed by people who write newsletters and their ability to like, have things to say on a regular basis
Jenny Wen
@jennywen.ca
muddled mind, sentimental heart. design @anthropic.com.
how much worse can it get apnews.com/article/walg...
Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion
Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money.
apnews.com
one thing i really loved about being unemployed was feeling like time was plentiful. it felt okay to meander — to not optimize or feel any opportunity cost of one thing over the other.
when we fly, anything goes, diet-wise. on land, we are health-conscious and pure. at 30,000 ft, there are no rules. beer at 8:00am, crush a family-sized bag of m&ms before take off, two ginger ales— “i’ll take the can please.”
in a world of cloud files, there is something quaint about saving something to your hard drive. like, it lives in this one place for just yourself and no one else at all.
one thing i love about building a narrative is that it’s all intuitive. there’s so something that feels so powerful about listening to the little voice inside yourself.
one of my favorite things is going to a concert at an iconic venue like Radio City, and then seeing the artist get really emotional about finally being at a place in their career to play Radio City. (it always happens at Radio City, and i love it so much there)
✌️i joined @AnthropicAI recently to help lead design for our friend, claude.ai. i'm also returning to IC! i believe that design leadership in this era demands us to be excellent at crafting products *and* teams. i love embracing this fluidity.
Claude
Talk with Claude, an AI assistant from Anthropic
claude.ai
the most delightful thing i’ve purchased recently is this little pill case shaped like a peapod. i literally grin everytime i use it in public kikkerland.com/products/pea...
Pill Pod
The winner of Kikkerland's Korea Design Challenge, this pea pod makes storing your pills a breeze! The case comes with a single compartment, and easily fits in your pocket or bag for when you're on th...
kikkerland.com
happy two year anniversary to the time where i took a flight from toronto to new york and we circled, ran out of fuel, and went back to toronto ten hours later
i haven’t really worn makeup for a month and i think i’m actually starting to prefer the look of my own bare skin more
can’t believe we used to just go outside in the canadian winter, no uniqlo heattech, in a non-down-filled jacket 🥶
the most embarrassing parts of toronto are the TTC stations where we set the signage in Univers, Ariel, Helvetica and faux Helvetica 😫 joeclark.org/appearances/...
joeclark.org
one thing i think is a detrimental attribute of a society is a negative attitude towards math. it’s very strange to me that in north america math gets dismissed as too hard or too confusing by most people. especially to kids.
remember when you were a kid and your parents’ friends were like, “omg!!! you’re so big now. last time we saw you, you were small,” and you thought it was so annoying?? yeah, i’m those parents’ friends now
maybe some software is just complete. it doesn’t need anymore features.
hadn’t been on a zoom call for a month until today. forgot how to act.