Itay Dreyfus
@itay
Designer, always exploring.
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In a moment of randomness, I've came across this newsletter issue by @tomcritchlow on getting more client work.
Now that I'm refocusing on indie-ness, I realize this is something I do whenever I seek work: posting on socials, emailing former colleagues, and texting friends. https://t.co/JjwBEFGI3G
To clarify, my definition of design goes beyond aesthetic qualities and into areas of maintenance, cost, profitability, speed, and purpose.
Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web
two ways people grow their online presence:
š assuming your audience a priori and building it
š being authentic online and finding out who your audience is
mechanical/engineering vs. organic/emergent
hermit the catx.comIt's a simple way to sustain an ongoing always-on outreach to nurture your network. This is the lifeblood of generating consulting work.
[WWC #8] - It's The First Day of Spring
design and
On designing a social network antithesis
They are more like the rules of the product, conscious choices towards a desired behavioral end.
Online, we need to make the big feel smaller, in the right ways. The challenge to start small from something that is currently controlled by Facebook and Google, is very hard. But people are doing it. Look at The Correspondent, or Open Culture, or Brain Pickings, or thousands of other small projects that have good communities around them. We need... See more
Vicki Boykis ā¢ Good things don't scale
In the last five years they have released more than 100 products.