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David McGookin retweeted
“He’s gone where? Oh my god, to Morrisons! To do a f*cking photoshoot sniffing a loaf of f*cking bread! You know they’ll keep moving him until they get a photo of the twat in front of a sign reading ‘moron’?
David McGookin retweeted
Hello new followers, here is my hot Finland tip
When Finnish people say: “I don’t speak English very well”
They mean: “I won’t be able to peer-review your paper on biomolecular synthesis rn but I promise to improve my understanding of molecular biology by the next time we meet”
David McGookin retweeted
the fact that @apple still doesn't understand that people get _injured_ or need rest days is really deeply un-user-centric
- speaking from an injured runner's perspective, who has just been shamed about not closing my rings
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David McGookin retweeted
At this time on a Saturday, Ashton Lane will be buzzing with people making merry at its many bars and restaurants. But back in 1933 it was lined with Victorian stables, mews buildings and small workshops. That's Jinty McGuinty's on the left.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
David McGookin retweeted
Shop front maintenance on Byres Rd at Ashton Lane, back in 1933. Once packed with workshops and stables, it's now a social hub full of bars, shops, and restaurants.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
David McGookin retweeted
Satamatunnelin suuaukko ja betonirakenteet uhkaavat tuhota merkittävän osan Lapinlahden puiston eteläreunan luonto- ja virkistysarvoja! Varmistetaan yhdessä, ettei lähiluonnollemme ja kulttuuriperinnöllemme aiheuteta kohtuutonta ja peruuttamatonta vahinkoa !
#KaikkienLapinlahti
David McGookin retweeted
When you tell people you studied at Glasgow Uni … the building people think you spent your time in versus the one you did 😬😂
David McGookin retweeted
Who else copy/pastes text into Notepad and then copy/pastes the same text back into their original app just to remove formatting?
David McGookin retweeted
Just found out about donkey nannies, which are donkeys used to carry newborn lambs down the mountains for seasonal grazing.
Looking forward to getting some Santa Color 100 from @camerarescue indigogo .Yup, what could be better for shooting Finland in (checks notes) November :/ But seriously new Color film! #filmphotography
First experience of these new film damaging scanners at @HelsinkiAirport . Asked nicely and was given a hand check so no damaged film. Top tip: loose the boxes for 35mm, they had to open and inspect each one.
David McGookin retweeted
The opposite of user research is guessing.
Ironically, many organizations base their most important decisions (what to build, how it should work) on almost no user research (who are the users, what would improve their life?). Complete guesses.
Don’t guess.
Do the research.
David McGookin retweeted
a story in 4 acts teapawt.org/iamdavidobrien/status/…
ALT Stephanie Sell @stephaniesell_ · Feb 3 Me, a junior product designer: Wow, I can’t believe they’d ship that design. Me, a senior designer: (Pause) I wonder what trade-offs the designers needed to make, the design process they followed, what their users have to say, what the goals they were trying to accomplish… Bill DeRouchey @billder · 1h Me, principal designer: I wonder what organizational structure and dynamics made that decision inevitable Dan Saffer @odannyboy · 20m Me, design director: I wonder what they were hoping to ship instead of this David O’Brien @iamdavidobrien Me, a user: WTF is this shit?
David McGookin retweeted
Using long exposure photography and a custom built lighting rig covered in colored gels, Daniel Mercadante created what he calls Rainbow Roads [read more: buff.ly/2Jw61Ds]
