brian benitez

founding team @opacityhq · founded (acquired) · founder @forum_tokyo · designer / builder in japan

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

🚨 BIG NEWS:

@OpacityHQ acquired my design studio.

5+ years. the whole team moves forward.

watch here:

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@Claude_Memory nice! have you considered also swapping out to a vertical swipe for this mobile case?

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@rogie @soleio @forum_tokyo man, i’m so glad you came. hope to see you again for #2!

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

was incredibly lucky to have @soleio’s support for year one of @forum_tokyo 🙇‍♂️

honored to have been the venue for this incredible banger, the geometry of luck. much more than a talk.

go watch 👀

[Tokyo Design Forum @forum_tokyo]

📣 The Forum Library just opened its doors.

@soleio’s closer from Tokyo Design Forum 2026 is now its very first piece.

The Geometry of Luck is live.

Watch + read ↓

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

the talent on on our team is unreal 😤

[Jeff Broderick @brdrck]

A little terminal designing....

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@soleio @forum_tokyo thank you for all of the kind words, sharing such insightful thoughts, and everything in between! let’s absolutely do it! 🙏

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@Claude_Memory totally. but the whole "hold my beer" attitude...wild haha

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@Claude_Memory "i'm done spending your tokens" 😂

yeah okay lol

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

stoked to start shipping the tdf library! 🕺

[Tokyo Design Forum @forum_tokyo]

We've been quiet. On purpose.

First drop: @soleio — "The Geometry of Luck," his talk from the inaugural Tokyo Design Forum. The start of a library of TDF speakers, each told in the form that does it justice.

This week ↓

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@soleio I just had this same thought this morning. Us humans do tend to overcomplicate from time to time 😅

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

👀

[The General Partnership ("TheGP") @thegp]

NEW from The General Podcast: the "design founder" episode.

@brian_lovin x @wjosephflynn

Before this conversation, Brian and Joey had never actually met, but had surprisingly parallel careers.

Both spent early years at Facebook, both started multiple companies, both found their way into some of the most design-forward product orgs today, and both were nominated to come on the show by legendary design leader, @soleio.

This one's for the designers. Tune in👇🎧

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@gabrielvaldivia Whoa! Huge! Congrats on the launch! 🚀

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@gormankind @liammatteson @alessio_joseph @multimicah @lukvsm @mathurahravi @mbarvian @sashabirukoff @kiransdm @nickpylll @theesabina @eddiejiao_obj whoa—thanks, sam! 🫡

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@gabrielvaldivia So true 🙏

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

banding back together to fix the internet 💪

[Opacity @OpacityHQ]

Our team has been at this a whole internet thing a while :D As @NotoriousUSB said, “We’re banding back together to fix the internet”

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@eve_bouff @gormankind @micka_design @shrawberryy @Riyvir @floguo @baothiento @kevintwohy @0xnichy @JacobyBrandon @PhilHedayatnia @pablostanley @html_tina 🫶

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@drewwilson Whoa, weird. Didn’t notice at first 😅

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@robhope

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@gabrielvaldivia i’m mostly the hype guy, the rest of the crew is doing the majority of the saving 🕺

[brian benitez @NotoriousUSB]

@tylerbentz @bentz_justice @Tesla Whoa! Scary stuff—glad you’re alright man! 🤯