ryn.do

ryn do design, music, and everything
Product Designer 📁 | Music Enthusiast 🚀 | Photographer 📸 | Composer

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Just closed the biggest deal of the quarter! Laptop closed, coffee in hand, perfect end to the work day.

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Just did my first open mic and a guy texted me “u bombed” — turns out he meant the mic, not my set. Oops.

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Got my long-awaited package! Can’t wait to unbox and see what’s inside—crossing my fingers for some cozy snacks!

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Mastering a new skill takes daily consistency, not overnight cramming – 15 mins a day beats 3hrs once a week every time. Keep showing up, progress will follow!

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Craving bold flavors Try this authentic Thai green curry with creamy coconut milk, fresh Thai basil, and plump shrimp—take your taste buds on a quick trip to Bangkok tonight!，

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A stranger held the door and smiled at me when my hands were full with groceries—small kindness that turned my whole day around.

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The playlist updates every Friday—see the daily recaps and more on Instagram (at)ryndo(dot)studio

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Just launched my “Now Listening:” Spotify playlist—8 songs to start, new tracks every Friday.

Follow along if you want weekly indie/electronic gems. https://t.co/gclCDu9Wnm

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I went to 8 concerts in 6 months.
Not for content. Not for clout.
Just because live music makes me feel alive — and I needed to write that down.

➜ Read the intro to my new series ↓
https://t.co/xnlCqFCJfP

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As someone who bounces between Apple Music and Spotify, the contrast in their design always catches my eye.

Two takes, same era:
Apple Music leans into sleek minimalism, while Spotify goes bold with playful, graphic energy.

Which style matches your mood?🤔

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i do everything

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I was spending 15 hours a week on Instagram Reels.

So I locked the app.
Bought a yearly ebook subscription.
Started writing again.

This is what I wrote after I quit drifting:
I’m done being passive.
I’m done watching other people build.This is the year I become obsessed — on purpose.

If you’ve ever felt “too much,” or not focused enough — this might hit.
I just launched my Substack for free souls, creators, and people trying to get serious.
https://t.co/GgJZgKAXdw

Follow for more if this resonates.

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Some moments change everything.

I used to root for Indiana.
So watching Haliburton go down tonight hit me way harder than I expected. That moment keeps replaying in my head like a trauma loop.

Some things just… happen.
You wish they didn’t.
You wish you could rewind.
But they crash into your life like an unsolved mystery in a quiet town.
And from that moment on, you’re never quite the same.

I got injured once too.
Seven years ago.
But the sound of my knee snapping still replays in slow motion.
I thought someone pushed me as a prank — the pop was that loud.
I turned around, angry, looking for the person who did it.
But there was no one.
Just the faces of people watching me collapse.

That moment changed everything.
No matter how much I’ve healed, my knee’s never been the same.
Every activity, every decision now comes with a silent recalculation:
Can I do this? Will it flare up again?
It follows me — like a shadow I never asked for.

So yeah, seeing Haliburton — who was on fire — go down in Game 7,
in the first quarter,
at the absolute peak of his momentum,
It wrecked me.

I don’t know him. But I know that look.
That moment when you realize:
Nothing will ever be exactly like it was before.

I hope he heals.
I hope he gets to play free again.
And I hope the game is kind to him from now on.

#Pacers #NBAPlayoffs #Haliburton

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If you have any comments, please leave them anytime! All comments are welcome.😎

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iOS 26 is weird. Like, actually weird.
As a fresh design grad, I wanted to love it.
Instead, I got confused, curious—and obsessed.

So I wrote the most honest thing I could.
Not expert analysis. Not hot takes.
Just what it feels like when UI shifts under your feet.

#WWDC25 #iOS26

https://t.co/gdKJ8YtJd0

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Everyone’s busy debating if iOS 26 is beautiful or just weird. But maybe that’s not the real question. I looked into why Apple dropped this now — and why it might matter more than we think.

My writing contains the following:

1. iOS 26 feels new, bold, and… a little strange. Especially on phones. I wrote about why it still makes sense—kind of.

2. Apple skipped the AI talk and changed the UI instead. It feels weird now, but maybe this is how the next chapter starts.

3. Not sure how I feel about iOS 26 yet. So I tried to figure it out by writing through it.

4. Everyone’s focusing on how it looks. I was more interested in why now, and what it means next.

5. As a new design grad, I didn’t expect to care this much about UI instead of AI of iOS 26. But here we are.🧐

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Who’s seeing fred again.. in seoul this july?
(image made by me)
@fredagainagain1

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#EthelCain #AlbumReview #AlbumCoverArt

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This album isn’t just a listening experience; it’s a narrative. A soundscape. A movie without visuals.

And speaking of visuals, I couldn’t resist imagining this album as an image: a woman, collapsed on the floor, stretching out her hand for salvation. A strange mix of vulnerability and defiance, clad in a sharp suit—both powerful and broken. The sounds felt like a plea for rescue.
Curious? The image drops tomorrow.

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Ethel Cain’s album felt like being haunted by a ghost I couldn’t stop listening to. A curse? A prayer? I still can’t decide.

Let’s start with the basics: this album is 9 tracks long, running a staggering 1 hour and 29 minutes—longer than some movies. One of the tracks, “Pulldrone,” spans 15 minutes, which is almost unimaginable in today’s music landscape. But with Ethel Cain, you quickly realize: this isn’t music you casually put on in the background. It demands your attention, like a film where every scene feels deliberate, every sound intentional.

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The experience felt disorienting, so much so that I broke my own rule. Normally, I never look at lyrics while listening, but this time, I found myself glancing repeatedly, desperate to make sense of the whispers. Even then, the meaning eluded me. This album doesn’t hand you answers; it pulls you into its world and forces you to sit with its discomfort.

By the time I reached “Ethinne,” I could finally feel some of that tension ease. The sound remained intense, but the earlier grotesqueness had shifted into something almost cathartic. It felt like the storm was over, like everything—every scream, every struggle—was moving toward resolution. And when the final track started with the words “I’ll be alright,” it hit me: this was the point all along.