Drew McKinney

Designer. I help build and grow software products for engineering, data, and complex spaces.

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@2advanced RIP Tony. One of the greats.

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@hemeon @mobbin I absolutely agree designers don't do enough competitor research. Especially for understanding core functionality/workflow.

I do think it's important to do some kind of user research upfront, in spite of clear requirements. Even if it's secondary user research.

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@mattrothenberg I've had the same thought. I want to be able to have multiple genre/artist explorations going on at once.

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@hemeon "My son is sick..."

[hangs up phone]

"...of your bullshit"

😎🎤🫲

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@flyosity Vibe coding: truly a “golden” shower

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

I decided to build a 3-d farm sim using Cursor instead of doing my taxes.

[Kaleigh Moore @kaleighf]

Made this announcement on LinkedIn today but sharing it here as well!

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

i hate how being mean to LLMs give you better results than being nice to them

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@flyosity In fairness that's 7 in Celsius, but still a 40-degree Fahrenheit day.

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@mattrothenberg Are you sure? It's a volunteer position and your boss will be a <s>22-year-old with hygiene issues</s> real go-getter

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@levelsio "Do you pine for the days when men were men and wrote their own device drivers?"

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@asmartbear If a seasoned corporate employee is out of a job, their best bet is to find a new job. Creating a stream of income is comparatively novel/daunting.

For an entrepreneur, creating a stream of income is familiar. They're already "financially independent", even if they have less.

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@flyosity Single ingredient!

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@levelsio Sometimes we plan things for our house that people advise us "will ruin the resale value".

When that happens we double-down, perhaps out of spite.

[Matt Moore @matthewcmoore]

Any well rounded designers looking for a project?
- well funded seed stage co by top VCs
- need website, brand, product design
- fintech + AI with early traction at major companies

Cc/ @jkantro

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@flyosity I love the rich icons, inset groups, and themed buttons. I know this would get you scorched in a UX review but UIs used to be way more fun...

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@BrettFromDJ It also provides a clarity of role. Too many designers (specifically UX) spin their wheels trying to elevate their strategic value, which is often only applicable to a single company. They would be better served focusing on their craft.

[Drew McKinney @drewmck]

@flyosity My wife: “Why do people vote against their own self interest?”

Me: “We are technically doing the same.”