David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy

🇯🇲 Believer that the world needs more people aiming #AlwaysUpward and creating lovable things

[Tad Carpenter @TadCarpenter]

Being a graphic designer is just continuously waiting on that one big email that will change your life.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"I learned that any difficult problem can be solved by great effort."

Chemistry laureate Osamu Shimomura dedicated his life to studying the bioluminescence of the luminous jellyfish Aequorea, and discovered green fluorescent protein, GFP.

#WorldOceansDay

[Keenan Falconer @keenanfalconer]

New history book, hot off the presses:

“Kingston, Jamaica. When Downtown was Kingston” by Suzanne Francis-Brown

A description, in words & pictures, of the histories, tales and anecdotes about the city and parish of Kingston when the only Kingston we knew was Downtown Kingston

[Kingston Creative @kgncreative]

1/3 Do you have the experience to help shape the next generation of Jamaican creative entrepreneurs?
Kingston Creative is calling on industry professionals to join us as mentors for the 2026 Createch Incubator!

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

There's going to be a generation of Caribbean elders that have healed from their trauma and helping the generations that come after to truly thrive.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

There is a lot being written about the stylistic tells of AI writing (em-dashes, etc.) but this paper looks at AI narrative tells

Fascinating differences between AI & human narrative, and asking AI to write in different styles doesn't do much to change it https://t.co/azkRHz34NQ

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

Bragging about how much software you’re shipping with AI is like holding down the shutter button and bragging about how many photos you took.

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

@jeffr0 @stevejonesdev So it's technically not a fork but a mashup of basically 3 plugins, a custom post type plugin, oddly an SEO plugin and a quiz plugin, layered in with custom work according to sources

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

I will not fork Learndash no matter how badly I want to lol I however do have a couple clients mildly anxious with these ecosystem changes and challenges

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

@jeffr0 From what I understand, Learndash itself is a fork @JamesTryon knows the deets though

[Casey Jacobson @401Casey]

If you’re ambitious I’d highly recommend working in an organization or a team where people have your similar sense of urgency or you will slowly go insane

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

@benUNC Sad we even have to remind people of empathy in a moment like this

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

I've been chasing a phantom bug within several Learndash installations for the better part of 2 weeks, so imagine my surprise with this Liquidweb news

[Nationwide90FM @NationwideRadio]

Newly-appointed chairman of the Jamaica Library Service, Nicole McLaren Campbell, says her goal is to preserve libraries as social areas for young Jamaicans.

READ MORE HERE: https://t.co/i6sFqpO7Ik

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

@schutzsmith Simplest explanation is, they think it's cool to do, easier path, have malicious intent, or lack originality.

It's hella weird though & I've had it happen several times before the AI age and admired the dedication to the cause but now, it gives severe second hand embarrassment

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

With the gall to ask a designer how it looks is the cherry on top of the cake 🤦🏾‍♂️

[Adam Wathan @adamwathan]

This whole “get the DESIGN.md for any website and make your own website look like a shitty version of someone else’s website” thing is depressing 🥴 some of you actually want that?

[David Yarde | Brand & Cultural Strategy @dsmy]

The best leaders I've worked with had a talent for getting people to want to work with them and with others, the technical skills improved as a result.

[Jamaica Observer @JamaicaObserver]

Richard Byles says many middle managers struggle after promotion because companies elevate strong technical performers into leadership roles without preparing them to manage people.
https://t.co/16QxqLSYqy

[Issybeatz @Issybeatz_]

You can't copy someone who's creating from a place you've never been.

[mal @mal_shaik]

the best founders i know are ok looking stupid

they dm strangers, post unfinished work, ask dumb questions

ego is the bottleneck