Sam Gorman

@designrivet | chasing rare moments when design & code form magical products | @ycombinator

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

so we hosted a design demo night in SF last week

here's what everyone shared below:

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

I have a soft spot for narrative writing and one classic lesson they teach you is show, don't tell

@reve really nails that here

new image model? ok show us hundreds of artfully curated images that form vignettes of imagined lives

[Reve @reve]

Today, we’re launching Reve 2.0, the best 4K image model in the world.

We invented a new way to generate and edit any image using precise layouts. For the first time, it’s possible to create images you can touch.

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@reve designers 🤝 reve

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

link to sign up:

https://t.co/04kqqRWWTm

DM @ben_issen with any questions, it's his event series!

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@posthog has a beautiful office and I might be addicted to helping host design events there

there's still a few open spots for designers - come join us! link below

[Beni @ben_issen]

Next designers and machines will be hosted at Posthog's office.
Some of the best designers sharing their latest explorations, just before Config!
Thank you @gormankind for the intro

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

visual proof from the last event I did there with @xuelinda7 and friends (more here soon):

https://t.co/56mZNoBS9v

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

so we hosted a design demo night in SF last week

here's what everyone shared below:

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@keeyeny @designrivet sweet I’m down! will dm when I get things together this week

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

gratitude today for

- designers I respect and admire starting to take note of the work
- the opportunity to form strong opinions and see them through
- joining a community here that shares ideas with generosity and enthusiasm

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@emilyhanyf fun!!

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@keeyeny I’m kinda curious how it would look with fast cuts of lots of UIs! Might try it for a supercut of the designs people have been making with @designrivet

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@ashebytes quality over quantity applies to our online realm too

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@majamediaco @hannah_ahn @IvanVendrov count me in

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

exhibit A: https://t.co/1CIHp9Yr0g

[Blake Shao @blaketshao]

scroll @AREdotNA on a cube

each block an intersection between two channels, flipping my way to da niche pulls

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

well this was a nice surprise

the motion design that @blaketshao keeps sharing on here might be criminally underrated

[Blake Shao @blaketshao]

more experiments with the tool, this time on some friends' logos that I like :)

p1 - @designrivet @gormankind
p2 - @ryvnai @albert_
p3 - @tryrevyl @LandseerEnga

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

the aesthetics of the last time the world cup came to SF

these 1994 designs felt authentic and just plain fun

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@sigmagirlgrind ty Claire!!

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

this is my mom and a very young me at an art museum (the met in nyc)

my parents met in art school, built careers in photography and visual art, and shared their love of art and design with me from the beginning.

what I found myself drawn to most was the art that had an opinion on how the world could be better, even if it was in a small way.

when I got to stanford I learned about product design. designing software felt like making art, but with the goal of bringing a useful thing into the world

great design and art are thoughtful in the opinion they form on where the world should go. forming that opinion is part of the thrill, and helping more people who design bring their vision to reality is why I started @designrivet

but it all started with my mom, dad and an art museum, and I'm grateful for it all

[Lakshya Sangwani @xcyynical]

why do you guys design? what's your why?

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@victoriakimse thank you!! appreciate it :)

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@agupta passion is contagious!

[Sam Gorman @gormankind]

@luusssso there's just something about these handwritten fonts & texture