Deanna Lam

Graphic Design/Illustration/UX junkie

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@Tayhatesevery1 I know she regularly uses the Ciel skin tint and Skindanavia setting spray on Hud.

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@JonathanFoye @BrandyLJensen Ugh this needs to be way higher. All these comments are so telling. Can they not imagine other cultures where it’s deeply offensive to keep your shoes on?

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@LelindePage @deadeyebrakeman Self determination is cool but there’s more at play when you’re asking someone to work on your body (ie your hair is part of that) and working with dangerous chemicals, it’s their literal job to not do damage and give you good results.

[Pavel A. Samsonov @PavelASamsonov]

"It doesn't need UX, it's for professional users so they'll have training" is another way of saying "our core business is programming people rather than computers"

[Daniel Patricio @danielpatricio]

It's crazy how many opportunities present themselves when you are just responsive and enthusiastic

[Lily Konings @lilykonings]

The shift in 1:1s with I replaced "How's everything going?" with "What's one thing that could be better?" is bonkers.

This is the difference between being open to feedback and seeking feedback.

[Pavel A. Samsonov @PavelASamsonov]

UX 𝘢𝘯𝘥 UI? In this economy?

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@tranhelen lol and they’re such baby acrylics too! Open the can with your actual finger, girlfriend.

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@Stevie_J_Jones Graphic novels (kind of long form comic books), comic books, or even books based on video game series could be an option! I suggest Sandman by Neil Gaiman.

[Chloe Condon @ChloeCondon]

"Hope this e-mail finds you well!"

how the e-mail found me:

[Emmy Potter @emmylanepotter]

THE SOCIAL NETWORK starts in fall 2003 and Elle Woods is Harvard Law class of 2004 in LEGALLY BLONDE. This means Elle Woods and Mark Zuckerberg were at Harvard at the same time. In this essay, I -

[Joseph Alessio @alessio_joseph]

you telling me a user centered this design

[Ayishat Akanbi @Ayishat_Akanbi]

Beware of getting so used to infantilisation under the guise of empathy that you start to think someone talking to you like an adult is a personal attack.

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@Stevie_J_Jones I’m so glad!!!

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@ayanami116 Yahhh my friend works at SpaceX and it was the same thing. It was because Elon tweeted the announcement in the morning and like... didn’t tell anyone at his companies??? Silly man

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@Stevie_J_Jones Oh no :( I’d set her litter box outside and her food. The scent might get her to come out. She’s probably really close by!

[Deanna Lam @lamchomps]

@ayanami116 I remember being in Japan and talking to someone I met who worked in TV who was casting someone for a period drama. She was saying they wanted a hapa look and how popular hapa models and actors were in Japan. So skewed