Lea Alcantara

sometimes pixels, sometimes code, always food. speaker, former podcaster, and pop culture obsessive. prev: head of product design @fueled

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

🦋 lea134 (new to this, but why not)
🧵 lea134 (this has turned into a ramble account; mostly pop culture)
🐘 lealea (not really here, but just in case)

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

Welp.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

Does anyone have examples of sites or apps made from Lovable that don't immediately *look like* they're made from Lovable? 🤔

[Fueled @Fueled]

Discovery isn’t a phase. It’s a habit. We run research alongside ongoing design + engineering so product efforts stay aligned with real needs. New article from our Director of UX & Research.

https://t.co/2IWdpW2ALP

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

🫣 I'm heading to NYC the week of Sep 8 — do I have any design or tech folks who want to meet up? Even if not, welcome any recommendations for restaurants to try!

[Fueled @Fueled]

From reading subtle customer cues to staying composed under pressure, the skills Principal Product Designer Stephanie Campbell honed as a fine dining pro now help her craft better user experiences and navigate complex projects.

Learn more in her article: https://t.co/M1WQtPOISR

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

@jina Happy birthday! 🍰

[Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @smashingmag]

🧩 Your past shapes who you are as a designer, no matter where your career began or how unexpected your career path may have been. Stephanie Campbell shows how those lessons can sharpen your instincts, strengthen collaboration, and help you become a better designer today: https://t.co/vfwEjc2rCm

[10up @10up]

The animations on https://t.co/xFdSKWtQ43 may feel simple. Building them was not.

Motion 3D objects run on a custom animation system: no WebGL, no video, just smooth motion that works everywhere.

Learn how in the technical deep dive: https://t.co/qYFKyB4NUk

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

AI tools seem to really struggle with textures and the concept of absolutely positioned decorative elements.

Or am I prompting things wrong?

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

I am putting Figma Make through the ringer. Who else has played with it? What are your thoughts?

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

Does anyone have a fave @figma Slides PDF compression plugin? 100MB PDFs ain't it. Acrobat compression can only do so much, but it'd be nice to have it < 10MB at the end. I hear it has to do with how the program handles fonts? Any help appreciated #figmadesign

[Ridd 🤿 @ridd_design]

Who's hiring designers right now?

Going to treat this as a mini job board to send to a few great candidates 👇

[Fueled @Fueled]

Google Site Kit — the official WordPress plugin we built with @Google — was just named the most trusted WordPress plugin in a new survey. It also just broke into the top 10 most popular plugins.

https://t.co/oUy5xBlRRK

[Fueled @Fueled]

Digital Democracy, a digital civic platform we built with @CalMatters, was honored with a Northern California Emmy Award. 🏆

The award honors a CBS News segment that used the platform to expose how fentanyl legislation was quietly blocked.

https://t.co/I4vF9dY7JA

[Lea Alcantara @lealea]

@danmall this is going to be so random but I remembered you recommended a sleeping eye mask a while back. Do you still use and recommend it?

[Fueled @Fueled]

Branded merch shouldn’t require a full e-commerce build—or an ops team.

Pressto Shop is a streamlined solution powered by @WooCommerce:
✔ Print-on-demand; no inventory
✔ Fast to launch (2–4 weeks)

Built for orgs with engaged audiences.

https://t.co/a7ZNmCG6de

[10up @10up]

Turn Figma design tokens into WordPress global styles in minutes.

The Figma to WordPress Automation streamlines theme.json setup. No special frameworks, no Dev Mode. Just faster workflows.

https://t.co/0jeaeNFbWV

[Fueled @Fueled]

Remote-first is how we work. But when timing and context call for it, a focused in-person workshop delivers real ROI.

New on the Fueled blog: why strategic workshops still matter—and how to get them right.

https://t.co/Gy6PhGm8CW

[Fueled @Fueled]

The new Fueled site was engineered by our @10up WordPress practice using homegrown tools and AI.

⚙️ Reusable components
🤖 60% of custom features AI-scaffolded
🧠 Real-time design in browser

Fast ≠ rushed. It means focused.

https://t.co/ytAnawlaBn

[10up @10up]

🗞️ Big news: 10up has officially unified under the @Fueled name, with a bold new brand, mission, and vision for the future. 10up is now the brand of Fueled’s enterprise WordPress practice.

https://t.co/jzeWh8CefL