Melinda Jones

software designer, shambala girl, tiger mom, baker of pies

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

If sorting and delivering your recyclables to a nearby collection location were a thing, and doing so rewarded you through local discounts, would you do it?

[𝓡𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽’𝓵𝓵 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓐𝓼𝓼 @ass_beaters]

If you got a buck or two this isn’t an ad, just an ask for help for a friend and her cancer bills because the US healthcare system fucking sucks and Simone is a sweet lady https://t.co/dckxyC6Ywi

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@johncutlefish Reported 👍

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@bvandgrift Hey 👋 You’re one of my ppl. Let’s start talking tomato garden. 🍅🤗

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@bvandgrift I have had panic attacks my whole life and didn’t know what they were until I was 25. Sometimes I couldn’t swallow. Sometimes I was outside of my body. Now when I feel one brewing, I run. Really hard. It makes my brain shut up.

[Test Double @testdouble]

Test Double is 100% Employee-Owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Program. Translation? Equitable equity. Interested in becoming a developer consultant *and* an owner at Test Double? Read on. https://t.co/bOOnioTf5O

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@vvitchykitchen We are watching, too! 🖤 🍿

[Eric Normand @ericnormand]

It's finally here: Part 1 of my Clojure Web Stack Tutorial.

https://t.co/KBkC8QO0lk

[Penpot @penpotapp]

Penpot 1.5 Release! New features to improve performance, user experience and visual design.

Libraries enhancements, paths features, smart inputs and much more! 🎨

https://t.co/MoQlHVTSOz

#OpenSourceDesign

[Vimcal @vimcal]

⚡️We're ecstatic to announce that Vimcal now comes with full Zoom integration!

You can also select your default conferencing option between Zoom, Google Meet, or a phone call.

Even more options coming soon... 🙈

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Unexpectedly went viral last night from a speech that shows political corruption in our state Senate happening *in real time* and explains why NC hasn’t had a budget in two years.

The kicker: “We’ll call a vote at the right time. I hope you’ll miss it.”

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@jazzy33ca I have had other designers steal my work. Now that’s an example of an asshole and specific to design. And I should have called that out publicly but I didn’t.

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@jazzy33ca The same reasons any leader is an asshole. Design leaders are there specifically to be assholes in the right circumstances. And it’s important to learn how to be good at that in those moments. I don’t think this is unique to design.

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@jazzy33ca In my experience as a designer, when a design leader has been an asshole to me, it was because they were folding up like a beach chair when it mattered most. Not because they were abusive to the teams or me.

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@jazzy33ca Defending a design direction offered by the design team despite executive or external pressure to materially change it. Or, immediately addressing aggressive behavior within the team / firing repeat offenders even if they are high performers or co-founders.

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@jina When you do, I volunteer as a participant 👋 ✅

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@ryanberg style dictionary! Those are the words I was looking for. 😁
What a fun talk. Thank you 🙏🏽

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@mikbre That happens to me too! I have to read a book in bed. Or soundscapes. But no words or my brain won’t shut up.

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@delcerebro I was thinking more along the lines of purchasing whatever oven you had that didn’t need a light bulb replaced! 😁💯

[Melinda Jones @melindavoo]

@zackthehuman_ office bingo withdrawals 😉