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jeremiahrags.bsky.social
Brand Identity Designer creating thoughtful, simple brand identities and assets for organizations of all sizes. 
Co-founder/CBO at https://divedeep.io
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Campaign idea next term: *cut back and forth between clips of fascist + oligarchical actions ‘n quotes and facial reactions of new candidate* *cut to candidate, finger wagging at camera, inviting you to see how it should be done* *history of community centered actions + future plans*

Unprompted 2-step verification codes are always concerning. Wish I knew where it was from.

There’s a special list for complete strangers who call me “Jeremy”. And it’s right next to the list of non-strangers who call me “Jeremy”. The first list is longer.

Glad I decided to stay up and watch Severance tonight.

When do we get past the part where a kid frequently wakes you up 2-3 hours too early?

Me when I’m working on a print layout. IYKYK

“With Microsoft, SharePoint designs you!” 🫠

Tell your reps and senators that today was embarrassing @resist.bot resist.bot/petitions/PY...

Them: “Can you work your magic?” “Can you make it pretty? “Make it pop!” “Do this very specific thing that works in an unrelated context?” Me:

That feeling after the tension headache is gone.

If companies did more post-project retrospectives instead of relying on performance reviews, “company high fives”, and weekly check-ins, I think we would have clearer objectives to focus on and shorter lag times to improve on opportunities and measure growth.

Trying to do what I can: resist.bot/petitions/PO...

This January, I think I’ve entered my Exhausted Miyazaki era.

When the work load and meetings are too much and you can’t afford to take a half-day even though you’re sick. 🤒

Stores that decided to lock up their merchandise are finding out.

Interestiiiiing

Visual identity guidelines should be as much about enablement of branded content creation as it is about consistency and alignment. Without a creative system to enable, sooner than later you’re bound to experience rogues looking to “freshen things up”. #Branding #VisualIdentity

Sometimes you find a news article that’s so upsetting that you don’t wanna scroll anymore. If they succeed at getting this, getting rid of coverage for preexisting conditions is next.

I feel like since I went remote during the pandemic, I’ve gotten more talkative in meetings. It’s very uncomfortable but I also feel like I *have* to say more to ensure I’m understood. I don’t know what the deal is, but it’s mentally exhausting.

Landscapes by American artist Eyvind Earle, c 1980s-90s, who was a background and concept artist for Disney in the 50s and 60s, working on films like Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Sleeping Beauty.

Remember the “find your Twitter friends on Bluesky” tool? Need that for Threads.

Two solid additions to my library gifted to me this season.

Getting water softener salt at Lowe’s because I’m an adult and they started playing Eisley’s The Winter Song over the speaker. So now I’m an old adult. 👴

Don’t sacrifice the time needed to understand the problem and ask questions in the name of “efficiency”.

Make space for questions. Align on objectives. Don’t leave room for ambiguity.

Me until Dec 24.

“Competitive salary”? Do tell. (But for serious – do tell.)

Home sick for Thanksgiving so switched our cell provider and am now saving $110/mo. 😷📱💰

Expertise shown via objective observations and thoughtful questions > subjective opinion.

This week has left me feeling like a husk. I’ll just be over here, withered. 😪

With all of the social media shuffling for community, I still intended to start a good old forum at some point. I miss those days.

I came across this site over the weekend and can’t stop thinking about its experience: amaterasu.ai I haven’t felt anything immersive like this since Macromedia Flash days and even then, only scratched the surface. Shout out to Exo Ape. Check out their write-up: www.exoape.com/work/amaterasu

If Jaguar’s goal was to catch people’s attention, I’d say mission accomplished. We’ll find out soon enough if it’ll pay off. Even with their statement of focusing on all electric, I think their reveal creates more confusion than clarity.

Maybe if I have the icon just below Threads, I’ll start pressing the butterfly more.