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Yang You

@yayou #1072

head of design @paradigm
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our Eno event in May was such a vibe that we're running it back — introducing Panorama, a film & discussion series for the SF creative community

small groups, intentional convos, highly curated films that focus on technology x society x the human experience

comment/reach out if you're in for the inaugural on *sunday oct 20*
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running thread of the work i do at @paradigm ↓↓↓

i work with our portfolio founders & lead design at the firm, with a specialty in zero-to-one product design, strategy, and research

every engagement with us is a bit different and crafted around the needs & stage of the company
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six years into Paradigm’s inception, we’ve given a facelift to
http://paradigm.xyz

a visual manifestation of our research-driven ethos & deep collaboration with founders
one thing to know about @gakonst is there’s never enough stickers

don’t forget to check the rarity of your keycap! decentralized p2p trading is encouraged
minted a photo on Moshicam :•> a photo taken on @nocellcoverage’s powershot framed by @nocellcoverage’s moshi frame

only in crypto worlds
no better way to start the day 🏃🏻‍♀️

h/t @receipts @vm @steph for organizing this lovely FarCon 5k along along venice boardwalk!
friends we have reached the promise land and it tastes sweet

the strawberries actually make a difference
will be at FarHack helping with all things design 🫡 show me what you’re building

we’ll also have something in store for frames ux~
warpcast is the events app that every web2 conference attendee wished they had
waddling around santa monica wed til saturday ☀️

excited for farcon, diet coke, and to see the promised land that is erewhon
doing research into block explorers that optimize for higher throughput chains & overall better ux -- what are the best examples today?
completing our ghastly to gengar pipeline - who's building?
crypto needs a universal personal preferences setting so that users can choose their default wallet for these embedded actions
had many insightful convos this past week with builders in nyc. some themes that stood out:

> picking the right battles as a product designer, and setting up the right process from day 1
> role of design thinking in crypto, when external incentives are the new playing field
views from the paradigm cafe last week ☕️ irl just brings out another dimension of conversation. esp loved meeting more of the design community!
switched from barry’s to orangetheory and i burn 100 more calories per class. was doubtful, but found OTF to be more challenging

likely a combo of:
• 60min vs 50min class
• tread portion leans endurance vs power. running 30min continuously at base/push feels harder to me than 2 x 12min blocks with 30s sprints..
i'm looking for novel design patterns in the wild (web3 or web2) - something that brought a lil extra usability or delight, made you notice.

favorite answer gets 0.05 ETH, feel free to submit multiple. deadline in 30 days!

trying out @bountybot
both Lapse & Friendtech enable sharing of authentic, stream-of-consciousness content thru diff design patterns in consumer social

Lapse by making any shot effortlessly beautiful + reduced decision overload

FT via a private space for fans with high intent + info asymmetry in favor of OP + inherent value made explicit
imo the Nouns funding model is great at generating divergent solutions for discrete use cases: advertising, governance, delegation, etc.

but not so great for supporting end-to-end experiences combining multiple touchpoints
fallcast 🍂 touched some leaves in maine this past week https://i.imgur.com/1wzqVJy.jpg
the state of nfts today feel akin to the era of static websites
how liberating & light it feels to post into the ether from a new account, without the weight of followers ✨

oh how our brain works
what should i use to keep track of books read & reading lists that is not goodreads