Last year I made the leap into independent work. It has been nothing short of amazing, and over the course of the year, slowly but surely it evolved into a studio practice, Character. Excited to share that we've finally launched a new home.

It’s happening! @lisbonai_

Today, I’m delighted to announce @CloveFi, and our $14m pre-seed led by @Accel, with @Kindred_VC and @airstreet. It’s been 2 years since I left Paddle, and in that time, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what’s next. Over the last 10+ years, I’ve always tried to imagine

sequential animation 🤝 new attio sequences page props for design @trycharacter

a new expression of craft at @attio — introducing the Attio Engineering Blog {design: [@milosboyk, {@trycharacter: [@_heyana, @isabelsoasa]}], artwork: @dmytro_kondakov, backstage: [@alexjamesvale, @ilancedillos, @amelianunn2], contributions: [@byteofbits, @mulholo, @rostog,

The rumours are true, there really is something in the water in London @meetgranola Feeling energized, ready to ship and hopefully a bit wiser from folks like @steveruizok @soleio

Call for speakers for Lisbon AI is very unofficially out https://t.co/cUxRvohTQH

perfect morning light

Call for Students & Builders! I'm organizing a not-for-profit by and for the community AI event in Lisbon. We need volunteers that want to work in the industry. DM (and community) are open https://t.co/h7exNj9UQx

I’m feeling blessed to share: Owner raised $120M Series C and is now at a $1B valuation 🦄 Mom-and-pop restaurant owners are being crushed by huge corporations. We’re using this cash to arm them to fight back. • This round was co-led by 2 perfect partners for us: Alex

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A really heartfelt thank you to all clients, collaborators and peers! Crazy to think it's been less than a year of Character, time really does flow differently when you are locked in.

I’ve always romanticized studios and small teams. A lot of what I perceive as truly impressive work in many companies was powered by small but mighty teams. With things changing rapidly for designers, we wanted to get closer to the metal.

🇪🇺 Sign the petition to create a pan-European legal entity to simplify investing and fundraising for startups. https://t.co/jdZyRji2p6 The Framer team created a beautiful site to support this initiative. Check it out and sign!

design twitter, excited to say that I’m looking for my next thing! if you or someone you know is looking for a designer with a diverse agency and startup background, my DMs are open. retweets and comments to boost appreciated. https://t.co/epMb4WrdFq

So many ideas not enough time

After taking some time off, I’m excited to share what I’ve been working on with @maksim_s!

We're hiring for a Founding Designer at @dubdotco → https://t.co/QIQsCKK3gN If you're passionate about building delightful user experiences and resonate with our mission, I'd love to chat with you. RTs appreciated 🙏

The potency of a proper good software designer, who can work directly in code, is the ability to try ideas & circumvent the back-and-forth of cross-role justification, and inevitably, information loss You lose so many hunches to cross-role justification

In NY-SF from 14th to 30th to attend config, DM if you're around!