Goran Markovic
@gomarko.bsky.social
Designer • A11y consultant • ADPList mentor • Snowboarder
Musings in English and Bosnian. Building a design studio.
ofc.studio
Musings in English and Bosnian. Building a design studio.
ofc.studio
We are way beyond the point at which everyone should have abandoned Meta's products, but here we are. Literally every day, another ew (yes, ew, not new) fact comes to light.
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We are way beyond the point at which everyone should have abandoned Meta's products, but here we are. Literally every day, another ew (yes, ew, not new) fact comes to light.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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We are told: the product now has Gemini. We added Rufus. You can talk to Bixby. We've integrated Alice. Chat with Poob. Log on to Poob right now. Poob has it for you. Poob has it for you. Poob has it for you.
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We are never told "so what." Even the teams working on these products don't know anymore.
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We are never told "so what." Even the teams working on these products don't know anymore.
When teams don't understand their own product
A usable product starts with the conceptual model, but designers have "optimized" that work out of the profession. It's time to bring it back.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We are told: the product now has Gemini. We added Rufus. You can talk to Bixby. We've integrated Alice. Chat with Poob. Log on to Poob right now. Poob has it for you. Poob has it for you. Poob has it for you.
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We are never told "so what." Even the teams working on these products don't know anymore.
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We are never told "so what." Even the teams working on these products don't know anymore.
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I don’t understand how investors take meta seriously at this point
Meta HIRED the “chemicals are turning the frogs gay” guy to police AI bias against, presumably, complete morons:
“He [Starbuck] falsely asserted that exposure to the pesticide atrazine turned amphibians "gay,” prompting male frogs to mate — a claim that has been repeatedly debunked.”
“He [Starbuck] falsely asserted that exposure to the pesticide atrazine turned amphibians "gay,” prompting male frogs to mate — a claim that has been repeatedly debunked.”
Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor
Robby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke."
www.advocate.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I don’t understand how investors take meta seriously at this point
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tech companies continually learning people don't want these things
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
tech companies continually learning people don't want these things
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People continue to assume they know what other people want instead of just… asking them.
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
People continue to assume they know what other people want instead of just… asking them.
I feel there's not enough talk about the fate of stock images in the age of LLMs.
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I feel there's not enough talk about the fate of stock images in the age of LLMs.
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
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Bruno Munari, "Drawing A Tree" 1978
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Bruno Munari, "Drawing A Tree" 1978
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Are we designing for brain rot? uxdesign.cc/are-we-creat...
November 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Are we designing for brain rot? uxdesign.cc/are-we-creat...
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As a kid I loved classic Looney Tunes, but as an adult, I'm fascinated by the background art.
September 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
As a kid I loved classic Looney Tunes, but as an adult, I'm fascinated by the background art.
The Great Desocialization of Social Media.
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The Great Desocialization of Social Media.
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can you imagine making a feature that's so awful you have the most creative people on national television calling it a piece of shit and telling you to "FUCK OFF." on national tv.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
can you imagine making a feature that's so awful you have the most creative people on national television calling it a piece of shit and telling you to "FUCK OFF." on national tv.
Knowing Musk, Grokipedia will be the last nail in the coffin of common sense.
October 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Knowing Musk, Grokipedia will be the last nail in the coffin of common sense.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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"A website that catalogues the fonts used in video games.
Fuck, it's genius... why didn't I think of that...!"
www.gamefontlibrary.com
Fuck, it's genius... why didn't I think of that...!"
www.gamefontlibrary.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"A website that catalogues the fonts used in video games.
Fuck, it's genius... why didn't I think of that...!"
www.gamefontlibrary.com
Fuck, it's genius... why didn't I think of that...!"
www.gamefontlibrary.com
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new video now available: all about the value of failure in art & design. please share and enjoy! #art #design #failure
youtu.be/mdaRjcdnndg
youtu.be/mdaRjcdnndg
The Value of Failure How To be A Design Student
YouTube video by Mitch Goldstein
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
new video now available: all about the value of failure in art & design. please share and enjoy! #art #design #failure
youtu.be/mdaRjcdnndg
youtu.be/mdaRjcdnndg
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The Hot Air Factory is a mini computer that turns hidden AI energy costs into a physical reality > buff.ly/MyMs7yy
October 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Hot Air Factory is a mini computer that turns hidden AI energy costs into a physical reality > buff.ly/MyMs7yy
You're my little soda pop 🤙
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
You're my little soda pop 🤙
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I can only imagine how much better our world would be if we taught kids about the social model of disability and normalized accessibility.
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I can only imagine how much better our world would be if we taught kids about the social model of disability and normalized accessibility.
Pinterest now allows users to turn off the generated images throughout the app’s feeds. More of this, please.
October 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Pinterest now allows users to turn off the generated images throughout the app’s feeds. More of this, please.
The great businesses are built on really stupid ideas.
Jonas Almeling, Ecosystem Hero of Sweden at Sarajevo Slush’D.
Jonas Almeling, Ecosystem Hero of Sweden at Sarajevo Slush’D.
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The great businesses are built on really stupid ideas.
Jonas Almeling, Ecosystem Hero of Sweden at Sarajevo Slush’D.
Jonas Almeling, Ecosystem Hero of Sweden at Sarajevo Slush’D.
A bright white pitch deck background is a poor choice in an industrial, dark setting. It hurts the eyes.
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A bright white pitch deck background is a poor choice in an industrial, dark setting. It hurts the eyes.