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Guy Segal

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Design director working on design systems and people systems. Can fake a decent guitar riff. Black lives matter. Trans lives matter. He/him. Views are my own. 🩷💜💙 I talk to cool design folks on my podcast http://designdowntime.com/ Toronto, ON, Canada

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · Oct 18

Hello new followers! I'm a design director from Toronto, working on design systems.

I also host a podcast called Design Downtime, where I talk to design professionals about a hobby or interest of theirs that has nothing to do with work, because it's ok to not be about productivity 24/7!

Design Downtime

"Design Downtime" celebrates the joys of living a balanced creative life outside the pixels and wireframes. Join your host, Guy Segal, a design director, on this journey to redefine what it means to b...

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 2d

We’re back!
In the first episode of season 4, @brownorama.bsky.social joins Design Downtime to talk about his love of board games.

(I’m shocked it took me this long to get to this topic…)

Dan Brown Loves Board Games | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

In the first episode of season 4, Dan Brown joins us to share about his love of hobby board games. He talks about transitioning from games like Monopoly to discovering the more advanced Carcassonne, w...

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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the day we launch! It's "Off the Path with Sam and Steve" (and that's @sladner.bsky.social in case you don't know). In this limited series, we talk about what a research career looks like, even when it goes "off the path." The first three episodes are live, and links follow.

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Sam Ladner @sladner.bsky.social · 1d

Attention applied researchers: my friend @steveportigal.bsky.social and I have released our limited edition podcast, focusing on the research career. Off the Path with Sam and Steve starts with Ep 1: The Good Enough Career: open.spotify.com/episode/7pY4...

Episode 1: The Good Enough Career

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 2d

I'm (finally) working on new articles/talks.

As a part of that, I'd like to hire a new artist for every article to create a unique hero image for each piece

Do you all have any resources/sites to find artists for these purposes these days?

I'd also like to hire those most in need of work.

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 2d

We’re back!
In the first episode of season 4, @brownorama.bsky.social joins Design Downtime to talk about his love of board games.

(I’m shocked it took me this long to get to this topic…)

Dan Brown Loves Board Games | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 2d

Design influencers still explaining on LinkedIn what “above the fold” is in the year 2025, is why the design industry is cooked.

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 3d

It’s only 9am and I’ve already been exposed to so much AI booster content that I need a Silkwood shower.

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James is 7’8”

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 7d

Why does the weather hate light jackets

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 7d

You'll be happy to know next season of the podcast will have an episode on keyboards!

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 7d

I said what I said :)

Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 7d

The best Canadian export since ketchup chips

Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 7d

"Off the Path with Sam and Steve" comes out October 10. (Sam = @sladner.bsky.social). Here's a little bit from me on what the podcast is about! I'll be eager to hear from others what they get out of it...

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Ben Callahan @bencallahan.com · 7d

New article live: Evolving #designsystem Skills, how our tools are shaping the necessary skills needed to be a thriving design system practitioner and what we can do to bring up the next generation of systems thinkers.

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Evolving Design System Skills - bencallahan.com

Any artist will tell you that the tools they use impact their art. The same is true for us—the tools we use in our design systems work certainly

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 9d

Uh oh

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I did not expect such an in depth analysis of Doctor Who through the ages

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Amy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 9d

ALSO I wrote a thing for Zeroheight: When’s the right time to start documenting your design system?

In here I talk about what type of documentation to aim for at each stage of your design system’s lifecycle.

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When's the right time to start documenting your design system? - zeroheight

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 9d

What a lovely surprise to wake up to!

Amy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 9d

We’re back baby!

Ep 1, S2 of Systems of Harm just dropped and we’re kicking off this series with design systems and accessibility specialist @gerireid.com

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts to hear us natter about design systems and activism

Apple: apple.co/42Zhx1s
RSS: bit.ly/43gtLkB

Design systems and activism with Geri Reid

Podcast Episode · Systems of Harm · 01/10/2025 · 53m

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 9d

I'm excited to delve into my Bluesky feed 🚀

Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 9d

How can I forget my man @edzitron.com for an honest perspective on the AI bubble

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 10d

@marisakabas.bsky.social has been doing stellar independent journalism with The Handbasket.

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 10d

I knew you'd appreciate

Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 10d

I think you mean these

Still from the Russian cartoon of Bremen Town Musicians (though it might be the sequel?) with the donkey, dog, cat, and rooster dressed as people and playing musical instruments.

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 12d

Happy birthday!

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 15d

Listen to this song only if you like guitars and fun

brutalligators @brutalligators.bsky.social · 22d

So cool to have a couple of reviews come in about Hold Fast. This one just made our hearts feel all warm and fuzzy

"Brutalligators remain as direct and noisy as ever, but with “Hold Fast,” they’re showing how resilience can sound like both a shout and a chorus."

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LISTEN: “Hold Fast” by Brutalligators

By pairing indie-punk urgency with flourishes that lean toward indiepop, Brutalligators’ latest single “Hold Fast” stands on a line between

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 16d

Season 4 of the Design Downtime podcast is almost here! And it’s shaping out to be quite a nerdy one, too.

(With cover art created, as always, by the amazing @raq.bsky.social)

Until then, why not catch up on past episodes?

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Cover art for season four of the Design downtime podcast