TheDesignerd
@thedesignerd.bsky.social
Designerd, gardenerd, book nerd, movie nerd, data nerd, bird nerd, news nerd, nerd nerd.
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Friday the 13th is the best because terrible things are still happening but for 24 hours there's a neato spooky reason
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Friday the 13th is the best because terrible things are still happening but for 24 hours there's a neato spooky reason
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Paperback books are like velveteen rabbits — ours to be loved and used and squeezed and drug around and stuffed into shoulder bags and left in the sun and read and read again until there's nothing left but the best kind of memories from something real
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Paperback books are like velveteen rabbits — ours to be loved and used and squeezed and drug around and stuffed into shoulder bags and left in the sun and read and read again until there's nothing left but the best kind of memories from something real
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This is fantastic. I love this.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This is fantastic. I love this.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
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This... is... Jeopardy!
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This... is... Jeopardy!
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A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
Meet Veronika, the first cow known to engage in flexible, multipurpose tool use
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
www.scientificamerican.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
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In other news, @debbiemillman.bsky.social wrote about the design of the new food pyramid. Spoiler: it's terrible design reflecting terrible politics. www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/n...
I’m a designer. The new food pyramid is outdated and confusing
The new food pyramid represents “an outdated way of thinking about visual communication,” writes a designer.
www.statnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:33 AM
In other news, @debbiemillman.bsky.social wrote about the design of the new food pyramid. Spoiler: it's terrible design reflecting terrible politics. www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/n...
Coolest Uncle of the Year Award goes to…
I almost forgot to post that I built a couple of teles for my niece and nephew for Xmas.
The most fun was giving each guitar the proper road rash and gouges.
A guitar is always better with a little mojo.
#Guitar #GuitarBuild #Luthier #Rock #Blues
The most fun was giving each guitar the proper road rash and gouges.
A guitar is always better with a little mojo.
#Guitar #GuitarBuild #Luthier #Rock #Blues
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Coolest Uncle of the Year Award goes to…
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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This season of The Morning Show honestly rocked. Cory Ellison’s arc paid off emotionally AND logically! There was hot sex and cold betrayal, opera, AI and gulags. Campy and cynical but also finger-wagging and earnest, like The Newsroom making out with Scandal
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This season of The Morning Show honestly rocked. Cory Ellison’s arc paid off emotionally AND logically! There was hot sex and cold betrayal, opera, AI and gulags. Campy and cynical but also finger-wagging and earnest, like The Newsroom making out with Scandal
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MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Alma Katsu’s Bond!!! Make it happen!!
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Alma Katsu’s Bond!!! Make it happen!!
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His dream finally came true
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
His dream finally came true
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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Reminder to everyone donating to food banks in light of the Republicans starving SNAP: It is far more cost effective to donate directly to food banks than to buy food and give it to them. They can buy in bulk and have existing relationships with sellers, so your few bucks go way further that way
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Reminder to everyone donating to food banks in light of the Republicans starving SNAP: It is far more cost effective to donate directly to food banks than to buy food and give it to them. They can buy in bulk and have existing relationships with sellers, so your few bucks go way further that way
When the FedEx driver tries to hide the destroyed shipment before taking the delivery confirmation pic.
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
When the FedEx driver tries to hide the destroyed shipment before taking the delivery confirmation pic.
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America’s pastbedtime
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
America’s pastbedtime
MVP of this #worldseries game? Clearly the organist (Dieter Ruehle) … Gilligan’s Island theme, Neverending Story theme, etc. Brilliant.
And he has to be the MVP because we’ll never know who wins the game. ⚾️
And he has to be the MVP because we’ll never know who wins the game. ⚾️
a child is riding on the back of a white stuffed animal
Alt: Gif of a clip from Neverending Story showing Bastian riding on the back of the luck dragon.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
MVP of this #worldseries game? Clearly the organist (Dieter Ruehle) … Gilligan’s Island theme, Neverending Story theme, etc. Brilliant.
And he has to be the MVP because we’ll never know who wins the game. ⚾️
And he has to be the MVP because we’ll never know who wins the game. ⚾️
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Ohtani was the first player to reach base 7 times in a World Series game. He is also the first player to reach base 8 times in a World Series game. And he is the first player to reach base 9 times in a World Series game.
These are all the same World Series game.
These are all the same World Series game.
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Ohtani was the first player to reach base 7 times in a World Series game. He is also the first player to reach base 8 times in a World Series game. And he is the first player to reach base 9 times in a World Series game.
These are all the same World Series game.
These are all the same World Series game.