Flagrant
@beflagrant.com
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A small software company where developers & designers work passionately to deliver human-centered software. www.beflagrant.com
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We're absolutely nuts about working with Max! He has the rare talent of tackling complex problems while still finding time to chase the occasional shiny object or... SQUIRREL!! Three years of brilliance - here's to many more, Max #Workiversary
Collage celebrating Max's 3 year work anniversary at Flagrant. Three polaroid photos show: two people cutting a decorated cake at a celebration, two cats (one black, one tortoiseshell) by a window, and a person in glasses and beanie taking a selfie with a tortoiseshell cat. Yellow and pink background with Flagrant logo in corner.
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📢 Ruby companies: sponsor #XORuby!
$2.5K-$10K tiers | 6 cities | Sept-Oct 2025
Support local Ruby communities
www.xoruby.com/firestarter
#Ruby #Sponsorship
Large orange text reading "FIRESTARTER CAMPAIGN" displayed on a black background.
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🙏 Thanks to all #XORuby sponsors!
@cisco.com + @dnsimple.bsky.social + @beflagrant.com + amazing community supporters make $100 tickets possible across 6 cities
#Ruby #CommunitySupport
Sponsors section displaying three company logos in a white bordered frame with a purple "SPONSORS" banner. Shows DNSimple's blue circular "d" logo, Flagrant's red text logo, and Cisco's blue text logo with dots. Company names appear below their respective logos in red text.
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🧶 Plot twist: Knitting and UX design are the same thing.
Our designer breaks down the hilarious parallels - from ripping out mistakes to "it's been 84 years" syndrome.
Perfect read! ✨ www.beflagrant.com/blog/a-k...
Yellow background with black rounded rectangle containing white text 'A KNITTING DESIGN STORY' and red subtitle 'The intersections of career and a hobby that have taken over my life'. Bottom shows author Lena Yen's photo and title 'Senior Product Designer', plus website and social media icons.
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Join XO Ruby's "The Artist's Way" book club! 12-week creativity program starting Sept 11. Weekly Zoom calls, Slack chat, async discussion. Design-focused but all welcome. Rediscover your creative spark!
www.xoruby.com/blog/the-art...
#BookClub #Creativity #Ruby
Promotional image for "Design Book Club: The Artist's Way" with red and yellow background. Shows the book cover (30th Anniversary Edition) and URL "bit.ly/xoruby-the-artists-way". Features Flagrant and XO Ruby logos as collaborating organizations.
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🔥 XO Ruby is seeking sponsors for our multi-city tour!
Help us bring Ruby developers together across 6 cities. Your support strengthens the Ruby community nationwide.
www.xoruby.com/firestarter/
White textured background with purple tree silhouettes on sides. XO Ruby logo top left, 'xoruby.com' top right. Black text reads 'MAKE A SPLASH WITH RUBYISTS, PROGRAMMERS, AND TECH-MINDED FOLKS'. Orange text lists sponsor cities. Red button shows 'xoruby.com/firestarter'.
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Writing fake product reviews is our team's favorite creative warmup! It sparks collaboration, gives everyone a voice, and starts our day with laughs. More team-building tips: beflagrant.com/blog/hire-th... #AgencyLife
A humorous fake product review titled "Grouch TM" features an image of a large, plush sofa designed to resemble a gorilla lounging comfortably. The review gives it a 4.5-star rating, labeled as "100% A Fake Review." The graphic includes a made up review created by Risa, Yossef, and Val. The Flagrant logo and title "FAKE PRODUCT REVIEWS" is at the bottom.
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XO Ruby, a series of traveling events. Not an expensive conference that requires a plane ticket & hotel stay, but smaller, regional gatherings designed to bring people together in your area, who are rubyists or ruby-curious and a reason to meet. www.xoruby.com/
Ruby programming language logo on black background, featuring an orange geometric gem icon above a white stylized 'X' symbol, followed by 'RUBY' in large white bold letters. The design represents the Ruby coding language's brand identity with its distinctive gemstone motif.
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Community fuels our fun, creates career opportunities, and provides connection. Let's rebuild it together. These events are designed to make that happen. www.xoruby.com/
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🚀 Ever wondered how Lisp developers edit code so effortlessly?
Our latest Developer Roundtable explores ParEdit & structural editing - learn about "slurping" & "barfing" code! 😄 www.beflagrant.com/blog/dev...
Join us every other Friday 10:30-11:30 AM CT
ParEdit logo in bold red letters on a light pink background with concentric circles. Text reads 'DEVELOPER ROUNDTABLE' on left, 'JOIN US. ALL WELCOME. EVERY OTHER FRIDAY 10:30 - 11:30 AM CT' in center, and 'FLAGRANT' logo on right.
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🙌 Thanks Cisco for supporting #XORuby!
The largest Rails shop you've never heard of is bring this Ruby conference to 6 cities across the US.
$100 Ruby events possible
#Ruby
Dark space background with radiating dashed lines. XO Ruby logo top left with 'xoruby.com'. Purple pill shows '10/25 AUSTIN'. Orange 'CISCO' text with 'FOUNDING SPONSOR' label. White circle contains blue Cisco logo.
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XO Ruby, a series of traveling events is heading to Austin on October 25th!! There are only 80 tickets available and they are going FAST
www.xoruby.com/event/austin/
A promotional image for XO Ruby Austin featuring a colorful "AUSTIN" mural on a brick wall with "RIDE AUSTIN" text below, all tinted in warm orange/coral tones. The left side displays "AUSTIN October 25" in purple text, followed by descriptive text about Austin's live music scene, honky-tonks, dive bars, food trucks, tech startups, and breakfast tacos as the backdrop for this Ruby conference.
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🌟 Finished a rebrand for WNB.rb - a community for women & nonbinary Ruby devs! New logo, style guide & website designed to celebrate their diverse tech community 💻
www.beflagrant.com/work/wnb-rb
Case study graphic showing WNB.rb rebrand project. Features Flagrant logo, colorful design with yellow, purple, and green elements, and a photo of a woman. Main headline reads "WNB.RB GETS A NEW LOOK AND REFRESH" with subtext about redesigning brand identity for women and nonbinary Ruby developers community.
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"How often would we be pollinating each other?" overheard at Flagrant
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#DelightfulReveal #Doing #Reading #Watching #Playing #Listening #Interests #Struggles #Buying #Celebrating
A cream-colored speech bubble banner with "A Flagrant Update" in black text at the top and "DELIGHTFUL REVEAL" in large red letters. "#84" appears in black handwritten style in the bottom right. The Flagrant logo and social media icons are shown at the bottom on a dark background.
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🙌 Thanks Cisco for supporting #XORuby!
The largest Rails shop you've never heard of is bring this Ruby conference to 6 cities across the US.
$100 Ruby events possible
#Ruby
Dark space background with radiating dashed lines. XO Ruby logo top left with 'xoruby.com'. Purple pill shows '10/18 SAN DIEGO'. Orange 'CISCO' text with 'FOUNDING SPONSOR' label. White circle contains blue Cisco logo.
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XO Ruby, a series of traveling events is heading to San Diego on October 18th!! There are only 80 tickets available and they are going FAST
www.xoruby.com/event/san-di...
A promotional image for XO Ruby San Diego featuring a coastal scene with palm trees, cliffs, and ocean waves in warm orange/coral tones. The left side displays "SAN DIEGO October 18" in purple text, followed by descriptive text about San Diego's golden coastlines, craft breweries, taco shops, desert canyons, surfers, rooftop bars, and harbor walks as the setting for this Ruby conference.
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🎯 Final part: Jonathan Greenberg on context menus & team communication
When clients dismiss design work, how do we support teammates?
Start with self-reflection
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#Rails #NVC
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🎯 Thanks Planet Argon for supporting #XORuby Portland!
Event sponsors keep tickets at $100
October11 | www.xoruby.com/event/portland/
#Ruby
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📍 Sidekiq is our Portland sponsor for #XORuby Portland!
October 11| $100 | www.xoruby.com/event/portland/
#Ruby #Sidekiq
A promotional image for XO Ruby Portland featuring Sidekiq as a city sponsor. The design has a black background with radiating dotted lines emanating from a white circle containing the Sidekiq logo (a red circle with a white martial arts kick silhouette). The Ruby logo and "xoruby.com" appear in the top left, with "10/11 PORTLAND" in a rounded rectangle, "SIDEKIQ" in large orange text, and "CITY S
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🚂 Designed the final #RailsConf with interactive spaces for attendees to leave their mark. From Post-its to a 20ft memory wall—the best designs aren't finished until users make them their own. 💙
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#ConferenceDesign #BrandDesign
Case study header image with colorful abstract shapes in pink, yellow, and blue. Large black text reads "HONORING RUBY CENTRAL'S FINAL RAILSCONF" with red "CASE STUDY" label. Yellow highlighted text says "Check out we branded RailsConf to celebrate 20+ years of community and Ruby gatherings." Flagrant logo in top left corner.
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🙌 Thanks CiscoMeraki for supporting #XORuby!
The largest Rails shop you've never heard of is bring this Ruby conference to 6 cities across the US.
$100 Ruby events possible
#Ruby
Dark space background with radiating dashed lines from center. XO Ruby logo top left, 'xoruby.com' top right. Large white circle contains blue Cisco logo. Purple pill shows '10/11 PORTLAND'. Orange 'CISCO' text with 'FOUNDING SPONSOR' label.
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XO Ruby, a series of traveling events is heading to Portland on October 11th!! There are only 80 tickets available and they are going FAST
www.xoruby.com/event/portland/
A promotional image for XO Ruby Portland featuring the iconic "Portland Oregon" neon sign in warm orange/coral tones. The left side displays "PORTLAND October 11, 2025" in purple text, followed by descriptive text about Portland's rain-soaked streets, murals, food carts, old-growth forests, bikes, indie bookstores, and weekend farmers' markets as the backdrop for this Ruby conference event.
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💬 Jonathan Greenberg: choosing dialog elements is like client communication - both need reflection over reaction
Part 2 covers modals, turbo streams & NVC
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#Rails #NVC
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✅ Atlanta: Complete!
Jim wrapped up incredible #XORuby conversations in the Peach State. Now rolling deeper south...
🚗 Next stop: New Orleans!
Ruby road trip finale!
#AtlantaToNewOrleans
Bearded man with glasses in white toy car on gray US map with red dotted route line. Yellow X marks New Orleans, gray X marks Atlanta. Text reads 'FLAGRANT THIRD STOP' and 'NEW ORLEANS'. Bottom shows 'in collaboration XO RUBY' logo. Torn paper effect with red tire tread pattern.
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🙌 Thanks CiscoMeraki for supporting #XORuby!
The largest Rails shop you've never heard of is bring this Ruby conference to 6 cities across the US.
$100 Ruby events possible
#Ruby
Dark space background with radiating dashed lines from center. XO Ruby logo top left, 'xoruby.com' top right. Large white circle contains blue Cisco logo. Purple pill shows '9/20 NEW ORLEANS'. Orange 'CISCO' text with 'FOUNDING SPONSOR' label.