Rolf Nelson
@designbyproxy.bsky.social
Design director @ Fetch, drummer, dog dad.
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This is what Trump calls transparency.
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This is what Trump calls transparency.
It cracks me up seeing pseudo intellectuals that worshipped Chomsky lose their collective minds.
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It cracks me up seeing pseudo intellectuals that worshipped Chomsky lose their collective minds.
Was Mariners clinching the playoff spot what they meant by rapture? Sweet sweet rapture
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Was Mariners clinching the playoff spot what they meant by rapture? Sweet sweet rapture
I’m convinced gate agents try to one up each other with asking for the weirdest names at airports.
September 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I’m convinced gate agents try to one up each other with asking for the weirdest names at airports.
Love seeing the alma mater slaughter Bill 🐸
September 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Love seeing the alma mater slaughter Bill 🐸
Design is a process. Yes it’s a job function but if it’s done well, they bring along others for the ride.
June 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Design is a process. Yes it’s a job function but if it’s done well, they bring along others for the ride.
Linear is infinitely better than Jira, don’t @ me.
June 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Linear is infinitely better than Jira, don’t @ me.
Leadership is speaking up for what’s right in the face of adversity.
June 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Leadership is speaking up for what’s right in the face of adversity.
Don’t get better at telling a machine how to do your job, get better at doing your job, and understand why and how tooling can augment you. The former will be wasted effort, the latter will bring value to you and those around you.
May 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Don’t get better at telling a machine how to do your job, get better at doing your job, and understand why and how tooling can augment you. The former will be wasted effort, the latter will bring value to you and those around you.
Ai in design will eventually find its place - but right now it feels like the Wild West, where everyone is hungry to make a buck, and slop is rampant.
May 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ai in design will eventually find its place - but right now it feels like the Wild West, where everyone is hungry to make a buck, and slop is rampant.
After 3.5 great years at Fetch, I’m officially back on the job market! UX or product design leadership roles or super interesting senior practitioner roles would be fun.
Send em my way!
Send em my way!
May 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
After 3.5 great years at Fetch, I’m officially back on the job market! UX or product design leadership roles or super interesting senior practitioner roles would be fun.
Send em my way!
Send em my way!
Hot take: with the demise of dribbble it’s apparent UX designers are too focused on aesthetics and not enough on business impact. What’s the most beautiful but useless feature you’ve seen in a product?
March 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hot take: with the demise of dribbble it’s apparent UX designers are too focused on aesthetics and not enough on business impact. What’s the most beautiful but useless feature you’ve seen in a product?
Most AI design tools today are just ‘assistance layers.’ The real revolution will come when AI fundamentally changes how we conceptualize products. What’s one design task you’d love AI to fully automate?
March 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Most AI design tools today are just ‘assistance layers.’ The real revolution will come when AI fundamentally changes how we conceptualize products. What’s one design task you’d love AI to fully automate?
Oh man, I died of this so many times on the Oregon Trail, let’s hope I learned from elementary school computer class.
March 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Oh man, I died of this so many times on the Oregon Trail, let’s hope I learned from elementary school computer class.
Glad to see Kendrick respects the fine art of clowning. So many people came out of that car.
February 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Glad to see Kendrick respects the fine art of clowning. So many people came out of that car.
Seems like early days of Twitter are repeating themselves… first, not much and then all at once, seems viable.
January 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Seems like early days of Twitter are repeating themselves… first, not much and then all at once, seems viable.
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In a fun coincidence, I ended up working with the Threadless fridge haiku creator/poet @designbyproxy.bsky.social for a couple years back in 2019 or so. Threadless tees were like 40% of my wardrobe in the 2000s.
December 13, 2024 at 7:24 PM
In a fun coincidence, I ended up working with the Threadless fridge haiku creator/poet @designbyproxy.bsky.social for a couple years back in 2019 or so. Threadless tees were like 40% of my wardrobe in the 2000s.
youtu.be/57Ey5TvCRiw?... had a quick chat about design leadership. Give it a watch or listen!
Design Leader Insights - Rolf Nelson
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November 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
youtu.be/57Ey5TvCRiw?... had a quick chat about design leadership. Give it a watch or listen!
If you are looking for a design mentor or UX design pros to network with, please, reach out. I’d love to add you to my network as well. I know a lot of folk that are hiring.
November 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM
If you are looking for a design mentor or UX design pros to network with, please, reach out. I’d love to add you to my network as well. I know a lot of folk that are hiring.
Had the first Mexican food since leaving TX at a REALLY white place called Who-Song and Larry’s tonight. Feels just wrong. I prefer my Mexican food from the back of a mi choacana, or a food cart called that may be shut down by health services at any moment.
November 16, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Had the first Mexican food since leaving TX at a REALLY white place called Who-Song and Larry’s tonight. Feels just wrong. I prefer my Mexican food from the back of a mi choacana, or a food cart called that may be shut down by health services at any moment.
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UX
Product design
Comedy
Drums
Portland
Pacific Northwest
Cattle dogs / Blue heelers
Random nonsense
General gobbledegook
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 AM
Follow me if you want to hear about:
UX
Product design
Comedy
Drums
Portland
Pacific Northwest
Cattle dogs / Blue heelers
Random nonsense
General gobbledegook
UX
Product design
Comedy
Drums
Portland
Pacific Northwest
Cattle dogs / Blue heelers
Random nonsense
General gobbledegook
Man, flying back into PDX as my home base now after 34 years in Dallas is such a breath of fresh air. I love it here.
November 10, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Man, flying back into PDX as my home base now after 34 years in Dallas is such a breath of fresh air. I love it here.
It’s important to recognize that anything “ai” is not new, and how ethically sourced it’s training material has been should be carefully considered
September 11, 2024 at 6:26 PM
It’s important to recognize that anything “ai” is not new, and how ethically sourced it’s training material has been should be carefully considered