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Design leadership and collaboration. Sketching, surfing, and scenery. (she/her) More at: https://traceythompson.com/art/links/

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jan 20

Hi, Bluesky!

I'm a CA-based designer with 20+ years of UX experience in a wide range of industries. I'm interested in how products, systems, and services can best meet people's needs.

I enjoy learning about accessibility and how to empower teams.

I'm an artist. I sketch landscapes and nature.

A digital painting of a worker trimming the spring growth in a California vineyard surrounded by yellow mustard blooms.

A watercolor painting of water splashing on the rocks along the California coast.

A page from my nature journal shows milkweed blossoms, monarchs, and monarch caterpillars with my handwritten notes. That year, the caterpillars didn't show up until well after the 4th of July.

A colored pencil sketch of a church steeple surrounded by green mountains and buildings with red roofs in the Austrian Alps.

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for the great service as always. Your team members are so friendly and kind. The ferry is my favorite way to commute.

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · 15d

Wow! Hello from a fellow Michigander. Very different worlds but both really special.

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · 15d

That’s awesome, thanks for sharing. That area is beautiful.

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you!

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · 15d

Beautiful commute home tonight. That evening fall light is 🤩

Thank you @sfbayferry.com

Ferry building with the sun setting behind it from the ferry

Sunset and the San Francisco skyline with the bay bridge in the foreground. Taken from the ferry.

Sunset, the city skyline, and cranes at the port of Oakland

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Aug 10

Lovely bodysurfing day

Two surfers on a small wave. It’s a sunny day.

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jul 23

The milkweeds are getting bigger! I think it takes a few years before the rhizome is established enough to flower. Still hoping they’ll get big enough this season to support a caterpillar.

A thin seedling standing about 10 inches tall in a garden.

Group of seedlings standing about a foot tall surrounded by taller sage plants.

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jul 23

Caught a show last night. I love the Bay Area DIY punk scene and it’s so amazing to get to see the kids of Bay Area punks launching their own bands.

Crowd was so stoked.

Graffiti on a well worn picnic table reads “My mom will tackle an I.C.E. agent for u”

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jul 8

Painting while waiting for my flight at O’Hare.

#DigitalPainting #Procreate #Travel

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jul 7

Started this digital painting during my family travel last winter then forgot about it. 😅 it’s keeping me cool in the 80° heat.

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jun 16

Here’s the full talk youtu.be/Akudd_qFWrg?...

Config 2025: Designing for Climate Disaster with Megan Metzger

YouTube video by Figma

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jun 16

Protested yesterday, planted native milkweeds today. Totally over sunned myself but worth it.

A narrowleaf milkweed seedling in a flower bed receives drip irrigation from a hose.

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Bruce Hinze @brucehinze.bsky.social · Jun 14

“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco

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Mark Simmons @toysdream.bsky.social · Jun 15

Happy No Kings Day! Here are my march-and-sketch drawings from today's San Francisco gathering. Fellow Americans, I hope your local celebration was equally lively. First, the assembly at Dolores Park... (1/3)

No Kings Day in San Francisco, June 14, 2025: The initial gathering at Dolores Park.

No Kings Day in San Francisco, June 14, 2025: Still waiting for the march to get moving. It took about an hour because the crowd was so huge.

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you, @replsimon.bsky.social, for your passionate words yesterday at the Oakland march. And thank you @kpixtv.bsky.social for making the recording available. I'm thrilled to be able to share my representative's message.

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Rep. Lateefah Simon speaks at “No Kings” protest in Oakland

YouTube video by KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jun 10

Here’s more about the eastern prickly pear https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/prickly-pear-cactus/

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jun 10

Beautiful! Here’s more about them https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/prickly-pear-cactus/

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Jun 10

These prickly pears grow all over the dunes in Indiana.

Many years ago the county mowed down a patch of them along the side of the road. I took some of the cuttings back with me, unsure if they’d survive.

They just bloomed their first bloom!
#BloomScrolling

A small prickly pear cactus in a bluish white pot with two yellow blooms

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · May 23

Watching the bees do bee things
#BloomScrolling

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · May 8

Great day at @figma.com ‘s Config today. Loved Megan Metzger’s talk on designing reliable tools for disaster situations

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · May 6

The poppy has a few little buddies! Welcome, Fivespot (Nemophila maculata) and Goldfields (Lasthenia californica) #BloomScrolling

A small white flower with a purple spot on each of its five petals.

A yellow flower surrounded by green leaves

Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · Apr 30

I planted a few native plant seeds in a spot along my sidewalk. The patch wound up mostly being weeds, but this poppy has been going like gangbusters. Nice work, little plant. #BloomScrolling

A California poppy (a shaggy green plant with bright orange blooms) grows next to a log on a weedy patch between the sidewalk and the street.

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Freedom to Read Project @freedomreadproject.bsky.social · Apr 29

Books open the door to important conversations.

When kids read about tough topics—like identity, injustice, or mental health—talking with them builds trust, empathy, and critical thinking. Don't shy away; lean in. Your support helps them understand the world and their place in it.

#FreedomToRead

A flow chart of tips for parents including listen first, be honest and age appropriate, encourage critical thinking, relate to real life, and create a safe space

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Heather Ihn Art @heatherihnart.com · Apr 29

Jon’s work is sooo cool! Everything is so unique. His process is very time and energy consuming but is so worth it!

Jon Martin @jonalexjames.bsky.social · Apr 29

This one is my favorite

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