Found myself totally neglecting Bluesky lately, mostly because I’m worried about posting something dumb from the @sketch.com account by accident. Trying to change that by scheduling my dumb personal posts in @buffer.com instead. So expect more dumb posts from me, basically.
Freddie Harrison
Freddie Harrison
@freddiewrit.es
Writer and accidental marketer for @sketch.com, recovering tech journalist, dad, husband, fussy coffee enthusiast, etc.
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It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post like this! For our latest @sketch.com release — Copenhagen — I dusted off my CMS password and tried to condense many months of work, decisions and iterations into a grand tour of our new UI. www.sketch.com/blog/a-tour-...
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Friends at #WWDC — if you bump into @rafa.design, say hi! We sent him off with a bunch of Sketch stickers and pin badges. He’ll give you one if you ask!
Really enjoyed @ia.net’s thoughts on being an ADA finalist after 15 years. “Creating something innovative, simple, functional, and joyful once is hard. Maintaining that standard—over 15 years and 1,745 updates—is even harder. It takes restraint. Patience. Care.” ia.net/topics/apple...
Truly, this is both one of the most rewarding and challenging things of working at @sketch.com. As we close in on 15 years ourselves, continuing to iterate, introduce new features and stay true to the values we hold close isn’t easy, but I’m sure I’ve learned a lot more than I would elsewhere.
I can’t think of a better way to run a company than Panic has. Similarly, I can’t think of a company that VC money hasn’t ruined by some definition. That Panic’s setup is so unique now is kind-of wild, really.
I’m gonna allow myself a moment of pride in my workplace here and note that we are currently on the front page of The Verge with a game we’re publishing (Big Walk) and a handheld console we make (Playdate). Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂
Been busy managing @sketch.com’s socials all day, but I’m super proud of all the work that went into this release. It’s no exaggeration to say this is our biggest update ever. I wrote three metres of release notes for this one, no kidding.
Remember when we said auto layout was coming to Sketch? It’s here. It’s called Stacks, and it’s part of our biggest release ever — out now. There’s a lot to cover, so buckle up and we’ll take you on a tour. Also, stick around for a surprise at the end of the thread. 👀 Let’s go ↓
It’s been a joy to have @cjdowner.com, @paulo.is and others from the product team contribute to the marketing efforts. And for a marketing team that could comfortable share two large pizzas, I like to think we’ve punched above our weight with this one.
Justin has articulated something I’ve been feeling a lot when using AI. Maybe we’ll get to a point where I don’t feel like its manager but we’re not quite there yet. I feel bad for people who blindly trust and run with whatever it spits out.
The AI delegation trap: When I delegate to a human, they own the task. They dedicate their focus and attention to it. But if I use AI as my "assistant," I'm still responsible. I never get that mental relief of having someone else take care of it. Ultimately, the weight of the task is still on me.
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The only reason I’m not mad about not being asked to star in this is knowing I’d have been faded out like @paulo.is was. (But for real, it’s a very nice end-of-year recap and we’ve done some lovely stuff!)
What did we do in 2024? We asked @rafa.design (and a few friends) to show what we shipped… and… well… enjoy!
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First time doing this, but for the rest of the week Hand Mirror+ is only $2.99 (50% off) — it's a one time purchase, so if you get it now you'll still get all future big features, including the upcoming Snaps 📸 apps.apple.com/us/app/hand-...
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Back in 2016, I wrote an article on Medium about writing great App Store release notes. I had no idea how popular it would end up being! If you search “App Store release notes” in your favourite search engine, chances are it’s in the top 10 results still. medium.com/@freddiewrit...
And somehow along the way I became “the release notes guy”! Smartsheet interviewed me about it for their blog too: www.smartsheet.com/content/rele.... I went into more of the mechanics here.
Back in 2016, I wrote an article on Medium about writing great App Store release notes. I had no idea how popular it would end up being! If you search “App Store release notes” in your favourite search engine, chances are it’s in the top 10 results still. medium.com/@freddiewrit...
Fast forward a few years and I found myself at @sketch.com writing release notes for most of the updates we’ve done in the last five years. I learned a lot putting my ideals into practice and broke a few rules I made in my Medium article.
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design scene buzzing with good vibes and tycho dropping a dope new album, is it 2011 tycho.lnk.to/infinite-hea...
Thanks to a tip-off from @viticci.macstories.net I am having the loveliest Friday.
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