Yann

Yann

@yannglt.com

🪄 Software Designer @ Linear ⚡️ Always experimenting on yannglt.com

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Just hit my one-year mark at Linear 2024 was packed with projects and other contributions, but I'm even more excited for what's coming next. I reflected on the lessons I learned about design, collaboration, and growth in this article: yannglt.com/writing/lin...

Never neglect edge cases, error states, and connection steps in your app. Here's a recent update we did with @eldh.co on @linear Before vs. After

Not really a surprise, but I missed coding my website. Every morning, I tackle something new or polish what I did the day before, and this just feels good.

Just wrote a post about track records — a place to log major and minor contributions, key milestones, and places that featured your work. When it comes to build confidence and momentum, it's probably my favorite tool, have a read: yannglt.com/writing/kee...

I had a few questions in my previous post 'Beyond the traditional portfolio', on this format, where to start, how to keep track, etc. Hope this helps and I'm always happy to chat!

Started to write “There’s something about” and Siri just completed “[…] the way the world is going to end”. Hum, are you alright buddy? Do you know something I don’t??

Multifaceted designer is the new Multidisciplinary designer, which was the evolution of Fullstack designer. → In 99.9% of cases, it's all bs. But sometimes you actually meet these unicorns, and it rebalances what you think was possible.

TL;DR: I think personal websites should be living, dynamic spaces that showcase different facets of you and your work, rather than just static portfolios without any personal touch or depth. First items I'd suggest adding are a track record, a now section, and a blog.

While we write to be read and create things to solve a pain, I also think personal websites are a unique playground of a kind for makers. You own it; your brain and the available technologies are the only limits.

It's been years since I wanted to use one of Lorn's tracks, always impressed by showreels vibes from designers, 3D artists, etc. 555-5555 is my second favorite, I keep the #⁠1 for a bigger release, Thunderstorm v12.

If you prefer the writing format, I got you covered as well. Highly encourage any maker to keep track of their achievements, it's always good to reflect on things you've done. Happy to hear thoughts on it, DMs are open! → yannglt.com/writing/2024...

Just hit my one-year mark at Linear 2024 was packed with projects and other contributions, but I'm even more excited for what's coming next. I reflected on the lessons I learned about design, collaboration, and growth in this article: yannglt.com/writing/lin...

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I'm pretty sure some details are missing here, but these are the points that came to my mind when trying to reflect on this year at Linear. Of course, it doesn't fully grasp what 2024 was for me, but that's for another article.

We're hiring! So feel free to send me a DM if one of these roles suit you (we have other engineering positions): ▶︎ Principal Product Designer ▶︎ Creative lead (Web & Brand) ▶︎ Senior/Staff Product Engineer → linear.app/careers#joi...

linear.appWe're Hiring! - LinearSoftware has lost its magic. We want your help to bring it back. We are looking for talented people who share our passion for crafting exceptional software products and want to join us on our journey.

Just hit my one-year mark at Linear 2024 was packed with projects and other contributions, but I'm even more excited for what's coming next. I reflected on the lessons I learned about design, collaboration, and growth in this article: yannglt.com/writing/lin...

Instead of writing for the others, I decided this time to write for myself, my younger self. Not the usual 30 things I wish I knew before 30, but more like one of the articles I wish I read ~15 years ago when I started creating things on the Internets.

I initially planned to release this article six months ago but I wasn't able to fully articulate what my experience was at this point so far. I didn't do much introspection and it only felt like an enhanced version of a track record.

I gave a try to Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT this weekend, and it’s just great. As someone who isn’t in his comfort zone when expressing thoughts in written words, turning never-ending draft sessions into a productive conversation really helped me. Thanks @julianlehr.bsky.social for the tip!

It’s not perfect; it needs refinement, but it’s SO worth it. Also, turning a conversation into an essay or article makes way more sense if you want it to sound more like “you.”

Bonus tip: do something manually while speaking, like fidgeting, lego-ing, or whatever. I find it easier to articulate natural/deep thoughts.

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As I get older, one of the things I realise is people reach out to me ONLY wanting something from me. Recently, it’s been about a job (if they can get referrals), how to work remotely, if I can reshare their post. NEVER about how I’m doing. 😮‍💨 It’s always get get get. Tough crowd out there.

I just finished the first chapter of #threejsJourney! It was fun, with plenty of resources to explore and experiments to try 🪄

There are true gems hidden among the countless personal blogs scattered across the Internet. I wish there were a curated library with only great articles on a wide variety of topics—a kind of search engine stripped of all the clutter: no SEO gimmicks, no ads, just quality content.

Pauline P. Narvas@pawlean.com

I feel this with blogging. In case anyone needed to hear this—you can just write and publish on your blog because you want to. No metrics. No clout. This has always been my guiding principle with my blog (Pawlean.com) which is why 357 posts later, I’m still here. Even if NOBODY reads 😁

Found a new trick to go almost instantly in a flow state: throwing your phone to the nearest couch. Way too dramatic but efficient.

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