Tim Silva

Tim Silva

San Francisco Sr Product Designer @ LogDNA [timsilva.com] Joined almost 8 years ago

  • 6 stories
  • 69 comments
  • 200 upvotes
  • Posted to Figma Auto Layout, Dec 05, 2019

    The little onboarding file they provided is SUPER helpful. So excited to start using this in our DS.

    11 points
  • Posted to What to purchase on Black Friday? , in reply to Denis P. , Nov 28, 2019

    Oh wow, I didn't realize you guys had a store! Gonna have to take a browse :)

    0 points
  • Posted to Ask Me Anything!, Oct 09, 2019

    Hi Debbie! Thanks for the years of fun and education podcast episodes. =)

    Years back, I bought your deck of cards from the DeckStarter launch. The deck was outstanding, and fun. Did you collaborate with Dan & Dave Buck on it at all, or did they simply give you a blank canvas?

    0 points
  • Posted to Figma introduces Smart Animate, Oct 05, 2019

    When I went all-in with Figma, I decided that the collaborative, systems-first approach to the platform outweighed the loss of strong prototyping features. I was hopefully that they would beef up the proto-side of the tool, and they have clearly gone above and beyond with this release. I love it, and can't wait to start using it on every project. Bravo to the team! =)

    1 point
  • Posted to The Role of Prototyping in Design, Apr 09, 2019

    As a proponent of prototyping myself, I really appreciate this attempt to add structure to the practice. Can't agree more that it has to be okay to write code that won't be used in production, as this process is totally separate. Pure gold: “If a picture is worth 1,000 words, a prototype is worth 1,000 meetings.”

    1 point
  • Posted to The future of digital archiving, Feb 21, 2019

    Was wondering the same. I currently use Google File Stream to stream my data archive natively within Finder. Really curious if there are some groundbreaking improvements, I will definitely keep an eye on this.

    1 point
  • Posted to Does vertical rhythm actually make text more legible? Has it been proven?, in reply to Eliot Slevin , Oct 19, 2018

    Classic haha. I ran some calculations and confirmed that .512367 = likes on Instagram + Dribbble, and upvotes on DN!

    I grew up watching the "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" series. If you've never seen or heard of it before, you maybe enjoy it. ;) They poke fun at this stuff constantly and underscored the importance of having a skeptical mind.

    0 points
  • Posted to Does vertical rhythm actually make text more legible? Has it been proven?, in reply to Gavin McFarland , Oct 19, 2018

    Haha, I haven't thought about the golden ratio for years. Something about it always seemed off to me. In retrospect, it's clearly an extraordinary claim and after digging around for about 10 minutes, I can't seem to find an extraordinary evidence that it makes a measurable difference... Anyways, I've gotta run! I'm late for my astrology and palm reading session.

    4 points
  • Posted to Paul Macgregor - Works, in reply to Paul Macgregor , Oct 13, 2018

    Pardon my bluntness and overuse of exclamation marks, I just liked what I saw and wanted to see more and was frustrated with how hard it was for me to browse. I hope there's something of value you can extract from my reaction/feedback. The work itself is really top notch, I just want to be able to get around it without thinking too hard. Its accidentally a little bit too much like a puzzle.

    After another visit, I realized that the list of portfolio items is a barreling list. I didn't catch that before. While its cool that you got that to work, I think the list is short enough to where you don't need it to repeat.

    0 points
  • Posted to Student Portfolio Critique, Oct 13, 2018

    On the desktop, I'm really digging those hover effects on the portfolio items. So smooth. The actual deep-dives and case studies are so thoughtful and complete. I know how long it can take to gather, fix up, and add notes to all of those assets. The actual quality of the work you've done is overwhelming, you should have no problem getting your foot in the door for interviews with this strong of a portfolio and a engaging about page.

    I will say that the right-floating burger menu is something I've never seen before. The animations are functionality are all well executed, but because of the unconventional location, it almost looks like a glitch to me, I was hesitant to click it. When scaled down to the responsive size, you still have "ethan", "menu", and "about" as links. Why not just have "menu" only since the other two links are already in the dark modal that pops up? Just a thought.

    0 points
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