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One time, in a moment that I still can't exactly wrap my mind around, we got to talk to David Snowden.
He was the nicest, most genuine & patient genius-of-a-person we've interacted with. By the end he'd made sense of some questions we had, and at the same time we wished he was our neighbor.
AND, he's found the topic of mapping useful in wrestling with complex topics.
If you'd like new approaches to complex issues, we'd suggest...

#design #systemsthinking #map #maps youtube.com/watch?v=-SITXkTFHV

Linguists, animal lovers, and infographic designers--this article is for you. A beautiful, scrolling animation providing a visual analysis of animal sounds across cultures. Meet: cat! duck! and pig! (if they spoke in IPA). pudding.cool/2025/03/language/ #linguistics #anthropology #design #animals #animation #cat

The PuddingHow do animals sound across languages?Analyzing animal onomatopoeia across languages can demystify how we shape sound into meaning.

Look at the pic (below), then read on...

Went to a tapas place last night, great food, even better dessert. The planter is some mint leaves stuck in homemade chocolate crumble. Dig down, it's incredible chocolate mousse.

All this is to say, the dessert reminds me of old school iOS and skeuomorphism, with all its felt, fine wood and torn paper.

I'd love to see that come back.