Delightful Reveal #57

A bi-weekly update on all things Flagrant

“Expel shredsheet” - overheard at Flagrant

“Valenzia I’m crying this is so incredible”. ✅ Achievement Unlocked: brought client to tears
Recorded an episode for the #RemoteRuby Podcast
Dug deeply into the internals of searchkick to emerge with a custom solution for advanced searching.
Designed new slides for an series A investment pitch deck
Presented a new logo to a client and got a great response!
Working on rethinking and redesigning a new marketing website for the Improv Effect
Began working on t-shirt designs for Madison+ Ruby
Found cute pics of me at Madison+ Ruby back in 2013. Very full circle that I’m working on it a decade later.
Began working on a dream to start a product hotline where teams can call and leave their not-NDA-violating questions for us to answer on our Flagrant blog
Launched the new design for Training Tracker 🎊
Registered Flagrant to do business in Vermont
Configuring components and a UI kit in Figma for a client, optimizing for accessibility and ease of use
Kicked off some very cool product improvements for a new client.
Took deep breaths and leaned into change.
Added this Schedule a call link to my LinkedIn about 8-weeks back and someone used it today for the first time.

Tournament of Destruction: Jefferson Speedway
The aesthetics and shapes of the Wiener Werkstätte, in particular Koloman Moser’s work
A Moose for Jessica

so many boxes everywhere
surprise mold in the basement
Horrible presidential options
The need to add AI TO EVERYTHING…”nevermind the costs”
Mysteriously disappearing credentials
Split keyboards
Sinus infection + double ear infection combo 😀
The complexity that is designing a systematic approach of semantic color variables to support dark mode and theming
The fog of migraine after effects
Destroyed another keyboard by spilling kombucha on it this time (last time it was milk tea)

animal-proof trash bin locks
maybe some dog fencing, if the pros can’t come soon
A rug and couch
Plants! Native Plants!
New canvases
Ingredients for birthday bundt cakes
Tickets to a live-scored screening of the Labyrinth in October at a fancy local theater

trading in suburban life for a more rural existence
A break in the heat
My native prickly pear cactus is blossoming and has put out new pups and paddles
Blooming pepperomia
Family Lobster-fest: annual seafood extravaganza that takes places every year in June
The turmeric plants that have come back bigger and better this year and are taking over the front yard
Finding a great new boarder for the dogs
Courthouse weddings!