Many voices. One Flagrant.
In “Understanding Comics”, Scott McCloud talks about a six-step path that the creation of art goes through. (Just to side-step any philosophical debate on “what is art?”, he himself says “the creation of any work in any medium”, and I’ll rephrase that as “any creative endeavor”. As in any time...
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March 10, 2023
In “Understanding Comics”, Scott McCloud talks about a six-step path that the creation of art goes through. (Just to side-step any philosophical debate on “what is art?”, he himself says “the creation of any work in any medium”, and I’ll rephrase that as “any creative endeavor”. As in any time
March 6, 2023
Suggestion for today’s self care activity: model your stretches based on your pet’s current movements. What we did: Planned and held concept tests with two users. Held a mini-retro during which we updated our “handoff” process between research and design. Created a discovery plan
March 3, 2023
Pumpkin Spice easily became my favorite flavor from the moment that I had that very first sip. There was something about the aromatic blend of spices that always took me back to when I first moved out and lived on my own in the city of New York. I’d heard so much about pumpkin spice, but I’d
March 1, 2023
Life is an adventure, and you only get one. That’s why I believe that I owe it to myself to do it all, everything that I have ever dreamed of, to go everywhere and see everything in this life. Hi there! My name is Amy Kassim, and I am a part-time copywriter at Flagrant. I can tell you all
February 24, 2023
me: why isn’t the logger working? g: it’s nighttime. me: what? g: it’s a logger. me: …what? g: it’s a logger. a lumberjack. me: … g: it sleeps all night and it works all day. me: OH MY GOD. Monty Python - Lumberjack Song What we did: Met with John Samuelson
February 22, 2023
Have you ever seen one of those push-button marionette toys? They’re basically a bunch of beads with a string running through them. When the string is tight, it holds all the beads together in shape, and you can see it as a dog, or person, or whatever. But push the button and loosen the string,
February 20, 2023
To the customer that said “Thank you for caring and making it good”, you’re welcome! What we did: Held a management summit. Discussing team expectations so that we can grow our skill sets and clarity on what we all do everyday. Booked tickets/airfare out to
February 16, 2023
Emacs is a text editor that is renowned for its almost comical levels of customizability and for espousing an extreme kitchen-sink attitude toward features. Chances are if you have a need for some desktop app, Emacs probably already has it, or is a small package away from including it.
February 13, 2023
What’s our secret sauce? Never assume every shark has the same fabric preferences; we need user research! What we did: Performed practice interviews with the Hotel 2022 cohort from LEARN Academy. Kicked off another sprint with a client and built up our backlog of prioritized
February 6, 2023
Unveiling what’s been rumblin’ in Flagrant’s belly. What we did Met with the CMO of our client to discuss branding timelines and our application’s value proposition Discussed an improved Kanban-style workflow for our team using Linear Expanded our responsive
January 30, 2023
What we did Welcomed Jack to the team! Learned about the Five Finger Breathing Meditation Defined an initial “experiment” for about a month’s worth of work on a client project, outlining research, product design, and development work. Introduced responsive design to an existing
January 23, 2023
What we did Took Monday off in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Held a management summit. Reviewed the state of the organization, and project-related updates. Discussed billing policies and code of conduct Drafted letters welcoming Amy and Jack to the team (intro posts
January 17, 2023
Hello! This is the 1st edition of the “Weekly ‘ship”, a summary of what happened in our sphere last week, and a preview of what may come. What we did Yossef Mendelssohn shared an alternative to “moving fast and breaking things” in his post Moving and Working. A Tiger
January 6, 2023
We remember the era of “move fast and break things”, right? It felt edgy and cool, but I’ve never been cool and it didn’t feel right to me. I like to focus instead on “keeping things moving” and “keeping things working”. The “move fast and break things” saying makes it sound a bit like moving
January 4, 2023
Recently Jen and I were listening to Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out (Apple Podcasts, Spotify), a podcast hosted by the actor/comedian/storyteller wherein he invites guests to work out new material with him. In episode #86 Putting On Your Art Eyes Mike collaborates with Illustrator and Graphic
