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lil life update: i'll be joining @vercel this summer as a design engineer intern! ₊˚⊹ ♡
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Open up, here comes the airplane . . . ✈︎
[AKA your weekly dose of good design]
Here are 10 websites that I've been poring over & why:
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imagine having a younger sibling so hot no one believes you came from the same parents
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Designer's block got ya down?
Here's are 10 inspo aggregators across product & interface design, user flows, typography & more:
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the sluttiest thing a man can do is to have exceptional taste while maintaining a sense of modesty. like wow you can cook and you’re a kind person? ok. god’s favourite i guess
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the MAN the MYTH the MINION 🍌
local toronto legend just ran a marathon as a minion. $10k+ raised for the parkdale food bank
i am hopeful for the future of this city
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being a good host is a huge life-hack : )
big or small, it’s always a gift to gather. hosting people says “hey, i appreciate you. please take up more space in my life”
a few of my favourite genres of gathering —ft. some incredible hosts :
> show ‘n tells (i did this for my birthday last year! it’s a great way uncover new facets of your friends)
> casual music jams (@tommytrinh)
> demo days (@donaldjewkes @manveerxyz @mvdemos_)
> powerpoint rabbithole-athons (@bobawithbonnie)
> mango pudding parties (elizabeth!)
> pomo-demos (@lychkel @socraticainfo)
> city walks (@hussamfyi)
> film screenings (@newsystems_)
> home-cooked dinner parties (@madebyklau)
> picnics in the park! (@chrispramana)
> backyard bbq’s! (@junelee___)
> lightning / fireside talks
> cook-a-long dinner parties
> board game nights (@keyanvirani)
instigate the get-together you hope to see. set the cadence of your own weeks. time is demarcated by occasions, so create more of them.
turns life becomes much more fun when you decide to just do (host) things
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⋆౨ৎ˚ send the homies your fav memories together! ⟡˖ ࣪
today's @v0 build: 10 hrs from idea to implementation
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Some fun in @figma — a study in shadows
It's time to bring visual richness back to interface design!
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Endlessly scouring the interwebs for good design
Here are 10 websites that I've been poring over & why:
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say 🙅♀️NO🙅♀️ to unnecessary animations !
cut away the fat aka vestigial tailwind classes for a snappier product. don't make me wait 300ms i beg
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📁 upload a PDF, get a node-based mind map
now in my design engineering era : ) 🪡 on how!
built w/ @v0, @nextjs, ai sdk, @GeminiApp, @tailwindcss, @cursor_ai & react flow
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next time someone wants to stay in touch ask for their github instead of instagram/twitter (bonus points if they give you a blank stare and walk away) 𐔌՞꜆. ̫.꜀՞𐦯
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lil life update: officially joined @paradigmai as our first founding design engineer ⧉
p.s. we just launched public access! ˎˊ˗
Anna Monaco
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🏗️ have an idea but don't know where to start?
generate a step-by-step blueprint!
today's project: 9 hrs from idea to demo : )
ft. @v0 @nextjs @aisdk @GeminiApp
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hi, i’m flo
at 19, i dropped out of waterloo engineering to pursue my own curiosity and the unknown world of web3 (among other things)
at 20, i left my previous role to reassess what actually mattered to me and my own value system
now, i’m going back to school at @UofT
AMA
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↓ vibecoding workflow ↓
+ original @v0 link below
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men say they want an intellectual lady. ok. she should be hot too. alright. but what are YOU doing for HER? are you creating a sense of psychological safety? is your aura one of secure masculinity? can you plan a cute date? buy her beautiful flowers even when she insists that she doesn’t mind either way? do you wash your face with a proper cleanser & wear spf daily? are you kind to your homies? call your mother regularly? or are you an unfortunate red pill podcast alpha-wannabe soyboy?
even if you had a brilliant, gorgeous girl, would you be able to keep her? banter together? laugh together?
if not, kindly consider this as food for thought
If you’re a smart guy you sadly have no other choice than to find a smart woman or you will just go clinically insane
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welcome to my humble abode ! ᨒ↟ 𖠰𖥧˚ new floguo dot com, ft. bookshelf & field notes. always in-progress
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nov 2024: first time trying @v0
dec 2024: first time building react apps
jan 2025: @rauchg reaches out 🐐
feb 2025: @vercel offer
5 years doing product & brand design, 2.5 running an independent design practice, and now—12 weeks at vercel. beyond grateful
next up: stay tuned 👀
Just wrapped our first-ever! Design Engineering internship, and I’m not the same. 😭
@floguo & @_chloeyan joined wide eyed and full of questions, and over 12 weeks, became the heart of our team. They navigated a summer of the best kind of chaos, Tailwind migrations, design shifts and faster than fast shipping cycles, with humor, grace, and so much grit.
Flo inspired structure and momentum wherever she went. Chloe brought a quiet confidence that reminded us beauty and care aren’t polish, they’re part of the foundation. Together, they reminded me over and over and over again what this job is actually about: people, curiosity, and building with care.
It was my absolute privilege to be their manager. I learned so much from existing in the same universe as them.
The team feels different already without the two of them, and that’s the best kind of internship legacy 🖤🏴☠️
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PLEASE use `gap-px` between sidebar items otherwise hovering next to a selected item looks sloppy
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Endlessly scouring the interwebs for good design
Here are 10 websites that I've been poring over & why:
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Paradigm
Looking for some good design?
Here are 10 websites that I've been poring over & why:
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onboarding flow so fire that i had to redownload the app to nab a screen recording 🔍
@amoamoamo
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51 weeks ago i decided i wanted to learn how to code . v0 got me into vibe coding in dec , then i got to work on the v0 product this summer . i know i know little & that's okay ! i'm excited to keep learning : )
happy halloween .˚⊹.🎃₊˚𖦹⋆
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✐ᝰ.ᐟ concept: @perplexity_ai notebook ✎ ˚ ༘ ⊹
idea → prototype in 12 hrs w/ @nextjs @v0 @cursor_ai !
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6 mo ago i didn't know what 'react' was
and today... i still don't know
jk. but grateful to always feel like a beginner. there's always so much to learn. we're still at 1% ⊹ ࣪ ˖
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design inspo from physical product design >>>
ALT MelGeek MojoPad Plastic Numpad Mechanical Keyboard
ALT MelGeek MojoPad Plastic Numpad Mechanical Keyboard
ALT MelGeek Mojo68 Plastic Transparent, Custom&Programmable Mechanical Keyboard
ALT MelGeek Mojo68 Plastic Transparent, Custom&Programmable Mechanical Keyboard
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i'm a simple person, i see sidebar i can nicely tab-tab-tab through and my heart is warmed ◝( ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ )◜
before : after :
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design engineering is my passion and i know very little (and i think that’s most exciting !)
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wrote up some thoughts on what the future of agentic interfaces might look like
special thanks to my wonderful co-hosts @annarmonaco @mathurahravi & speakers @ilanbigio @liammatteson @JasonBud @silasalberti for making this possible ˎˊ˗
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One of the best mobile apps *ever* is going to drop soon, and it's a crypto wallet
@family is building beautifully friendly crypto software & I haven't been this giddy in ages
Here's a timeline of everything that's been publically released so far:
ALT Teaser image for Family, the self-custody crypto wallet you'll love
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having my quarter-life crisis at 19 instead of 25 was one of the best things that ever happened to me
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I recently lost 30 lbs this year.
Here’s why and how: a story of my mental health, listening to my body, and practicing self love.
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「 personal software — an extension of the self 」
lightweight and focussed, built for you or someone specific in mind. tailored tools to help you think, create, track, automate, or explore ideas
what personal software are you tinkering with?
what will you build next?
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make something everyday, even if (and especially when) you don't think it's any good
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agents are reshaping how we work, reason & operate. so, we're hosting a design eng fireside to discuss the future of agentic interfaces
ft. @ilanbigio (openAI), @annarmonaco (paradigm), @liammatteson (browserbase), @silasalberti (cognition) & @JasonBud (cursor)
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casually mentioned i wanted this book and today it came in the mail ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎ feeling very blessed , life is good . he’s taking notes as he’s reading it rn and i think that’s very cute .
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On a personal mission to make buttons that beg you to click them
CASIO-MINI made in @figma
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when @annarmonaco dm'ed me in march '25, i'd never have imagined joining @paradigmai full-time 5 mo later
the best things come at the most unexpected times. grateful to be building the future of agent interfaces with a deeply thoughtful team ᢉ𐭩
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yeah, i’m a career girly for now but i’m also manifesting my future w/ 3 kids and a husband who is simultaneously incredibly secure in his self-worth and obsessed with me (i am also obsessed with him)
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Looking for your daily dose of good design?
Here are 10 websites to help scratch that itch:
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yeah… gender roles exist for a reason… i used to feel the need to present as overtly masculine while inhabiting predominately male-coded spaces
but guess WHAT turns out i’m not a guy !!!! and i actually like girly-coded things like taking good care of myself and freshly cut and arranged flowers & dainty pastries & cute morning beverages ~ i LIKE cooking for people i care about, maintaining a tidy home and i think kids are very cute. turns out it’s okay to be a girl. i don’t know who needs to hear this, but i wish i had gotten the memo earlier
that is all
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agents are changing the way we work
so, how do we design systems and products with intention and consideration?
join us for a design eng roundtable as we explore new paradigms for interaction + interfaces
sep 9th, 2025 ᯓ san francisco
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turns out life becomes more fun when you take yourself less seriously. being silly goofy with the homies. spending time with people you love. caring for your gut health. eating bingsoo in the august heat. not everything has to be so deep
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yeah . . . i’ve decided i’d like to make an official statement . . .
happy sunday ! today is a good day
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Life update:
I've recently decided that it's time to part ways with Airfoil, where I've been CoS for the past 10 months
Now: I'm excited to dive head-first back into design — everything from product/UX & brand to my own lil' explorations
Onwards!
ALT a glass prism splits white light into a bright rainbow. "a new era" sits front and center above "floguo" in rainbow lettering.
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You'll have to pry Inter from my cold, dead hands...
Want to add some *variety* to your font selection?
Here are some fonts that I've been playing around with lately:
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shipping things makes me giddy in a way
i haven’t felt in four years of design — the tangibility of making things real is addicting in the best sense
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1/ design 101 : good design isn’t a polished veneer or *just* a beautiful interface—it’s also everything you don’t see
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It's time for your weekly(ish) dose of good design 🤲
Here are 7 websites that I've been poring over & why:
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*during interview* so where's this co on the 2x2 matrix of spend time / save time / save money / make money ?
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PSA : new @Dropbox brand site just dropped
& it's the best thing i've seen all year
@madebydaybreak does not miss .ᐟ.ᐟ
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excited to present a live workshop on personal software using @v0 & @cursor_ai at @535Toronto on feb 4th ⊹ ࣪ ˖
bring your laptops & come tinker! 💻
Introducing PROGRAM 03: PERSONAL SOFTWARE
PROGRAM 03 will explore the movement of personal software enabled by new AI tools. The workshop is led by Flora Guo (@floguo) - designer & independent creative technologist, who is exploring & building on this frontier.
More info 👇🏽
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the feminine urge to make silly lil graphics & invite your friends over for dinner ᡣ𐭩 ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡)
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how many @figma layers is too many...?
ALT Green 3-D illustration of three shiny coins: $SHIB, $SUSHI, and $ONE, interspersed with three glassy discs.
ALT Screenshot of Figma layer oblivion with countless overlapping vectors.
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aw how sweet !(ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ) how about next time u just ask for the src + figma so the line heights aren't desecrated <3
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what if @vercel domains & instantdomainsearch had a love child .. .ᐣ.ᐟ
lil prototype ft. built-in domain-hacks, semantic suggestions, bookmarks, filter & sort and more
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to love with your whole heart is to accept the risks that accompany handing someone else your heartstrings: their gentle fingers intertwined with the very depth of your being
it is a beautiful thing to love and a beautiful thing to have loved—such is the way of things
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babe… listen to me.
stop overthinking everything. it’s literally just vibes. master both execution and vibes and u will become a god among men
vibes without execution: fun, but hollow
execution without vibes: productive, but hollow
you must achieve both to reach tech nirvana
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My biggest goal for 2024 is acquiring depth.
Since 2022, I've dropped out of UWaterloo engineering, moved to SF, digitally nomaded in 15+ cities across 4 continents, reenrolled in school & started working for myself.
Trying on many hats gives you a good feel for what you like, but not what you love.
Finding your "passion" follows time and commitment.
I'm often typecast as a dabbler: easily obsessive, but flighty. I'm good at maximizing luck surface area and not as good at sticking with things.
In the past, I've fallen deeply into physics and science, literature and TV fandoms, people and places.
Some encounters aren't meant to last; you fall out of pace with each other, your needs are no longer being met and theirs aren't either. That's okay! Everything is a gift, nothing is promised forever. There's beauty to that.
I believe love, deep love, is a choice. A commitment you make to yourself and your pursuits, the people you want to keep around, and to the future.
I know that I am easily frazzled, but I'm also capable. I'm prone to hubris, but I'm working on self-awareness.
As I live out each experience, some new, some old, I learn more about the inner workings of myself, others, and the world. I will create positive feedback loops for myself, cherish the people I love, and continue to collect new tales, wisdom, and memories.
Let's make this the best one yet :)
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recently, i’ve been reflecting on finding meaning and the pursuit of a good life.
i had my existential crisis at 19, dropped out of engineering, and ran at full tilt towards what i thought were my passions (at the time): design and web3 and startups.
everything worked out beyond my greatest imagination. it was not the path of least resistance, but my efforts were multiplied manifold in what i have since reaped.
i am blessed with loving and wise parents. though they did not always agreed with me nor my life decisions, they have always respected and loved me. “even if you fail, you will always have a bed and warm meals to come home to. just come back and rest.” i count my parents and our relationship as one of my greatest blessings.
how blessed i am to look back in fondness and to make meaning out of angst. i don’t blame my past self for misstepping—truly, i believe i did my best with the meagre knowledge and wisdom i had then. i know that i still know little, and that i will always have much to learn. i find that so delightful!
visiting home reminds me of how great life is: a feeling of awe i tend to wake up to most days.
now, what does it mean to be default happy? to me—much of happiness is a choice. in the worst of times, i could not escape thought patterns of shame and recluse. i am grateful for the friends who reached out then: those who checked on me and those who helped me pull myself out of holes 10 ft underground.
the Lord is my shepherd, and to Him i give thanks.
today is a good day.
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a wonderful experiment to design this website in code ~
process, learnings, & takeaways below🪡
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