Capitalism & Enshittification of Design Apps

On Figma, evolution of products, conference highlights, and Pokemon

May 13 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

3

March 2025

On "Digital Trances" and Reclaiming Our Attention

Finding freedom in the attention economy, removing dynamic newsfeeds, and getting through LA fires

Mar 14 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

2

October 2024

The Power of Being Bad

On embracing imperfection, queer growth, design conference, state of social media, revolutionary books, and thocky keyboards

Oct 4, 2024 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

1

September 2024

We Need to Stop Tormenting Ourselves

On letting go of pain, compassionate loving, research tools, and mellow house

Sep 6, 2024 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

1

June 2024

A year later, AI continues to struggle

An update on AI and businesses, chip wars, time management for neurodivergence, and RAYE

Jun 10, 2024 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

2

July 2023

Being Busy Doesn’t Equal Progress

Mindsets to identify and lean toward impactful change, a beautiful trans documentary, Black influence in tech, and LGBTQIA2S+

Jul 5, 2023 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

2

June 2023

The Importance of Communal Care

Leaning towards community, improve your audio, the truth about NFTs, and beautiful music

Jun 2, 2023 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

4

3

April 2023

How AI Reflects Our Broken Humanity

A reflection of our humanity in our technology, disability advocacy, equitable design, and my favorite keyboard

Apr 7, 2023 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

5

March 2023

The End of a Chapter

Closing of Mindful Sights, a post-apocalyptic world, progressive house, and beauty

Mar 6, 2023 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

3

1

December 2022

Reflecting on Two Years of Community Work

Growing QTBIPOC Design, Yellow Glitter, biases, Ben Bohmer, and enjoying life

Dec 16, 2022 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

2

November 2022

Lessons from FTX bankruptcy & celebrity influencer lawsuit

Holding influencers accountable, dark money, American history, and modern romance

Nov 29, 2022 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

2

Perfectionism's roots in trauma & inequity

The importance of self-compassion, burnt out students, disability and pain advocacy, and craving human relationships.

Nov 15, 2022 • 

Steven Wakabayashi

7

1