Vivek @vivekmaya

Perspective seeker. Product design lead. I talk about culture, diaspora, design, and other stuff ✦. All views are my own. London ⇠ San Francisco Joined September 2009

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

Tap tap, is this thing still on?

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You’re going to see a surge in how much design is needed with this wave of great products and companies launching —showing the impact of design. We went from “AI is killing designers” to seeing how much of a force design can bring attention to your brand. Great Design has…

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

I've driven by this on Telegraph Road a million times and knew it instantly

Hayden @the_transit_guy

2 years ago

I've driven by this on Telegraph Road a million times and knew it instantly

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Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa

2 years ago

When Tina Turner left her first husband - who was also her boss, captor, and brutal tormentor - she snuck out of their Dallas hotel room with a single thought in her mind: "The way out is through the door." From there she fled across the midnight freeway, semi-trucks careening…

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

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michelle huang @michellehuang42

2 years ago

some brilliant UX / design examples i've stumbled upon in japan:

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

I'm cleaning my apartment listening to old school Taiwanese pop love songs and feel so deeply and peacefully myself open.spotify.com/track/4rzTxZaF…

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

One of the beautiful things about living in a place a big and dynamic as London is that you can reinvent yourself multiple times and the city still has plenty of space for you

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

You guys I have been doing a lot of inner work lately and I have been utterly exhausted for like 3 months now. But it all feels good -- like how you feel sore post gym but know you're getting stronger and more fit

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

Is there an American equivalent for Eurovision

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

Why is it so hard to find chewy delicious soft cookies in the UK? They're all hard as rock biscuits out here

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

Something everyone wants is just to be heard and listened to. No debate, no solutions, no "getting to the point" etc. Just listening and acknowledgment.

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

One of the saddest/ wildest things I've witnessed in my life is the textbook case of otherwise loving, open minded people in my life...rapidly going down a path of WhatsApp/YouTube/Twitter right wing thinking in the last few years, including nonsensical levels of Islamophobia

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

This whole thread is it 👇🏽

Meghana Dhar @meghana

2 years ago

This whole thread is it 👇🏽

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

I came back to California on a day's notice to reground myself with the people I love after a few rocky months. My friends and loved ones here jumped into making sure they'd have time with me and be there for me. Feeling extremely grateful

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2 years ago

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2 years ago

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Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez

3 years ago

World wants you focused on what you CAN'T control. What can you control? Hours worked. Focus. Costs. Decisions made. Reactions. Working out. Eating clean. Silencing notifications. Books read. Ideas written. Actions taken.

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Upasna Gautam @UpasnaGautam

2 years ago

Working in tech as a woman of color is hard. Working in tech in the news/media industry is even harder. 🧵 7 brutal truths I’ve learned on boundary setting & protecting my peace as a Product leader at the world's biggest news org

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

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Ivy Mukherjee @JellyIvy

2 years ago

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Vivek @vivekmaya

2 years ago

India. Same sex marriage. Supreme Court. Pretty fucking incredible that it's even gotten this far — I'm so proud already, considering the societal backdrop this is happening against