What Mario Kart is teaching me about graphic design

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Hey—It's Tim. 

The things I’ve saved this week.

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The incredible graphic design in Mario Kart

33 mins

I have a habit of watching videos in the background whilst I do the boring spreadsheet work…

And my current go to is Mario Kart playthroughs. Especially the new one.
I, also, love graphic design. So this video by elliotisacoolguy on the brand breakdown within Mario Kart is a crossover I didn’t know I needed. Just go watch it.

How Culture Is Made

Found this one in the list of 100 blogs I’m using to stress test the VIBE score. Yancey maps the invisible gears of team culture, and it’s been a frequent read as our tiny team grows.

I’ve been thinking about making those 100 blogs public. Would you want that list?

You sound like ChatGPT

We already know it’s true, but it’s crazy to read proof of it.

Over-using AI is making us talk like AI.

I adore LLM’s, but I’d rather no become one.
A nice reminder to sprinkle more weird verbs and elbow jabs into your copy. Funnily enough I found this out when building out the VIBE score. In that we as humans like the strange words and one-two punches in sentences.

Turns out your brain is the still the best prompt.

talking about robots…

Cetaphil is writing more human content, but it’s not for humans to read.

Been thinking about making these mini rundowns into videos on TikTok, Insta etc.
Would you watch?

✌️ Tim "Link Hoarder Supreme" Hanson
CMO @Penfriend.ai

Same brain, different platforms: X, Threads, LinkedIn.

P.S. My guilty pleasure from the week has been Steve le Poisson.
Please tell me I’m not alone with this…

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