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Nate @_digin8

Senior Product Design Manager @monzo // hibernating off Twitter for a bit

Joined March 2009
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Nate@_digin8
1 Jan 2023
After the reflection and celebration at the end of the year, January is a time for hibernating and setting intentions. This means I'll be off this portal to hell that masquerades as a dumpster fire for a bit. See you in Feb 👋
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Nate@_digin8
1 Jan 2023
In many ways ‘22 could do one: my 3 remaining grandparents died and cancer ravaged my family. But there were slices of hope: a new job, getting to grips with my mental health and building relationships. Here’s to more hope in ‘23 for all of us.
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Nate@_digin8
27 Dec 2022
Enough is enough
A screengrab from Spotify app that has the Michael Bublé and me selecting ‘don’t play this artist’.

ALT A screengrab from Spotify app that has the Michael Bublé and me selecting ‘don’t play this artist’.
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Nate@_digin8
27 Dec 2022
Glass Onion went really literal with its central conceit when sometimes you just want a straight-up whodunit. Still good on many other levels.
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Nate@_digin8
25 Dec 2022
I make Christmas dinner for the evening turkey sandwiches. Nothing else like it.
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Nate@_digin8
26 Dec 2022
I am here to tell you: the Christmas dinner isn’t The Point. It’s the sandwiches, it’s the bubble and squeak, it’s the…. Turkey curry 🤤
A plate of Turkey curry, rice, chilli and cucumber salad and naan.

ALT A plate of Turkey curry, rice, chilli and cucumber salad and naan.
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Hidden Britain Sign Co.@BritainCo
25 Dec 2022
Merry Xmas One & All!! Today also marks 50 years since the broadcast of 'The Stone Tape' by Nigel Kneale. As a Xmas treat we are giving away a copy of this unreleased A3 print to 5 lucky winners. Follow, RT & Like to enter. Winners announced noon on 31/12. hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com/
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Nate@_digin8
25 Dec 2022
To all my fellow cooks: Godspeed and fare thee well. See you in the other side with your drink of choice!
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Nate@_digin8
24 Dec 2022
I’m not religious but we do enjoy the traditions the seasons bring to our local area. Carol singing on the green tonight. Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄
Carol singers gather around a lamp on a green in a suburban area at night. Their heads lifted in song.

ALT Carol singers gather around a lamp on a green in a suburban area at night. Their heads lifted in song.
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Nate@_digin8
23 Dec 2022
Slack Christmas tree emoji: on🎄 Muppets Christmas Carol: watched ✅ Baileys: drunk 🥃 Christmas mode: engaged 🎅
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Nate@_digin8
22 Dec 2022
For ÂŁ11 a month, I want to see _no ads_, Mr Twitterman.
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Nate@_digin8
20 Dec 2022
Interesting discourse from @femkesvs and @charliprangley in their latest podcast. My highlights: ⚡️ The design industry has lost its spark and creativity. 🧱 The commoditisation of design. open.spotify.com/episode/2sg…

273: Our thoughts on the state of the design industry

Design Life ¡ Episode

open.spotify.com
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Nate@_digin8
20 Dec 2022
‘You’re less likely to push the boundaries if the template is laid out for you… and I wonder how much it’s influencing some of the issues we’ve been seeing in the industry’. The design industry has to once again justify itself.
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Nate@_digin8
20 Dec 2022
We’ve created systems to help us move quick on design and establish good foundations and for most companies that’s enough. So layoffs happen. We know that’s not enough. Design and brand are the differentiator that needs to be woven through journeys.
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Nate@_digin8
19 Dec 2022
I am once again asking where all the Design Discord servers are at?
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Nate@_digin8
15 Dec 2022
I wonder about decisions like this. This is potentially a stressful touchpoint, and DPD Local has decided to use quirky and arguably inaccessible language for the menu and a dark mode toggle. Ok... 🤷‍♂️
A screenshot of the DPD Local tracker that says my parcel has been delayed with ‘More cool stuff’ as the menu call to action and a dark mode toggle.

ALT A screenshot of the DPD Local tracker that says my parcel has been delayed with ‘More cool stuff’ as the menu call to action and a dark mode toggle.

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Nate@_digin8
15 Dec 2022
Right now, I don't need my courier to have a personality. I want to know why the parcel is delayed. It’s ok to have your brand personality in online tools just apply it where appropriate.
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Nate@_digin8
15 Dec 2022
☀️ ❄️
My MacBook in the foreground and a floor to ceiling window in the background showing frosty rooftops.

ALT My MacBook in the foreground and a floor to ceiling window in the background showing frosty rooftops.
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Nate@_digin8
12 Dec 2022
Being an inherent people pleaser and a manager means I constantly have to check myself at every interaction: I can’t be everything to everyone all the time. I have to be ok with managing disappointment and frustration in others. Otherwise, I'll be a busy fool.
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Nate@_digin8
12 Dec 2022
Damn hard sometimes.
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