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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

6 years

I made this during a mentorship to demonstrate how limited color palettes can influence and drive alternative solutions for lighting and shadow. Maybe it will help you, too!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

6 years

I recommend coding if you enjoy aggressively alternating between feeling like the dumbest and the smartest person alive.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

the most useless "x" in all of design

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

10 years

Here's to more honest UX. http://t.co/wWDByA3lGe

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

4 years

Pleased to confirm that you can still go hard in Figma

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

i'm quite literally up all night building a collection because even with 10k, every. single. piece. matters.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

Design is cool because resumes are like: • Jr. Designer - 2018 • Sr. Designer - 2018 • Master Design Overlord - 2019 • Sr. Design Divinity - 2019

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

practically living here for the past 48 hours and loving every minute of it

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

Hey! If you're looking to pressure test some colors and the relationship they have with one another, I threw together a little AI file that you can download and see how they're all working together. Hope it's helpful!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 years

There are mediocre designers at big cool companies. There are exceptional designers at small companies you’ve never heard of.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

more soon

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Thanks to all of you for the excitement and anticipation around @moonbirds_xyz . We’re amazed and grateful. We know how important it’s going to be to get this right. The entire @proof_xyz team takes this seriously and cares deeply about this space and our impact. ❤️

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

This past weekend, I’ve been working on some fake campy movie posters for a game and this is me as my best self

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

There’s room enough in this space for many thriving, successful projects. I’d encourage you to find a community that you vibe with, a team you trust to deliver and engage, and a place where you feel excited to be on the journey together. It may take you a bit — and that’s okay!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Goblintown has shown that ingenuity, worldbuilding/storytelling, unique art, and a team that doesn’t play by the same playbook can do amazing things. It feels even better knowing this is a team that cares deeply about the space. Well played @truth ! Excited about what’s to come.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

It's wild fun looking back at some of the original @moonbirds explorations. This is just a few of them but wow could we fill a book with all of the stuff that didn't make the cut.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

4 years

Using Inktober to keep pushing on illustrating in Figma. Working with glows and blurs in there is a real dream, not gonna lie.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

I am so freaking excited to expand the @proof_xyz team. To build a diverse team of product thinkers, designers, and more to innovate on the future of the web. It’s a dream come true. ❤️

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

7 years

When people ask me if I do any lettering

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

6 years

Just a reminder that even if you do "work hard and just keep making", your work may never achieve the social distribution or recognition that you wanted it to have. But that's not a measure of whether or not your work is great and/or deserving.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Quick clarification: @proof_xyz / @moonbirds will not be the next BAYC. We'll be the first PROOF / Moonbirds. The comparison game is tempting, but if you tie yourself to it, all you'll build is a derivative. We have great respect for what came before us. And for what's to come.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

7 years

My color theory is basically I think this looks good.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

gmgm

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

if i have to see this logo then so do all of you

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 years

Design is really a constant loop of asking yourself "Why didn't I just do this version in the first place?"

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Gm! Amazing week so far at @proof_xyz | @moonbirds : - MB Nest Level upgrades + rewards claim - Designing the experience around the NYC meetup - PROOF/MB swag + merch - Building / branding a new experience (TBA) - Achievements on MB Public Profiles - Hiring + interviews - LFG

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

A neat thing I’ve learned from my time as a human is that it’s mega fine to not be into something or to recognize that the appeal others may have found just isn’t finding you. And rather than looking down on others’ excitement or fervor, you can 100% wish them well and move along

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

6 years

Drawing hands is hard, but this one simple trick has been a lifesaver!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

I once met a person who said they interview with companies every week with no intention on being hired, but rather to learn how these companies are building technology products. "In an interview, you can ask anything and they'll just tell you" they said. I think of them often.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

zero patience for people that were early but turned into gatekeepers

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

We’re still here at @proof_xyz . Still building. Still just as excited about the future. Still grateful that we get to do what we’re doing. The markets will swing. We’ll stay steady and committed.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

honestly tho that @AkumuDragonz pixel art just hits 😍

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

4 years

When starting with illustration, it was helpful for me to learn how to illustrate on a constrained grid. It's fun to see what solutions you come up with when you only have so much grid work with and what changes you can make when you increase the space available.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

The goblin town vibe isn’t for me, but I’m honestly stoked as h*ck that people are having so much fun and finding some big wins! Wild to watch this crazy journey unfolding. Enjoy the ride and make some friends along the way!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

🚨Big Life Update🚨 I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be diving fulltime into the web3 / NFT space as Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of @proof_xyz ; joining @kevinrose and @ryancarson as we continue to build something incredible. I’d love to tell you about it. 🧵👇

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Yesterday, we shared with the @moonbirds community some of the work we've put into the upcoming Mythics collection. I'm really excited about where it's going and honored to get to work with @ColinHesterly and @Auldrobot on creating the chapter in the Moonbirds universe.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 years

why illustrator why

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Hey all! I'm hiring Product Designers to come work with us on @proof_xyz and @moonbirds_xyz ! And I'd love to hear from you! Come build some fun web3 products with us. ❤️

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Here’s what I’ve observed: if you’re waiting for an invitation to tell you you’re experienced enough, popular enough, or good enough to have a voice in this space, that invite is never going to come. Know that you’re enough. Right here and now.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

There’s a lot we haven’t said about @oddities_xyz yet, but one of the things I’m excited about is having another entry point into the @proof_xyz ecosystem. It will be unique, with its own plans for the future, but I love that it opens the door for others. It’ll be a great door.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 years

i'm sorry about this

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1 year

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

4 years

oh cool thanks pathfinder

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Tomorrow.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 months

i like the apes

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

. @HannahMezzell and I are celebrating 11 years of asking the other not to watch a show until we can both watch it and then just never watching it altogether. Here’s to us! 🥂

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

What an incredible time. Thank you to everyone who came out to be a part of the @proof_xyz Collective | @moonbirds events last night! Honored to get to meet so many folks and hear your stories. You’re why we get to do this! Thank you for everything.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Thank you, everyone. Thank you for believing in this project, this team, and what we can build. So let’s get to it! ❤️💪

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

New feathers. New me.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

gm big big day yall

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

I’m running out of ways to tell people that they should care about other people who aren’t them. If we can’t agree on that point, we really have nowhere left to go.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

4 years

I've been illustrating in Figma lately and boy oh boy do I love it. Feels nice to keep everything native to the prototype.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

excited for the @oddities_xyz art reveal in about 30 mins

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Just remember: Floor price is temporary and notably volatile. Celebrate community, delivery, and impact.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

As a big @gremplin fan, I absolutely love my @oddities_xyz (though I'm biased!) It's bizarre and strange and basically an NPC in a very strange RPG that I would 100% take a quest from. Though I definitely do not trust them or their intentions.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Working on @moonbirds Mythics.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Imagine what this space could look like if we were genuinely excited to see legitimate projects and communities succeed. Imagine if we reveled in the accomplishments of others and did away with a scarcity mindset. Would be an incredible unlock.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Had to pick up this astral boi. What's the latest on the space birbs? Can we get this Subparliament party started?

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Leaving Tokyo with a full heart and excitement for the future. Thank you to all who made it out to the @moonbirds events last night. It was an honor to be here with such kind and welcoming people. Special thanks to @JapaneseNFTgirl @tt8ships @risingbirds_xyz ! Until next time ❤️

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

6 years

when slack is down

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

10 months

There are so many reasons to not launch anything new in this season, but instead to wait until greener pastures (and a bull market). It makes sense to hold back and to stay as lean as possible; to not try anything new, but to find comfort in the predictable nature of where you…

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Grail has been acquired. Excited to flex my new clean boney boi @moonbirds . Let’s go @deadbirds_io !

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Talk is cheap. It’s easy to take shots for engagement. Playing constant defense is a diminishing value of return. What changes things will be shipping great product and changing the narrative by action. Let them talk. Until they can’t ignore something special that’s happening.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 years

I teach my kids that we should avoid using the word “hate” unless of course we’re referring to instagram’s new iOS tab bar

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

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2 years

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 months

I wouldn’t dare miss my first Mutant Monday—especially when I’m getting requests for a Mutant Moonbird (art directed by my son). Mutants are insane.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

We spent a large portion of this week at @proof_xyz rigorously naming and ranking priorities, mapping paths and access points towards the overall ecosystem vision, and driving more clarity on needs across the business. I’ve been so jazzed that sleep has been a real negotiation.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 years

In the real estate game now bbs @TowerDAO

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Hire people better than you are at things and then get out of their fucking way

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

I’ve spent much of this week designing the spaces, collateral and brands for the @proof_xyz / @moonbirds event in NYC in June and y’all — it feels so good to get to flex so many different styles and mediums again. Love working digital, but sometime you gotta get tactile.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

4 years

If you want to create some synthy 80s goodness yourself, here's a little how-to on how I go about mapping the chrome lighting effects to the face of type. Maybe it'll help you!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Early morning heading to New York to meet up with the @proof_xyz team as we plan for our upcoming meetup in June as well as do some product brainstorms for whole of the PROOF ecosystem. Big, exciting times!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

While Mythics expand the fidelity of the Moonbirds universe, I continue my life's journey into reducing the pixel size of the original Moonbirds glyph into the smolest boi recognizable.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

There’s so much creativity and possibility in this space. People quite literally building the projects (and companies!)of their dreams — and not having to ask for permission or access. What a time to be a part of it all.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

5 years

Pay illustrators for illustrations.

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4 years

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

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2 years

@aimoonbirds 🤝 The results are beautiful! Appreciate your team making the change!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

It’s the night before the @oddities_xyz launch and we’re all up laughing and sharing and just generally having so much fun at @proof_xyz . I’m so grateful that we get to do this. So happy to be a part of all that’s going on here. I hope y’all love them as much as we do!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Happy to see @Grim__Syndicate flying right now, but I want to recognize that the reason for this is the tireless work of a team dedicated towards delivering value and pouring their heart and soul into this project – regardless of floor price. Love seeing the space take notice.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

The @moonbirds Mythics site is now live! Amazing effort from the team on this. From the illustrations to the claim flow to the story we're telling, honored to get to work with some of the most incredible people I've had to honor to create with! Let's go!

Mythics | PROOF

www.proof.xyz

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

3 years

Your employer is not your family. And they shouldn’t be trying to convince you otherwise.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Thinking about Diamond Nest Day for @moonbirds

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Off to spend the week building with the @proof_xyz team in LA. We’ve got a lot to cover, but I always feel so refreshed and revitalized getting the chance to create together. In-person time is a big activation for me. Also, office scouting! What a week!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

Now that @moonbirds are in-chain, we’re also able to store a dynamic background there that Twitter will verify. For example, this can be enabled if your wallet also holds a PROOF Collective pass.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

1 year

I’ve worked in design / a public-facing career long enough to know that there’s always a sub-culture that exists merely to “dunk on you” (I saw it as an illustrator trying to break my way into the scene and I see it now). No matter what you say, they show up to remind you that…

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

There’s been a lot of speculation this week around Oddities, Ravens, and the whole @proof_xyz ecosystem. It’s been fun reading your ideas and predictions! Future PROOF in August will give a lot more color to what we’re building, but I have to say: thank you for caring this much!

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

9 years

http://t.co/5hp3uLBf0e

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

gm y’all Grateful to build in this space. Grateful for the communities and projects that came before us, who pioneered amazing things. Grateful for those still to build, as it will surely add value and invite even more in. Let’s do this together.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Floor price is a poor measure of success. It's easy to get sidetracked by price volatility. When simple metrics are what compete for attention most, learn to see beyond. Bet on builders who won't be swayed (or wholly dependent) on a single input.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

At @proof_xyz , we’re deeply passionate about art and community. Not just our art. Not just our community. We want to see the whole space win. We want to see people find real connection and alignment as we all contribute towards the future of art.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Pumped about @proof_xyz in Miami this December, so of course I had to take the opportunity to play with some chrome and glows.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

Ultimately, what’s most disappointing, is how many genuinely wonderful creators will try out and leave this space because they don’t deserve to be disparaged, dunked on, or belittled by a faceless mob that constantly tells them to “toughen up and handle it”. We can do better.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

It’s a great day to be building. Focus on what you can control. Practice gratitude. And stay hydrated, obviously.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

There's been a lot of talk this past weekend as it relates to conferences in the web3 space; in what's working–but mostly what's not. Now that we've announced @PROOF_CONF , it's maybe good to address what it is we're looking to build as it relates to this @proof_xyz event.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

👋 Oh hey we moved to Los Angeles and now I live here. A wild turn of events — but life, amirite? Happy to be here and looking forward to being a part of community. ❤️

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

6 years

Into The Breach is very fun and also strangely adorable. Big mechs reduced to little isometric sprites? Yeah, I'm all in.

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

2 years

believe me – i'll sleep. but this is the last night for finalizing generative assets and honestly, i don't know if i could sleep if i wanted to. there's something about getting to be in creation mode at this capacity that's incredible. won't sustain forever, but appreciate it ❤️

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Justin Mezzell (🥃,🦉)

@JustinMezzell

8 years

As it turns out, my grocer does not accept 'exposure' as a form of currency.

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