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Cory Etzkorn

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Design & engineering. Previously @NotionHQ .

NYC

https://t.co/WGx2dXzdp2

Joined January 2009

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Cory Etzkorn

4 months

Updates! I left @NotionHQ last spring and have been taking some time off to explore and recharge after 4 wonderful years. I spent 2 months modernizing a side project. 1 month at the yoga studio. 1 month flying around. 2 months making trips to the grocery store (no more free

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Cory Etzkorn

10 months

@walterkirn The shades down phenomenon is so strange to me. People pay big money for bars and rooftops with a view. And then when they have the best view from 30,000 feet, they close the window. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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3 years

Introducing Logo Layout! My latest @figmadesign plugin that optically scales and distribute logos in a grid. The algorithm takes into account the proportions of each logo so they all look great together.

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1 year

Update from @Twitter engineering! We open sourced the algorithm this afternoon. That's great if you know code, but in case you don't, we built a visual tool to help you see how your tweets will rank.

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Twitter Algorithm Rank Validator

See how your tweet performs against Twitter's Open Source algorithm.

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

My blog is now powered by @NotionHQ ! Publishing a post is as simple as adding an entry to a Notion database. @NotionAPI and @vercel do the rest 💪

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2 years

I did a deep dive into @Twitter 's algorithm now that it has officially been open sourced. You won't believe what I found...

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1 year

Convert HEIC → JPEG in just 3 clicks

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2 months

@AiBreakfast New favorite phrase just dropped Below them Above them Around them

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3 years

romance is not dead

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6 years

meme of the month

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

My first @figmadesign plugin is out! It’s a lightweight UI around faker.js Autogenerate: - Names - Addresses - Phone numbers - Words - Lorem Ipsum - More

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Quickly generate realistic placeholder text. Names, emails, URLs, headlines, and more. To use: 1. Select one or more objects 2. Open the plugin and select a placeholder text option Any text nodes in...

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

I wrote about how it all works here:

How the Notion API Powers My Blog – Cory Etzkorn

Publishing blog posts directly from a Notion database.

www.coryetzkorn.com

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Wrote about my experience building and launching a @figmadesign plugin. If you’ve thought about building your own, I hope this helps you understand everything involved.

Building a Figma Plugin – Cory Etzkorn

How to build and launch a Figma plugin from scratch.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

We recently migrated the @NotionHQ marketing site to Next.js and I wrote some words about the experience ⚡️

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Can’t believe it’s already been a year @NotionHQ ! The team has grown 2x. Users have grown 4x. And I’ve definitely grown a lot. Although not sure what the multiplier is 😉

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10 months

@melodaysong I like the term “flailing period”

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

Do you ever think about how you’re a designer who has the power and skills to reimagine the entire world and you’ve chosen to direct that energy toward running A/B tests on CTA copy on tiny screens?

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1 year

The @MTA widget I wish existed

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4 years

Some personal news

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4 years

@vanschneider Come hang out with @NotionHQ !

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2 months

@climatepaige I’m taking group guitar lessons and it’s a room full of dudes, which doesn’t work great for me, but could work great for you 😂 I even tried going to church a few times but it’s not for me. Staring volunteering at a plant nursery next week. Worst case I get some new plants.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

There’s never been a better time to be a front-end developer. Hosting: @vercel Database: @supabase_io UI: @reactjs @vuejs The complicated back-end barriers are almost entirely gone. All that matters is the idea and the user experience.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

Do any brand designers follow me? Please raise your hand 👋

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3 years

nevermind i converted it into a JIRA ticket!

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

Just learned SQL in one weekend thanks to ChatGPT

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Cory Etzkorn

1 month

@girlziplocked I never wanted to leave Minnesota but I left for a job. Have had a lot of fun exploring but I definitely think about what I could have built if I had stayed. Staying in one place for a long time is incredibly underrated.

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Cory Etzkorn

10 months

I changed my mind. @tailwindcss is great.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

Install the plugin and take it for a spin today!

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Logo Layout | Figma

Optically scale and distribute logos in a grid. The algorithm takes into account the proportions of each logo so they all look great together in a grid — no matter how tall, wide, small, or large...

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

We're looking for a web developer to join the marketing eng team @NotionHQ ! The ideal human is someone who cares deeply about quality and craft and enjoys working with @nextjs .

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

"Search Engine"

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

Making something like this Apple keynote slide now only takes a few seconds! No more eyeballing comparative proportions.

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Kylie Timpani

3 years

shoutout to the designer who had to eyeball the comparative proportions of all these logos #AppleEvent

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2 years

Found it!

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

I've been using Safari instead of Chrome this week. Haven't heard my computer fans activate once. Sold!

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

Forever a generalist in a world that only knows how to specialize.

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

Added Antarctica to my weather app so I could feel warm by comparison but now it’s colder here 🥶

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Cory Etzkorn

5 years

Updates: I’ve joined @NotionHQ and live in SF ✨

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Need a vector logo but can't find it online? 1. Right click on the logo 2. Inspect 3. Find the SVG node 4. Right click >> copy >> copy outerHTML 5. Paste (⌘V) directly into @figmadesign

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

We’re all in now

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Good morning Twitter! We’re looking for a Visual Designer at @NotionHQ . You’ll work alongside me and @camillericketts on marketing, brand, and some product. Please DM me with any Qs 🙌

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Cory Etzkorn

6 years

New Site 🎉

Cory Etzkorn is an independent designer and software engineer based in Brooklyn, NY.

www.coryetzkorn.com

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Cory Etzkorn

9 months

Introducing Hendrix 2.0 The professional network for musicians!

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

The first rule of web development is: Never say you know how to make HTML emails. The second rule of web development is: Never say you know how to make HTML emails.

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Cory Etzkorn

9 months

Anyone else on Retro? I’m still enjoying it after 10 weeks. Their marketing says “feel good social” and so far it feels good.

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Cory Etzkorn

2 months

I've started working from @index_space_org and there are a few more open desks if you need one!

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Cory Etzkorn

4 months

I've always found brand design to be the hardest kind of design. You've really gotta boil things down to their essence and sometimes if you boil too long you realize there is nothing there.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

Looking for a developer for a very fun 2-3 week @NotionHQ project. It’ll be a 4 page static site built on Next.js and @vercel . DMs open!

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Cory Etzkorn

6 years

Now seems like a good time to slow down and start fixing things.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

Playing with @usehonk has definitely reignited my desire to build an iOS app. The sounds and haptic feedback make it feel more like a physical product than a digital one. Harder to do that with web.

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Cory Etzkorn

6 months

@reaIsnowhite Mine was over 100,000 😬

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Such a great piece on loops, network effects, and platforms by @kevinakwok . I recommend reading the whole thing, but here are my highlights...

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

Soon 👀

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

You: "Let's hop on a Zoom" Me:

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Cory Etzkorn

2 months

my time has finally come

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Guillermo Rauch

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Design Engineering is the embodiment of Steve's "Design is how it works." principle. I believe it's going to be one of the most important roles and differentiators in the next generation of software companies.

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

San Francisco doesn’t do air conditioning and it is currently 92º in my apartment which means I have resorted to making a DIY swamp cooler for my MBP. Good news is it’s working. Until the ice runs out.

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Me designing: Mmmm so flat and crisp and clean Me buying quarantine food: 8 drop shadows and 3D milk please

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

A website with hours. I love this so much!

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Sanctuary Computer

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In the switch to working from home, we’ve heard from our team that it can be hard to know when to stop work for the night. So, to symbolize our business hours (we have flex start times), our website is now closed from 7am-7pm in your local time. 😇

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

Who did the @gumroad rebrand? Really nice.

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

My #1 feature request!

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Notion

4 years

Using Notion with multiple emails was a pain. Constantly logging out and logging back in just to get to the right content was 🤬 Now you can quickly switch between all your workspaces and accounts in one place 🥰

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Great to launch this into the world! The best part of @NotionHQ is it can become anything you imagine, but many (myself included) find the possibilities intimidating at first. Hoping this will provide a helpful jump start ⚡️

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Notion

4 years

📘 Introducing: Notion Guides 📘 If Notion is a box of LEGO bricks, then think of these guides as the glossy LEGO instructions! Go to to find: 🧱 Tutorials for engineers, designers, PMs & more 🧱 Bite sized videos 🧱 Inspiration for what to build next!

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1 year

@fat @vercel GitHub is pretty good tho! Heroku not so much.

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

Are all the skeuomorphic fans also proposing we go back to Photoshop? Good luck making faux leather in Figma!

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

Slack has gotta be the biggest productivity killer of all time

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

☎️ Calling all full stack web developers! We're looking for an engineer to join me and @baldwinsam as we improve and expand our marketing site @NotionHQ

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2 years

Ready to learn about fonts @TypographicsNYC

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1 year

@dmcgco We need to bring back creativity, but not this!

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

Sometimes I go weeks writing code or designing marketing things without using @NotionHQ heavily. And then I finally get back into using the product to its full potential and remember ... oh yeah ... this is really good.

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

AI... for everyone! At first glance, it looks cool. But when you try it you'll see how this changes everything.

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Notion

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Introducing Notion AI 🪄 Write faster. Think bigger. Augment your creativity.

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8 months

@AJWShaughnessy Didn’t perform in the A/B test.

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7 months

@wholebodyprayer I’ve seen this happen

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Cory Etzkorn

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The best writers write like they speak. That's why you should speak instead of type! Use speech-to-text and watch your writing magically improve 10x. It was within you all along. You just didn't know how to let it out.

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Lol... giving my landlord notice that I’m moving out of this burning city. Was just going to say “for the rest of the year”, but GMAIL went ahead and autocompleted it for me.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

I'd really like to share more of my life with people, but I also refuse to use any @Facebook product. Do I just randomly text people photos of what I'm eating for dinner? How will they see my pesto?

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Cory Etzkorn

7 months

My startup idea is giving everyone one uninterrupted hour each day to think deeply and feel hopeful about the future.

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

@dipalua_ I have a whole list here:

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3 years

fwiw this is actually turning into a very endearing conversation!

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1 year

Enjoy naming your layers while I enjoy this banana 🍌

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3 years

Saturday night 2019: At the club Saturday night 2021: Googling “non fungible token”

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Cory Etzkorn

4 months

. @X has given me everything. 3 great jobs 4.5k friends And only 2 mental illnesses (all curable) I can't believe there are people who are still not on this app.

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Every time I think I’ve made a new friend they flip the script and ask me if I can help customize their Squarespace.

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2 years

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3 years

A big reason modern design "looks the same" is scale. Try launching a bespoke design in 10 locales and I bet you'll find yourself designing something that "looks the same" too.

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

Curious how your tweets will perform with the new algo? There's a new developer tool for that!

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Twitter Algorithm Rank Validator

See how your tweet performs against Twitter's Open Source algorithm.

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Cory Etzkorn

1 year

Hi 👋 ... I have returned from an 11 day suspension, which were coincidentally the best 11 days of my life.

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1 year

Katy Perry!? What is this @elonmusk !?

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@jake_gotta This is why I can never leave NYC

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3 years

@dipalua_ Win Son in East Williamsburg!

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Exciting news! Time to give @NotionHQ a try if you haven’t already 😀

@NotionHQ

Notion

4 years

🤘 Starting today, Notion is free for personal use. We used to have a storage limit on our free plan, but no more! Everyone should have access to our tools to create what they need. Write, plan, and get organized at .

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Cory Etzkorn

10 years

rainy day thoughts on creation and consumption

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Cory Etzkorn

5 years

So happy to launch with the incredible team here @WSJ ! A great way to end the year.

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

The time to make a component is the moment when you need to use something in two places, not the moment you think you might eventually need to reuse it.

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Cory Etzkorn

5 years

Stumbled across this Brooklyn bar's website. So simple and lo-fi but I love it.

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Cory Etzkorn

2 years

The new @NotionHQ logo is sooooo cuuuuute!

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Cory Etzkorn

9 years

new site / new city http://t.co/4mSVgDTU12

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Cory Etzkorn

3 years

Wow I had no idea y’all were this into corporate logo grids. Good stuff! Thanks for the love 💝

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1 year

Why do boarding passes never include the terminal? That’s the #1 thing I want to know!

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5 years

Excited to see this launch! Wish I had @NotionHQ back when I was at @UofMDesign .

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

Exhibit A: Life of a designer by chair ownership 00-18 — Anything goes 18-20 — Wonky dorm room thingy 20-24 — Ikea "Skålberg" 24-28 — West Elm "Eddy" sofa 28-29 — Eames Lounge Chair (oops) 29-30 — Japanese Tatami mats 30-99 — Amazon Essentials™

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Cory Etzkorn

4 years

🚢 Just shipped customer stories! Every digital product has a case studies page and it's challenging to produce something original and interesting. Some things we learned along the way...

@NotionHQ

Notion

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Just launched 👩‍🚀 Customer stories! See how @figmadesign , @useloom , @blinkist , @lattice , @metalab , @BoxedWholesale , and @duolingo use Notion, complete with real examples you can put to work with your team. 🪐 🛰

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Cory Etzkorn

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One of the most confusing — and coolest — parts about a career in design is the optionality. I could be designing software or laying out print magazines or cranking out logos or prompt engineering or a/b testing cereal boxes or creating propaganda or crafting brands or telling

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Cory Etzkorn

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My goal this year is to make at least $1 on the internet.

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