I just sent my first email with Buttondown. Pretty easy. I am announcing December art events I am participating in - in San Francisco. If you are interested in original art, then check out my newsletter - buttondown.com/erinKmalone/...

You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. Her cuteness might just kill me….

The clock is ticking.

Another service becomes unusable thanks to AI. I use it all the time to send giant, image-heavy slide decks to talk hosts, but I guess I’m back to flash drives

If the GOP bill passes, a lot of folks who have grandma in a nursing home will need to take her back home. Do voters across the rural states this will impact the most understand that?

I hope you can make it - come hear Abby Covert and I talk about my research, the process, the mess, the outcomes and what's next. This event is also going to be turned into a podcast. Join us!!

Don't miss ERIN MALONE & ABBY COVERT exploring the untold story of how women pioneers shaped the field of user experience & design in the #booktalk IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR. 📅 Thu, June 12 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1333098526... #InternetArchive #UX #WomenInTech

📚 Who shaped the way we interact with software? Join us for IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, a #booktalk with ERIN MALONE on the women who pioneered user experience design. 📅 Thu, June 12 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1333098526... #UX #InternetArchive #AuthorsAlliance

📚 From Xerox PARC to Apple, women helped invent the way we use computers today. Join us for IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, a #booktalk with author ERIN MALONE, led by ABBY COVERT. 📅 Thurs June 12 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1333098526... #Design #WomenInTech

Mark your calendars for our June #booktalk with ERIN MALONE, author of IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, uncovering the untold story of how women pioneers shaped the field of user experience & interaction design. 📅 Sat, June 12 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1333098526... #UX

The Lyrics of Eminem's Inimitable Song 'Lose Yourself' Recreated Using Lines From 331 Different Movies laughingsquid.com/eminem-lose-...

And, uh ... yeah. So ... in 16 days this video will be 19 years old. Y'all got old. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HjI...

Collaborative Robotic Arms and Mirrors Bring OK Go's Inspiring Music Video 'Love' to Life

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility and I just posted the latest Deep Cuts profile to Women in IXD about Sasha Costanza-Chock and her work around Design Justice. womenofixd.com/stories/sash... #TransDayOfVisibility

I started as an art director in advertising, pivoted when new media hit, evolved into just teaching as the ux world implodes. This genx article feels so typical genx

Rolling earthquake

This is the book Meta doesn’t want you to read which means it’s top of the list of books to read. I’m halfway in and I just deleted Facebook from my phone. Disgusting and fascinating the way a train wreck is. Makes me sad at how naive we all were in the early social site days.

Today in San Francisco from 12-4pm CCAs Spring Craft fair - I’m there with Linocuts, cards, tshirts and other stuff. Come check it out at 145 Hooper St. SF #8PawPress

It's the start of Women's History Month and my newsletter of women of IXD deep cuts is back to celebrate the stories of women in Interaction Design. Today meet Kaaren Hanson - mailchi.mp/4a9d46df003f...

Our next speaker for the Interactive & New Media Lecture series at CCA is Professor Rama Hoetzlein. Come check out his lecture: Dangerous Experiments in Art, Engineering & AI Wed Feb 26 @ 7pm Nave Presentation Space CCA 145 Hooper St. in SF. Register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1247437582...

If you haven’t read this yet - I highly recommend to help get your head around what’s happening. bookshop.org/p/books/on-t...

JOIN ME Monday February 10th 4:15-5:30 CCA Nave Presentation Space 145 Hooper St, SF In Through the Side Door: Book Launch and Panel Discussion featuring Terry Roberts, Joy Mountford, Sue Booker, Abbe Don, Lillian Svec and I'll be moderating. RSVP for FREE here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1207910545...

Feb 10th, California College of the Arts hosts @erinmalone.bsky.social and a panel of pioneering women in IXD to celebrate the launch of "In Through the Side Door." 🖇️ for details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-through-the-side-door-book-launch-and-panel-discussion-tickets-1207910545959

TONIGHT - in SF at California College of the Arts Professor Yoon Chung Han will speak about Data-Drive Design and Artistic Visualization. 7pm at CCA - 145 Hooper Street, SF - in the Nave Presentation Space of the main (old) building. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/data-drive...

THIS Wednesday 1/29/25 in SF Yoon Chung Han will speak at CCA about Data-Driven Design and Data Visualization as part of our Interaction Design and New Media lecture series. 7pm. Free _ rsvp here www.eventbrite.com/e/1207901729...

Next Wednesday in SF Yoon Chung Han will speak at CCA about Data-Driven Design and Data Visualization as part of our Interaction Design and New Media lecture series. 7pm. Free _ rsvp here www.eventbrite.com/e/1207901729...

Gonna be a long four years.

🧩 Puzzle #522 🤔 11 guesses ⏱️ 1m 41s 🔗 alphaguess.com

Never have I been so motivated to donate. While it has it's issues (gender bias etc.) I couldn't do my research work without Wikipedia. Donate now to keep it running and away from this guy!

I just posted the latest brief profile at Women of IXD about Ari Melenciano and her organization Afrotectopia. Creator, technologist, and educator, Melenciano is doing amazing things for/and with the Black community of creative technologists. Check it out: womenofixd.com/stories/ari-...

I have a bunch of 2025 Black Cats Rule Calendars available. They are 6”x6” - open to 6”x12”. Featuring cat holidays and my original linocut images. $20 + shipping. Makes great gift for the cat lover in your life. DM me for more info on purchasing. Store link in my bio. #8PawPress #2025calendar

Internet hive mind: is there a good mp3 player out there where I can make playlists & stream my own music across a closed network? I'm sick of the streaming services swapping out old versions of songs for remakes that don't sound right. Something like WinAmp of old but for Macintosh.

It really is just this simple

I have published my complete bibliography from my book research on my book site: www.inthroughthesidedoor.com/bibliography The bibliography includes the resources I used for the connective history as well as bibliographies for every person researched and/or included in the book.

I made some art this weekend in prep for the Bernal Holiday on the Hill December 8th - in SF - the map of all artists participating is here: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...

One of the things I learned about fighting propaganda while researching my book "Stories Are Weapons" is that shutting up and staying quiet are the absolute worst ways to deal with disinformation. So ... when supposed allies tell trans people to shut up, what do you do? YOU SAY TRANS RIGHTS.

The latest brief profile has been added to the Women of IXD website. womenofixd.com/stories/mizu... #womenofixd #ixddesignhistory

The weirdest computer ever - the late 1969 kitchen computer in orange to match that lovely 1970s color palette. It’s huge!! And from a Newman Marcus Christmas Catalog #computerhistorymuseum

All set up and ready to sell - CCA Art and Craft Fair - today from 11-4pm. Come join us - 145 Hooper Street, San Francisco #8PawPress #ccadesignis #CCA

This Friday I am doing a talk for the Ladies that UX (Seattle, Salt Lake City and LA chapters). 5:30pm PST. 10 Lost Women in the Emerging Discipline of Interaction Design - from my new book - In Through The Side Door. Info and RSVP here: lu.ma/5l1xiisx #womeninIXD #LadiesThatUX

After 18 years (2006) I just deactivated my Twitter account. Haven't posted there in almost a year so nothing much lost at this point since its overrun by Nazis.

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: * Bus tables person * Poster shrink wrapper * Art supply store clerk * Advertising art director

now is your chance to read what is, officially, the best essay about grilled cheese sandwiches in america this year buttondown.com/theswordandt...

My Open studio is September 28th and 29th here in San Francisco. Would love to see you come by. #SFOpenStudios2024 #8PawPress

Our popular book talk series with Authors Alliance starts back up in August—registration opening soon! 📣 We're looking for authors & books to fill out our schedule in late 2024 / early 2025. Learn more & reach out via our latest post: blog.archive.org/2024/07/18/s...

Want to pre-order my book? 25% off on pre-orders at Barnes and Noble starts today through 7/17. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-through... Use code PREORDER25 at the checkout.

Black Cats Lie in Wait For Model Train to Exit Tunnel laughingsquid.com/black-cats-w...

A Stunning Acoustic Cover of Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ on a Creatively Capo’d Guitar laughingsquid.com/acoustic-cov...

Grateful to have four days in a row away from LinkedIn