Will King

Will King

@wking.dev

Design Engineer — Making software that feels personal Ideas / Demos: https://www.wking.dev Podcast: https://strongopinions.transistor.fm/

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Will King
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I am SO pumped with where this has ended up so far: ✅ Finalized Skuemorphic Audio Recorder/Editor ✅ Moved all graphics to device screen ☑️ Create the visual algorithm for generate mode ☑️ Allow people to signup and make their own

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We saw so many old and new friends at React Miami with @clerk.com — watch these highlights and tag your friends when you spot them!

Will King
@wking.dev

Finished up the first demo for my talk next month. Goal is to give an intro to generative design by progressively adding more "generative" features and explaining why we need them. [video in 2 parts because of limits..] #generativedesign #generative #isometric #generativeart

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Will King
@wking.dev

Soul is emotion. It’s the heartbeat that gives rhythm to your work. Your ability to look beyond data and feel what others need before they can articulate it.

Will King
@wking.dev

Craft is expertise. It’s the attention to details that only come from dedication to your medium. Your ability to create work that feels like magic to others.

Will King
@wking.dev

Taste is curation. It’s the unique lens you distill information through. Your ability to pattern match across disciplines and draw connections others miss.

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@wking.dev

❌ Tell it to go off and create building block ✅ Ask for 3 different versions of each building block and ask to explain the best option based of decisions made on previous building blocks

Will King
@wking.dev

Taste lives at the intersection of creation and consumption. Consumption broadens possibilities. Creation sharpens it. This back and forth refines your intuition for what matters.

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John Rudolph Drexler
@johnrudolphdrexler.com

📣 Attention agency workers, owners, subcontractors, and freelancers: I'm in customer interview mode for our new product. I would love to have an open ended conversation with you about what tools you use, and how they could be better. Reply to this or email me at john@thunk.dev if interested ❤️

Will King
@wking.dev

Having a kitchen doesn’t make you a chef. The number of creative AI tools is exploding. They can feel like creative superpowers, but it is still your job to put in the reps. You can’t generate taste.

Will King
@wking.dev

How do the best stories hook you immediately? I read A LOT of fiction, and it all comes down to the same thing. Engaging stories hook you with one compelling character before introducing anything else that would be a distraction. This rule applies to more than just writing.

Will King
@wking.dev

What else am I missing to take podcast production to the next level? Starting to invest more into the podcast with Ali. Spent some time this morning setting up a template for transcription and description generation based on our tone.

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Christopher Nguyen
@uxchrisnguyen.bsky.social

The line between design & code are blurring. But traditional career paths force you to pick a lane: "I only write code" "I'm just the designer" "That's not my department" "Someone else handles that part" But what if…

Will King
@wking.dev

I owe my entire career to ambitious projects. Excited to talk more about it at Lambda Conf this year.

LambdaConf 2025@lambdaconf.bsky.social

@wking.dev kindly breaks down his process for tackling ambitious projects 👀 Blue Sky doesn't allow for more than 1-minute videos, so make sure to check out his very creative sneak peek here: www.linkedin.com/posts/lambda... Save your seat: buff.ly/4e0ZYB9

linkedin.comLambdaConf on LinkedIn: Will King kindly breaks down his process of tackling ambitions projects 👀…Will King kindly breaks down his process of tackling ambitions projects 👀 Need more? We sure do. Save your seat for Will's talk on A Framework for…
Will King
@wking.dev

Brand refresh with Business Dad [@ianlandsman.com] and the Crew. Apparently I need some coaching on how to negotiate pricing 😅

Will King
@wking.dev

Dummy sprite done! Next on the list for the game engine? ☑️ Unit Movement + Action ☑️ Floating Initiative Turn System

Will King
@wking.dev

One fun thing about pixel art assets is that the piece you're working on can look absolute trash and then you change like 2 pixels and suddenly you're like...it's PERFECT