Kyle Lambert’s Writing

I wrote up my experience building a backyard office because I wish I had come across more articles like this when planning my build.

We focus on how people are designing and building with AI.

As tech rapidly shifts, it only makes sense that how we show up as designers needs to change too.

Somehow I accidentally enabled a mode that adds an audio recording shortcut into the Messages App text field.

"Leave it better than you found it" is a common principle in camping and hiking, encouraging people to clean up after themselves and even improve the space...

The cursor has transformed from a simple pointing device into a powerful tool for enhancing user interaction and providing contextual feedback.

I know 2025 is just a date, just a number.

Grid systems provide structure and organization that benefit both designers and consumers.

As designers, we excel at crafting concepts and telling compelling stories.

Saying goodbye to our sweet dog

I started doing a year-in-review a couple of years ago.

Observing reviews and critiques has led me to believe that executing and delivering feedback are very different skill sets.

We live in a world of comparison.

There is no doubt my new phone is better.

Job insecurity, mixed with the accelerated rise of Chat GPT, Large Language Models, and AI technology, has left many a question: Am I going to be replaced?

“10 Figma tips to make you a 10x designer: Read my thread 🧵” We have all seen these posts.

This post is for all the folks who feel the pressure the way they work into a tidy system but struggle when they do.

Growing up, if you took a picture, it “counted.”

To say 2022 was the most life-changing year of my life would be an understatement.

Last month I removed Twitter from my phone.

Growing up in rural Vermont, I had great friends, but I never quite 'fit in.'

A lot of people have the desire to write and share their knowledge.

Designers can get sucked into pixels and focus on the end solution.

If you haven’t met, I want to introduce you to a field of study that many designers may not know well.

Mode changes are confusion points for many of us.

I’ve always wanted to be a designer who writes helpful content and often publish to my site.

A rebuilding year happens when a key player(s) or coach leaves an origination.

There are terrible ways to get laid off and “better” ways, but there is no “good” way.

I remember the first time I opened Microsoft Paint and created something on a computer.

This post isn’t meant an ask to solve the lives of working parents or even be a pity party for us.

Sales teams use slide decks to pitch ideas.

There has been one constant in working in tech for over a decade.

The focus of the sessions can be feature ideas, design problems, or blue sky sessions.

We live in the information age, and I don't know about you, but my mind hasn't evolved enough to parse out all the information I receive in one day.

I am a work in progress.

Opinionated menus are like opinionated software.

Often there isn’t space allocated in project timelines for ‘taping’ or the prep work.

When you spend 40 hours a week at work, you want to enjoy your job.

Waiting weeks to share our design work can slow projects down and reduce the quality of work.

Remote work is now a cornerstone of the workplace, and working remotely without clear communication is a nightmare.

Questions in our heads.

When I'm banging my head against the wall and getting nowhere when trying to solve a problem, articulate an idea the most productive thing isn't trying harder.

Time is strange "the days are long, but the years are short."

No decision is a decision, and a poor one at that.

Recent studies have shown that loneliness can directly impact performance.

If you’ve ever worked on a complex product with dependencies or legacy systems, your heart beats faster when you hear customers say: ‘just do this’

Accessibility can feel like a challenging subject to dive into, but it is time to learn.

Robert Horry was a great basketball player even though he was never an All-Star or an MVP.