# shade (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover shade. Page: Feed: --- ## [Work It, San Francisco: Kai](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/08/work-it-san-francisco-kai.html) _2026-08-20 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ Spotted on 18th at Valencia. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Work It, San Francisco: Austen](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/08/work-it-san-francisco-austen.html) _2026-08-19 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ Austen is wearing a Marimekko jacket and Monty bag. You can follow her on Instagram . Spotted at the Clement Street Farmer's Market on Clement at 3rd. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Work It, San Francisco: Gabby](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/08/work-it-san-francisco-gabby.html) _2026-08-18 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ You can follow Gabby , a blog veteran , on Instagram . Spotted at the Clement Street Farmer's Market on Clement and Arguello. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [The era of inherent risk](https://www.torched.la/the-era-of-inherent-risk/) _2026-08-17 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ "There is nothing that we can propose to you that would eliminate that risk" ## [Work It, San Francisco: Jasiel](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/08/work-it-san-francisco-jasiel.html) _2026-08-17 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ You can follow Jasiel on Instagram . Spotted at the Clement Street Farmer's Market on Clement between Arguello and 2nd. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [It's time, once again, for Torched's paid subscriber party](https://www.torched.la/its-time-once-again-for-torcheds-paid-subscriber-party/) _2026-08-13 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ Let's get lit! ## [Hot or Not? World Cup edition](https://www.torched.la/hot-or-not-world-cup-shade-edition/) _2026-08-04 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ Two experts evaluate the shade interventions at this summer's tournament ## ["Their art is a dialogue, an African call and response."](https://shadepodcast.substack.com/p/their-art-is-a-dialogue-an-african) _2026-08-02 · Lou Mensah · Shade Art Review_ Betye Saar and James Barnor: On being in communion with our elders. ## [A Secret Truth](https://shadepodcast.substack.com/p/a-secret-truth) _2026-07-31 · Lou Mensah · Shade Art Review_ My contribution to Courttia Newland's new book, The Art of Opposition. ## [The best World Cup party was the one in your neighborhood](https://www.torched.la/the-best-world-cup-party-was-the-one-in-your-neighborhood/) _2026-07-27 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ And 38 more reflections on LA's summer of soccer ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JyiI8elQ3pRL) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Screen time](https://www.torched.la/screen-time/) _2026-07-18 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ There was no wrong way to watch ## [How FIFA privatized your public pool](https://www.torched.la/how-fifa-privatized-your-public-pool/) _2026-07-10 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ This isn't like rebranding a soccer field for the weekend. When it gets hot, Angelenos rely on pools to survive ## [Work It, San Francisco: Persia](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/07/work-it-san-francisco-persia.html) _2026-07-07 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ You can follow Persia on Instagram . Spotted at the Clement Street Farmer's Market on Clement between 2nd and Arguello. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Work It, San Francisco: Ariella](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/07/work-it-san-francisco-ariella.html) _2026-07-06 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ You can follow Ariella on Instagram . Spotted at the Clement Street Farmer's Market on Clement near 3rd. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Hydration break](https://www.torched.la/hydration-break/) _2026-07-02 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ This is my ode to public H₂O ## [Cheer squads](https://www.torched.la/cheer-squads/) _2026-06-29 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ As we reach the midpoint of our World Cup journey, here's my survey of the best of LA's celebratory urbanism ## [Work It, San Francisco: Yomahra González Jiménez and Criss](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/06/work-it-san-francisco-yomahra-gonzalez.html) _2026-06-29 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ You can follow Yomahra 's eponymous brand and Criss on Instagram. Spotted at West Coast Craft at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Work It, San Francisco: Kippy](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/06/work-it-san-francisco-kippy.html) _2026-06-26 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ Spotted at West Coast Craft at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Work It, San Francisco: Mia](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/06/work-it-san-francisco-mia.html) _2026-06-25 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ Mia's dress is from Japan and sneakers are Asics. You can follow Mia on Instagram . Spotted at West Coast Craft at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Work It, San Francisco: Eir and Ivory](http://workitberk.blogspot.com/2026/06/work-it-san-francisco-eir-and-ivory.html) _2026-06-24 · noreply@blogger.com (Brittany) · Work It, Berk_ You can follow Eir and Ivory on Instagram. Spotted at West Coast Craft at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion. Check out more posts from San Francisco . Follow: Subscribe | Bloglovin' | Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o6gPcuFmZrG1) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Torched Talks with anti-trafficking advocates Stephanie Richard and Paloma Bustos](https://www.torched.la/torched-talks-with-anti-trafficking-advocates-stephanie-richard-and-paloma-bustos/) _2026-06-23 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ Join an important conversation about human rights and megaevents on June 29 at noon on Zoom ## [Neighborhood watch](https://www.torched.la/neighborhood-watch/) _2026-06-20 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ One week in, where to go and what to do was becoming a more complicated public health assessment ## [Beyond the Shades of Conway’s Law - Validation: The Research & Reality Check](https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/06/20/beyond-shades-of-conways-law-validation.html) _2026-06-20 · Thierry de Pauw · ThinkingLabs_ Moving beyond hunch and silencing the sceptics. Over the years, Conway’s Law has resurfaced as a guiding principle to organise teams. Yet, many people still hesitate to accept the idea. Ultimately, it remains a hypothesis. Melvin Conway did not provide any proof when publishing the thesis. However, in the meantime, decades later, a good deal of academic research supports the thesis. Ultimately,… ## [As LA's parks host the World Cup, the city votes to defund them](https://www.torched.la/as-las-parks-host-the-world-cup-the-city-votes-to-defund-them/) _2026-06-17 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ We always knew these megaevents weren't going to fix our public spaces, but we didn't expect our councilmembers to abandon them as well ## [Home team advantage](https://www.torched.la/home-team-advantage/) _2026-06-14 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ The World Cup opening weekend showed us LA can have it all ## [The Torched guide to LA's World Cup](https://www.torched.la/the-torched-guide-to-las-world-cup/) _2026-06-11 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ A mission statement, a calendar of events, and an invitation to help shine a light on LA's public spaces, public transit, and public benefits ## [Beyond the Shades of Conway’s Law - Foundations: The Origin & The Mirroring Principle](https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/06/07/beyond-shades-of-conways-law-foundations.html) _2026-06-07 · Thierry de Pauw · ThinkingLabs_ In 1968, Melvin Conway expressed a thesis on how system design follows the organisation’s communication structures. In the same period, the communities of Organisation Design and Product Design independently observed the same thesis, which later became known as the Mirroring Principle. ## [Strike authorization](https://www.torched.la/strike-authorization/) _2026-06-06 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ SoFi workers could walk off the job at any moment, just one week from the first World Cup match ## ["A very tough, one-sided agreement"](https://www.torched.la/a-very-tough-one-sided-agreement/) _2026-06-02 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ Alan Rothenberg may have brought the World Cup to the U.S. in 1994, but he's also been outspoken about the risks that cities are taking on in 2026 ## [Why you can't call it a World Cup party](https://www.torched.la/why-you-cant-call-it-a-world-cup-party/) _2026-05-30 · Alissa Walker · Torched_ "We made our flyers. We posted it, people liked it. And then it turns out you can't mention the word 'FIFA' or the word 'World Cup.'" ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MQWAlrPIHi1m) _2026-05-30 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Notes - Optimising Continuous Delivery](https://thinkinglabs.io/notes/2026/05/24/pipelineconf-optimising-continuous-delivery-dave-farley.html) _2026-05-24 · Dave Farley · ThinkingLabs_ The deployment pipeline is a central idea in Continuous Delivery. It represents the channel through which ideas inside your business flow to the outside world so that they can be delivered to your users in the form of working software. First steps in creating a working deployment pipeline are very rewarding. They help to improve the quality of the software that you create and usually lead to… ## [The Art of More: Isabel Ladd’s Maximalist Approach to Joyful Living](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/designer-isabel-ladd-hunter-douglas) _2026-04-30 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ On designing without fear, embracing evolution, and making your home your happiest place ## [Beyond the Shades of Conway’s Law](https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/04/24/beyond-the-shades-of-conways-law.html) _2026-04-24 · Thierry de Pauw · ThinkingLabs_ Over fifty years ago, an observation about committees, design and resulting system designs changed the way we look at software - and by extension system - architecture forever. But Conway’s Law is not a single, static rule. Like a prism, it reveals different “shades” depending on how we look at it — through the lens of empirical research, mathematics, or social dynamics. ## [The Designer Who Turns Every Home into a Story](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/caitlin-flemming-sense-of-place-hunter-douglas) _2026-04-14 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ Caitlin Flemming shares her philosophy, favorite projects, and how she makes every space feel like home ## [Don’t Let AI Invert The Testing Pyramid](https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/04/12/dont-let-ai-invert-the-testing-pyramid.html) _2026-04-12 · Thierry de Pauw · ThinkingLabs_ Lately, I encountered a specific article titled “Quality Engineering with AI”. I have seen it shared with a dangerous level of enthusiasm within organisations. To the untrained eye, the article appears to validate a so-called “modern” testing strategy; to anyone who understands software economics and the mechanics of software delivery, it is plain disconcerting - causing one to feel unsettled. ## [Shade Art Review is going free](https://shadepodcast.substack.com/p/shade-art-review-is-going-free) _2026-03-08 · Lou Mensah · Shade Art Review_ I'm removing paid tiers! ## [The Plate We Were Given](https://shadepodcast.substack.com/p/the-plate-we-were-given) _2026-03-01 · Lou Mensah · Shade Art Review_ Venice 2026 and the art we consume without question ## [Five Design Must-Haves for Any Ski Home](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/colorado-ski-home-design-architecture-hunter-douglas) _2026-02-20 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ Step inside the ultimate vacation retreat ## [A Project That Hit Home: Inside Alex Yeske’s Thoughtfully Layered World](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/alex-yeske-mallory-goldman-hunter-douglas) _2026-02-04 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ Where East Coast tradition meets laid-back California, and family life is designed in from the start ## [Rerouting the gaze, unspringing the trap: The free and slippery bodies in South Asian photography](https://shadepodcast.substack.com/p/rerouting-the-gaze-unspringing-the) _2026-01-24 · Lou Mensah · Shade Art Review_ Guest essay by Eleanor Sanghara Güstard ## [Joy Gregory: Face, Camera, Process](https://shadepodcast.substack.com/p/joy-gregory-face-camera-process) _2026-01-18 · Lou Mensah · Shade Art Review_ At Whitechapel Gallery 'Catching Flies with Honey' goes beyond portraiture's expectations ## [What Happens When a Designer Finally Designs for Himself](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/travis-london-miami-home-hunter-douglas) _2026-01-15 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ Inside the Miami home that let Travis London dream bigger ## [Coping Mechanisms for Introverts](https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/01/15/coping-mechanisms-for-introverts.html) _2026-01-15 · Thierry de Pauw · ThinkingLabs_ In 2023, Yves Hanoulle interviewed me for his Who is Agile series. Yves asked for an interview quite early in his journey. But I hold it off because I was in a bad place. I have nothing positive, energising to share. Eventually, I accepted. Yves was expecting a tech interview. Non of that happened. It ended up being a three hour long, comfy, very personal interview. We went on and on. ## [On the Effectiveness of Pair Programming](https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/01/13/on-the-effectiveness-of-pair-programming.html) _2026-01-13 · Thierry de Pauw · ThinkingLabs_ A while back, when Twitter was still a thing, someone attempted to make the case for code reviews as a better alternative to sharing knowledge over Pair Programming. The main arguments put forward were economics, poor feedback and least-common-denominator performance. Let me debunk that. ## [What is Continuous Delivery?](https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/01/09/what-is-continuous-delivery.html) _2026-01-09 · Thierry de Pauw · ThinkingLabs_ Any time an organisation tells me with great confidence that they do Continuous Delivery, I am suspicious. When I probe for clarification and start asking specific questions, my suspicion typically gets confirmed. Tooling is in place, but the mindset and understanding of the principles, foundations, patterns or the central pattern behind Continuous Delivery are lacking. ## [The Holiday Decorating Philosophy You’ll Want to Steal](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/emily-starr-alfano-holiday-decorating-hunter-douglas) _2025-12-18 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ Emily Starr Alfano's guide to the perfectly imperfect festive home ## [How an LA Creator Turned a Midcentury Home into an Internet Obsession](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/arvin-olano-hunter-douglas) _2025-12-11 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ And the design formula Arvin Olano swears by ## [A Body Sheds](https://shadepodcast.substack.com/p/a-body-sheds-on-transformation-and) _2025-12-07 · Lou Mensah · Shade Art Review_ Bodies in flux inspired by Ashley Nkechi Igwe's text for Read My World festival, and my final podcast of 2025 on art and accessibility. ## [Bria Hammel’s Secret to Making a Home Feel Instantly Inviting](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/bria-hammel-hunter-douglas) _2025-12-04 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ Her go-to formula for spaces that look good—and feel even better ## [Tablescapes We're Thankful to Have Come Across](https://hunterdouglas.substack.com/p/dining-tablescapes-hosting-hunter-douglas) _2025-11-25 · The Window Seat · The Window Seat_ These designers set the table—and the tone—for gatherings that feel like home