Published inMission Data Journal·Oct 31, 2022How to Reduce File Size When Exporting PDFs from FigmaIf you’ve ever exported Figma assets or artboards to PDF, you may have noticed that the resulting file sizes can be quite large. In this article, I’ll show you how to remove unnecessary bloat, recreate styles and effects that are likely tripling your file size, and optimize your PDFs for…Figma6 min readFigma6 min read
Published inMission Data Journal·Sep 17, 2020A Sketch user takes Adobe XD for a spinIn a recent project that is still underway for Mission Data Labs, we needed some quick mockups for the development team to work from and to help us understand the requirements for the screens we were implementing. Over the past few years, our approach has been to use Sketch for…Labs4 min readLabs4 min read
Published inMission Data Journal·Jun 24, 2020COVID-19 Series, Part IV: Using Slack to Stay Connected During COVID-19 and BeyondWhile Zoom cocktail hour has become a popular way to connect with friends, family, and colleagues, we have found ways to leverage the business tools we use every day to promote workplace harmony. We use Slack channels that are focused on projects, clients, housekeeping, and topics. Many of those topics…Tech4 min readTech4 min read
Feb 9, 2018Playing Non-explicit music on AlexaUPDATE: This is no longer needed as Amazon has built in an Explicit Content Filter that works with Amazon Music, at least. …Amazon Echo2 min readAmazon Echo2 min read
Published inMission Data Journal·Jul 18, 2016Microsoft HoloLens UnboxingWe received our HoloLens this morning and couldn’t wait to crack it open. We have a few project ideas lined up to help us better understand the device and its potential over the next few weeks. For now, have a quick look at the unboxing and get a glimpse of the device.Hololens1 min readHololens1 min read
