chinese-american artist, software engineer, dataviz designer, keynote speaker, published author && a work-in-progress learning to take up space ✨ 🔗 shirleywu.studiohttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studiohttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3mawmyjxncs2fwhen you're just trying to make a carousel for your portfolio website and now you're down a rabbit hole of good/bad carousel patterns courtesy of @smashingmagazine.com 😅 https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/04/designing-better-carousel-ux/27 Dec 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawmyjxncs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3m6l4mifgtk2fI've been refactoring my blog post styles with @tailwindcss.com the last few days and what took me a bunch of javascript beforehand has now been reduced to 4 lines and it makes me so happy ☺️27 Nov 2025 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6l4mifgtk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3lu7eoj4smc2cI finally compiled (most of) my thoughts on how I use AI and I'm curious: what is your sacred space? 🔗 https://www.shirleywu.studio/notebook/2025-07-ai-sacred-space18 Jul 2025 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu7eoj4smc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3llguqwj4zc2k🎊Part 3 of my #dataviz trilogy OUT NOW🎊 What if next wave of innovation comes from what we currently call “Unusual” (ie data sculptures & hyper-local events)? I explore “data experiences” & how deep community connection might drive meaningful cultural impact. 🔗 https://www.shirleywu.studio/notebook/2025-03-beyond-plateau28 Mar 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3llguqwj4zc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3lkuqtjuu4s2htwo weeks ago I published https://www.shirleywu.studio/notebook/2025-02-innovation-killer re: plateau in innovation I've felt in #dataviz last few years. I've been furiously working on the follow-up (so many thoughts!) & it'll finally be out next Monday 🎉 if you'd like an email notification: www.shirleywu.studio/notebook21 Mar 2025 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuqtjuu4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3lkn2xq66ic2etoday's planets progress 🌌 feeling much better about it than before but still not 100% happy, will keep tweaking 👩‍💻18 Mar 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkn2xq66ic2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3lkfjl3h2js25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkfjl3h2js25https://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3lkabsurfls2ntaking a moment to celebrate: i've finally completed the move to @buttondown.com and deleted my substack 🎊 and as an added bonus i learned how to setup my own custom sending domain so now all my newsletters actually come from my own email ✨ if you're interested → shirleywu.studio/notebook13 Mar 2025 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkabsurfls2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3lk6hzwtgnk2cIt’s always a joy to chat w/ a longtime friend, but being @ryanburgess.com’s first guest on his new podcast series? What an honor ♥️ We talk #dataviz, art history (ish), my foray into physical data sculptures, & art we’d love to see in a post-genAI world. 🔗 https://portraitsofanartist.com/episodes/shirley-wu/12 Mar 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6hzwtgnk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shirleywu.studio/post/3ljha5jeiwk2mtoday's bug that i'm enjoying03 Mar 2025 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:3tyagrhp5mk7koir2ysb2hml/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljha5jeiwk2m