Cofounder of @smashing-app.bsky.social. Previously, cofounder of Typekit, product at Adobe, design/dev at Google. https://veen.com/greghttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3mkovvxza3s22If we could all just slow down for even a goddamn second and have a listening party where we each play the most incredibly goosebump-inducing single moment we’ve ever experienced in any song ever…30 Apr 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkovvxza3s22https://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3madg42kg5c2yAs someone for whom a wide variety of readily available music-listening has become such an amazing part of wellbeing, but also as someone who deeply, deeply respects musicians and THEIR wellbeing: is there a music streaming service that is actually ethical for me to use and pay money to?19 Dec 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3madg42kg5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3m76p3x6wv222There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns. -Octavia Butler04 Dec 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76p3x6wv222https://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3m6siehaj6s2eMusic streaming services have their issues, for sure, but wow there are few things better than just hanging out with friends and jumping from song to song, following the collective will for hours on end. Last night we took a long tour from industrial to new wave and beyond.29 Nov 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6siehaj6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3m4jamylkvs2fPerfect Halloween listen: The Claypool Lennon Delirium – Amethyst Realm. At 5:00 the haze clears — synths and guitars drop out, and Claypool’s bass snarls, demanding answers from the spirit world. Goosebumps! https://youtu.be/cHyzNmQa9Q0?si=SggausnvXNqoLf69&t=29931 Oct 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jamylkvs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3m44jx7ui3c2sThe Mountain West is the best. I could (and might!) spend the rest of my days wandering around here. (Pictured: Mount Thielsen in Oregon)26 Oct 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44jx7ui3c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3m37j2lvse224There are few things as glorious as riding a dirt motorcycle into the middle of nowhere, where so many best laid plans can go awry and the nearest help is many, many, many miles away. But you ride in with friends who… oh, wait a minute… are just as crazy as you are. What could go wrong?15 Oct 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37j2lvse224https://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3lzd5rwcb2k25I'm in awe of these people. "Each man carried close to 100,000 calories worth of food and planned to burn thousands from their own bodies." https://explorersweb.com/how-far-can-you-hike-with-only-whats-on-your-back/21 Sep 2025 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzd5rwcb2k25https://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3lzaz7kbcj22cThis is an incredibly funny, heartfelt, and well-made documentary. "Two brothers learn about competitive birdwatching by becoming birdwatchers—spending a year living in a used minivan, traveling the country to compete in a ‘Big Year'." Free to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-wAqplQAo20 Sep 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzaz7kbcj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3lyj26gg6j22hGreat video that argues music streaming services are totally broken for independent musicians and their fans. I had no idea about most of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plleJ0Zv0Ww10 Sep 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyj26gg6j22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3lkmx3xpess2vThe whining roar of the BART train on its tracks through a tunnel just now mixed perfectly with Radiohead’s “The National Anthem.” IYKYK https://youtu.be/NfQD1QiQ9o4?si=uXxCeoLOJntr1HbW18 Mar 2025 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkmx3xpess2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3lgkbstklt22pThis is the coolest thing I’ve ever purchased, @monteiro.bsky.social. People, get yours here: https://www.mulebooks.com/design-is-a-job-shitty-pulp25 Jan 2025 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkbstklt22phttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3lffozdj5zc2cIn life, as in UX, always progressively disclose.10 Jan 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffozdj5zc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3ldoe54rj7k2zI'm using @smashing-app.bsky.social to discover and curate news about the growing enthusiasm for the open social web movement, and now I have a way to share it! Smashing's new Feed Sharing lets you get my Open Social Web feed on Smashing or merge it into any of your own: https://smashing.xyz/feed?share=3E4B19 Dec 2024 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldoe54rj7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3lc54vfs3tk2kDesign and build as little as possible, as quickly as possible.30 Nov 2024 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc54vfs3tk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3kvrap27jqe2qI’ve been busy working on an important problem: there's more great reading on the web than ever before, but it too often gets lost in the noise. So I'm excited to announce smashing.xyz, a community that's curating the best of the web. More about our vision: https://medium.com/@otown/announcing-smashings-public-beta-an-easier-way-to-find-content-you-love-12279e77487f25 Jun 2024 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvrap27jqe2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/greg.veen.com/post/3jqx4327a4s2kHi there.15 Mar 2023 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:j36cqlen2lbpqvmy6j5npgll/app.bsky.feed.post/3jqx4327a4s2k