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445: Designing the Perfect Desk

445: Designing the Perfect Desk

Update: 2022-08-15
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This week, we talk about a surprising new "smart desk" being shared online, and we talk about what our dream desk would look like. In the Sidebar, Marshall shares his tips and tricks for keeping his Figma files squeaky clean.

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This week, we talk about a surprising new "smart desk" being shared online, and we talk about what our dream desk would look like.

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445: Designing the Perfect Desk

445: Designing the Perfect Desk

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