[tsundoku]

[tsundoku]

📚 tsundoku

(n) the act of acquiring reading material, but leaving them piled up, unread.

✨ Call it a playground, a sandbox, a blog, a sketchbook: it's a place for the messy stuff in my mind to become, well, un-messy.

An origin story, you might ask? Here it is.

🧵 013_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 013_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 013_threads of things i think are wonderful
Dec 27, 2024
design optimism

✏️ what i’m thinking about

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✨ optimism

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💁🏻‍♂️ lessons

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💡 ideas

➡️ just do it, 2025➡️ just do it, 2025
➡️ just do it, 2025
Sep 28, 2025
lessons learned
🧵 012_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 012_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 012_threads of things i think are wonderful
Nov 28, 2024
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🧵 011_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 011_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 011_threads of things i think are wonderful
Sep 27, 2024
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🧵 010_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 010_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 010_threads of things i think are wonderful
Aug 7, 2024
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🧵 009_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 009_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 009_threads of things i think are wonderful
Jun 6, 2024
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🧵 008_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 008_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 008_threads of things i think are wonderful
Apr 26, 2024
design optimism
🧵 007_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 007_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 007_threads of things i think are wonderful
Feb 26, 2024
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🧵 006_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 006_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 006_threads of things i think are wonderful
Feb 3, 2024
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🧵 005_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 005_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 005_threads of things i think are wonderful
Jan 13, 2024
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someday is (in 2024).someday is (in 2024).
someday is (in 2024).
Dec 30, 2023
lessons learned
🧵 004_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 004_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 004_threads of things i think are wonderful
Oct 4, 2023
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 ✈️ travel sketches: japan ✈️ travel sketches: japan
 ✈️ travel sketches: japan
Sep 9, 2023
lessons learned
🧵 003_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 003_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 003_threads of things i think are wonderful
Aug 29, 2023
design optimism
🧵 002_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 002_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 002_threads of things i think are wonderful
Aug 13, 2023
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✍🏻 doodle of the week✍🏻 doodle of the week
✍🏻 doodle of the week
Jul 13, 2023
ideas for design
🧵 001_threads of things i think are wonderful🧵 001_threads of things i think are wonderful
🧵 001_threads of things i think are wonderful
Jul 9, 2023
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a letter to 2023a letter to 2023
a letter to 2023
Jan 1, 2023
lessons learned
🍽️ reflecting on a dinner for one 🍽️ reflecting on a dinner for one
🍽️ reflecting on a dinner for one
Aug 7, 2022
lessons learned
the living doc of designing for playthe living doc of designing for play
the living doc of designing for play
Nov 15, 2021
ideas for design
designing with surprise to be WFH readydesigning with surprise to be WFH ready
designing with surprise to be WFH ready
Oct 3, 2021
ideas for design
hero-centered designhero-centered design
hero-centered design
Feb 17, 2020
ideas for design
wtf is tsundoku?wtf is tsundoku?
wtf is tsundoku?
Jan 5, 2020
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the creativity happy hourthe creativity happy hour
the creativity happy hour
May 5, 2017
lessons learned

📚 what I’m reading

📖 As of @February 16, 2026 - these books taught me something fresh, and left a lasting impact.

The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living
Bonnie Wan
helped me reflect ✨
in 2025
Shikake: The Japanese art of shaping behavior through design
Naohiro Matsumura
made me smile 😊
in 2024
Seek: How curiosity can transform your life and change the world
Scott Shigeoka
made me smile 😊
in 2024
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
Cal Newport
helped me reflect ✨
in 2024

a quick bio...

💁‍♂️ Jamie Kwan is an Experiential Designer and Strategist, working at the intersection of space, service, and digital experience design. During the day, he’s a Lead Service Designer with Atlassian in 🇨🇦 creating white-glove customer experiences, but more broadly … He's a recovering Architect, 'creative-tech'-dabbling designer, and a research-driven brand strategist, who's worked alongside clients in the retail, technology, themed entertainment, and financial services sectors in navigating the future — transforming their brand purpose into designed experiences that connect with their audiences (and strives to make their heart skip a beat). ✨ Through his work, he's on a mission to inject the power of play, storytelling, and hero-centered experience design in envisioning the future. Selected clients include the Panama Canal Authority, CJ Group, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), AIRMILES, Canadian Tire Corporation, Cineplex Entertainment, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

want to chat more? ☕

Get in touch and say hello@jamiemkwan.com

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