Designer at Automattic.
Based in Milan, Italy.
Henrique Iamarino
@henrique@iamarino.com
Theme designer at Automattic. I write about design, technology, and classical ideas at iamarino.com.
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The Power of Sharing and Listening: My Journey with Podcast
Podcasts have been my companions since 2008, turning everyday routines into opportunities to learn. They’ve reignited my curiosity, challenged my thinking, and eventually placed me on the other side of the microphone.
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What Happens When We Stop Learning Languages?
Perfect AI translation means we’ll never again gain new senses through language learning. Convenience is about to cost us consciousness itself.
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Shakespeare’s Tempest: In a world of Antonios, be Prospero
When a deposed Milanese duke’s enemies wash ashore on his island of exile, years of plotting culminate in the ultimate opportunity for revenge. But will Prospero seize it?
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How Automattic Makes Remote Work Actually Work
How does a distributed company with team members across the globe actually get things done? The secret is communicating with the right tools.
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Navigating the Creative Journey: A Designer’s Week
Every creative project brings its own storm. Understanding these emotional patterns helps us sail through the turbulence instead of fighting the wind.
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The Ancient Holiday Still Shutting Down Italy
‘Ferragosto’ traces back to Emperor Augustus in 18 BC. A celebration of Roman conquests that still impacts modern Italy two thousand years later.
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What Brings You Peace? I Found Mine by Giving Up
True peace came when I stopped trying to be someone special. One bee among 8.2 billion in the hive. Ordinary and free.
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The Blue Homer Never Saw (And the Ideas We’re Still Missing)
The poet who gave us the Iliad and Odyssey described bronze skies and wine-dark seas but never mentioned Blue. This ancient blind spot reveals a timeless truth about human perception: without words to direct our…
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Human Curation in the Age of AI
While AI can simulate technique with perfection, refined curation remains a distinctly human skill. This is an invitation to think about taste, discernment, and how to cultivate them with intentionality and depth.
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The Power of Being Average: A Stoic Perspective
I’ve always been somewhere between things—between brothers, between extremes. That mindset made Stoicism feel like home. But in today’s political world, the middle isn’t what it used to be.
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July: A Month to Honor Power and Consequence
July stands apart as the first month named after a man, not a god. It represents power and precision, moments of revolution, and a sobering reminder.