Tyler Bainbridge's Desk Notes
Tyler Bainbridge from Perfectly Imperfect gives us an annotated desk tour
This photo was my profile picture when we launched the social network part of Perfectly Imperfect (PI.FYI) and became a sort of "MySpace Tom" esq meme among our users. It was taken in December 2023 on my Contax T2 with a self timer. I like to take photos of myself sometimes. It helps me contextualize the present. Last Summer I tried to change my pro pic on the site and there was an uproar, so I'm stuck with it forever now.
Very, very early prototype of what would become the PI.FYI app that launched in January 2025. This photo was taken during a period where I wasn't seeing much sunlight. Most of my time was spent at this desk building the app. The monitor is a Mac Studio Display and I love it.
The painter/writer/artist/visionary Brad Phillips makes bizarre and funny merch on his website. This mug says Yoko Ono under a picture of Princess Dianna. Not sure why, but I like it. Always gets a laugh.
Multi-parter here.
Above: my badge from when I worked at Facebook. I was laid off in 2023 and this badge reminds me of what NOT to build with PI.FYI.
Left: photo booth pictures of Jennie and I in the Roxy theatre.
Left 2: the original stencil from when we spray painted the PI logo. This logo was inspired by an old Teenage Fanclub band t-shirt I found on eBay.
Right: a friend gifted me an original city plan map of my exact block in Carroll Gardens Brooklyn.I had the Chaos poster from this guy Liver Ideas who runs a brand called UDLI Editions. I eventually paired it with a serene painting of a farmstead I found on the sidewalk. I'm constantly bouncing between these two mindsets. The thing in the middle is a piece of mom-core "Perfectly Imperfect" art from a Home Goods.
Empty bottle of Bourbon next to more stencils that we used to make the spray stars across our site.
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