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Mike Smith

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Mike Smith

@mikesmith187

Give more than you take. Design → @smith_diction Branding inquiries → [email protected]

Philadelphia, PA

Joined December 2009

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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Oct 16, 2025
10 years in, we finally have our own studio reel. Hopefully it gets you amped to make stuff! Special thanks to Jordan Scott (j-scott.com) for his amazing animation work on this & also to @UprightTRex for their funky music, which I absolutely love. SOUND ON!
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Aug 10, 2025
My hot take is that Dyson vacuums are not for serious vacuumers. Battery is garbage, filter is garbage. Canister too small. Absolute joke of a cleaning tool.
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Aug 11, 2025
Replying to @mikesmith187
Wow this thing is popping off. Cant wait for the menswear guy to chime in.
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Jan 23, 2023
I'm a firm believer in not gatekeeping anything to do with design. With immense pride I give you @Smith_Diction's process. There's no secret sauce or magic question. But there is a process. So here it is for you. figma.com/proto/fSeQqlIw…
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Feb 16, 2021
What?
Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
May 7, 2020
I dunno how designers are out here doing live streams. If people saw my process they'd prob think it was the first time I've ever opened the damn program.
Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Feb 18, 2022
Client Colors
Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Oct 27, 2021
Philadelphia is bat shit insane.
Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Jun 7, 2023
Working on an insane icon system.
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Aug 5, 2025
Screw it, here's all of the google fonts that are actually good categorized by "vibe". Enjoy. figma.com/design/lWrI14b…
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
May 16, 2024
No big deal just our Exposure logo sitting next to Nike and Chase and Medium. Totally normal.
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Aug 21, 2025
When will it end?? @logoipsum please remove this logo because uh…..it’s mine.
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Mar 3, 2023
Typographers hold your breath I'm making ligatures with the smooth tool.
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Mike Smith
@mikesmith187
Nov 13, 2023
Here's a logo trend I keep pushing to anyone who will listen - Multiple icons that tell a "story" instead of a single symbol. I've seen a few logos taking this direction lately and I think there will be many more to come. This is a sneak peek at one we've been building.
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