flarup
@flarup.bsky.social
🇩🇰 Designer ✦ 🕹️ CEO of Northplay ✦ 📓 Author of http://appiconbook.com ✦ Dad Level 2
Wish they had gone in this direction with the new macOS Finder icon. Still liquid glass but with the classic colors and no border. Keeps more of its original personality. #WWDC25
Getting fan mail from kids playing our games is pretty cool. Here Ondrej (11) gave us some excellent designs for a Fly THIS! Sequel.
Dinolords will feature a full orchestral soundtrack. Recorded across multiple studios, it blends sweeping cinematic themes with ancient, time-period-appropriate instruments: Lur horn, tagelharpa, goat nail shakers (yes), and more. I can't wait for everyone to hear this.
In 985 AD, Eric the Red unearthed dinosaur eggs in the Sermitsiaq Glacier. Once hatched, the creatures were integrated into Norse life—first for work, then for war.
I just released my 8th annual “Everything I Worked On” video. Eight years of projects, games, books, talks—and everything in between. I also wrote about what doing this every year has taught me: www.flarup.email/p/eight-yea...
Eight Years of Looking Back
A few thoughts on the tradition of making yearly creative recaps—and why you might want to try it too.
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I turn 41 today. To celebrate, I’m saying thanks—and sharing a small way you can help grow the newsletter. There are even some fun rewards if you do www.flarup.email/p/lets-grow...
"I remember spending hours on the tiniest details of an interface element no one had asked for. Just… exploring. Pushing pixels for the sake of it. The tools I had didn’t dictate the results—and the community I found on Dribbble was open, curious, and encouraging."
One of the great things about writing directly to people's inboxes is receiving many thoughtful replies. It feels like having thousands of pen friends.
I wrote in my newsletter about how I used to avoid LinkedIn like the plague, and I received 130 connection invitations. My business network is growing 📈
Our art direction has evolved so much in the past year. Sometimes, I just wander around a village and marvel at it all.
Wrote a bit about Escaping the Purgatory of Boring UI open.substack.com/pub/flarup/...
Escaping the Purgatory of Boring UI
A big part of why I moved away from app UI design was to escape the constraints.
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My personal newsletter, flarup.email, has received a bit of a refresh. I'll be doing most of my writing here this year, and you're more than welcome to follow along.
We're working on juicing up combat. Needs to feel good to hit stuff. #screenshotsaturday
Feels like I’ve finally escaped boring-UI purgatory. Having a blast designing an interface that’s actually fun. Here are some of the latest components I’ve been working on!
I designed an award! 🏆 At this year’s Spilprisen (Danish video game awards), I had the honor of creating a brand-new trophy—a weighted ‘head’ symbolising the 3 pillars of game dev: art, technology, and business.
We've been experimenting with ragdolling units on death and we're definitely going in this direction.
I am not complaining about this placement in the Feudal Festival on Steam. Thank you to Box Dragon Games for organising this amazing lineup 🙏
What’s your proudest achievement? In the latest Life in Design episode, we dive into the highs and lows of the creative journey—celebrating wins and learning from failures.
We've implemented head tracking, which instantly makes dinosaurs feel much cooler.
🎥 New Video Series: Life in Design I teamed up with with @MacPaw to share honest, behind-the-scenes stories about creativity, inspiration, and the lessons that shaped my journey. ✨ First video out now: Finding Creative Sparks → youtu.be/FENq5I__c54
Life in Design: Finding Creative Sparks
In this video, I share how I’ve found inspiration in the most unexpected places and what keeps me creatively energised as a designer.About This Interview Ser...
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