The more I look at other people’s photos, the less I want to take my own photos. That’s why I decided to take more photos no matter what! PS. I'm back here as my X activity is on hold
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@vodriian.bsky.social
Designer // Creativity, efficiency, apps, beautiful things, random thoughts
"When mediocrity, excuses, and bullshit take root, they take over. A culture of excellence, accountability, and integrity cannot abide the acceptance of any of those things, and will quickly collapse upon itself with the acceptance of all three" via @daringfireball.bsky.social l
The final boss of prompts in Obsidian clipper. I use it with @bearnotesapp.bsky.social by the way - copy-paste from the clipper works like a charm 🐻
Getting back to sharing more creative stuff. I'm tired of all the negativity. Fuck it
GM, my self-optimized neurotics! "The drive to organize, optimize, and use the "perfect" apps can absolutely be linked to a deeper belief in the need for constant self-improvement, and that, in turn, can stem from a feeling of not being "good enough" as you are.
My coach, therapist, design partner, junior designer, coder, UX copywriter, researcher, product owner, friendly neighbor. Zero judgement. All the tolerance this world has
I love a new theme in @bearnotesapp.bsky.social beta – Everforest Light looks absolutely lovely and easy on my eyes. Also, I use @obsidian.md for experiments with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs. Naturally, I wanted to synchronize the look of these two great apps
Time tracking is the greatest life hack in my arsenal right now. I use a small, but powerful app Klokki Slim. Works like a charm 😊 apps.apple.com/ua/app/klokk...
Klokki Slim - Time Tracking
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I wish we had more software like Reason! It’s pure joy to use! Especially after the sterile UI of Ableton Live. It feels like coming back to my roots: I started with ReBirth, then moved to Reason, but later switched to Live. Still, Reason has always been my sacred place of experimentation and joy 😊
"Life hack: Stop trying to be cool. Be nerdy and obsessive about the things you love. Enthusiasm will get you farther than indifference."
Once in a while, I think about Wunderlist. It was such a great app! I've tried MS Todo, but it's meh. Superlist also doesn't have this magical feeling of a well-crafted native app. But thanks to the universe, we have Things!
My prediction for 2025 - it will be a year of designers' migration to other tools. Figma is like a new Adobe now. We need open formats and more data ownership. On the other hand, we can't avoid AI, clouds, and integrations. So, it should be something very different
Question for product designers/managers: what is the best tool for a/b testing in 2024 for small pre-seed startups? A visual editor and a neat pricing model is must. AI is nice to have 👀
This is some of the most depressing shit I’ve read lately. Like, yeah, we designers are totally fucked. But hey, at least we’ve learned how to deal with the constant changes. And trained AI on our designs! But "If you love to design, you’ll find your way"
On July 25, 2014, I sent a message to a random guy on Twitter asking for a Dribbble invite. At the time, I was a graphic designer with just a few basic UI projects in my portfolio. Despite that, he invited me. Since then I created hundreds of complex interfaces
For my macOS app project, I use two libraries in Figma: Apple’s official and a custom one I built on top of Tailwind. While I love Apple’s lib, I’ve found it quite limited – especially when it comes to subtle shades. So I now use both
New day, new mockup. Exploring minimized note cards, stacks, tags, and side-by-side notes. Also switched some components to Apple’s UI kit. Next up: a dynamic prototype with view switching and an Actions view.
I use auto layout almost everywhere. Even on ideation phase. Why? Because it’s much easier to think about design in terms of boxes for web or stacks for iOS development. Also, adding auto layout is like adding a grid. And as a former graphic designer I really like grids
Next up: transclusion testing. This concept is all about reusing content from one document in another. The best example I’ve seen is in Roam Research, and I really wish Craft had it too! This prototype was made in Figma
Dark mode is damn hard. The first iteration is okay, but all the grays and the rest of the shades will be tweaked for sure. A life hack - I use ffffff with different amounts of transparency applied. Works like a charm PS. The active state looks not so good for me
