AKHIL 🪡 on Twitter:
> my heretic belief is that it is possible to break out. everything you need is already out there
> who ever manages to pull it off will end up redefining computing and build a multi hundred billion dollar business along the way
> Quote RT of @johnnulls:
> > there does seem to be a problem with constructing a new world for personal/collaborative computing within the old one. “apps” sit at the end of a long chain of constraining factors, and reworking these seems to require effort at an industrial scale
> > the os and web environments are really not that amenable to radical designs, especially not when attempted by a small team
> > in many ways, you have to learn to love big brother (microsoft, apple, google) and conform to the laws within their jurisdictions
> > or, you have to attempt revolution from within their gates—without any real prospect for support or success
> > you have to embrace your role as a second-class citizen, or overthrow their rule and build your own kingdom (an endeavor that would require being an industry player)
AKHIL 🪡 on X: "my heretic belief is that it is possible to break out everything you need is already out there who ever manages to pull it off will end up redefining computing and build a multi hundred billion dollar business along the way" / X
Michael Darius on X
Michael Darius discusses his work developing GarageBand from Logic Pro, summarizing that they aimed to simplify the professional music software while maintaining core functionality, and invested heavily in skeuomorphic design to make the experience feel intuitive like real studio equipment.
jordan singer on X
example of two different ways to do a settings picker screen for the iPhone 15 Pro action button--one more immersive and interesting, and one cheaper and easier to implement
Andy Allen on X
“Color spills from nearby windows onto desktop widgets in MacOS Sonoma.
Nice detail 👌✨”
Spencer | 🏗📈 on Twitter
A lot of people are confused by the Airbnb PM role change.Most people's current view of PMs is often how Google made the role of PMs - eng + product (project management and product strategy).Apple's always had more of an art view of PM - marketing + product vision.Product… https://t.co/dGfjfFa7YF— Spencer | 🏗📈 (@Spshulem) June 23, 2023
Nikita Bier on Twitter
The organizational culture that enables Apple designers to double the scope of a product roadmap based off their opinion & feelings—like adding a screen to show your eyes that users will never see—is something that could never exist at Facebook. pic.twitter.com/2JTVX2t6pJ— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) June 6, 2023
Sebastiaan de With on Twitter
“The great @verge review of iPhone 14 Pro took a (literal) close look at the animations on a pixel level. Incredible.
They also reveal that Apple uses special hardware-based subpixel antialiasing to make them extra smooth. Which other company does this? https://t.co/70c2SACDAj”
Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter - fixes for stage manager in iPadOS 16 beta
I think my preferred way to fix window placement/resizing on iPad’s Stage Manager is to not do any of the ‘smart’ repositioning or grid-snapping when interacted with via mouse/trackpad. I get how that could be nice with finger interaction, but I do not want it at all with a mouse— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) August 20, 2022
Sebastiaan de With on Twitter
Interestingly, the app was first dubbed “Find my Family”. Management (read: Steve) found the entire idea of location tracking deeply creepy. It led to a very long design process with dozens of beautiful and wacky app concepts to make it less… stalky and more friendly.— Sebastiaan de With (@sdw) August 20, 2022
Steve) found the entire idea of location tracking deeply creepy. It led to a very long design process with dozens of beautiful and wacky app concepts to make it less… stalky and more friendly.
Skeumorphism seemed to give designers more opportunities to “set the vibe” in ways that would make meaningful differences in user impressions like this
Niki Tonsky on Twitter
“Ok thread of weird stuff found in redesigned macOS Ventura System Settings app.
First one: what happens if you simply hold “Up” button”
Jim Nielsen on Twitter
Lots of helpful, explanatory screenshots in this deck around the subtleties of designing macOS icons https://t.co/hmJQ420fGE pic.twitter.com/dzDekIdwPg— Jim Nielsen (@jimniels) August 9, 2022