I would very much like to make everyone at @Twitter a cup of tea. (I’m aware how British this makes me sound)

Design Engineering Night #5 is on 24 November at Granola HQ. What a line up we have this time! Come join for amazing talks from: 1️⃣ @watilo from PostHog 2️⃣ @deanblacc from GitHub 3️⃣ @nklsmhs from Lovable 👉 Please RSVP here: luma.com/vjka960o

Everyone’s copying each other, afraid to miss the next big thing. But if you’re chasing competitors, you’re already behind. The only real edge left is instinct. Don’t be afraid to listen to yourself.

so much of great design is just spending an insane amount of time on the smallest things possible.

I’m no expert, but I wrote a little about how I shoot my iPhone demo videos. Hopefully, there’s a tip or two in there for anyone doing the same. ambl.in/writing/shooting-dem…

From your first note to your biggest idea, @craftdocsapp travels the world with you. Whether it’s Android or iPhone, Paris or London, home or far away - your docs stay beautifully connected. Let me know if you want to have early access to our biggest update for Android yet!

💥New work for @Superhuman (@Grammarly & @coda_hq)💥 It’s a cursor, it’s a cape, it’s an incredibly complex identity system! So your company acquires another company and now you're changing your name to the smaller company. Let's dig in. Full case study smith-diction.medium.com/bra…

That was a great design engineering night yesterday! Thank you everyone for coming!

Craft Assistant has officially entered astronaut training @craftdocsapp If you are interested what else we are launching soon, check out our update documents.craft.me/beta-oct-… If you interested to join the beta today, then let me know!

"Context Architect" is the next "Information Architect"

Narrative violation: you can build a $1B+ startup while being remote and having a life & family outside of work. At @linear we value quality & focus. We believe it comes from trust, ownership, and space to think.

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Today, at #Schema2025, I announced the first stable version of the @DesignTokens Specification — massive thanks to the amazing community of design system experts who made this happen ❤️

I want to preface this by saying this isn’t a knock on @BrettFromDJ because I think he does great work, however I’ve been seeing these @jsngr-inspired Cobot-esque buttons all over recently and I think it’s important for designers to understand why certain skeuomorphic lighting techniques look good and others look “almost good” and what the differences are Let’s start with the basics → highlights, gradients, and shadows in software interfaces exist because since the 80s we have been trying to emulate the physical properties of light as if our 2D graphics are popping out of the screen and catching light rays from a source. For decades Apple HIG said we should be emulating a light source 90° straight down but recently that’s been murkier with Liquid Glass but the core idea remains → emulate the physical properties of light and what would happen if it actually was shining on your interface This is why we perceive buttons with a light → dark gradient to be convex and popping off the screen, and buttons with a dark → light gradient to be concave and indented into the screen (pressed or selected) because the 90° light source would cause this in physical reality In @BrettFromDJ’s button below, the button itself has a light → dark gradient on the surface (indicating the presence of a simulated 90° light source) but it also has 2 rim highlights on the top left and top right indicating the presence of 2 additional light sources The challenge here is the TOP edge of the button is not adhering to the simulated light sources that are guiding the rest of the aesthetic → there should be a top edge highlight caused by the 90° global light source but instead the top edge is dark and makes you think that maybe it has a shadow cast over it somehow Compare this button to one from @cobotapp → it also has a light-dark gradient on the surface (adhering to a simulated 90° light source) but the top edge of the button is lit correctly from that simulated source. The button also introduces a secondary light source to cause the pink glow, but you can see how the edges of the button are catching some of that light and making it feel like it’s actually there and affecting the surface When designing highly stylized buttons it’s just as important to know *why* you’re adding light and dark regions as it is knowing *how* to make Figma layers do your bidding x.com/BrettFromDJ/status/198…

Just woke up. Did I miss anything?

“Version 1.1 is the Raycast mobile app I’ve been waiting for: a keyboard that works across apps and lets you access snippets and links, chat with AI, and take notes. Third-party iOS keyboards haven’t always worked great, but I’m liking this so far.”

Best “PRDs” I’ve “written” were annotations in Figma files …

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Should we? 👀