the idea of malleable software has been on my mind lately, especially in consumer social. one idea I've been riffing on it the ability to adjust your feeds. Example: when Tiktok's FYP isn't hitting, you could give it feedback for that session (e.g., "no internet drama vids")

Beef of the week: Venmo removed the haptic feedback after successfully transferring your Venmo balance to your bank. that shit hit every single time.

I don’t remember my monstera being this large

a loooong time ago one of my first projects as a junior designer at Bain was redesigning a client’s mobile app. around that time, I saw a post from Stammy about an iPhone stand he loved for designing. I bought one for convenience, not realizing that most of my design career

Instagram launching reposting is veeeeery intriguing from a product standpoint. Usually a remix type feature (a la TikTok) is more interesting for the network, but they went with a raw repost. Maybe a sign that they’re going to rely on friend recommendations more than algo?

if your new social app doesn't have an exclusive invite model is it even a social app

and we're all back home where we're most comfy visually - the stripe gradient ™

the only two emails that are fun to get 🚀

Oof iOS 26 is going to poop in your growth pool. They bring the user to a fullscreen view on capture rather than use picture-in-picture

how do I still get this modal every time I plug my iPhone into my mac

Design of everyday things

the cursive scribble for the memory icon in Dia is quite thoughtful. it creates a value association. They could have went with symbolizing "memory" itself via a brain or hard drive, but they chose to focus on "personalization" - the outcome of using memory.

so wait why is anorexia unhealthy and socially wrong but drug induced anorexia with ozempic hip and cool?

this library view on the MacOS music app needs to disappear. I literally never want to see it instead of the apple music version

at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding… do we think John Mayer comes out to play their first dance song?