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@sekachov

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🇺🇦 ex senior product designer at @wetransfer

Amsterdam

https://t.co/C037jGApCZ

Joined October 2017

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@sekachov

alexey

8 months

today was officially my last day at @wetransfer . for five years, I've been beyond fortunate to have had the privilege of working side by side with an amazing team on one of the most beloved products in the creative industry. i'm more than excited for what's next.

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4 months

okay, jokes aside. this is bad. this is so bad. this is the android level of bad. the capital B type of bad. it’s like good, but really, really bad.

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7 months

this shape is definitely growing on me

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1 year

should the dark mode on iOS also alter the icons?

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11 months

sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and think about that extra space before the exclamation mark in the original iPhone presentation. why is it there? who overlooked it? what happened to the designer who worked on that slide?

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11 months

started learning dutch a couple of weeks ago, and couldn't find a well-designed app for flashcards to memorize new words. well, had to make my own one.

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1 year

did I really need to spend a night making this prototype in SwiftUI? probably not. did I enjoy it? every single second.

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1 year

should the dark mode on iOS also alter the icons?

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2 years

okay, so for how long are we going to pretend that this is a justifiable product design trade-off?

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7 months

i feel like i've spent the last ten years drawing boring flat rectangles, just patiently waiting until it would be socially acceptable to use skeuomorphism again. this was never just a phase.

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10 months

me: i will not spend much time designing this paywall, nothing fancy, no animations, no transitions, in and out, 20 minutes adventure, and don't you even dare open lottie one etertinty later:

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11 months

yooooo, @tryamie , this is so dope.

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1 year

every window in macOS should be draggable from any empty space, not just the title bar. change my mind.

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1 year

when i say i use figma for everything, i mean everything.

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1 year

widgets-based habit tracker. anyone interested?

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1 year

today i learned: there's a fun easter egg in the Apple Store app. just try typing '10 years' in the search bar.

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4 months

ouch, i think i pissed off a bunch of android fanboys. like and subscribe for more.

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8 months

the new is EPIC.

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2 years

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7 months

claim now.

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2 years

tell me, how much time do you spend on the design of a google sheet that nobody else but you will ever see, and I'll tell you if we can be friends

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1 year

have finally watched most of WWDC sessions over the weekend and put together some screenshots for future inspiration ->

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1 year

i'll take those 719 likes as yes

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1 year

widgets-based habit tracker. anyone interested?

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7 months

1 or 2?

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7 months

a few people asked if this is the real app. well, the short answer is no, it's not. the long answer: last year, @oatme0 and I were messing around with the idea of a social app with short-form updates for small groups of friends. we designed and prototyped a few proofs of concept,

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7 months

join the clique.

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7 months

test builds icons deserve some love too. → @trycoffeeHQ

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7 months

a few personal updates: 1. i've successfully passed the dutch civic integration exam (all five of them). 2. i'm releasing the flashcards app I created over a weekend to help me with memorizing new words. maybe it will help you too, enjoy! →

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1 year

almost there.

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7 months

join the clique.

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4 months

me: i need a test app to play with blending modes, sounds like five lines of code, nothing fancy, ugly pickers, default buttons, in and out, 20 minutes adventure my brain: no-no-no, mate, we don’t work this way me: yeah, i know… brain: and you like it me: i kinda do…

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2 years

okay, hear me out, twitter: iPadOS pointer, but for a website.

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1 year

HonkGPT — a match made in heaven.

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18 days

made myself a cheatsheet to memorize new screen measurements (at least until @figma adds them as a preset)

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7 months

a paywall for @trycoffeeHQ

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1 year

there's been a controversy recently circulating in @DannPetty account that the stolen design was actually a framer template. i'm here to clear that out — no, it wasn't. but it is now. so you can steal it legally. enjoy! →

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1 year

i ain't gonna lie: getting 350+ components to switch states on hover was a little tricky

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1 year

for the last six months, I've been slowly moving all my projects from @readymag to @framer , and this weekend I have the last (but one of the most important) leftover. any ideas on how to recreate the 'explosion' slide? →

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4 months

@sergeyshalnov it is 🤢

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7 months

i wonder if the folder icon is too outdated by now to represent a collection of something (similar to the floppy disk icon for the save action)

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1 year

i guess at this point my webdesign process looks like this: 1) open @framer 2) open @learnframer 3) mix all the cool findings →

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9 months

the ultimate bento landing page is here, it's gorgeous and it's made by the @tryamie team. →

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7 months

i am terrified by how many people think this was not a joke

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1 year

designers: i wish deadlines didn’t exist, imagine how much more i could’ve achieved without the constant pressure of the time constraints also designers:

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11 months

what are the best examples of (physical) product design you've seen recently? asking for a friend.

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7 months

little big details in @tryamie : the widget starts vibrating a few seconds before the meeting.

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1 year

some last year's explorations for @hapticapp

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2 years

i don't believe in magic, but it took me like 30 seconds to add a dark mode to a website with this new @framer feature. wow. (will probably take another year to upload more recent works, but still) →

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1 year

on one hand, stealing is the sincerest form of flattery, on the other — wtf, bro →

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A tiny time tracker for macOS

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1 year

I just paid $6.50 to hear digital keystroke sounds when I type. How do I feel about it? Bloody fantastic.

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1 year

this animation is just a chef's kiss #Config2023

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1 year

don't you dare say that this domain name wasn't worth the investment of 36 euros →

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1 year

me watching wwdc 2022: yay, homescreen presets! I'm gonna have one for every occasion. my every occasion:

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7 months

excuse me, did I just accidentally discover an easter egg in the instagram app or has it always been there?

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7 months

offline pocket ai companion?

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7 months

(guess the twist)

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1 year

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1 year

the last friday I knew nothing about app development for macOS. this friday I'm planning to publish my first one. (posting this message was approved by an AI) →

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1 year

wait, what? icons as a @framer component? no way! (coming soon)

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1 year

not one, but two apps i've been working on got featured on the AppStore at the same time. feeling so blessed. @WeTransfer 🤝 @usemustapp

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8 months

the new icon is 🔥 →

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1 year

somehow it felt right to ask an AI to create an icon for an AI app that was developed with assistance from AI. also, I can either code or design, but not both simultaneously. (will remake it, of course, at some point) →

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2 years

thinking of adding a colored version of icons to

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1 year

a page I made for a podcast we were doing with friends last year (please, don't google it). should I turn it into a @framer template?

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1 year

which one?

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8 months

damn, they really know how to party with style at @tryamie 🖤

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7 months

an ai companion for the post apocalypses (feeling doomed, might delete later)

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1 year

unbelievable, but after only 7 rejections from apple the app is now available on testflight. you will need your own OpenAI API key to test it. →

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1 year

HonkGPT — a match made in heaven.

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11 months

check you emails if you signed up for beta 😉

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11 months

started learning dutch a couple of weeks ago, and couldn't find a well-designed app for flashcards to memorize new words. well, had to make my own one.

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6 years

Presented our new logo to the community, using native change icon feature in iOS

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1 year

a few more icon explorations for . not sure if i’m into this neon-cute-robot-cyberpunk-ai-twitch-streamer-lighting aesthetic. the soap bubble looks nice, though. (made with the help from midjourney 5.1)

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1 year

those book covers by @vyshnav_xyz are just a form of art

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1 year

oh, wow, didn't expect this idea to blow up. you might want to check out the iOS custom icon pack that I made a couple of years ago (back when it was cool)

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2 years

today @trycoffeeHQ is live on @ProductHunt , you know the drill.

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6 months

oh wow, that was fast. the sequel of the General Magic documentary is coming on Netflix.

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1 year

the new @Cron app looks fine, but I'm still 100% @tryamie guy. so much attention to tiny design details, so much love in every pixel. somehow they've managed to make a calendar app that doesn't look clunky without compromising on the features set.

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1 year

well, i guess, the renaissance of the product design is officially over. we're entering the dark ages now. god help us all.

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11 months

a sidekick macOS app with iCloud sync is also included. it's fascinating how easy it is to make two apps for different platforms using one codebase. (the app is hardcoded for dutch words only for now, but let me know if you're interested in testing, might release through

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1 year

a few people in the comments asked how to select text or click a button if the whole window is draggable. there's a default swift property .isMovableByWindowBackground that handles most of the cases in a pretty smart way, leaving the active parts non-draggable. here's the demo:

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1 year

i guess i met the deadline for once. meet wonderGPT. pros: - keeps history and context - quick access via control+space - looks gorgeous cons: - requires your own OpenAI API key - macOS 13+ only - developed in three days by a designer →

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A simple and beautiful ChatGPT client for macOS

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1 year

the last friday I knew nothing about app development for macOS. this friday I'm planning to publish my first one. (posting this message was approved by an AI) →

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1 year

i know you've been thinking of this feature a lot today. because I've been thinking of it too.

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11 months

it's great to see that the idea we had with @hapticapp years ago, but couldn't properly execute, was picked up by talented folks from @amoamoamo . i'm rooting for you @an21m and can't wait to see what you've come up with in this field.

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i've heard a few theories (and actually pretty good ones) about why the flashcards app i've been working on is called Oppie. thanks to the last night's #Oscars , there couldn't be a better day to uncover the story behind it. well, some of the guesses were correct. the app is

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1 year

i wish more Apple designers were on twitter, so they knew how to match rounded corners properly

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1 year

what amazes me the most is that Apple already showed us their take on the AR future a couple of years ago, but no one noticed. ‘Swan Song’ (2021), released exclusively on Apple TV+

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3 years

Does the world need yet another todo app? Definitely not. Will it get it? Inevitably. #SwiftUI

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2 years

have you ever thought 'what if there was a way to preview an iOS icon in different contexts while you're working on it and to export in all needed sizes in one click'?

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2 years

a bunch of early (ish) explorations for the @trycoffeeHQ icon

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1 year

so nice to see people from dev community trying to implement designs i share using different technologies. please, keep sharing these links with me, this is the only appreciation form i’m here for 🫶🏻 (and don’t hesitate to ask for figma source files if needed)

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1 year

hey, designers, i need a second opinion before the #AppleEvent fever starts: should the elements of different visual sizes always have the same corner radius within one proximity group (e.g. form), or be balanced according to their size?

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11 months

the Oppie Flashcards app is now available in TestFlight for everyone. get the link here (and find out what does the name mean) →

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Oppie Flashcards: TestFlight Access

The app is now available on the AppStoreOppie Flashcards is a simple app for learning new words. Choose the language you learn and add words you want to memorize. Currently the app supports all the...

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2 years

a beautiful example of how Apple doesn’t even need to release new products to start a design trend, they can just show something for like 10 seconds every six months and designers will do the rest of the job.

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a bento grid of bento grids. gonna milk this for sure.

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4 months

yep, i can confirm is, soulver app is dead.

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1 year

alright, here's the figma link →

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4 years

This is probably my favorite landing page I've been working on. Also, the icon set is pretty dope, go and check!

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1 year

@Betraydan it's funny how switching back to Safari now feels as refreshing as switching from Safari to Arc a year ago

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1 year

okay, nailed it

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11 months

i just need a fast and gorgeous @thecosmos app with the content from @AREdotNA , the recommendation engine of @Pinterest and flexibility of @eagle_app . am i asking for too much?

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1 year

have been using Speechy beta for a while now, and absolutely fascinated by the concept (basically it’s Grammarly for speaking) and the top-notch design from super-talented @daniela_muntyan →

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4 months

such an honor to be a source of inspiration for today's iOS update. thank you @apple . #WWDC24

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1 year

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2 years

finally!

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1 year

every damn time.

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