David Stancik

Connection DNA - Double Helix Interaction exploration with Liquid Glass. 🧬

@joshpuckett I love how much care you’ve put into this. Absolutely amazing, great job! 👏🏻

Interface Craft is now open. It’s a growing library of resources for those who are committed to crafting experiences and interfaces with uncommon care. I hope you’ll consider joining:

I’d say Digitalism. The whole movement from literal canvas to infinite one, endless expression and working within boundaries of a 5 inch rectangle in our pockets. Where a basic shape with text over it became universally connected to a button, a capsule with circle with a switch etc. - I’d say these define art of the century so far in it’s purest, philosophical way.

@ade_sky_ Such a cool interaction. I’m building a dream journal as well by the way, so cool!

love that lil bubble knob..

Finally made this render. Summarizes what we’re doing.

@sjors @satyaa Yeah, for UI, it’s more about Pinterest, @mobbin and @60fpsdesign or just following folks on X posting cool stuff. But when I’m doing innovative UIs I always start with real world reference and motion / interaction design. Not much room for AI there yet.

@_stnck @satyaa Thanks! Have not really explored midjourney, but I see how it can work. Mostly collecting UIs on Pinterest, so I’m aware there’s room to improve

Designers who use AI in their workflow, how exactly are you using it? Curious to learn how everyone is mixing design + AI in their process.

I mean primarily I use it for branding, it’s connected to the processes we use. In short: Brand = Emotion. How do we express it? What resembles it? Example: Real Estate Emotions would be feeling at home, coziness, warmth… So I’d generate images using Midjourney around that - sunset, golden hour, warm gradients, materials… Then I put them in a moodboard, paired with fonts, layouts etc.

@_stnck @satyaa How do you moodboard? Haven’t nailed that one.

Projects, represented by differently colored folders, with embossed project name and deadline indicators. So happy with how this turned out.

My take - people don’t really want AI everywhere. People want emotion. Delight. Cool things. Actual experiences. And UI will be the differentiator in the age of AI optimized emotionless software. I see it daily - shift from UX and people talking data and affordances 🫠 (whatever that is) to wanting “wow! THAT’S COOL!” Mark my words.

@kubadesign Just Bought M4 Pro, total beast, couldn’t be more happy

i need to upgrade my macbook air m1. figma + chrome just melt it. do i: – buy macbook pro m5 now – get a m4 pro/max model instead – wait for the air m5 (i kinda like air) – wait for the m5 pro/max setup i use is macbook + 4k monitor, rarely travel.

@DannPetty Loops

If you had a 60K person email list, what service would you use to send emails to these days?

Cooking something great. Can’t wait for the world to see.

@_heyrico Been struggling with this, not gonna lie… Like how do you keep posting daily if your best work takes weeks? I don’t wanna put out half-baked explorations…

In short, set aside your ego and just hit that publish button.

@Amjaddsn Yes. Gave my client 50% off for 3 months when they were awaiting next investment round and got to the end of runway. They got me the 50% after and a 20% extra for the gesture. Always understand, adapt and be a human first place.

Clients stay for years when you're flexible with retainers. Here's what that looks like: A client starts on a 4-figure retainer. Their business picks up. You raise it. Then things get tough. You lower it. When they recover, you're back to 5-figures. That's how I did it with one of my clients. Too many designers are rigid with their pricing or feel too 'senior' to adjust. You lose founders who want to collaborate and build something together. Be humble and flexible. Show your value over time. They'll pay you more. One client for years makes more than ten clients for months.

@cikstefan So good!

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@aakashgupta Very much agree to this. Figma make for designers is the number one thing I’ll try to experiment with ASAP. It’s superpowers.

A $20B gorilla is coming for the AI prototyping space. It's Figma (Make):

Tools icon I made today

@designcoursecom The good old days

Only OG's will remember.

@ilyamiskov Do everything in love.

Give me your most important piece of advice. On any topic.

@charlieissland It’s also because the visibility is on those feeding the algorithm that supports posting crap every day rather than actual top work.

My DMs are overflowing. With designers trying to prove me wrong about my past statements that it’s super hard to find a designer. And with people trying to prove me that I’m the problem. No, I’m not, and it is hard to find a designer—not because I’m picky. I started Soulmates many years back with one designer. Then grew to 4 designers just by word of mouth. A guy DM’d me; he wanted to work with us, even for free. He was willing to learn, grow, and generally just be around. We paid him €1,000 each month just because I wanted him to feel fine, while he wanted to work for free and showed up every day. Today he is one of the best designers and photographers in the Czech Republic. I don’t need superstars around; I just need a person who is willing to learn, can accept feedback, wants to grow, get paid, and show up every workday. Is that too much to ask? So far it was, you can or can’t believe it, but everyone here thinks they’ve cracked the code, but everyone is the same level, apart from just a handful of designers here, and those are already on their own path.