Neil Sandbach

ux lead, web designer, front-end dev, photo + retro synth lover.

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

For the first two years of adulthood, are you still technically a teenager? 🤔

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@figma Why does it need to know my browsing history?
That's a blocker at work.

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

Figma Make – prompts that directly ask for a library component (by name) or colour (by variable) don't work for me. Need to provide a Figma Share link to an instance. Then: update colour vars > republish+Extract > prompt Make for a refresh = No. Still needs a share link.

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

I can never remember which login method I last used for AI apps so I end up accidentally creating separate accounts. When apps auto log me out, why can’t they indicate the last-used method a least?

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@lil_dill @stripe Love it. Nice feel yet not too in-your-face.
Surprised to see html wrapped in button tags. Didn’t think that was valid but it seems to work (understatement). 🙌

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@steipete @openclaw Looks like it’s a 6 months trial (used to be 12 months). Self closes after that unless you manually upgrade to paid (but check).

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@SpotifyCares Great stuff, thanks! 🫡

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@SpotifyCares I also am having this issue: any playlist with one or more local files just shows “Nothing here” in CarPlay. Removing such files restores the listing (proof not solution). A recent problem. Others affected too: https://t.co/bIjfXEWogP

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@SpotifyCares Other tracks in other playlists are available. If I add 1 or more local files to any playlist then the whole playlist fails - shows the “Nothing here” message on CarPlay. Reinstalled app. Latest setting moved: Settings > Content and display > Show unplayable songs. No joy on/off

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@emilkowalski Does the course follow a strict timetable (you mention “we”) or do people go through it in their own time?

[Tatiana Tsiguleva @ciguleva]

Sref Codes, Image Style References, Moodboards in Midjourney

�� Use Style References when you’ve got one or two images and want Midjourney to merge their look into a single style. It’s quick, flexible, and great for fast experiments.

👉 Use Moodboards when you want a whole project or theme to stay consistent but not identical. Perfect for branding, storytelling, or when you want variety within one overall mood.

👉 Use Sref Codes when you need strong consistency and control. They push style harder than other options, shaping not just mood but also objects, textures, and backgrounds.

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

On it

[OpenAI Developers @OpenAIDevs]

We’re introducing the Agentic Commerce Protocol, an open standard co-developed with @Stripe that enables programmatic commerce flows between users, AI agents, and businesses.

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

I’m guessing Alien Earth’s eyeball creature / T. Ocellus is such a huge eye ball because it’s evolved to embed into Engineers. There are zombie engineers out there. That’d be cool.

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@Strava is great but areas that need immediate improvement for are:
1. Ability to upload FIT (etc) files via app or at least make the web’s upload page responsive, c’mon.
2. How to contact support? How to give feedback. If it exists, I cannot find it.

[Matt Perry @mattgperry]

Finally written the long-threatened Motion x Tailwind CSS guide. Learn how to:

🙂 Perform basic animations
😮 Create responsive animations
😵‍💫 Generate reusable CSS spring classes in-editor with Motion for AI

https://t.co/AahQDyLXHm

[David Haz @davidhdev]

Introducing <LaserFlow />

I spent the last three days building and refining this component from scratch, making it customizable, so that you can get as creative as possible with it.

It’s not perfect, but I hope you like it!

Available now on https://t.co/p5hUVAKTbD

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@adamwathan Psst. Don't forget to update your "What JS framework is used?" FAQ on this vanilla JS support. Currently still says: "The vanilla HTML examples do not include any JavaScript..." but they do now it seems :)

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@Rainmaker1973 How would it come across with a death metal soundtrack?

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

New in @ChromeDevTools: Gemini can modify and save CSS changes directly to your source!

Tired of manually copying CSS changes from DevTools back to your editor? Gemini to the rescue! You can now ask Gemini in the AI Assistance panel to:

✨ Modify and fix CSS within the Elements panel.
🧪 Instantly test changes live.
💾 Save those changes back to your source files on your computer with a connected workspace folder.

This is a game-changer for rapid iteration.

[Neil Sandbach @NeilSandbach]

@CharlesPattson Using hand signals and bouncy arm swinging!