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Creative Director & Studio founder (Haelo) • 10y in Silicon Valley • MSGR, IG, Airbnb Alum • Prototyping is the way

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@iamharaldur So inspiring. Let’s go!

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Be prolific.

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Prototyping is having a moment so I thought I'd share some thoughts on my process and experience with Origami and the latest AI prototyping tools

https://t.co/w6QK9EtHqt

#Prototyping #AI #ProductDesign

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My 2025 design stack...

Figma
Origami
Framer
After Effects
Cavalry
Rotato
Photoshop (sometimes)
Notion
Slack
Chatgpt
Cursor AI

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@ormanclark It’s ok 👌

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Sounds obvious but we need to normalize being ok with being creative as a designer.

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@DavidMcBacon @framer Super helpful!

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Spline and LottieLabs launch new animation products on the same day. Epic!

https://t.co/dn4qsj8yOQ

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Huge fan of LottieLab since it launched. This looks exciting!

[Abraham John 🦄🦓 @Abmankendrick]

🚨Big News for Designers:

Lottielab just unveiled Magic Animator, an AI-powered tool that transforms your Figma designs into animations in seconds.

No After Effects. No wrestling with timelines. Just upload your design and let the magic happen.

The announcement’s out, and the release is coming soon.

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After pushing the boundaries of countless prototyping tools over the years, Origami stands out as one of the most rewarding for designers to master. To draw an analogy, Origami is to interactive design what Maya and Houdini are to the VFX industry. Like all professional-grade tools, it's complex and nuanced—but if you stick with it, that's when the magic happens.

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Vibing these micro-interactions, Framer widgets, and playful animations into life. All crafted using AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT, and built with a range of languages and frameworks including SwiftUI, Metal shaders in Xcode, HTML, JavaScript, and OpenGL.

#cursor #ai #prototyping #vibecoding #nocode #creativecode

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It’s not about the gradients, anyone can make a gradient and give it away for free.

As a design community we should aim higher and be more critical about blatantly stealing an idea (see https://t.co/Yx6JztMM2w) and claiming it as your own with zero reference to the source or inspiration and then giving it away for free as if it was meaningless and had no value at all. In someway I think he was being a troll, but as @mrblackstudio mentioned he has a huge following and you’d hope that would come with some level of responsibility and self awareness but there’s obviously an ego and hubris here that thinks this is not only just ok, but righteous.

It’s very concerning that his followers (mostly young designers) also think this behavior (lets be clear, stealing) is ok. And while there’s an argument to be made that all design, art, and even music is derivative, the idea that you can openly plagiaires in public without consequences is something even a 10 year old would understand.

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@siddhartharun Why is it every time I log onto Xitter this clown shows up even though I don’t follow him? So gross 🤮

[Nuevo.Tokyo™ @nuevo_tokyo]

It’s not about how you do it.
It’s about WHY you do it.
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JAPANESE GRADIENTS [FOR UI]™
2020—2025

It's an ongoing R&D project series by the reductionist design studio Nuevo. Tokyo™, exploring the elegance and adaptability of Japan’s traditional colours within today’s digital context.

Guided by a deep respect for the craftsmanship and spirit of Japanese woodblock printing, our intention has never been to merely replicate technique, but to understand its essence. We’ve dedicated ourselves to studying how these methods were originally conceived, produced, and experienced. This project seeks to honour that legacy while asking how such tradition can translate to our time, in our tools, without losing its soul.

Through extensive research and numerous experiments, we’ve investigated the origins, symbolism, and unique sensibilities of the Japanese colours. The result is an evolving interpretation: curations of colour swatches and gradient compositions designed for modern user interfaces—bridging analogue depth and digital clarity.

Our aim is not just to preserve, but to reimagine—making these colours accessible and meaningful to a global audience, while carrying forward the reverence owed to the artists and artisans who came before us.

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Sure anyone can make a gradient in Figma, but don’t diminish the artistic intent of a design studio by copying their work (down to the TM in the title and angle of the mockup) and giving it away for free without even acknowledging the source of your inspiration. Really speak to your character.

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Today I’m launching Haelo — a design studio inspired by the belief that technology and software can be both useful and playful at the same time.

My goal for Haelo is to partner with startup founders and agencies who see design as a strategic amplifier, and who are looking for a design partner that can provide a unique and valuable perspective when it comes to building high quality, meaningful experiences that scale.

Stay tuned for updates along the way!

https://t.co/2kXeCkTblY

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@figma Game changer!

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Being able to visualize an idea and assess its feasibility in realtime is what makes designers so valuable.
I'm curious why so many companies still struggle with embracing this? Is it because designers havent done a good enough job at pitching their value? Or are eng-first orgs just too entrenched in their own process?

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@splinetool I have some html text sitting on top of my embedded spline object which is blocking the interaction in the scene. Is there a work-around?