Nihal

science, tech, cinema, cars. founder @goodairindia, lead product designer @cars24india, prev. @crex_live

[Nihal @nihalnova]

Just launched “Good Air” for India. An app that shows you the AQI around you in real time. Now live on iOS.

Thanks to @Rainmatterin and @Nithin0dha for providing an open platform OAQ that inspired and enabled us to create Good Air.

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@niketrajdwivedi @aaadit_s The name is on point

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@rajanndube @benjitaylor Hi Rajan, looks good. Where do all the issues get compiled? on a sheet or a dashboard? Also it would be great if there was an option to draw because sometimes it’s needed to properly pinpoint a small padding, margin or sizing issue.

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@align_all @Kamal_K2 @goclub_app @arkade_club The best motivation

[Oliver ೫ @oliverhamrin]

I hope this GIF finds you well

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@div_yahan These share cards look so good

[Divya Kukreti @div_yahan]

Some amazing articles I read on Substack last weekend

[Nihal @nihalnova]

Can’t deny

[Matt Bateman @mbateman]

I did the thing

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@yitong Only a heart can touch another heart, had similar realisation

[Nihal @nihalnova]

Something about the German design that just feels right

[ApexDistrict @ApexDistrictX]

Volkswagen MK8 GTI CS

[Aurelien @Aurelien_Gz]

this is probably the most creative contact app ever created..

code » https://t.co/EhpuWEDNGF
wizard » @baaddink

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@cathrynlavery @vestaboard Cool, gonna get one

[Cathryn @cathrynlavery]

I just created a CLI for my @vestaboard and told my agent to send me a message… 🤯

[Nihal @nihalnova]

Great day for a coffee outside in gurgaon

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@hckmstrrahul My 2019 MacBook Pro looks more premium than current year Mac. Touch Bar was definitely cool. I still miss dragging the video timeline frame by frame when reviewing motion videos on newer Mac that I use at work.

[Gabriel @gabriell_lab]

Since Opus 4.8 is out and more and more designers are getting into Design Engineering, I thought I’d share some of the interaction patterns I use most often:

Use proximity, not just hover. When the cursor gets close, nearby elements can subtly scale and darken based on distance.

It makes interfaces feel more responsive, less binary, and way more alive

onpointermove = e =>
document.querySelectorAll(".dock>*").forEach(el => {
const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
const t = Math.max(0, 1 - Math.abs(e.clientX - r.x - r.width/2) / 120);
el. style.scale = 1 + t * .5;
});

[Good Air @goodairindia]

Thanks to thunderstorms and rain yesterday in North India. Air quality is now much better. Have a happy day everyone ;)

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@nicol3a @supersleep_app Congrats on the launch @nicol3a just installed the app, playing with it.

[Nihal @nihalnova]

I used to think the same way but overtime I’ve understood the requirements that the FWD SUVs fulfil. They’re actually a perfect design for a lot of practical usecases a normal person has in day to day life in India. More headroom, high ground clearance, easy entry exit from car, plastic cladding on most scratch and dent prone parts of the car, smaller length compared to sedan, bonnet visibility and bigger tyres.

All of this makes them a perfect companion for Indian conditions like Monsoon rains, potholes on roads, unpaved roads, mountain trips, city traffic, elder parents, tight parking spaces and more.

[Nihal @nihalnova]

@Madeira7i @SomChaterji See the people who are looking for comfort aren’t buying sedan cars, they’ve shifted to FWD SUVs already. Youngsters are buying sedan now and they’re looking for sporty and that also gets reflected into the current city sales. Virtus is selling 3x that of city.