zoe chin

i make apps and design software for a living

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

Timedial is live on the App Store and available on iOS, macOS, and iPadOS! 🌞 https://t.co/3Ncrfn7qrX

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@darylginn Timedial’s app icon in light and dark mode https://t.co/3Ncrfn7qrX

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@darylginn Minivoid, a space-themed media curation app

iOS: https://t.co/v69qRWkU7a

Android: https://t.co/90BKEJcEwr

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@darylginn recently launched Timedial for iOS and macOS 🌅 https://t.co/3Ncrfn7qrX

[Emil Kowalski @emilkowalski]

Long-form content is so much more pleasant and inviting to read at 18px or even 20px instead of 16px.

Make your text big if you want it to be read.

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@raunofreiberg https://t.co/OHfTOoMvd3 :)

[Enisco @enisco]

This movie was so ahead of its time.

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@rafaelrabl @eliakuratli my app Timedial does exactly this!! it’s available on macOS and iOS https://t.co/3Ncrfn7qrX

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

you can now create timezone groups on Timedial and add people tags to them! 🏷️

all names and photos you add are locally stored on your device and private to you.

groups and tags are completely free and optional to use, and can be toggled off if you prefer your world clock minimal.

https://t.co/Uee3zED6hb

[Afolabi Sokeye 🧱 @SokeyeA]

😂 Works everytime

[David Haz @davidhaz]

Web update: buttons can fly now
https://t.co/XN0ZyiFVC5

[ghorani @ghoranim]

What is even taste? Taste is not a constant. And it’s not defined by what you consume only. It’s the skill of sifting through what you’ve seen and instinctively choosing what is not just objectively good but also unique and emotionally resonant.

LLMs are not returning unique curation.

[rachel 🎲 @racheleizner]

impressionists in the 1870s

[Jean Chen @jeanxcrj]

I think one of the greatest privileges of being a designer/creative is getting to find fulfillment in the work itself.

i remember someone once asking me, “how would you feel if something you designed for didn't end up doing well?”

I gave a pretty vague answer at the time

the more i've thought about this question, and the whole growing obsession with optimization, the more i've realized how much people care about ROI, KPIs, and all these metrics we've created to measure how well we're doing. Somewhere along the way, i think we've started conflating measurable success with the value of the work itself.

after a few months of growth and reflection, i think my answer to that question is a lot clearer now.

i care deeply about the quality of my work. i care about making things that feel meaningful to me, things i'm genuinely happy with and proud to put into the world. and of course, i care about whether my clients are happy with what i've delivered too.

that's not to say business performance doesn't matter. it absolutely does! But i don't think how well something performs commercially should determine how happy I am with what I've made.

So, as long as A. I'm proud of my work and B. my client is happy, then the deal is pretty much “optimized” for me. anything beyond that is wonderful, but it doesn't have to define my satisfaction.

and i think that's what's so wonderful about being a creative. to find so much fulfillment in the act of making itself, to care so deeply about something simply because it's meaningful to you :,)

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@ghoranim @AnthropicAI 😭

[dps @nogp]

pull the glass out, drop it on a sculpture, it goes 3D

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@roydenso love this, so fun

[🐾p3arlly 𐙚 @y0urhaunt3dgf]

I think when you’re overstimulated you should appear kind of grayed out and no one should be able to interact with you like a locked character in a video game

[zoe chin @zoeechin]

@p44v9n the designer yearns to scratch the itch