I've been on a bit of a photo book hunt lately, and discovering Saul Leiter has been the best part. bryanmanio.com/blog/the-art...

Corfu

I feel like an absolute outlier compared to what the reviews say about these Sony XM6, but they are the most uncomfortable headphones I've ever used.

Well this is fun. aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...

Anyone else lean on the spacebar to control 90% of their tasks? bryanmanio.com/blog/all-hai... #designsky

I'm going to miss some of these quirky MacOS app icons as everything gets more simplified. Seeing how people would break out of the container was always interesting, but it obviously doesn't scale too well on a system level. #designsky

These touch and drag interactions are also next level. #designsky #wwdc

Accessibility aside, this transition between states is hot as hell. #designsky

Just published a recreation of Apple’s Liquid Glass style on the @figma.com Community! It’s fully editable and built using native Figma effects. Phew, I’ve got a lot to learn about this new style, but this was a really fun one to practice! 🤓 www.figma.com/community/fi...

I'm generally optimistic, but I'm getting some serious vista vibes when the glass effect is used in big chunks.

Apple design awards are out! developer.apple.com/design/awards/

Who’s the audiophile out there listening to Spotify on their thermostat?

@spottedinprod.bsky.social is my new favorite design resource, and like the name says, it's all inspiring work in production. Immediately grabbed one of the founding membership spots.

If you're not using iOS automations, you really should be using this one. Orientation lock being on when you don't want it to be drives me insane. bryanmanio.com/blog/one-ios... #designsky

I recently found a simple solution on how to make my bookmarks public. It's been refreshing to switch more into a curator mindset, rather than a collector. bryanmanio.com/blog/i-made-...

Nothing like stumbling across pre-owned art that is perfect for the space.

Dorfromantik is the best sit back and chill with an audiobook kinda game. @toukana.bsky.social

It was only a matter of time. bryanmanio.com/blog/its-tim...

I'm digging through some Kottke blog articles and I found this gem. Some things never change.

Morning light.

After years of looking, I think I finally found a chess set I finally like - www.minimalgoods.co/article/nymz...

I've been going through the list of "1001 albums you must listen to before you die", and discovered musicboard.app in the process. It's kinda like letterboxd for music—so far so good! Anyone else on here?

Here's a fun article on adding a touch more magic to your products. #designsky www.notboring.software/words/the-so...

ADPlist mentee no-show number four. This shit is getting really annoying and it makes me want to stop altogether. Does anyone else deal with this? #designsky

I'm looking for more personal blogs to add to my RSS feed. Does anyone have any suggestions? It could be about design, art, gaming personal stuff, whatever — I'm just looking for a bit more variety. #designsky

This setting makes iOS feel so much snappier. Settings > Accessibility > Haptic Touch

This handy little tool helps find twitter people on bluesky. Definitely helps with the transition - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev

Do you use the blocked words feature? If so, what are they? I'm using it to scrub as much political content from my feed as possible, which gives Blue Sky a very anti-x feel.

Spotify, why you gotta do this shit. harpers.org/archive/2025...

Out of all the year in reviews, Steam is always the one I look forward to most. s.team/y24/ttdhgp?l...

iMessage 2FA from Raycast is still my favorite extension.

Why.

While I like using AI note taking tools, I can't help but feel like they are hurting more than helping (sometimes). #designsky bryanmanio.com/blog/my-ai-n...

There needs to be a case study on how badly Webflow tries to communicate pricing changes.

So many nice little design details in this, especially if you've got spotify running most of the time. tryalcove.com

I was just digging through my bookmarks and remembered this Apple review site (yes, the fruit). A masterclass in copywriting - applerankings.com/pick-an-apple/

My new favorite automation on iOS is automatically disabling/enabling orientation lock depending on what app you have open. Opening YouTube/Zoom/any video app will now automatically turn that pesky lock off.

What is #designsky using as their computer mouse? I've tried (and failed) to stick to a trackpad, and the ergo of the magic mouse just ain't for me.

You can now reduce motion sickness while reading in a car 🤯 I had no idea this was a thing in iOS18. Unfortunately screen recording doesn’t capture it, but try it out in settings / accessibility / motion #designsky

Say you're leading the design of a complex project... How do you attack that ambiguity and get momentum on your ideas? I made a short video with some of my favorite insights from @jennywen.ca and others👇 join.dive.club/ep5

The Mac OS Control Panel by Susan Kare is such a remarkable UI. It was designed in 1984 without any text labels and fits in only 315x158 pixels.

Does anyone else feel like this is the golden era for product designers? Creating fully functional apps in v0 or Bolt feels kinda magical. It can be super frustrating dealing with bugs, but when things start working, building stuff feels addicting. Have you built anything lately? #designsky

👋 I’m a design system lead at lululemon, and like to write about tools, automation, and niche sites. Here’s a sample on how I grew an IG account to 100k without touching it. https://bryanmanio.com/blog/growing-instagram-account-to-100k/

Hello world.