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Dave Acton

@dacton

Design @ https://teapawt.net/t.co/S1IOJmOEIs Personal projects: https://teapawt.net/t.co/oiJFJ0L3S5 https://teapawt.net/t.co/E3Mb1oj440 https://teapawt.net/t.co/tawqRCCWGf

 Brisbane, Queensland
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Joined November 2008
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@shadcnJan 13
This is a big deal. If AI is going to run everything, this is basically Mercedes admitting they can't build the engine and will use BMW’s instead. Siri had 15 years...
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Joint Statement: Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri coming this year. After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google's Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users. Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, while maintaining Apple's industry-leading privacy standards.
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@shadcn23 Apr 2025
We’ve been over this. Button vs Link. Pointer vs Default. Affordance, etc. I get it. But we design links to look like buttons all the time. And a tiny mismatch like the one attached? Kills me. I'm team cursor: pointer.
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I think about @mike_matas's home studio alot.
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@dwell6 Nov 2023
This off-grid design studio feels like it’s floating in a forest: dwell.com/article/moss-rock-…
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Well, this is wild: Apple showing off controlling an iPad with just your eyes. Super inspiring work on accessibility.
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Designers: We don’t need to test this, users will get it. Users:
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Shorthand@Shorthand25 Oct 2023
Today, we’re delighted to launch one of the biggest updates in Shorthand’s history. 🥳 Find out about all our exciting new features here 🔗: ow.ly/QFGz50Q0qB2
Introducing Shorthand’s refreshed design and new features.

Introducing Shorthand’s refreshed design and new features.

By Thomasin Sleigh

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Now you can use AI to create personas with ease. Use our AI persona generator to create your own personas and start building empathy into your product design process today! Try it now at personas.app 🪄 #personas #ux #uxdesign #uiux #uiuxdesign #uxdesigner #uxresearch
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@jsngr5 Mar 2023
i built a reflective ui 🪩
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if the visual hierarchy ain’t broke… don’t fix it. lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?981
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Davey 🇺🇦@davey26 Sep 2015
Every iPhone ever released, unlocked one after the other teapawt.net/davey/status/647915968…
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@johnmaeda19 Nov 2015
Too little confidence, and you’re unable to act; too much confidence, and you’re unable to hear. lawsofsimplicity.com/los/con…
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This is not the path, @twitter.
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We've got swag! Sign up at getconnect.io before the 24th to get a #Connect shirt. #startup
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@claybavor17 Jul 2015
Flying at 37k feet, this is what it would be like to look out the window of a 747 vs. an SR-71 vs. a New Horizons.
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Jared Spool@jmspool4 Jun 2015
If you think good design costs a lot, you should see how much bad design costs.
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"Sometimes a product is so good that when you use it once, you immediately know it will change the game." forbes.com/sites/miguelhelft…
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We MUST do better. RT @UsabilityPeople: Let’s work together to fix this problem! #healthIT #Usability #UX #HCUX
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"Perfection is impossible: Just move forward and iterate." Designing at @HandybookHQ bit.ly/1pyZabD
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Shorthand@Shorthand8 Jul 2013
Checkout our first #shorthand story by @GuardianAus guardian.co.uk/sport/interac…
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Stunning pictures of the Great Barrier Reef we stand to lose gu.com/p/3gk9t/tw #readbyrichard
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