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Tom Kenny 🍵

@tkenny

UI/UX designer and photographer. NO LONGER ACTIVE HERE ➡️ Now on https://teapawt.net/t.co/5hpVqCADeC

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Joined January 2008
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I see all those garbage 'Design Trends for 2023' clickbait articles are starting to come out again, so it's time to trot out this 4 year old strip to show that nothing ever changes (except maybe the bit about Dropbox).
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Sharla✨@heyitssharla11 Nov 2022
Morioka, Japan in Autumn 🍂 (spot the kitty 👀🐾)
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Adam Grant
@AdamMGrant27 Oct 2022
Instead of telling kids not to play video games, adults should play too. Compared to kids who don’t play, those who play 3 hrs/day have better working memory & impulse control. Experiments show cognitive benefits for adults too. Video games are a form of exercise for the brain.
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朝焼けの東寺がとても綺麗で。

朝焼けの東寺

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Elsie Alkurabi@trymicro27 Sep 2022
Steam's UI physically hurts me.
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In all seriousness, I've designed interfaces in Director, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Sketch, Figma and many others. Figma is just another tool. There will be another. And then another. And another after that. General message: Chill out and stop fetishising tools.
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缶がゲームのディスプレイになるAR体験が面白い こういうキャンペーン本当にここ１、２年で出てきそう！
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Phaengy(ペーン)@phaengy29 Apr 2021
#同じ場所で何枚写真撮んねん選手権 大好きな富士山と紅葉 ①2016年 ②2017年 ③＆④2020年
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Bird’s eye view of Osaka Castle – at Itami-shi, Hyogo
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Seán Burke@SeanBurkeShow10 Feb 2021
Trying to reject cookies.
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Sorry, but making something look nice is still design, no matter how many tweets you write or conference talks you give to the contrary. That's the joy of design, it's so many different things.
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James Tucker@__jamestucker21 Nov 2020
When your engineering team only has full stack developers
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What happens when you prioritize consistency over clarity.
A collection of Google app icons. Some clearer than others.

ALT A collection of Google app icons. Some clearer than others.

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@jordanmoore18 Oct 2020
It’s hard to imagine a lower ROI task than naming your layers in Figma/Sketch/Photoshop. I have never been in a situation where doing so has paid off, or at least in proportion to the ridiculous time investment required.
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Sorry, this one isn't very funny. I just needed to rant. #DesignThinkingComic #DesignThinking #designtwitter #uxdesign #uidesign #uxui
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False Simplicity in UI Design: Simple is not always better #UX tomkenny.design/articles/fal…
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Alex 🌚@alexmuench18 Sep 2020
Two design problems here: 1. The first and last dot use the same green. Doesn’t make sense. 2. Using color only to differentiate info is never a good idea and goes against accessibility standards. Suggestion: use different icons or two dots? There’s a better solution out there.
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@AppleSupport17 Sep 2020
In iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, there’s an easy way to tell if an app is using your camera or microphone. Just look for this indicator at the top of your iPhone or iPad. Like this.
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Oh dear. 1. The desperation to get everyone back into their offices is palpable. 2. The copywriting here is dreadful. (“Proper bants.”) 3. The replies should be sent to Number 10 as a form of focus group. The mesage, loud and clear: You are doing everything wrong.
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Sacha Greif@SachaGreif28 Aug 2020
Remember webrings from 20 years ago? I'm bringing them back with @SidebarIO! More info here: sidebar.io/webring
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Louie Mantia, Jr.@Mantia31 Jan 2020
🥶 Cool Take When we lost visual richness in software, we lost a requirement to think about design with regards to how it looks. Everyone loved to parrot Steve Jobs’ famous quote “Design is how it works,” but what he said was much more nuanced. ⤵️
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