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Shotty Dark Mode Is Out Today!

April 26, 2019

I made some fun updates to the Shotty website to celebrate the launch of dark mode. Website built with Gatsby.

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In Code, Design Tags Design, code
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Work In Progress: 75 App Icon iterations in 16 seconds (Video)

June 11, 2017

I've been making a Mac app as a side project and I needed an app icon. Here are all 75 iterations in one 16 second video. Ultimately I landed on a playful and modern design that uses repeating, overlapped rectangles to give a stacked effect. Excited to share the project once it's finished. Stay tuned!

In Design Tags Design, logo, video

How to prevent passion projects from becoming black holes of time

May 30, 2017

I feel best when I have at least one passion project I'm working on. Right now I'm working on an iOS UI Kit that I'm really excited about. The challenge for me is that I can get really obsessive with these projects. I become like a...

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In Design Tags Productivity, Design
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Shotty - Faster Access To Your Screenshots on Mac

Shotty is an award-winning Mac app I created to give you instant access to all your recent screenshots, right from the menu bar. You can even add annotations on-the-fly. Stop wasting time digging through Finder for your screenshots. I promise it’ll change your workflow forever (just read the App Store reviews!).



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