How to design sound that elevates software and won't drive you crazy

The Sound of Software | !Boring Software

https://www.notboring.software/words/the-sound-of-software

I'm starting a new article about sound design in apps. Sound design is highly underutilized and misunderstood.

What would you want to know?

I quite enjoy adding silly little details like this. Happy Indie Day! 🧨💥

Happy Lunar New Year 🐉!
!Weather in Normal

New vibes*inspired wallpaper for Super!Boring members

“It’s not done until it has your signature on it.”

Introducing… Normal!
It’s a new (Not Boring) skin we made that drapes a normal map over your everyday apps using encoded RGB values to reveal the contours. Free for Super!Boring supporters. 
notboring.software/product/normal

New personal brand: Software Designer / Crokinole Board Maker

Can someone explain why the widget rendering mode on the right is called “vibrant”? Still scratching my head over that choice. 🤔

2023 has been amazing: new app, new skins, collabs, merch, and a lotta fun updates. Thank you so much for supporting us and our mission to bring more play to software.

Some lights won’t ever go out. 
Farewell, Apollo.

From fun side project to #2 weather app in the world…

New Moon phase widget for !Weather 🌙✨

We made a 3D popup for our new Work Shirt.

Teaser for my new favorite skin coming to !Boring…

What happens when you remove all of the effects, trash the lighting, strip away the materials and the polygons? 

What are you left with?

Very first sketch of the upcoming Vibes app hit on the idea of visualizing generative music as moving landscapes.

Our new moon phase widget has the most accurate phase drawn programmatically to represent exact illumination %

Introducing… Wireframe

Asked myself what would happen if we hid all of the effects, deleted the lighting, removed materials, and left nothing to hide behind.

Available now to all Super!Boring supporters

We did a lot at !Boring this year, but my proudest accomplishment may be hitting a new high for contributions (~2/day)

The creative people I admire most are not just leading their field but do so with their hands in the clay—Miyazaki, Fincher, Rubin

Keep your hands in the clay

Shooting the new Wireframe skin with an old lens.

Needed a phone holder for a video shoot so cut and shaped this lil offcut of walnut into my new favorite desk accessory.

I’m excited to share our new Not Boring app, VIBES. It’s your personal video game soundtrack to help your creative mind focus and find your flow. 

➔ notboring.software/getvibes

New essay on sound design in software.

https://www.notboring.software/words/the-sound-of-software

To anyone needing a little extra 🖤today,

I made a shirt. 

notboring.shop/products/work-shirt

Mostly I make software but sometimes I make kids toys like this modern dollhouse.

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