Experimented with recreating the moon app UI in SwiftUI, using a shape to mask the moon phase for a more fluid result.

SwiftUI fluid moon phase example

https://youtu.be/oZ06IZn73lM?si=y4ygudlvqfRIqh7_

I practice digital and film photography, ranging from snapshot to conceptual collage. I received an MFA in Photography from University of Illinois at Chicago. I work as a designer at Apple.

Charlie Deets Photography

Human Interface Designer at Apple. Previously WhatsApp and Facebook.

Charlie Deets | Product Design

Designer. Previously Apple, WhatsApp, and Facebook.

Charlie Deets - Product Designer

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-journal-just-write/id6554003659

DJ Set Dec 9th, 2023 - https://twitch.tv/gargarbot

THE ERA OF THUNDERSKULL - DJ Set - Dec 9th, 2023 - Melodic House and Techno

https://youtu.be/DlOuLgQ4ZUw?si=ID1ZckWzZm1WU1xO

Raycast Demo

https://youtu.be/SW1noBhxybo?si=2aBjPa538clOzpHK

Just another quick demo of some of my favorite Raycast features.  00:15 Toggle System Appearance - Included 00:31 Set Audio Device - https://www.raycast.com/benvp/audio-device 00:47 Search Menu Items - Included 01:06 Sleep - Included 01:15 Quick Link with Query - Include {Query} in URL 01:49 Type Snob - https://www.raycast.com/sawyerh/type-snob 02:09 Color Conversion - Included 02:34 Confetti - Included 02:48 Google Fonts - https://www.raycast.com/GastroGeek/google-fonts 03:00 Floating Notes - Included 03:37 Create Image From Code - https://www.raycast.com/garrett/ray-so

Raycast Demo 2

Nothing really beats the excitement of when a prototype gets more complex than you thought you could handle.

Animated some of my Midjourney images with Runway. Still very rough technology, but super exciting when the results are strong.

Wrote a little Python script to control some Hue led strip lights behind my chair to act as a brake light. A bit too much delay, but good for entertainment purposes.

Experimented with recreating the moon phase in SwiftUI, using a shape to mask the moon phase for a more fluid result. https://youtu.be/oZ06IZn73lM?si=y4ygudlvqfRIqh7_

Build a new photo website this week. First time ever using Kirby CMS. Quite a pleasure to work it.

https://charliedeets.photo/

Me at Facebook, back in the good old days. I wish I could go back and tell myself to stop worrying and just enjoy it.

Over the past few weeks I've been messing around with iterative tweaks to my website, but that made me interested in some fresh high level feedback.

What feels good/bad? Does it give you a sense of who I am? I'm open to any feedback. Thanks. :)

https://charliedeets.com

Almost ready to test a new app I’ve been making. Feeling really exciting to make something personal again.

Every time I do math in the inspector panel I feel pretty cool.

Kinda funny to think those 2000s style one ear Bluetooth headsets would be a killer form factor for an AI assistant device.

Origami really is a great prototyping tool, if you have the capacity to remember the patch names.

FrameHop for Figma just passed 340 users! 

Version 1.1 is live with a ton of new features. Great time to give it a try!

• Support for Figma Sections
• Redesigned UI
• Plugin window now resizable
• New Setting: History Length
• New Setting: Toggle Page Names

👉 www.framehop.xyz

Rewatched Her this weekend. Amazing how it still feels quite contemporary.

Got frustrated with my old WordPress site and built a new one from scratch. From 2800 lines of CSS to 171. https://charliedeets.com/

Excited to release my new app today on the App Store. It’s called Quick Journal. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-journal-just-write/id6554003659

What is something digital that you designed, that has lasted a really long time untouched?

If you ever tried Arc and it didn’t stick for you, I’d love to know why.

Something I miss about Photoshop was '⌘-w' closing a file, and then tapping 'd' in the Save menu to Delete. Coolest file abandon flow ever.

- Make thoughtful decisions
- Care about the results
- Show compassion for those you work with
- Follow your intuition, make your own path

Been getting deeper into Raycast lately. All the videos I had seen were pretty long winded so I made a quick little demo of my personal favorite features.

https://youtu.be/SW1noBhxybo?si=2aBjPa538clOzpHK

Looking for people interested in trying out a simple journaling app on iOS. Message me.

Used a little PHP to set the theme-color meta tag per page. The compact tab bar in Safari now always matches the page color across my site.

for design skills, the only thing you need is persistence. the thing that sets designers apart is their ability to see what they do in the bigger context. the more context you are aware of and bring into your decisions, the more successful your designs.

Made another Raycast demo. Some deeper cuts. https://youtu.be/NDrC2puMAY8

This is somewhat twisted psychology but my biggest motivators are:

- Having something to prove
- Having something to express
- Having something to learn
- Having something to fear

I honestly like all of them except that last one.

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