Tales of a Callsheet Icon

Posted 2 years, 10 weeks ago.

I was listening to Accidental Tech Podcast one day, and my good mate Casey Liss was chatting away about his upcoming app, Flookup. I don’t recall if he’d let anyone know what it was or what it was called at the time, but I was one of the lucky few who got a TestFlight build quite early on.

It was a great little app, even at that early stage, but the icon left a lot to be desired for me. Casey is many things. A great friend. An excellent developer. A half-decent podcaster. But an artist?

An app icon centred over a colourful background. It depicts a red magnifying glass with a depiction of a film slate showing in the lens. The clapper stick is open. The background of the icon is a gradient from blue in the top left corner to purple in the bottom right.

It’s no message bubble with feet, but the concept has hands.

So I found myself opening up Sketch and getting to work. Could I make an icon before the episode was done?

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1Password Abandons the Robot

Posted 5 years, 3 weeks ago.

A somber illustration of a humanoid robot sitting against a wall in a dimly lit alley. The robot is partially disassembled, with a cloak draped over its shoulders. It appears abandoned, surrounded by bags of garbage and debris.

The internet is mad again, but maybe we should all remember the real victim here.

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My Favourite Things: Helpsters

Posted 5 years, 4 weeks ago.

Helpsters

It caught me a little by surprise, but Zephyr and I have really connected with Helpsters on Apple TV. Cody, Scatter, Heart, and Mr. Primm bring a joy to solving problems and helping people that is unmatched, and I appreciate the chance to share something so amazing with Zephyr.

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Upgrading My Dancing GIF

Posted 5 years, 42 weeks ago.

The OriginalThe Remake

i recently felt the need to upgrade my dancing gif using the newish @procreate animation feature. the original was first made way, way back in 2012 using flash (and probably on my old cintiq tablet).

Accidentally Drew a Panda

Posted 5 years, 48 weeks ago.