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Andy Allen @andy.works · 24/09/2026

We lost our way with modern cameras. They fooled us into believing that a good photo must be captured at the highest resolution, in sharp focus, evenly exposed, denoised, & cleaned up.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 23/09/2026

In the land of infinite capability… the most relentlessly focused is king.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 21/09/2026

I built a sideboard! 100% American cherry, solid continuous grain fronts with carved pulls and a 45° chamfer edge detail.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 17/09/2026

I spent the summer in Japan and needed a good photo look for their traditional interiors. I'm a big fan of Robert Altman, in particular his 1970s New Hollywood era look of cozy, earthy, grainy interiors. So I made a new photo style called ALTMAN, available now in !Camera.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 16/09/2026

!Weather spotted on MKBHD's iPhone 18 Pro

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 15/09/2026

!Boring for iOS 27 is here… ✨ Siri AI support "Take a photo" 📱 Support for new sizes 💧 Liquid Glass refinements ⚙️ New Menus

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 14/09/2026

I love designing for time. So when Rasmus Nielsen reached out to do a uniquely !Boring clock design for the Tinker app… I had an idea.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 14/09/2026

Damn. Her strikes again.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 11/09/2026

Tempted to get a cover like this and never use the front screen. People who didn't grow up with flip phones don't know how satisfying it is to slap a screen closed and out of mind.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 10/09/2026

There's not enough talk about this cute lil calendar and its clever blend mode that gives a nod to print and makes it possible to read the current date from across the room while maintaining the context of a full month.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 10/09/2026

For years we listened to many preach the virtue of incremental refinements. Tweaking every radius. Chasing the pure form. And sure, there's value in that. But sometimes you just need change.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 09/09/2026

Been waiting 16 years for this… finally.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 07/09/2026

Redesigned our photo styles icons to be more fun & browsable…

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 02/09/2026

This summer I traveled around Hokkaido and developed a new photo LUT inspired by legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 01/09/2026

A camera sculpted from a block of the finest cheese. New Artist Series : Maus !Camera !Boring × Rasmus Nielsen

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 26/08/2026

So busy adding soul to your software (i.e. shaders and animations) that you forgot real soul is just a company that acts like a decent human being. Good on ya, Panic.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 26/08/2026

Some make merch to pump their business… Others start a business to pump merch.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 25/08/2026

The biggest software leaps are born from someone feeling bored or lazy or spiteful. Who’s hiring for these qualities?

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!Boring @notbor.ing · 25/08/2026

App of the Day… new artwork

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 20/08/2026

You can now choose different capture aspect ratios in !Camera (1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1.91:1) We show the full sensor view with a crop region similar to crop guides on pro movie cameras.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 05/08/2026

New in !Camera… Photo Albums to help you quickly find your shots.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 04/08/2026

!Camera is now fully-localized across major languages. 🇹🇼🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸🇲🇽

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 26/07/2026

The best hiking buddy is a good camera

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 23/07/2026

I've come to learn that my worst work tends to come from stubbornly clinging to a singular idea that ends up overcomplicating the approach or limiting its potential. Also, my best work… so… who knows.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 23/07/2026

@webdesignmuseum.org Might be a silly question, but do you have any curated lists… i.e. top early websites (1993-1996)?

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 22/07/2026

I'm writing a piece on the aesthetic eras of software design… which eras or examples must be included?

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 14/07/2026

I give one talk each year to share my latest work. This year I'll be at the September Work(shop) in Sonoma, CA with an odd group of creators incl an ice creamer and a magician. I prefer these small, personal events over big conferences. Come and hang. september.works/excursion2026

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 13/07/2026

Do things that don't scale. Hand-making the !Camera Collectible Toy…

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 10/07/2026

In this era of AI-gen outreach slop… a long, thoughtful, personal message from someone is incredibly refreshing.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 07/07/2026

New App Store Art for !Habits "A !Boring Quest"

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 04/07/2026

250 years young! Proudly made in USA 🇺🇸

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 30/06/2026

The next big !Camera release brings Crop & other fun stuff ► Zoom & pan ► Adjust Tone mapping on RAW photos ► Hold to compare original ► Viewfinder Grids: 3x3, 4x4, 6x4, Phi ► Preserve settings across app launches ► Gallery photos show full aspect ratio ► Faster startup

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 29/06/2026

How much you play is my favorite measure of success in this industry. You stop looking up to tech execs (who look miserable) or hyper-growth founders (stressed) and start looking up to independent creative minds who shape a space that allows them to play.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 28/06/2026

Early concept videos like Apple's Knowledge Navigator (1987) are a fascinating reflection on the future we wanted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=For...

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Apple Predicted Siri AI in 1987

Apple's Knowledge Navigator was a touchscreen tablet with an agenti...

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 22/06/2026

I won't be at Config this year. Instead I'll be in the High Sierra to be offline for a bit.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 22/06/2026

Being a Dad is great. You get to hold records for the world's strongest man, smartest person, most skilled repairman, top chef, best magician, & funniest comedian… all at the same time, to one little person.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 19/06/2026

When it came time for the signage in our FiftyThree office, we didn't cut vinyl decals but instead hired sign painters. You couldn't tell the difference from a distance, but as you approached, you'd begin to see the individual brush strokes. I still think about it.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 18/06/2026

You'll want to bookmark this epic article on the history of inputs from terminal typing to multi-touch swiping. Marcin @aresluna.org is telling the stories and recreating demos to experience software history like no one else. aresluna.org/show-your-h...

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 17/06/2026

The tech world has a strange inversion of values. We put so much value in tiny improvements to our simplest needs (getting a little more done a little bit faster), and yet so little in addressing our deepest needs of fulfillment, inspiration, & transformation.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 16/06/2026

I'm living life in our new Zanotto !Camera…

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 16/06/2026

Apple Park is full of thoughtful details and beautiful moments

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 15/06/2026

New Artist Series ✨ 02 : Lucas Zanotto. From painting to sculpture to apps, Lucas brings his playful & expressive lens to his custom !Camera. Every month we're turning !Camera into a canvas for the most inspiring software artists working today.