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I’ve been thinking about how to make Linear’s overlay sheets more familiar yet still powerful. v2: - Multiple detents for focus/multitasking - Optional gestures for added efficiency that don’t interfere with expected behaviors - Familiar transitions Feedback welcome

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 08/03/2025

This deserves some follow up now that OpenAI has made a bunch of updates and my opinions have changed. - New message input gives more space to add labels to the controls which is needed for the consumer market.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 06/03/2025

A new overlay sheet pattern I've been designing for Linear. - Smooth entrance + snappy exit - Lightweight visuals - Gesture driven: drag down to dismiss, swipe back to pop (or dismiss!) What do you think?

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 18/02/2025

I’ve seen apps using progressive blurs to transition content off-screen or behind elements and they often end up looking messy and making the exiting content a focal point. One way you can avoid this is to reduce the max blur radius, and combine it with a gradient fade-out.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 05/02/2025

The latest ChatGPT app updates feel a bit off. Removing avatars makes sense for more text width, but it makes the conversation much harder to parse and changes the… vibe… New iOS composer too feels like a step backwards right as the platforms seemed to be aligning on a consistent design. Old → New

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 18/01/2025

It’s incredible how much the character of a product’s UI icons shape the character of the product itself.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 29/12/2024

Experimenting with progressive blur and particle effects.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 20/12/2024

Radial app switcher (@raycast.com I wouldn't mind if you stole this idea)

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 14/12/2024

Some good finds while cleaning. The click wheel iPod days were fun.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 11/12/2024

ChatGPT iOS app is a case study in constantly shipping small polished updates until it really shines.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 20/11/2024

My favorite way to fine-tune transitions is to build a set of sliders into a prototype to tweak timing parameters on device, as you're using it.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 19/11/2024

My kingdom for a 'Select matching layers within a given selection' feature in @figma.com.

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 16/11/2024

I’d love to remove this control from Bluesky. I’m losing a lot of scroll gestures because they originate from its hit target and tapping on the Home tab (immediately below it!) serves the same function. Also, it’s weirdly not a circle?

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 14/11/2024

Continuity Camera is the best and easiest webcam setup I’ve used by a mile. Can’t believe it took me 2 years to get a proper mount to try it.

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Andy Allen @andy.works · 14/11/2024

Starter Pack of the talented Software Designers I follow on here… go.bsky.app/9kXp8f7

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 11/11/2024

When using ChatGPT, I find myself constantly creating new threads for every new query/conversation topic. I almost never revisit old threads. Given the archive/delete/search features, are there benefits to not doing this and maintaining ongoing conversations?

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 10/11/2024

The alternative social network hunt feels a lot like Good app experience Nice app icon Critical social graph mass Pick 2

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 01/07/2023

now’s your chance bluesky

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Gavin Nelson @gavin.social · 01/07/2023

now’s your chance bluesky

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