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Jonnie Hallman

@jonnie.com
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Independent Design Engineer. Ex-Stripe. Freelancing at destroytoday.com. Building ball.app and cushionapp.com. Owner of jonnie.com. Co-mayor of designtown.nyc. Doing too much.

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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 24/09/2026
we all are (well, those of us on bluesky)
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 23/09/2026
…and of course an easter egg
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 23/09/2026
…and the hero animation for thatch.com/marketplace
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 23/09/2026
New hero animation for thatch.com ✨
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/09/2026
why would you *ever* get rid of that M lockup…
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/09/2026
Earlier this year, I reunited with my friends at Stripe to build the Open Standard website, and I wrote about the process of animating it: destroytoday.com/blog/buildin...
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 21/09/2026
I hosted the inaugural “Ball.app Invitational” last weekend—a 3-team round-robin tournament with a championship game at the end, “sponsored” by ball.app (i.e., my treat to the guys). Way more gratifying than just working on the software. Can’t wait to do it again. 🏀
A group of basketball players playing basketball in an indoor basketball facility.5 basketball players posing with a trophy
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 14/09/2026
Yes yes yes yes yes
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 11/09/2026
I’d pay $10,000 for an Apple-designed LG Chocolate
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 10/09/2026
Our local pizza shop had one of these when I was a kid, so I only smell pizza when I see a photo of one.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 30/08/2026
I don’t use it for any code I *want* to write / enjoy writing. Pretty much only for writing my tests (that I’ve already handwritten plenty of myself, so there’s a pattern), and for repeating work I’ve already done, like scaffolding a new form, etc.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 26/08/2026
looks like the intro of a Cuphead villain! love it!
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/08/2026
happens to the best of us
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/08/2026
had a similar reaction thinking “…but that’s just what I call ‘coding’…”
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/08/2026
while I’m here, "They exchanged a quick look and *slide* the notebook over once more." (since the story is past tense, should be “slid”)
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/08/2026
at least we know it’s not jdan AI writing it
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/08/2026
"With two quick strokes of the market" 📈
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 21/08/2026
When you have a moisture issue in your home, but you’re also an engineering who loves troubleshooting
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 21/08/2026
I’ll take this over most of the websites out there these days.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 21/08/2026
None from me, but I think most of Nick’s work used Claude.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 16/08/2026
As every contractor tells me: "Water always finds a way"
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 14/08/2026
Nobody tells you the home ownership will give you a deep fear of water.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 13/08/2026
You had one job.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 10/08/2026
Designed a new onboarding flow for ball.app, and having way too much fun including little details for real ballers 🏀
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 01/08/2026
hmmm
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 22/07/2026
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 04/07/2026
Wilson!
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 30/06/2026
🚀 Today’s the day! I reunited with my friends at Stripe to build the website for joinopenstandard.com This one has a *ton* of little details (and easter eggs! 🥚) and I had a blast working with the folks on Stripe’s brand & web teams.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 15/06/2026
Couldn’t help myself from adding the Larry O'Brien trophy in my 🏀.app for the Knicks theme 😏💅
A screenshot of a player profile in ball.app with the Larry O'Brien trophy on the player’s avatarA closeup of the Knicks team holding the Larry O'Brien trophy
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 12/06/2026
me at the thought of these nba playoffs ending without another game 7
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Neo and Trinity: Not Like This
ALT: Neo and Trinity: Not Like This
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 09/06/2026
Just realized that one of my favorite easter eggs I made while at Stripe is still on the /jobs page… The monitor in the photo mimics everything you do on the page itself. 🥚💅 (only visible on Firefox because it uses an experimental feature)
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 07/06/2026
gotta love a 1200-line mess project, honestly
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 05/06/2026
Long overdue to get @cushionapp.com on here! Follow along if you’re into #buildinpublic bsky.app/profile/cush...
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 04/06/2026
also true fact: Plaid routinely deletes the accounts of startups that go out of business, and sometimes they mistakenly delete your very active account because another startup that went out of business shares the same name… 😑
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 03/06/2026
Haven’t shared much online about a new 🏀-related side project, but I gotta start sharing these fun little details… Ahead of the NBA Finals, I added Conference Finals trophies to player avatars with Knicks/Spurs themes. 🏆
A screenshot of Ball.app showing the Bob Cousy trophy on a Knicks fan’s avatar.A photo of the Bob Cousy trophy
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 23/05/2026
every time I see a child sitting courtside at an nba game
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 20/05/2026
what a time to be alive… …but WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE FOR THIS NBA SEASON
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 18/05/2026
100%! It’s easy to be discouraged when you’re new to it, but I’m at the point where they give me so much fuel to keep going. Also good to keep in mind that someone was willing to dedicate their time to help you. Easy to forget and take for granted.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 18/05/2026
✏️ New blog post about establishing a weekly user interview routine for cushionapp.com destroytoday.com/blog/establi...
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Establishing a weekly user interview routine - Jonnie Hallman (@destroytoday)
For the first time in years, I start performing user interviews again, and remember how valuable they can be.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 18/05/2026
Will do, Manu! I was going to share it during the week, so more folks see it vs the weekend.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 14/05/2026
wish I could say the same about my app, originally built with angular 1.5, coffeescript, and grunt
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 11/05/2026
Would’ve been nice if the Sixers could’ve gotten a few flagrant 2s against the Knicks…
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 11/05/2026
@aaron.mn I can’t believe they actually called a 2 on him
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 07/05/2026
We sent Boston home with a 3-1 comeback, so I’m satisfied with our playoff run. …but it’d be so much sweeter if we sent the Knicks home with a 3-1 comeback, too…
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 07/05/2026
So good. The sixers account just posts a black & white photo of the players looking sad with “Final” and the score whenever they lose.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 05/05/2026
That *looked* good. Happy for your health that it didn’t go in. Gonna be a good series.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 04/05/2026
Now that I’m actively working on cushionapp.com again, I’m making sure to blog every feature launch, like I used to. Feels so good to bring closure to a launch and celebrate it, but also provides extra marketing content for new users exploring the features. Check it out here: cushionapp.com/blog
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 29/04/2026
I wrote a new process post about building a feature I’ve always wanted, then hearing from other users that they’ve always wanted it, too—they just didn’t think to ask for it. destroytoday.com/blog/buildin...
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Building for myself and delighting others - Jonnie Hallman (@destroytoday)
After building a feature I’ve always wanted, I hear from users that they’ve always wanted it, too—they just didn’t think to ask for it.
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 23/04/2026
> I am so unbelievably excited to cook The laundry part made me realize you’re actually going to make a meal and not work
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Jonnie Hallman @jonnie.com · 21/04/2026
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