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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 10h

Marketing effectiveness lesson No.1: Know your audience. #Marketing #AI #OpenAI #StarTrek

Shot from marketing video of OpenAI Dots = Starship Enterprise bridge + Teletubbies

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 30/09/2026

TIL: Indian numbering system groups digits by twos after the initial thousands group, rather than by threes.

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 24/09/2026

Is game development the best place to be an indie these days? It is definitely the ultimate medium — for most creativity fun, wearing even more hats. But somehow I always have seen it as way, way harder place to make it as an indie. Now though — not sure anymore. 🎲 #IndieDev

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 22/09/2026

Had a “pleasure” to listen to a podcast episode using Spotify’s web interface. Forget about fonts with monospaced digits for representations of time counting. Look at this UI gem 💎‼️: (~7s GIF) #UIDesign #UXDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 21/09/2026

Finally my meat blob managed to reach PB km stride. But not a second faster — an exact result from last year. Well, at least *something*! #Running

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 17/09/2026

What are we doing here? This is not a case for artistic license. Just fix it. (The new installer package icon in macOS 27.2 beta 1.)

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 16/09/2026

Send vs Discard buttons — very close together in Duo UI. After counting to 10, make sure you hands are not shaking. #UIDesign #UXDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 14/09/2026

I was reminded of the fact that USB-C variation of the Apple Pencil (which is promised to be supported by iPhone Duo) actually does not have pressure sensitivity. If you had a dream of cool digital drawing sketchbook setup — I’m afraid it is not that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdYB...

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iPhone Duo… Apple You’re Killing Me here!

YouTube video by Brad Colbow

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 14/09/2026

Continuing on not beating any PBs in running this year. Not yay! Winter had a break. Summer had heatwaves. Also didn’t shed fat reserves to what I consider being the usual summer level. And it’s already mid September. #Running

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 14/09/2026

Although HIG got it’s special page for Duo, the info is not yet dispersed through the rest of the pages. e.g. Tab Bars page does not mention Duo’s vertical case yet, etc. developer.apple.com/design/human... #UIDesign

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Designing for iPhone Duo | Apple Developer Documentation

An app designed for iPhone Duo adapts seamlessly to both displays, providing a continuous experience as the device opens and closes.

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 10/09/2026

So merge of iPadOS back into iOS — WHEN?

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 31/08/2026

The critique of Safari icon redesign in comic format did spread well on several Reddit channels. (Not that I understand Reddit.) Did hear a lot more of the “cannot unsee it now”, so mission more successful than I expected. Hope they will continue to complain about it. :)

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 28/08/2026

Spring/summer is definitely easier to keep at Keto diet. During the winter I was doing 1 week per month. More like dragging my feet till the last week of the month. In spring it got way easier, switched to 2 Keto weeks per month. …

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 28/08/2026

Accidentally got into monthly review mode too early. Maybe because nieces are prepping for the new school year. So mentally I have started September today. For once I am the one who catches the calendar off guard, instead of the other way around.

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 27/08/2026

If you can get just above that “starving” line, taking the attitude of an *artist* while doing anything is the most satisfying approach there is.

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 25/08/2026

This is the placement of the mouse/trackpad, if you want to avoid RSI problems. The “standard” place was dictated by mouse initially having a cord. When cord was lost, the optimal position moved to be in minimum reach from the hand position over the keyboard. 🧵... #Ergonomics #RSI

Picture of mouse or trackpad being positioned in front of the keyboard and at an angle, not on the right side of the keyboard.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 23/08/2026

Dave Blair has upgraded his video feedback machine to 4K. It looks amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=koDC...

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4K Video Feedback Device Complete! Custom 4K Screens with Analog Knobs, Fractals Without a Computer!

YouTube video by Dave Blair

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 22/08/2026

We have quite strong wind. To continue for 6-8 more hours. Some gusts make the whole house shake. My work desk just wobbled like it’s a micro earth quake. 😰 A “bit” unsettling. Brain is even micro-dosing the adrenaline at times. Neighbor already has one big 🌲 down. I just hope all the roofs hold.

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 21/08/2026

18km slow fasted run. 🏃 Done! Who deserves some carbs now?! ✋ #ClearYourHead with #Running

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 19/08/2026

Being exposed to a lot of both — good and bad examples — is crucial in learning any craft, but UI design especially. The parallel drawn in this article — between crazy architecture presented in Backrooms and poor UI design — is very appealing. (1/2)

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 19/08/2026

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 19/08/2026

I use this (incubation of ideas) a lot for design projects. For shorter ones the subconscious work and “refreshing your eyes” is what gets most benefits. For longer ones — new ideas arrive and connect to existing ones over time. Plus this is how ADHD brains operate anyway — multiple lanes.

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 19/08/2026

On the category of its own as far as DataViz jokes go: 👏👏👏 😂

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 17/08/2026

In the name of practice of communicating design concepts more clearly to the wider public, I have redone the explanation of what (in my eyes) is wrong with the new Safari compass (27 beta). Hope this is much clearer. Please, Apple, can we change it! 🙏 #AppIcon #AppIconDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 17/08/2026

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 14/08/2026

If Apple would ever take time to fix up everything in the Graphite UI theme, that would be a good reason for the existence of B&W icons actually. #AppIcon #IconDesign #AppIconDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 16/08/2026

Looking at the YouTube’s website, what exactly is the benefit to the company from showing something like this “configuration” menu to the user, if it basically does not work (ok works for an hour or a day, but then resets)? #UXDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 14/08/2026

If Apple would ever take time to fix up everything in the Graphite UI theme, that would be a good reason for the existence of B&W icons actually. #AppIcon #IconDesign #AppIconDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 13/08/2026

These Apple’s recent half-editors — Icon Composer and SF Symbols — sort of look simple and pretty on the surface, but there are some messes of convoluting/scrambling the visual expression of the structure of the underlying data model. (1/2)

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 12/08/2026

Apparently today a solar eclipse will be happening. And partial one will go over Lithuania 🇱🇹 as well. Depends on the luck with the clouds. Forecast is slightly cloudy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_e...

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Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 - Wikipedia

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 10/08/2026

Safari app icon update is 👎 IMO. A. The asymmetry alone is unpleasant when looked at small sizes (like in Dock). B. The rounding of the red half of the needle makes it look like a watch hand. Here is the helper, so you can not unsee it: #AppIcon #Icon #Design #IconDesign #AppIconDesign #UIDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 07/08/2026

Google Docs shipped new tooltips feature. VERY USEFUL! #UXDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 04/08/2026

Currently thinking this will be my next priority No.1 project where my indie time goes. Could not find any better name that would stick, and it was brewing for a while, so a generic “App Designer” it is. Reserved a handle @appdesigner-app.bsky.social for it. #IndieDev #MacDev #BuildInPublic

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 04/08/2026

New Mac app icon design. NO to glass, YES to tradition of tools. Hopefully speaks enough of “some design tooling” without additional comments. #AppIcon #Icon #Design #IconDesign #AppIconDesign

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 03/08/2026

This sounds funny. :) Maybe there is a localization that sounds even better?

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Mindaugas Rudokas @mindaugasrudokas.com · 30/07/2026

2/3 into summer season already. Heatwaves weren’t extreme here. Cucumbers loved it. It is nice. Time could slow down a bit though, don’t you think? #Gardening

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