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Onur Orhon

@onurorhon.com
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Caught up in design systems and operations, trombone fancier, organically curious, free-range raised.

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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 17/09/2026
This is the correct definition of what lego has become over the years: “The box has an end state, and once the model is built, the relationship between you and the product is essentially over,” but legos meant something completely different when I was a kid.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 13/09/2026
This whole video, just by existing, is a meta-critique of the algorithm itself. By the way, it didn’t escape me that his two examples of fake entrepreneurs gaming the system are both women.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 13/09/2026
This online “hatred” towards a design is just another example that a loud crowd can be wrong, trend-chasing can look like truth, and dislike online is not proof of bad. I’m not saying the new Ferrari is designed well. But I’m certainly not taking this point of view seriously as a practitioner.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 13/09/2026
Ah man, there are so many things wrong with this one-sided "critique". Maybe Ferrari’s brief to Jony Ive was “eliminate the toxic masculinity we’re known for”. Maybe they don’t want their customers to feel like they “own the road” anymore. Maybe the genderless tech-look is very intentional.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 14/05/2026
This is very comprehensive. Thanks for putting it all together.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 08/05/2026
What’s your terminal theme??
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 10/03/2026
I seriously thought you gifted yourself a book with a handwritten note, and I thought what a great idea!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 05/02/2026
If an attacker can prompt-inject your agent into writing files and modifying config, they don't need this hook, they already own you. This feature doesn't change that calculus.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 05/02/2026
I believe the file is opt-in only. It's a creative feature for people who want their assistant to have a "chaotic" mode at certain times (like late night). You make it sound sinister, but it's user-controlled fun, not a vulnerability. Think of it as: "I want my AI to be sassy between 9-10pm."
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 07/01/2026
I would also question the verbs used in the view/panels menu, but that would be nitpicking in all this.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 07/01/2026
@figma.com has a new left nav bar. Why is Library hidden in the least visible corner (bottom left), and why does it disappear in 2 of the 4 views? Also, is it Libraries or Assets? File or Layers? And we still have “Toggle variables” in the menu, but no shortcut for the new Variables panel. Puzzling.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 05/01/2026
I also appreciate them using a smart/curly apostrophe.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 03/01/2026
Reminds me of Commonwealth Ave in Boston, which is still intact.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 03/12/2025
Tinker Token, a first and still-rough version of my token naming tool, is now live. It assembles clean, predictable token names as you fill in the nodes. Sharing in case it’s useful to anyone thinking about naming structures. tinkertoken.com
tinkertoken.com
Tinker Token by Onur Orhon
Tinker with design token names. Pick your nodes, populate the fields, and generate token names that follow a structured pattern. And make sense.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 30/11/2025
Great! I’m on an iPhone 17 pro.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 29/11/2025
I’d be glad to, if you don’t mind trying my stupid token naming app. 😂
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 10/09/2025
So frustrated with ChatGPT 5.0. I wish there was a way to force projects to use an older model. I appreciate Claude more every day.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 28/08/2025
That dry garden rug looks awesome!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 28/07/2025
Such a fantastic read. Inspiring in all the right ways:
medium.com
Why Japanese Developers Code Differently (And Better)
Discover the timeless coding principles Japanese developers use to build cleaner, long-lasting, and bug-free software.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 24/07/2025
Some great @figma.com features released this week, including variable filtering and search. But the real win for me is being able to assign a keyboard shortcut to toggle the variable panel.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 13/07/2025
Have you tried the Zen browser? So far, it's been a good Arc replacement for me.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 02/07/2025
That and when they randomly decide to stop, declare victory, and call it a day.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 08/06/2025
Not yet. But a case study of the approach is coming (soon?) With multi-brand, the decision layer has to be very robust. But I'm trying to keep the number of semantic tokens for consumption very low. Functional tokens are clearly named with intent/component nodes, and scoped for system use only.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 07/06/2025
Agreed, semantic = decision. And there are more semantic decisions than just colors. Currently building a system with semantic brand themes sitting above everything, and color modes at a lower level. Exactly what you’re saying, but with modes, for brands.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 29/05/2025
Building a simple tool in Figma Make for exploring number sequences. Generates curves manually or with presets, and visually compares them to classics like Fibonacci, primes, triangular numbers, etc. Perfect for color ramps, motion curves, scales, and other design system nerdery.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 29/05/2025
Ah. Such big sound on that horn. Still waiting for someone to make a movie that takes place on that snowy night he died back in ‘72.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 20/05/2025
Loved @discolu.bsky.social's Medium post about ditching 4px spacing for the Fibonacci sequence. Looked into polygonal numbers for a similar purpose, and my hot take: Triangular numbers > Fibonacci for spacing 😍 Similar progression, but without the wild exponential jump at larger numbers.
A chart comparing the triangular sequence and Fibonacci sequence, illustrating the less dramatic increase towards the end.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 09/05/2025
Without the ability to set individual rows or columns to hug, grid layout in Figma has pre-auto-layout vibes and gives me anxiety.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 13/04/2025
It’s a bit unfortunate that my long-standing dislike of em-dashes might now come across as an attempt to avoid looking like AI. I’ve simply preferred spaced en-dashes for years, thanks to Erik Spiekermann.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 07/04/2025
9 male characters vs 2 female. That checks out – and it’s the reason I stopped watching his movies.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 22/03/2025
Also, the elusive Jeyn Air.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 14/03/2025
The flicker and jitteriness makes this look like a shot by Méliès!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 25/01/2025
The Snoopy ones have awesome color palettes.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 23/01/2025
I think of Figma as the tool where decisions visually manifest, regardless of where they’re stored. It’s an essential tool in the stack for designers to make core decisions, and to me, states naturally fit into that workflow.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 19/01/2025
Then I suppose I wish they had used New York instead. True italics, with their distinct letterforms, would make summaries stand out and be more accessible. And, personally, a touch more refined.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 18/01/2025
@gruber.foo Apple using italics for summarized notifications is indeed clever. I just wish they had chosen a font with true italics rather than an oblique version of (presumably) San Francisco.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 17/01/2025
Almost two years, and Figma still doesn’t support string variables for line-height. Let us use percentages instead of calculating one for every text size!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 17/01/2025
Yes! Inverse that is independent of light/dark mode, right? Working on that for banners with photo backgrounds.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 16/01/2025
Congrats to @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social on celebrating 20 years! Love the anniversary editions 🔥
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 16/01/2025
Exactly what I’m doing these days! The plugin is really powerful now in terms of variable creation, but boy, is it finicky!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 01/01/2025
I’d love to see a crossover between Planet of the Apes and Silo where Bad Ape and Solo team up for something crucial—essentially the same character in different species, both played by Steve Zahn.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 10/12/2024
Was it posting this here??
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 07/12/2024
Absolutely!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 07/12/2024
I think it gets a bit more accentuated with a wide angle though, due to perspective distortion. Normally, it should look like this with a regular lens.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 07/12/2024
Used to love its music. Then I realized how weak the female characters are. Just cannot enjoy it anymore.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 05/12/2024
Yup. Color used to be fun.
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 21/11/2024
It’s been 16 months since I tweeted here, hopelessly, “I really wished and hoped Bluesky was it.”, and now I’m thinking it IS it after all!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 15/11/2024
Is this true? Official?
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 14/11/2024
Is “butterflies” the official term? Because I love it!
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Onur Orhon @onurorhon.com · 14/11/2024
Seriously, you guys picked the worst time. But I’m also jealous—would love a good show to binge these days.
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