iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 03/08/2026

This feedback related to the design system doc spec has been lingering in my mind. I agree. It can be much better—but I think it'll need a start-from-scratch effort. But no better time than now.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 10/07/2026

Yo, these three Sidebar links are hilarious when sandwiched together.

Three Sidebar.io links related to AI that come off distinctly differently.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 20/06/2026

A few more refinements and then I think it's good to go.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 15/06/2026

My writing app is starting to feel like it could be my daily driver.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 14/06/2026

More progress on my writing app. I'm trying to bring along the things I like about the Hemingway writer. Getting closer.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 03/06/2026

Getting off the screen to review / revise guidelines the old fashioned way.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 24/05/2026

Update on my writing app.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 23/05/2026

I noticed that Netlify measures server-side traffic. I then noticed robots are my primary audience. I then noticed that I got sad.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 18/03/2026

My recent noodling–I'm creating a CLI tool to evaluate writing and provide general analysis on readability of text. I want to have a programmatic tool that'll help me be a slightly less shitty writer.

A screenshot of a CLI tool that evaluates writing.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 02/02/2026

What's the difference between selling an app for $3 and making it free? I'll let you guess.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 18/12/2025

Hey LinkedIn, there's not a single thing you can do to get me to install your stupid mobile app. Also, what in the hell is a phone camera?

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 16/12/2025

I often wonder what the hell is wrong with me. But I do so with greater gusto when I take extra time out of a day with no time to make a stupid invoice like this.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 19/11/2025

I'm working on an programmatic tool for creating blog post "covers". This example is the by-product of four separate processes to go from bitmap image to SVG. It was a pain in the butt–I like it though.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 30/10/2025

Something I've been tinkering on.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 30/10/2025

And it's dropped. It Makes Noise for Mac is available. apps.apple.com/us/app/it-ma...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 22/10/2025

Woke up way too early for our daughter's soccer tournament in Ripon. Arrived to this scene.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 22/09/2025

It Makes Noise 1.08 is out with new sounds and new sidebar iconography. I finally had to break down and design my own icons. So, you're welcome and/or I'm sorry. apps.apple.com/us/app/it-ma...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 24/08/2025

The writing app project continues. I took a little time just sanding down the rough edges and it's already made a huge difference. A little goes a long way. pjonori.blog/posts/writin...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 20/08/2025

I don’t know if higher praise could be given.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 20/08/2025

Hey all, I made an app. It makes noise. Noise for sleep, noise for focus, noise for whatever. I name the app It Makes Noise. Because, duh. You can check it out here: apps.apple.com/us/app/it-ma...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 04/08/2025

I'm making an app that does what it says–and that's it. It Makes Noise makes noise–for focus, for relaxation, for sleep. Really, for whatever. We're close to release and opening up testing to the public. All you need is an iPhone/iPad with iOS 18+ Access here: testflight.apple.com/join/REA7QdpN

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 01/08/2025

Hey, I'm back (for a bit). I'm making a new app. It makes noise. Noise for focus, noise for relaxation, noise for sleep. The app is called It Makes Noise. It's not that far from being ready for release. Hit me up if you're interested in beta testing.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 10/06/2025

The new transition is much more subtle and less CPU intensive. Funny enough I didn't see that play out in the debugger when I recorded these samples, but it *feels* snappier. I also just think it looks nicer.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 10/06/2025

This was the prior treatment. The cover got a blur/scale treatment on scroll. It was pretty brutal on the CPU and perf could spike to well over 90% at times. Frame drops were common in low power mode.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 19/04/2025

Turns out Joshua Tree National Park is pretty. Who would have guess? pjonori.photo/journal/2025...

A big fucking rock in Joshua Tree National Park.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 07/04/2025

I don't typically shoot in color, but the desert is making it unavoidable.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 18/02/2025

Man, the things you see if you just look down. pjonori.photo/journal/2025...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 29/01/2025

New photo journal post. Been too long. pjonori.photo/journal/2024...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 25/01/2025

Small enhancement to It Counts Layers. The plugin now embiggens based on width/height breakpoints. www.figma.com/community/pl...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 13/01/2025

It's been a hot minute since I've updated my music app, but I'll be releasing a new version with "tucked in" features such as skipping songs in an album and additional library sort methods.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 08/12/2024

Close enough, I guess.

A comparison of an internet ad's image of a product image versus the actual product.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 27/11/2024

Photography has been one of my most formative influences related to design systems. Looking back, some of my biggest design system lessons came from photography. And I just received another lesson from photography on consistency vs uniformity. I brush upon it here - pjonori.photo/journal/2024...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 27/11/2024

And that's where I'd say consistency comes into play. Consistency can still recognize and account for context, but done so in predictable and logical ways. To me, consistency is the middle ground between pure uniformity and disorder.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 27/11/2024

Uniformity doesn't take context into account. But letting context dictate without overarching rules and constraints leads to disorder.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 27/11/2024

Consistency gets a bad reputation and I think that's because people conflate it uniformity. Uniformity–remaining the same in all cases and at all time-is what happens when consistency jumps the shark. Uniform stays the same, always, no matter what.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 24/11/2024

I keep taking a photo of the same place on High Street in Oakland. But every time it's a completely different scene. pjonori.photo/journal/2024... pjonori.photo/journal/2024... pjonori.photo/journal/2024...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 21/11/2024

Seen recently. pjonori.photo/journal/2024...

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 03/11/2024

Well, the condensed width version of Olivia Sans is now in a usable state. Perfect? Oh, hell naw. But I'm happy enough with it to use in specific use cases.

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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 05/07/2023

I was able to go take photos for what feels like the first time in ages. It was great, but also hard to swallow that life has been so hectic to make the simple act of walking with a camera seem so daunting. I have to find more time for this.

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