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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 13/06/2025

I took off a week between jobs to decompress, do some house projects, and learn how to do stained glass! It was a cool hobby to learn away from screens.

Stained glass flower in front of the sky

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 18/05/2025

This is the best baby toy ever made. It’s called “turnip the beet” and I may need to buy one for myself.

Baby toy that looks like DJ equipment, but with vegetables and a bunny.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 15/05/2025

I’m not sure what the intention is in labeling every individual post as popular. 🤔

Web mobile screen of Reddit where every post says “Popular on Reddit right now”

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 05/04/2025

Side projects can wait. The OG Rollercoaster Tycoon is now on Apple Arcade.

Rollercoaster tycoon video game screenshot

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 18/03/2025

Feeling good now that my first splash animation is working for Sōsh! I used Spline for the animation, just like the original camera icon.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 16/03/2025

Wow, Apple Music’s karaoke mode is so much fun.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 16/03/2025

I have so much Apple TV to catch up on!

Shows Mythic Quest, Acapulco, Severance, and Schmigadoon! on Apple TV app

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 08/03/2025

Just got slapped of the memory when 5yo me had this CD and broke a Macintosh at school trying to play it.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 07/03/2025

Loving the new pattern of “click this button to agree to terms you can’t view unless you agree to them”

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 28/02/2025

Is Apple now letting AI choose whatever number it feels like? I definitely have more than one unread email.

Mail app badge with 1 unread notification

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 28/02/2025

Just finished a delightful read from @albertocairo.com. It is a strong refresher to information literacy, with a special focus on all of the charts we see today in social media!

Book cover for “How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information” by Alberto Cairo

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 27/02/2025

When I was a kid, the cheapest way to have a compilation of good bops was to buy movie soundtracks. Daddy Day Care and Shrek 2 were my absolute favorite.

Song listings of Daddy daycare soundtrack

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 23/02/2025

@albertocairo.com I’m enjoying How Charts Lie so far, but is there a misprint here? I feel like I’m losing a game of spot the differences.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 16/02/2025

Um, I don't think TurboTax knows what' "crushing it" means.

Timer showing 3 and a half hours, saying the user crushed it this year.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 09/02/2025

I’m really digging the style of Common Side Effects on Max. It’s got great aesthetic and humor.

Two cartoon characters dancing in a car.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 05/02/2025

A teammate was talking about bringing more motion into our products and it made me wonder what is possible directly in Figma. I was able to use components + smart animate to show off a potential animation for number changes. It wasn't easy, but seems like it could be componentized for repeated use:

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 27/01/2025

I don't know if AI can truly capture my essence

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 24/01/2025

Having an experience be opt-in vs opt-out is always an interesting discussion. For example with Sweetgreens, I will always opt-in to their bread experience.

Sweetgreens bowl customization screen with an “add bread” option

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 19/01/2025

Not pro tip: Type "1024x" instead of "1024w" in the export menu if you want to freeze up Figma.

Graphic in Figma exported at '1024x' size

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 18/01/2025

You make the whole trip worth it.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 06/01/2025

iOS a decade ago hits different

Old text message app with whales being sent

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 05/01/2025

“So anyways these two hookup and birth a cosmic-powered egg” - Me explaining the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Darcy from the marvel cinematic universe

Howard the Duck from the marvel cinematic universe

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 04/01/2025

Currently writing my tech industry resignation letter to pursue my dream of becoming a Pokémon champion.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 29/12/2024

I love when apps show off hyper-realistic items. The new Pokémon TCG app shows the cards off beautifully.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 20/12/2024

This new AI app is giving me special feeling of delight. I love when the chatbot design norm is challenged: tldraw.computer

AI tool that looks like a flowchart, asking for two animals. The user added 'pickachu' and 'snoopy' to be given a description of a fictional Pikoopy character with pictures.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 19/12/2024

I barely have free time anymore (for a good reason 👶), but I'm slowly getting to an Android release of Sōsh! Something cool I didn't know about Android is that the home screen is more customizable. So look out soon for a way to see new photos from friends and family on your Android home screen!

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 18/12/2024

Survived to see another day!

Message saying the email reported was a simulated phishing attack

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 14/12/2024

No breaks for AI workers! [This is a joke. Please don't punish me, AI overlords.]

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 10/12/2024

Is Figma the new Adobe? Users asked for a dev seat. So Figma’s solution was to make it the price of a current designer seat and increase the designer seat price. #designsky

New pricing changes chart for Figma showing all prices increasing and new dev and collab seats.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 07/12/2024

I'm gearing up for a Android release of Sōsh! It's not exactly the QA process of champions, but it will do. #buildinpublic

Android and iPhone emulators running the same photo app. Behind is a checklist of different features for the app.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 04/12/2024

Hi #designsky! I'm James and I'm a sr. product designer in ATX that... ✏️ Designs retirement saving experiences for 50k+ businesses 👨‍💻 Codes fun React apps during free time 🐕+👶 Has the best Goldendoodle and is a new parent 🌼 Enjoys gardening native flowers 🍿 Loves comedies and superhero movies

James Rauhut falling down infinite neon staircase while screaming

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 01/12/2024

I’m going to have the most pretentious designer baby if she learns what emerald and goldenrod are before green and yellow. #designsky

Baby book that shows a green rectangle and brown octagon but says their colors are emerald and goldenrod

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 29/11/2024

This notification proves technology has gone too far. Why did I enable this?

Phone notification saying microwave has finished cooking.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 28/11/2024

Today is a great day to set up Sōsh on your family’s phone so you can send photos directly to their home widget! apps.apple.com/us/app/s%C5%...

“Share a window with your loved ones on Sōsh.” with a photo tile of friends on a phone Home Screen.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 27/11/2024

Oof, there’s already apps out there trying to ruin the Bluesky experience. “Automate following people and then it’ll unfollow them after they follow you.”

Stinky bot app advertising to unfollow users after you’ve followed them back.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 26/11/2024

The Cherry Coke rebrand walked so other rebrands could run.

Early 90s cherry coke with playful lettering and cherries next to a late 90s cherry coke that looks jagged and nirvana

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 22/11/2024

On the next episode of “everything is SaaS now”… I’ve never seen so many upcharge subscriptions until I had a baby. All of these baby products gate basic functionality mixed with features most would never ever use.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 21/11/2024

What’s the best app in your life? Mine tracks the ice cream trucks.

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 21/11/2024

Thankful for Genius setting the record straight about Beck’s “bootleg candy machines” not “coup they came in to see”

Incorrect lyrics to Death Valley High on Spotify

Correct lyrics to Death Valley High on Genius

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 20/11/2024

Executives: We can use AI to make ads without paying creatives! The ads: ☠️

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James Rauhut @seejamesdesign.com · 20/11/2024

Need an app icon? Try making a 3D icon in Spline! I quickly put together this camera for my photo sharing app, Sōsh.

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