Ged MaheuxBoy the Apple Private Relay thing continues to be a problem for Tapestry Kickstarter backers. Don’t worry though, we’ll get your reward delivery sorted. 👍
More work designing the timeline for #projecttapestry today. Pretty happy with how it’s coming, but there’s a long way to go, so many unknowns ahead. Thankfully that’s the part I enjoy the most.
Designing for #projecttapestry is like opening Pandora’s Box, except that each day there’s an entirely new box to open and inside each one are ten more boxes. 🤯
Today’s the day when I think I finally got a handle on the timeline design for #projecttapestry. Still so much to do but the design of the content itself is coming along nicely. Whew!
You know you’re having fun designing a UI when you can’t stop thinking about it and want to get back to it even on your days off. 🥰
Long but good UI design meeting today for #ProjectTapestry. Things are coming along nicely but more importantly @chockenberry approves. THATS ALL THAT MATTERS REALLY ISNT IT?
Well, back to the drawing board I go. I should never have named the design file Tapestry-Timeline-Final.PSD. 🤦♂️ #ProjectTapestry
Tapestry’s timeline has been redesigned (again). Fourth time a charm I always say. Lots of improvements and better accessibility so it was more than worth it. #ProjectTapestry
Draw Pixelated Beards - Achievement unlocked! 🧔🏻♂️ #ProjectTapestry
Actual footage from our #ProjectTapestry huddle just a few minutes ago.
Delivered this week’s batch of pixel portraits to #ProjectTapestry backers. You get a portrait! You get a portrait! 🎉🥳✍️
Michael Edlund@gedeonm Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel yet? I’m guessing you can only do so many in a week while still maintaining focus and sanity
@arcticleo OMG no. We’re only about 20% done. Getting faster on them though!
@gedeonm hahaha ok. I was slow so I didn’t get my pixel upgrade in until the third round, and I realized from the get go that my best approach was to simply try and forget about it so that it just comes as a pleasant surprise one sunny day 😊
@arcticleo Good strategy! 😂
@gedeonm It did indeed come as a surprise on a sunny day. And actually quicker than I expected. Thank you! 🙏❤️
@arcticleo You are most welcome! Hope you like it, drawing these has really been a blast for us.
@gedeonm I love it! Biggest conundrum was choosing photo. Ended up choosing one that those who see me every day will recognize as opposed to professional, party, aspirational, or whatever other personas we present in different contexts.
Curious if they’re all made with Linea or other tools, and if perchance you’ve come up with feature ideas for Linea by doing so many of these in a short time?
@arcticleo We’ve been drawing them all in Photoshop. Could use Linea but easier to adjust in PS.
Will Croft@gedeonm mine is amazing, thank you! 🙌🏻
@willcroft Awesome! So glad you like it! Thanks for your support!
One of the best things I learned from my instructors at RIT a billion lifetimes ago was the concept of signal vs noise in graphic design. It’s a guiding philosophy in my work & I use it almost every day. It’s been especially handy for the pixel portraits for #ProjectTapestry.
Does a placed pixel increase the message/clarity/signal or add distractions/junk/noise to the icon? It’s a constant struggle but once you “get” signal vs noise, designing becomes a whole lot more fun/effective. ✍️
If I didn’t have a million other things to do, I think I could spend all of my days just drawing pixel avatars for #ProjectTapestry. It’s extremely satisfying to render someone’s likeness in pixels.
Capturing someone’s unique “look” in pixels can be tough but I’m having a blast attempting it, that’s for sure. ✍️ #ProjectTapestry
Meanwhile I was pushing pixels by hand into the portraits of people who appreciate human artists during that keynote. #ProjectTapestry
I might have been channeling Tim Apple a bit too much while drawing the latest pixel portrait of David for #ProjectTapestry. 🤓 Adjusting… ✍️
Thanks to today’s internal build of #ProjectTapestry the app nudged closer to actually being able use it day to day. I can finally start to get a real feel for its potential. It’s exciting. 👍
Timo Hetzel
Jason Martin
Dominic Hopton
David N@gedeonm @Iconfactory And we are both at least 10 years younger too!
David Crooks 🏳️🌈@gedeonm And we respect you for it!
Agee Springer@gedeonm I deeply regret not jumping on that during the kickstarter campaign. The portraits people are posting look amazing!
James Tinmouth
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Simon Harper@gedeonm yay 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Numeric Citizen@gedeonm looking really awesome! No slots available to redo my avatar by any chance? 🥺
@numericcitizen Not at the moment. Once we get over, the launch hurdle we will probably offer this service all on its own. It’s been really popular.
Kelly Guimont@gedeonm surprised it wasn't my hair you used as an example (:
@gedeonm while that is some spectacular hair, this is closer to what you're in for when you get to me. (;
Dave Nanian@gedeonm I still have to send mine in…I can’t decide whether to do me or my dog.
Michael B. Johnson
Luke Dorny 
@gedeonm you should do a patreon or something to do more. I’d be up for it.
@Luke Yep we probably will once we get Tapestry’s suite of avatars done and the app is shipped.
Nic Lake 
@gedeonm @Iconfactory I'm bummed I missed out. These look so cool.
@niclake @Iconfactory will likely offer them as a service once we get past Project Tapestry’s launch. People really are loving them. 👍
Joshua Jung
Ramiro@gedeonm You doing these in PS?
Noah Jacobus@gedeonm would love to see a giant grid of all of them once they’re done 😍
@jabronus Yeah me too. I really hope we can make this happen.
Ben Pickles@gedeonm oh wow they’re fantastic! (whatever #ProjectTapestry is)
@benpickles thanks! We offered these portraits as add-one as part of our Kickstarter project to build the tapestry app for iOS.
Jörg Schwarz 🌐@gedeonm Looks great 👍🏼. Have you an App Tipp (iOS) for me?
Best regards
Best regards
Rob Fahrni@gedeonm @bigzaphod Ged, this needs to be another Iconfactory service! 😍
@fahrni @bigzaphod Very kind. Yeah we wanna offer them once we’re past Tapestry’s launch. They are pretty fun.
BillSaysThis@gedeonm Exactly! From my dev perspective I try to understand how any piece of UI or feature moved the needle for our users. Especially with reports, are we giving actionable information that enables a user to do their job better.
@gedeonm so impatient for mine 😬
Can’t wait to see it 🤗
@simonharper Applogies. Wish there were more hours in the day, or more factory artists, LOL.
@gedeonm no apology needed Ged! Art takes time. Happy to wait and be amazed at the results ♥️
@gedeonm I wish I had mine done! So great work! 🤗
Jeremy Gonis@gedeonm The more I see, the more I wish I had thrown more money at you guys for myself.
Craig Hockenberry@gedeonm Were you trying to add two numbers together while @bigzaphod and I were talking about value type hierarchies?
@gedeonm gray to see it’s all being intensely discussed 👍🏼
@gedeonm can’t wait for mine. Looking forward to how my ‘owl stare’ comes out.