Hylke Bons 🥜

hey everyone,

you may have guessed reading between the lines, but I lost my job in the recent tech layoffs…

also burnt out and realised I need to go back to working on stuff I care about.

I hope to gather enough small monthly sponsors to at least cover the bills, so I can:

- 🖥️ create beautiful apps for #Linux / #GNOME

- ✏️ provide free #design support to #OpenSource projects

if you like my work, please consider $1/month to make this possible?

thank you. :)

https://github.com/sponsors/hbons

Sponsor @hbons on GitHub Sponsors

Hello! I'm Hylke. I'm a product designer who codes. I design and build software. Both how it looks, and how it works.

 I love working with people from all over the world.

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Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 3

I will post more details about my plans soon.

meanwhile I’m working on getting Auroras out the door, improve Bobby, and in spring tackle the big fish: port #SparkleShare to #Rust and the modern #GNOME stack.

❤️

Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 3

if you’re not on GitHub I’ve made a page supporting pretty much all (local) payment methods using Stripe:

https://planetpeanut.studio/sponsors

Sponsor Hylke – Planet Peanut Studio

Hello! I'm Hylke Bons. I'm a product designer who codes. I design and build software. Both how it looks, and how it works. I love working with people from all over the world.

Show threadJuanjo SalvadorMar 3

@hbons sad to hear that :(

Hope you find something better soon!

Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 3
@jsalvador thanks for your sponsorship! 😊
Show threadSir David NielsenMar 3
@hbons done, I am sorry to hear that you were downsized.
Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 3
@DavidNielsen thanks a lot!
Show threadKeirMar 3
@hbons ahh I’m sorry to hear that. I hope you’ll find something new soon!
Show threadOndřej MíchalMar 3

@hbons I hope you'll find sufficient sponsorship soon!

Over at @GIMP we'd love to see more input from designers. @rangelovd and others are doing great work over there and hearing more voices is very welcome. See https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/GIMP/Design/gimp-ux.

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Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 3
@martymichal @GIMP @rangelovd working with the GIMP folk would be fun for sure. :)
Show threadSexybiggetje🐖Mar 3
@hbons sorry to hear that. Do you have a one time payment option somewhere, like PayPal, bunq or similar link?
Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 3
@martijn thank you! not at the moment… (only on GitHub) but I’ll look at adding that.
Show threadLouis SalkeldMar 3
@hbons <3
Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 3
@salkeld 😂 thanks for your sponsorship!
Show threadRupert ReynoldsMar 4

@hbons For anyone doubting whether paying for free software is a thing, remember that when all the commercial stuff is enshittified to death, free (as in free speach) software is all we will have left that is usable.

We support who we can, in line with our feelings and ojlur finances. But remember that loyalty to a big brand name is almost always 100% one-way. "We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company." sums up the corporate attitude.

I am a bus driver (for my day job), not a billionaire, but I still contribute regularly for a few things. The free CD database, for example, that I've used at least once a week for ever, and a few YT channels, like the one that got shadow-banned by YT, because they advocate for EVs, and aren't scared to say what they think about shady business practices.

Show threadbazkie 👩🏼‍💻 bitplanes 🎵Mar 4

@hbons i'm so sorry!

maybe you should start a patreon? github is very.. microsoft 😅

Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 4

@bazkie I'd like a better alternative but in the end everything goes through Stripe... even Patreon. and GitHub pays for the fees.

I also made https://planetpeanut.studio/sponsors for people who don't use GitHub. :)

Sponsor Hylke – Planet Peanut Studio

Hello! I'm Hylke Bons. I'm a product designer who codes. I design and build software. Both how it looks, and how it works. I love working with people from all over the world.

Show threadbazkie 👩🏼‍💻 bitplanes 🎵Mar 4
@hbons cool! lovely website btw, cute design
Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 4
@bazkie thank you! it's only half finished at the moment and it was very hard to step over my perfectionism. :P
Show threadbazkie 👩🏼‍💻 bitplanes 🎵Mar 4
@hbons it looks perfect to me but i get the struggle 😅