Andy Griffin

@andy_griffin_design
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Design technologist building for AR. Product Designer formerly at Apple | Adobe.
Websitehttps://andygriff.in
“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold

Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software.

I have a lifetime achievement award prepared for the mad genius who decided Nerds should be used as sprinkles on other candies.
The most magical confectionary time of the year — when Trader Joe’s X & O gummies and Cadbury mini eggs overlap.
A UI fix I’ve foolishly waited decades for assuming it was so obvious it would *of course* be fixed soon…
that awful yellow accent color in Apple Notes
Wife to HomePod: Play only the fun songs from KPop Demon Hunters
Me to wife: 😑 Do you really think that will work?
HomePod: Soda Pop, Golden, Takedown…
Me: 🫠

My annual ritual on this day has become to recommend watching Come From Away. In a season when we’re drifting apart, it shows what can happen when we come together.

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/come-from-away/umc.cmc.262n0v53nmotkz7ulzuuco7rq?playableId=tvs.sbd.4000%3AA0064601001

Watch Come From Away - Movie - Apple TV+

Watch the musical Come From Away, directed by Christopher Ashley starring Petrina Bromley, Jenn Colella, and De'Lon Grant. Streaming on Apple TV+.

Apple TV
Was on the fence about upgrading my phone this year or next, but then they made a Pro in my favorite color… I may not be able to wait 🫠💸
All those fancy new camera phones and they didn’t even mention spatial photos or videos 😣
The default hover state on #AppleVisionPro is problematic — especially when it comes to images. Because directing your focus overexposes the content, a user is never able to see its correct color except when in their peripheral vision. It ruins a lot of carefully color-managed imagery out there.
It is awfully maddening to have to wait 24 hours for any launch day data from App Store Connect.