Svenni Davidsson

@svenni
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Product Designer.

20 years of experience working in various fields of design, focused on Product Design with a background in UI, UX, Game Development, Web Development, and Graphic Design.

LocationReykjavik, Iceland
Portfoliohttps://keepitcomplicated.com
Working athttps://metall.co
Svenni DavidssonMar 3
@lisamelton using the new video transcoding scripts, is there a way to get '--mp4 --no-audio --no-log --target 1000' using a new or different command? I've been using these commands on screen captures and other video exports of my work with really good results 😄
Svenni DavidssonMar 1
J. BlakeFeb 27

I need real buttons and switches back in my life.

https://retrospekt.com/products/sony-fx-310-tv-with-am-fm-radio-and-cassette-recorder

Sony FX-310 TV with AM/FM Radio and Cassette Recorder

Svenni DavidssonJan 13
Jim NielsenJan 13
Idk — when it comes to software, it was never problem of quantity and always a problem of quality.
Svenni DavidssonDec 21
Brian SudaDec 21
Today is the Winter Solstice. Reykjavik, Iceland has 4h07m07s of daylight today, the shortest day of the year. (Sunsight: 11:22 / Sunclipse: 15:29)
Svenni DavidssonDec 14
Scott JensonDec 12

My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about:
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZTOjd_bOQ

Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10

This talk focuses on that evil little term “UX/UI,” which is responsible for so much confusion and tension in open-source projects. Not only does it unnecess...

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Svenni DavidssonNov 30
Riccardo MoriNov 26
New, on Morrick.​me — This time it’s not fatigue, but disconnection: https://morrick.me/archives/10176
This time it’s not fatigue, but disconnection

Trying to elaborate on why I feel increasingly disconnected from tech and by tech, and why this isn't just some passing sense of fatigue.

Riccardo Mori
Svenni DavidssonNov 19
Brian SlettenNov 17
No notes.
#ai #technology #aislop #aiart
Svenni DavidssonOct 16
Scott JensonOct 16

I talk to many professional #UX designers and no one is using genAI in any MEANINGFUL way to revolutionize their design work.

Sure, everyone is playing with it, and it can do some cool parlor tricks, but there isn't anything significant happening in design. If it was so damn helpful, people would be falling over themselves to use it. That's clearly not happening.

The AI design revolution hasn't come to pass. This needs to be said louder.

Svenni DavidssonOct 6
Jonne KokkonenOct 3
More y2k jungle sketches
Svenni DavidssonSep 22
sam henri goldSep 22

I'll be earnest for a second to suggest a reading path if you're interested about this. In order of priority, so if you only have time for, say, two books, just get the first two. These are minimally abstract/artsy, all rooted in applied principles.

1. Don’t Make Me Think – Steve Krug (usability fundamentals)
2. Thinking with Type – Ellen Lupton (type hierarchy, spacing, scale systems for text)
3. Color Design Workbook – Sean Adams (applied palettes, real-world usage for tints/shades)
4. Strategic Writing for UX – Torrey Podmajersky (microcopy for errors, empty states, onboarding)
5. Making and Breaking the Grid – Timothy Samara (layout patterns, rhythm, when/how to break rules tastefully)
6. Laws of UX – Jon Yablonski (honestly one of my favorites. fast heuristics you can apply without thought and have a better result 99% of the time)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/136355865-sam?order=a&shelf=should-engineers-design&sort=position&view=table
https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115247926574714997

Sam’s 'should-engineers-design' books on Goodreads (7 books)

Sam has 7 books on their should-engineers-design shelf: Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Timothy Samara, Don't Make Me T...

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