Still obligatory. Although I use this less and less.
Links
Things I find worth reading, watching, or saving.
Software
- Figma Suite
- Affinity Suite
A worthy alternative to Adobe.
- Claude Code
We love Claude of course.
- Figma Console MCP
By Southleft. Unlocks useful capabilities.
- Playwright MCP
Useful for Synthetic User testing.
- Visual Studio Code
My code editor of choice.
- Screen Studio
For recording your screen and easily exporting it into something 'pretty'.
- DaVinci Resolve
Professional video editing. I use this for my YouTube channel.
- Obsidian
For writing. Best there is.
- Notion
Slow, but still, I stick to it.
- 1Password
We love 1Password.
- Rectangle
Window management extension. First install on any new system.
- Parcel
My packages tracking app. Love that one.
- Flighty
Probably the one app where I appreciate the UX and UI design.
- Muzzle
One of my favorites. Silences notifications while screen sharing.
- Plex
Lifetime pass (when it was affordable). Questionable decisions lately, but still OK.
- NordVPN
For security.
Reading
2026
- Tips for designers on making it through 2026 to the other side
Head of Design for Microsoft AI writing about how the software industry is changing. Some good points in here.
- tools.design
I visit this to find resources on any category from inspiration to vector images to AI tools.
- tldr.tech/design
The one design newsletter I haven't unsubscribed from yet.