| 1 | May 9, '24 | LG phone ad from 2008 (BBH London) | 110× | 2.2M | 5.3k | 951 | 1.1k |
| 2 | Jul 1, '24 | Figma AI looks rather heavily trained on existing apps. This is a "weather app" using the new Make Designs feature and the results are basically Apple's Weather app (left). Tried t | 74.4× | 1.5M | 2k | 190 | 614 |
| 3 | May 25, '24 | Yikes | 31.5× | 643k | 864 | 82 | 448 |
| 4 | Jul 1, '24 | Figma AI designs a "not boring weather app" | 29.4× | 601k | 974 | 50 | 424 |
| 5 | Jul 6, '23 | Gotta say, it feels like we missed an opportunity to reinvent social. Can you tell them apart? | ⚡ 22.2× | 13M | 5.5k | 987 | 940 |
| 6 | Apr 30, '24 | Software people learning that MVP doesn’t work in hardware. | 18.9× | 386k | 3.9k | 321 | 273 |
| 7 | Jun 28, '23 | I give you Vibes. Your personal video game soundtrack to find focus and stay in the moment. ➔ | 18.4× | 376k | 1.1k | 101 | 306 |
| 8 | Mar 9, '24 | 2020s lumber vs 1950s lumber | 16.4× | 335k | 772 | 18 | 126 |
| 9 | Jul 2, '24 | Well, that was unexpected. | 14.8× | 302k | 1.7k | 73 | 242 |
| 10 | Jan 9, '24 | It's telling that every AI companion company is building their own hardware (Rabbit, Humane, Meta, Tab, Rewind). Current state of mobile is just too restrictive for big ideas. | 14.6× | 298k | 1.4k | 100 | 326 |
| 11 | Jul 6, '23 | "The UI doesn't matter. It's about the community." The tools shape the behaviors which shape the community. Different tools will create drastically different communities. | 13.9× | 283k | 1.1k | 77 | 40 |
| 12 | Sep 15, '25 | Our big !Boring iOS 26 update is here! + Liquid Glass (tastefully applied) + 6 apps (!Camera, !Weather, !Habits, !Vibes, !Calculator, !Timer) + 144 App Icons + Custom !Camera app i | 13.9× | 283k | 1.6k | 40 | 462 |
| 13 | Jun 5, '23 | The future of design is spatial. | 13.8× | 281k | 2.6k | 282 | 164 |
| 14 | Mar 6, '23 | We’re working on a new (not boring) app. Rather than slowly tease it over months, let’s kill any hype right now… It’s called Vibes. It’s a personalized video game soundtrack for yo | 13.5× | 276k | 1.5k | 79 | 393 |
| 15 | Jun 5, '25 | Introducing… (Not Boring) Camera 3 years, 100+ prototypes, and wild graphics tech to make our perfect camera. Only to say… forget perfection. Just have fun and capture life’s beaut | 13.1× | 268k | 1.8k | 105 | 726 |
| 16 | Jul 6, '23 | "Perhaps this is just the ideal design of a social app." Maybe. But after 6+ years of broad awareness of social's pitfalls, we should hope for something better. Think of the rich v | 11.8× | 240k | 454 | 24 | 8 |
| 17 | Oct 28, '25 | How did it take us this long to see this possibility? | 10.9× | 221k | 1.7k | 46 | 412 |
| 18 | Apr 18, '23 | “Product Design” → “Software Design” It’s time we make the switch. | 9.7× | 198k | 588 | 38 | 83 |
| 19 | Apr 2, '17 | The learning gap in design… | 9.2× | 0 | 2.2k | 964 | 102 |
| 20 | Dec 3, '24 | Brand is the widest moat. | 8.3× | 169k | 2.5k | 129 | 1.3k |
| 21 | Jan 18, '24 | What happens when you're not versed in both brand + product… Branding a suite of products is hard. I've been part of a few efforts (FiftyThree, WeTransfer, !Boring) and consulted f | 8.2× | 168k | 479 | 28 | 232 |
| 22 | Jul 28, '24 | “I want to make beautiful things… even if nobody cares.” — Saul Bass | 7.3× | 149k | 1.8k | 341 | 701 |
| 23 | Apr 21, '23 | There's too much hate out here. We should all love what Humane is doing. Ignoring the hype or product, they're at least turning VC dollars into explorations to push Design forward. | 7.0× | 144k | 393 | 15 | 42 |
| 24 | Mar 17, '23 | Hiring tip to avoid lengthy interviews and portfolio reviews… Just ask candidates to make a drop shadow that doesn't suck and you're hired. | 6.7× | 136k | 588 | 37 | 156 |
| 25 | May 9, '24 | Hey, an onscreen dial to scrub through undo history… that's clever. Where have I seen this…? 🤔 | 5.1× | 104k | 349 | 17 | 54 |
| 26 | Sep 4, '25 | The world needs more hand-drawn software | 5.1× | 103k | 1.5k | 62 | 527 |
| 27 | Feb 17, '21 | A full year in the making… I will not use any more boring apps. I will not use any more boring apps. I will not use any more boring apps. I will not use any more boring apps. | 5.0× | 0 | 1.5k | 169 | 202 |
| 28 | Jul 6, '23 | @SteveMoraco If true, seems like what we all want is twitter w/o musk :) | 5.0× | 101k | 624 | 25 | 4 |
| 29 | May 20, '24 | Then — If you have to ship a manual, you failed. Now — If you have to rely on a 3D-animated fantasy video to make your software not look boring, you failed. | 4.9× | 99k | 595 | 32 | 148 |
| 30 | Jun 7, '24 | New Rivian R1T/R1S interface uses Unreal Engine to create realtime, cel-shaded "anime" visuals. Game engines are the future of software. | 4.8× | 99k | 831 | 62 | 221 |
| 31 | Nov 10, '25 | The Most Beautiful Monospaced Font ✨ (voting by design friends) ✢ Berkeley Mono / 244 ✢ iA Mono/Duo/Quattro / 175 ✢ Departure Mono / 136 ✢ Basis Grotesque Mono Pro / 113 ✢ Jetbrain | 4.7× | 96k | 877 | 20 | 1.2k |
| 32 | Apr 29, '24 | Sound design requires layering. The !Habits checkmark sound is 10 sounds layered together each contributing a different component to the overall sound—build, punctuation, finish. | 4.6× | 94k | 943 | 80 | 473 |
| 33 | Aug 30, '23 | Felt like painting, might destroy later | 4.5× | 92k | 543 | 6 | 46 |
| 34 | Feb 7, '24 | Why I create apps the way I do… | 4.3× | 88k | 374 | 9 | 189 |
| 35 | Aug 9, '23 | Color spills from nearby windows onto desktop widgets in MacOS Sonoma. Nice detail 👌✨ | 4.2× | 86k | 963 | 67 | 68 |
| 36 | Apr 26, '23 | Updating app icons across the (Not Boring) app suite away from simple lines to be more dimensional, more colorful, more fun. | 4.0× | 81k | 525 | 23 | 111 |
| 37 | Jul 2, '24 | I gave a talk at Config about play and building @notboring software… | 4.0× | 81k | 586 | 51 | 353 |
| 38 | Jun 10, '25 | This is not a return to the old skeuomorphism. The future is not dimensional… It's fully 3D and responsive. | 4.0× | 81k | 863 | 45 | 193 |
| 39 | Apr 18, '24 | I'm a sucker for anything in the right shade of yellow 💛 | 3.8× | 78k | 457 | 7 | 48 |
| 40 | Mar 4, '20 | I made a clock! Analog clocks are surprisingly hard for kids to read and require higher cognitive processing (it’s even a common test for dementia). I wanted a clock that my young | 3.8× | 0 | 1.2k | 111 | 145 |
| 41 | Apr 22, '25 | Actually, these are great. | 3.7× | 76k | 1.4k | 51 | 365 |
| 42 | Sep 25, '24 | the setup | the shot | 3.7× | 75k | 376 | 9 | 94 |
| 43 | Jan 6, '25 | Twitter main menu minus the stuff I never use. | 3.7× | 75k | 1.1k | 24 | 52 |
| 44 | Mar 29, '22 | 10 years ago we released Paper and it forever changed how I see Design. This is the untold story of how the app came to be… | 3.6× | 0 | 838 | 139 | 273 |
| 45 | Sep 5, '23 | This is @notboring yellow in sRGB vs P3. I cannot understate how different these are to me. | 3.6× | 73k | 328 | 10 | 69 |
| 46 | Mar 19, '24 | It's time we bury the word "skeuomorphic" | 3.6× | 73k | 557 | 7 | 45 |
| 47 | Oct 3, '23 | We’re the #2 weather app in the world right now ⛅️ | 3.5× | 72k | 316 | 7 | 24 |
| 48 | Jan 31, '24 | Most compelling case for everyday use I've seen yet. And, of course, it's a simple timer :) | 3.3× | 67k | 721 | 31 | 51 |
| 49 | Apr 5, '25 | For some, it's already happening… | 3.3× | 67k | 705 | 16 | 294 |
| 50 | Jul 6, '23 | 2010s new social : Vine, Gowalla, Path, Foursquare, Pinterest, IG, Snapchat vs 2023 new social : 7 Twitter clones | 3.2× | 65k | 369 | 67 | 27 |
| 51 | Jul 1, '23 | Farewell, Apollo. Your indie spirit shines on. | 3.2× | 65k | 365 | 15 | 4 |
| 52 | Apr 30, '24 | Sounds are annoying because most designers use one sample for a button and play it repeatedly. Instead, you want to steal a technique from gaming and randomly select from a set of | 3.1× | 63k | 795 | 70 | 370 |
| 53 | May 23, '24 | Introducing… 💥Exploded View💥 We blew up !Weather. It’s the same simple app, but now you can tap anything to blow it apart in our new Exploded View featuring new 3D models and gra | 3.1× | 62k | 328 | 17 | 81 |
| 54 | Feb 3, '25 | When do we get the AI that picks the best model for you based on your prompt? | 3.0× | 61k | 506 | 18 | 81 |
| 55 | Jun 14, '24 | If you're a talented designer who's found yourself in a leadership position, please, for our sake, stop wasting your years on systems, hiring, and other process bullshit and get yo | 3.0× | 60k | 534 | 36 | 115 |
| 56 | May 22, '24 | Coming soon… | 2.9× | 60k | 498 | 15 | 127 |
| 57 | Oct 24, '24 | This single shot is wild. | 2.9× | 59k | 485 | 18 | 64 |
| 58 | May 24, '24 | We have an entire category of tech now based on resurrecting 2000s-era Apple. | 2.7× | 56k | 390 | 13 | 52 |
| 59 | Sep 6, '23 | Working in tech should be more like filmmaking—artists jumping from project to project, collaborating with new creators across disciplines every few months, making magic happen. Im | 2.7× | 55k | 395 | 35 | 54 |
| 60 | Oct 27, '25 | What's our roadmap? We're just remaking the original iPhone home screen apps… one at a time. | 2.5× | 51k | 537 | 10 | 111 |
| 61 | May 14, '25 | Love seeing more Designers embrace 3D design & animation. @Airbnb | 2.5× | 51k | 711 | 28 | 204 |
| 62 | Nov 21, '23 | logo ≠ brand Great new brand. Amorphous logo. | 2.5× | 50k | 330 | 8 | 89 |
| 63 | Apr 6, '21 | Topics in Product Design that get way too much attention… • Corners (how rounded?) • App Icons • Dark Mode Things in Product Design that actually need our attention… • Patterns &am | 2.3× | 0 | 704 | 79 | 130 |
| 64 | May 2, '24 | Refreshing to see someone in tech say fuck the business case, let's just dream a bit… | 2.2× | 45k | 370 | 18 | 68 |
| 65 | May 9, '25 | The best design talk this week wasn’t at the world’s biggest design conference but next door at Stripe Sessions… | 2.1× | 42k | 585 | 35 | 301 |
| 66 | Jul 3, '24 | I'm not anti-AI. I'm pro-Creators. | 2.0× | 41k | 458 | 43 | 23 |
| 67 | Mar 20, '24 | I'm just here to make beautiful things. | 2.0× | 41k | 618 | 18 | 155 |
| 68 | Jun 7, '22 | Kaboom! This thing is heavy. | 2.0× | 0 | 888 | 9 | 23 |
| 69 | Sep 7, '22 | Dynamic Island may be the best design work from Apple in years. | 2.0× | 0 | 805 | 62 | 30 |
| 70 | Dec 29, '21 | Made a new app… (Not Boring) Habits 👀 | 1.9× | 0 | 641 | 32 | 115 |
| 71 | May 8, '24 | I put together a free sound kit of @notboring sounds for anyone looking to play more with sound in their apps. | 1.9× | 40k | 529 | 29 | 441 |
| 72 | Sep 27, '25 | Lovely to see (Not Boring) Weather show up in @MKBHD's impeccable iPhone 17 Pro review | 1.9× | 39k | 374 | 8 | 95 |
| 73 | Jun 20, '25 | Hey Notion, do you use your products? | 1.9× | 39k | 404 | 2 | 51 |
| 74 | Jun 5, '25 | Our !Camera launch poster is of course an homage to the famous 1999 iMac "Yum" poster. At a time when everyone else was obsessed with power & efficiency, they made something mo | 1.9× | 38k | 574 | 16 | 92 |
| 75 | Jun 10, '24 | “Not written by AI” gonna become the new popular email footer. | 1.8× | 38k | 439 | 45 | 28 |
| 76 | Jun 21, '24 | Would anyone be interested in an article on how to get into 3D? If you've wanted to learn 3D but haven't jumped in, what's blocked you? | 1.8× | 37k | 410 | 6 | 106 |
| 77 | Jul 1, '24 | @alexandroff_h Not sure I'd hire the junior designer who presents a direct copy of an app used by billions. | 1.8× | 36k | 320 | 1 | 2 |
| 78 | Oct 19, '20 | Did you know—the SONOS logo works so that you can mount their speakers upside down and it still reads correctly? And it's not just the name. Even the letterforms (typically bottom | 1.7× | 0 | 626 | 74 | 30 |
| 79 | Jul 23, '24 | 115 !Boring app icons ready for iOS 18. | 1.6× | 33k | 371 | 6 | 70 |
| 80 | Jun 12, '25 | Manual focus in !Camera is so smooth. | 1.6× | 32k | 437 | 8 | 103 |
| 81 | Jan 10, '25 | Just imagine how playful software will be. Everything must be rethought… 💭 | 1.6× | 32k | 475 | 25 | 180 |
| 82 | Feb 2, '24 | So I guess we have all the pieces now to bring this little sh*t to life. | 1.6× | 32k | 361 | 22 | 30 |
| 83 | Jan 17, '20 | IT'S DONE! Built-in shelving + window bench seat is complete and installed. This has been my biggest woodworking project to date but super gratifying. 👇Thread for more details &am | 1.6× | 0 | 517 | 12 | 101 |
| 84 | Aug 28, '24 | There are many hopes on the eve of a new phone release, but I'm just hoping we've finally settled on a consistent screen radius (55px). It's been a journey. | 1.4× | 29k | 391 | 15 | 146 |
| 85 | Oct 13, '25 | Exploring camera layouts… | 1.4× | 29k | 353 | 4 | 110 |
| 86 | May 10, '25 | Though not a "designer" in title or background, Patrick Collison may be the founder who best embodies Design's core ethos of our contribution to culture and the betterment of human | 1.4× | 29k | 352 | 12 | 126 |
| 87 | Jun 13, '22 | How we used "game feel" to reimagine the design of a simple checkbox… 👇 | 1.4× | 0 | 445 | 40 | 78 |
| 88 | Jul 17, '25 | Apple's default lighting direction for liquid glass is set to top left (-45°) and it conflicts with my preferred (and !Boring default) top right (45°) which is less common but, I t | 1.4× | 28k | 367 | 4 | 99 |
| 89 | Nov 17, '22 | I recently gave a talk at Push Conference '22 on why Designers should play video games. A few highlights… | 1.3× | 0 | 328 | 37 | 130 |
| 90 | Nov 15, '22 | What's a controversial Design belief that you hold? Me: Most companies (esp in tech) don't need Great design—it can even hurt a business. Most just need "good enough" design. | 1.2× | 0 | 329 | 9 | 78 |
| 91 | Jan 23, '19 | View post on X | 1.2× | 0 | 340 | 102 | 9 |
| 92 | Jan 31, '25 | View post on X | 1.1× | 23k | 401 | 50 | 119 |
| 93 | Nov 25, '24 | Make software that you wouldn't be embarrassed to hang on your wall. | 1.1× | 23k | 375 | 14 | 68 |
| 94 | Feb 11, '22 | Figjam is fun, but what Figma really needs to make is an image editor so that we can all ditch Photoshop (and Adobe) for good. | 1.1× | 0 | 457 | 20 | 11 |
| 95 | May 7, '25 | Every tool eventually becomes a website builder. | 1.0× | 20k | 410 | 23 | 15 |
| 96 | Jun 27, '24 | -⚪^⚫- @notboring + @newcomputer 📸 by @hamburger | 1.0× | 20k | 396 | 4 | 20 |
| 97 | Nov 12, '25 | The inspiration : The product | 1.0× | 20k | 380 | 15 | 64 |
| 98 | Sep 19, '24 | @avstorm Brief: Do whatever sh*t you want, but do *not* show the actual software. | 0.9× | 19k | 823 | 9 | 8 |
| 99 | Jan 9, '25 | Game design is full of great ideas, if you're willing to look for them… | 0.9× | 19k | 347 | 11 | 107 |
| 100 | May 30, '25 | Best part of making a camera app is designing all the fun iconography. | 0.8× | 15k | 366 | 11 | 95 |
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