Andy Allen
@andy.works
Designer of !Boring Software
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Andy Allen
@andy.works
· Nov 25
Make software that you wouldn't be embarrassed to hang on your wall.
Silly math in vintage games is my perfect weekend…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZS...
2022 - Non-Euclidean Doom: what happens to a game when pi is not 3.14159…
Since this is a very popular video; did you know the follow up Dutch Camp where we have talks like this is coming August this year?!August 8-12 2025, 42 KM a...
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January 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Silly math in vintage games is my perfect weekend…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZS...
The only social app that sends you a postcard.
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The only social app that sends you a postcard.
PS—At the very least, please stop telling them to reach out to us knowing good & well we can't do shit.
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
PS—At the very least, please stop telling them to reach out to us knowing good & well we can't do shit.
Dear Apple,
Please let app developers issue refunds. If a customer requests a refund and we’re cool with it, please get the fuck out the way.
Sincerely,
Developers
Please let app developers issue refunds. If a customer requests a refund and we’re cool with it, please get the fuck out the way.
Sincerely,
Developers
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Dear Apple,
Please let app developers issue refunds. If a customer requests a refund and we’re cool with it, please get the fuck out the way.
Sincerely,
Developers
Please let app developers issue refunds. If a customer requests a refund and we’re cool with it, please get the fuck out the way.
Sincerely,
Developers
Didn't matter that most of the box was empty space.
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Didn't matter that most of the box was empty space.
Software was better when it came in boxes.
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Software was better when it came in boxes.
!Habits '26 so big it needed a fresh new app icon…
January 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
!Habits '26 so big it needed a fresh new app icon…
Better…
☑️ New App Icon : Say hello to the checkmark!
📊 More Stats : See weekly reps and how progress is trending.
⚡️ Fast Habit Switching : Quick swipe to move fast between many habits.
🔒 Private : Still 100% private. No data ever leaves your device.
☑️ New App Icon : Say hello to the checkmark!
📊 More Stats : See weekly reps and how progress is trending.
⚡️ Fast Habit Switching : Quick swipe to move fast between many habits.
🔒 Private : Still 100% private. No data ever leaves your device.
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Better…
☑️ New App Icon : Say hello to the checkmark!
📊 More Stats : See weekly reps and how progress is trending.
⚡️ Fast Habit Switching : Quick swipe to move fast between many habits.
🔒 Private : Still 100% private. No data ever leaves your device.
☑️ New App Icon : Say hello to the checkmark!
📊 More Stats : See weekly reps and how progress is trending.
⚡️ Fast Habit Switching : Quick swipe to move fast between many habits.
🔒 Private : Still 100% private. No data ever leaves your device.
More Powerful…
🔔 Multi-Day Habits : Set multiple reminders throughout the day.
🔨 Break a Habit : Smash a bad habit or build a new one.
🎯 Set Goals : Target specific daily goals for your habit.
🔔 Multi-Day Habits : Set multiple reminders throughout the day.
🔨 Break a Habit : Smash a bad habit or build a new one.
🎯 Set Goals : Target specific daily goals for your habit.
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
More Powerful…
🔔 Multi-Day Habits : Set multiple reminders throughout the day.
🔨 Break a Habit : Smash a bad habit or build a new one.
🎯 Set Goals : Target specific daily goals for your habit.
🔔 Multi-Day Habits : Set multiple reminders throughout the day.
🔨 Break a Habit : Smash a bad habit or build a new one.
🎯 Set Goals : Target specific daily goals for your habit.
🔮 Personal Quests : !Habits will take the role of dungeon master and craft a personalized quest tailored to your habit to help motivate you along your journey. The stories are crafted by us and powered by iOS 26's new on-device Foundation Model that's fast, free, and 100% private.
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🔮 Personal Quests : !Habits will take the role of dungeon master and craft a personalized quest tailored to your habit to help motivate you along your journey. The stories are crafted by us and powered by iOS 26's new on-device Foundation Model that's fast, free, and 100% private.
Introducing… !Habits '26 Edition!
We built !Habits from the belief that making personal change doesn't have to be hard. But should be fun! This our biggest update ever and makes habit tracking more flexible, more powerful, and most of all… more fun.
We built !Habits from the belief that making personal change doesn't have to be hard. But should be fun! This our biggest update ever and makes habit tracking more flexible, more powerful, and most of all… more fun.
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Introducing… !Habits '26 Edition!
We built !Habits from the belief that making personal change doesn't have to be hard. But should be fun! This our biggest update ever and makes habit tracking more flexible, more powerful, and most of all… more fun.
We built !Habits from the belief that making personal change doesn't have to be hard. But should be fun! This our biggest update ever and makes habit tracking more flexible, more powerful, and most of all… more fun.
Taste the start of the new year with our 2026 !Camera 📷
December 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Taste the start of the new year with our 2026 !Camera 📷
I picked up Brian Eno's latest "What Art Does" and was pleased to find these fun little illustrations in it. Reached out the artist to learn they were all sketched in Paper 🖤
December 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I picked up Brian Eno's latest "What Art Does" and was pleased to find these fun little illustrations in it. Reached out the artist to learn they were all sketched in Paper 🖤
Glad someone noticed :)
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Glad someone noticed :)
Find that I increasingly enjoy doing the slow & tedious work like this activity indicator for a big @notbor.ing Habits update coming soon…
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Find that I increasingly enjoy doing the slow & tedious work like this activity indicator for a big @notbor.ing Habits update coming soon…
Fun passion project from @itaydre on opinionated design featuring interviews with Teenage Engineering, Daylight, Futureland. Thanks for opening up a spread for me to proselytize about Design.
December 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fun passion project from @itaydre on opinionated design featuring interviews with Teenage Engineering, Daylight, Futureland. Thanks for opening up a spread for me to proselytize about Design.
Excellent generational book written and hand-built by @alexobenauer.com on how we grew software.
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Excellent generational book written and hand-built by @alexobenauer.com on how we grew software.
!Camera Art Model : Graphite Edition
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
!Camera Art Model : Graphite Edition
There are no rules for good design processes, there is only good design.
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
There are no rules for good design processes, there is only good design.
We had sold out, but I made a few extras for those who want to get your hands on a hand-crafted !Camera Art Model based on the app… notboring.shop/products/ca...
!Camera Collectible Art Model
This is a true-scale art model of the (Not Boring) Camera app with moveable parts: lens rotates, dials spin, buttons depress, and switch slides. Includes a sheet of sticker decals, a postcard hand-signed & numbered by the artist, and a collectible box. Includes !Camera Art Model (3.5" x 5" x 2") Signed & number
notboring.shop
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We had sold out, but I made a few extras for those who want to get your hands on a hand-crafted !Camera Art Model based on the app… notboring.shop/products/ca...
Inside with the camera model is a hand-signed and numbered card + sticker decals.
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Inside with the camera model is a hand-signed and numbered card + sticker decals.
Barcode with a hidden message.
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Barcode with a hidden message.
To keep track of the editions, a sticker.
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
To keep track of the editions, a sticker.