Mindaugas Rudokas
@mindaugasrudokas.com
Explorer–ideator, designer, coder, illustrator. Feeding endless curiosity.
Previously Pixelmator, Flinto. Currently indie, building iOS apps at @codulis.com
Previously Pixelmator, Flinto. Currently indie, building iOS apps at @codulis.com
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Mindaugas Rudokas
@mindaugasrudokas.com
· Jun 23
Have been designing with 'Hardened Glass' since iOS 3 thank you very much.
And plastic.
And fabric.
And metal.
And paper.
And light.
#UIDesign #Skeuomorphism
And plastic.
And fabric.
And metal.
And paper.
And light.
#UIDesign #Skeuomorphism
Deeply saddened by the loss of multiple app icons today. And this one especially.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Deeply saddened by the loss of multiple app icons today. And this one especially.
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So the most-Pro apps (Final Cut and Logic) remain Pro — that’s the good news, some islands of sane UI design still remain inside Apple.
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www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
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www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Introducing Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of creative apps
Apple Creator Studio is a collection of powerful creative apps for making music, video editing, creative imaging, and visual productivity.
www.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
So the most-Pro apps (Final Cut and Logic) remain Pro — that’s the good news, some islands of sane UI design still remain inside Apple.
🧵
www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
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www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Best wishes for the next fly-around marked as 2026! 🎉
Just a dust,
Glued by the gravity,
At a piece of rock and metal,
Waltzing around the burning fireball.
Just a dust,
Glued by the gravity,
At a piece of rock and metal,
Waltzing around the burning fireball.
December 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Best wishes for the next fly-around marked as 2026! 🎉
Just a dust,
Glued by the gravity,
At a piece of rock and metal,
Waltzing around the burning fireball.
Just a dust,
Glued by the gravity,
At a piece of rock and metal,
Waltzing around the burning fireball.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄
“Alien Swamp Guy 3”
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“Alien Swamp Guy 3”
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
“Alien Swamp Guy 2”
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“Alien Swamp Guy 2”
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
“Alien Swamp Guy 1”
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
December 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Alien Swamp Guy 1”
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
Markers, 2014.
#Illustration #Drawing #CharacterDesign #ChildrensArt #ChildrensIllustration
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If only he had found this quote like 2 years ago, and would have been inspired by it. visionOS was indeed pretty good. He could have moved on to build the bright future of the Metaverse. Instead we are now sitting in a pile of 💩.
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
If only he had found this quote like 2 years ago, and would have been inspired by it. visionOS was indeed pretty good. He could have moved on to build the bright future of the Metaverse. Instead we are now sitting in a pile of 💩.
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BREAKING NEWS: Apple’s top design executive Alan Dye is leaving the iPhone maker to become the Chief Design Officer at Meta in a blockbuster coup for the social networking giant and big loss for Apple. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple Design Executive Alan Dye Poached by Meta in Major Coup
Meta Platforms Inc. has poached Apple Inc.’s most prominent design executive in a major coup that underscores a push by the social networking giant into AI-equipped consumer devices.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nice movie.
Although the main topic is the turmoil in Ireland, there is a lot of nostalgia-inducing views and events.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1278...
Although the main topic is the turmoil in Ireland, there is a lot of nostalgia-inducing views and events.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1278...
Belfast (2021) ⭐ 7.2 | Biography, Drama
1h 38m | PG-13
www.imdb.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nice movie.
Although the main topic is the turmoil in Ireland, there is a lot of nostalgia-inducing views and events.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1278...
Although the main topic is the turmoil in Ireland, there is a lot of nostalgia-inducing views and events.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1278...
Audio UIs are like the seed vault for the Skeuomorphism.
There will be draughts, but eventually the rain season comes and it springs back to life.
colorpalette.pro by @ryanfeigenbaum.com
#UIDesign
There will be draughts, but eventually the rain season comes and it springs back to life.
colorpalette.pro by @ryanfeigenbaum.com
#UIDesign
Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes
Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.
colorpalette.pro
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Audio UIs are like the seed vault for the Skeuomorphism.
There will be draughts, but eventually the rain season comes and it springs back to life.
colorpalette.pro by @ryanfeigenbaum.com
#UIDesign
There will be draughts, but eventually the rain season comes and it springs back to life.
colorpalette.pro by @ryanfeigenbaum.com
#UIDesign
Black Friday deals for Premium tiers of all my indie apps.
✸ Disco Timer – glanceable timer.
✸ Disco Steps – pedometer.
✸ Weight Stats – weight loss tracker.
✸ Blood Pressure – yes, one more tracker.
Individual info/links in 🧵…
#BlackFriday #IndieDev #iOSDev
✸ Disco Timer – glanceable timer.
✸ Disco Steps – pedometer.
✸ Weight Stats – weight loss tracker.
✸ Blood Pressure – yes, one more tracker.
Individual info/links in 🧵…
#BlackFriday #IndieDev #iOSDev
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Black Friday deals for Premium tiers of all my indie apps.
✸ Disco Timer – glanceable timer.
✸ Disco Steps – pedometer.
✸ Weight Stats – weight loss tracker.
✸ Blood Pressure – yes, one more tracker.
Individual info/links in 🧵…
#BlackFriday #IndieDev #iOSDev
✸ Disco Timer – glanceable timer.
✸ Disco Steps – pedometer.
✸ Weight Stats – weight loss tracker.
✸ Blood Pressure – yes, one more tracker.
Individual info/links in 🧵…
#BlackFriday #IndieDev #iOSDev
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reposted by Mindaugas Rudokas
From cut, notched, perforated, and layered pieces of metallic-coated paper, artist Michael Velliquette conceives of these alluring geometric motifs.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/mich...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/mich...
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
From cut, notched, perforated, and layered pieces of metallic-coated paper, artist Michael Velliquette conceives of these alluring geometric motifs.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/mich...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/mich...
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In the early days we did flock to Apple’s platform for great design.
Over the years we got locked into the platform.
Now we are hostages to the degrading design.
mastodon.social/@daringfireb...
Over the years we got locked into the platform.
Now we are hostages to the degrading design.
mastodon.social/@daringfireb...
Daring Fireball (@[email protected])
Tahoe’s Terrible Icons
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/11/07/tahoes-terrible-icons
mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In the early days we did flock to Apple’s platform for great design.
Over the years we got locked into the platform.
Now we are hostages to the degrading design.
mastodon.social/@daringfireb...
Over the years we got locked into the platform.
Now we are hostages to the degrading design.
mastodon.social/@daringfireb...
Jeez, even in these handpicked Liquid Glass examples, I literally prefer the earlier versions for *every single one* of them. Good times…
developer.apple.com/design/new-d...
#LiquidGlass
developer.apple.com/design/new-d...
#LiquidGlass
Discover how apps are using the new design and Liquid Glass - Design - Apple Developer
Discover how leading apps are embracing Liquid Glass to create immersive, dynamic experiences that feel natural and responsive across Apple platforms.
developer.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Jeez, even in these handpicked Liquid Glass examples, I literally prefer the earlier versions for *every single one* of them. Good times…
developer.apple.com/design/new-d...
#LiquidGlass
developer.apple.com/design/new-d...
#LiquidGlass
Mac App Store, home page, topmost banner illustration.
“Attention to detail.”
“Attention to detail.”
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Mac App Store, home page, topmost banner illustration.
“Attention to detail.”
“Attention to detail.”
“Rehallucinate”
A quote from the #AdobeMAX keynote.
I don’t think I have heard this word before. With 're-' prefix that is.
I mean – technically correct in the context of images. But it caries all the dirt of text-gen fact fabrication.
A quote from the #AdobeMAX keynote.
I don’t think I have heard this word before. With 're-' prefix that is.
I mean – technically correct in the context of images. But it caries all the dirt of text-gen fact fabrication.
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Rehallucinate”
A quote from the #AdobeMAX keynote.
I don’t think I have heard this word before. With 're-' prefix that is.
I mean – technically correct in the context of images. But it caries all the dirt of text-gen fact fabrication.
A quote from the #AdobeMAX keynote.
I don’t think I have heard this word before. With 're-' prefix that is.
I mean – technically correct in the context of images. But it caries all the dirt of text-gen fact fabrication.
Adobe announces “Project Graph”.
In two days Figma announces “Weave”.
Node-based editors are going mainstream.
(Although seems mainly pushed by gen-AI use cases. I hope procedural/math functionality doesn’t get ignored.)
x.com/figma/status...
In two days Figma announces “Weave”.
Node-based editors are going mainstream.
(Although seems mainly pushed by gen-AI use cases. I hope procedural/math functionality doesn’t get ignored.)
x.com/figma/status...
Figma on X: "We just acquired @weavy_ai, soon to be known as Figma Weave. With Weavy, you’ll get more models, more tools, more ways to create within the canvas. More to come https://t.co/PXUYabLEdp" / X
We just acquired @weavy_ai, soon to be known as Figma Weave. With Weavy, you’ll get more models, more tools, more ways to create within the canvas. More to come https://t.co/PXUYabLEdp
x.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Adobe announces “Project Graph”.
In two days Figma announces “Weave”.
Node-based editors are going mainstream.
(Although seems mainly pushed by gen-AI use cases. I hope procedural/math functionality doesn’t get ignored.)
x.com/figma/status...
In two days Figma announces “Weave”.
Node-based editors are going mainstream.
(Although seems mainly pushed by gen-AI use cases. I hope procedural/math functionality doesn’t get ignored.)
x.com/figma/status...
Some impressive shots here.
Nikon Small World
2025 Photomicrography Competition
www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...
#Photography
Nikon Small World
2025 Photomicrography Competition
www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...
#Photography
October 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Some impressive shots here.
Nikon Small World
2025 Photomicrography Competition
www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...
#Photography
Nikon Small World
2025 Photomicrography Competition
www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...
#Photography