Jonas Downey
@jonas.do
Design Manager @ Figma // Co-creator of Hello Weather. Ex-Twitter and some other stuff. he/him
🌐 https://jonas.do
🌞 @helloweather.com
🌐 https://jonas.do
🌞 @helloweather.com
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Jonas Downey
@jonas.do
· Jan 22
Resharing some designer starter packs for all the new folks who've joined up recently!
Designsky: go.bsky.app/3cUcyW1
Designsky II: go.bsky.app/ToZKKTt
Designsky: go.bsky.app/3cUcyW1
Designsky II: go.bsky.app/ToZKKTt
Hello Weather is the app of the day all over the world today! Amazing to see this rolling out globally 🥹
apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...
apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hello Weather is the app of the day all over the world today! Amazing to see this rolling out globally 🥹
apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...
apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...
just started thinking about the film Metropolis for totally no reason at all
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
just started thinking about the film Metropolis for totally no reason at all
Lately I've been impressed by the volume of writing some folks are producing, and I've wondered how they're finding the time to be so prolific!
Then I read the writing and remember: oh. right.
Then I read the writing and remember: oh. right.
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Lately I've been impressed by the volume of writing some folks are producing, and I've wondered how they're finding the time to be so prolific!
Then I read the writing and remember: oh. right.
Then I read the writing and remember: oh. right.
This new option (in iOS 26.1 beta 4) is dramatically better for everything and should be the default.
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This new option (in iOS 26.1 beta 4) is dramatically better for everything and should be the default.
What's everyone's social media approach right now? Which platforms do you lurk vs post vs ignore entirely?
(I've been on a long hiatus from everything, and I'm not sure what's good anymore)
(I've been on a long hiatus from everything, and I'm not sure what's good anymore)
October 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
What's everyone's social media approach right now? Which platforms do you lurk vs post vs ignore entirely?
(I've been on a long hiatus from everything, and I'm not sure what's good anymore)
(I've been on a long hiatus from everything, and I'm not sure what's good anymore)
Reposted by Jonas Downey
New in Hello Weather this week—Liquid Glass support for iOS 26, plus a bunch of related improvements!
Hop over to the App Store to grab it:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
Hop over to the App Store to grab it:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
September 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New in Hello Weather this week—Liquid Glass support for iOS 26, plus a bunch of related improvements!
Hop over to the App Store to grab it:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
Hop over to the App Store to grab it:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
New on the @figma.com blog – I wrote about building resilient design teams, especially in times of constant macro change and instability.
Sharing some tips here around team health and culture, craft, scaling with intention…and having fun together while you’re at it:
www.figma.com/blog/how-to-...
Sharing some tips here around team health and culture, craft, scaling with intention…and having fun together while you’re at it:
www.figma.com/blog/how-to-...
How To Build A Resilient Design Team | Figma Blog
How do you build a team that’s resilient to change, no matter what’s around the corner?
www.figma.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New on the @figma.com blog – I wrote about building resilient design teams, especially in times of constant macro change and instability.
Sharing some tips here around team health and culture, craft, scaling with intention…and having fun together while you’re at it:
www.figma.com/blog/how-to-...
Sharing some tips here around team health and culture, craft, scaling with intention…and having fun together while you’re at it:
www.figma.com/blog/how-to-...
Reposted by Jonas Downey
144 available pixels, dozens of stakeholders, a handful of icons. My definition of a good time. figma.com/blog/the-mak...
July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
144 available pixels, dozens of stakeholders, a handful of icons. My definition of a good time. figma.com/blog/the-mak...
First summer garden sunflower 🌻
July 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
First summer garden sunflower 🌻
One of my long term goals in running an indie software project is to directly support other independent creators.
For the new Hello Weather, we hired freelancers to help us (like the legendary @matthewskiles.com), and we’re sponsoring a handful of indie publications:
512pixels.net/2025/07/spon...
For the new Hello Weather, we hired freelancers to help us (like the legendary @matthewskiles.com), and we’re sponsoring a handful of indie publications:
512pixels.net/2025/07/spon...
Sponsor: Hello Weather - 512 Pixels
One of the most beloved indie weather apps just got a major redesign for 2025, and it’s worth checking out as your new daily driver. The whole app has been modernized and rebuilt from the ground up, a...
512pixels.net
July 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One of my long term goals in running an indie software project is to directly support other independent creators.
For the new Hello Weather, we hired freelancers to help us (like the legendary @matthewskiles.com), and we’re sponsoring a handful of indie publications:
512pixels.net/2025/07/spon...
For the new Hello Weather, we hired freelancers to help us (like the legendary @matthewskiles.com), and we’re sponsoring a handful of indie publications:
512pixels.net/2025/07/spon...
What's your least favorite corporate jargon?
I dislike all of it, but using "asks" and "solves" as nouns is a special kind of terrible
I dislike all of it, but using "asks" and "solves" as nouns is a special kind of terrible
July 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
What's your least favorite corporate jargon?
I dislike all of it, but using "asks" and "solves" as nouns is a special kind of terrible
I dislike all of it, but using "asks" and "solves" as nouns is a special kind of terrible
being forced to embrace Liquid Glass as an iOS app developer
a baby is standing on the edge of a swimming pool with the words " yay lets go " above him .
ALT: a baby is standing on the edge of a swimming pool with the words " yay lets go " above him .
media.tenor.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
being forced to embrace Liquid Glass as an iOS app developer
I was not expecting to feel a kinship with Donkey Kong, but as it turns out, both of our realities are completely bananas
July 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I was not expecting to feel a kinship with Donkey Kong, but as it turns out, both of our realities are completely bananas
Someone should create a web browser feature to automatically choose the least possible cookie tracking on any given website.
(Who ever wants *more* tracking? This doesn't need to be an explicit choice)
(Who ever wants *more* tracking? This doesn't need to be an explicit choice)
July 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Someone should create a web browser feature to automatically choose the least possible cookie tracking on any given website.
(Who ever wants *more* tracking? This doesn't need to be an explicit choice)
(Who ever wants *more* tracking? This doesn't need to be an explicit choice)
one of my favorite life experiences is being late to a meeting, but still being earlier than all the other participants
July 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
one of my favorite life experiences is being late to a meeting, but still being earlier than all the other participants
Reposted by Jonas Downey
The all new Hello Weather is finally here!
We’re rolling it out gradually this week, so if you don’t see the update yet, hop over to this App Store link and grab it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
We’re rolling it out gradually this week, so if you don’t see the update yet, hop over to this App Store link and grab it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
Hello Weather
Hello Weather gives you beautiful, trustworthy forecasts powered by the best weather data on Earth. With hyperlocal real-time updates and a joyful design that’s easy to read at a glance, you’ll alway...
apps.apple.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The all new Hello Weather is finally here!
We’re rolling it out gradually this week, so if you don’t see the update yet, hop over to this App Store link and grab it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
We’re rolling it out gradually this week, so if you don’t see the update yet, hop over to this App Store link and grab it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
Crystal Pepsi Van Halen Right Now Commercial 1992
YouTube video by FORGOTTEN_VCR
youtu.be
June 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
we put a small homage to Mac OS 8 into the new Hello Weather, and I really hope Apple is cool with it, because I love it so much
June 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
we put a small homage to Mac OS 8 into the new Hello Weather, and I really hope Apple is cool with it, because I love it so much
we’re finally launching our mega update to @helloweather.com!
Click this link to get notified when it’s released on June 30:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
Click this link to get notified when it’s released on June 30:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
The all-new Hello Weather: Forecasts so advanced, they might be fivecasts.
Forecasts so advanced, they might be fivecasts.
apps.apple.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
we’re finally launching our mega update to @helloweather.com!
Click this link to get notified when it’s released on June 30:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
Click this link to get notified when it’s released on June 30:
apps.apple.com/us/app/hello...
trying out a new approach for visualizing all the little stuff I do as a manager
June 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
trying out a new approach for visualizing all the little stuff I do as a manager
Shipping a product is so tough. You’d think it’d get easier with a lot of experience, but no.
Your standards and ambition just get a little higher every time
Your standards and ambition just get a little higher every time
June 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Shipping a product is so tough. You’d think it’d get easier with a lot of experience, but no.
Your standards and ambition just get a little higher every time
Your standards and ambition just get a little higher every time
These ultra-translucent interfaces rarely work well as a system, because the transparency introduces way more problems than it solves. It’s form over function.
I’d bet that a lot of this liquid glass stuff will end up more like semi-opaque-frosted-glass in the end. But it looks cool as a demo!
I’d bet that a lot of this liquid glass stuff will end up more like semi-opaque-frosted-glass in the end. But it looks cool as a demo!
June 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
These ultra-translucent interfaces rarely work well as a system, because the transparency introduces way more problems than it solves. It’s form over function.
I’d bet that a lot of this liquid glass stuff will end up more like semi-opaque-frosted-glass in the end. But it looks cool as a demo!
I’d bet that a lot of this liquid glass stuff will end up more like semi-opaque-frosted-glass in the end. But it looks cool as a demo!
It’s counterintuitively great to see a bunch of “Bluesky is dead” hot takes, because that means Bluesky is *not* dead, and it’s thriving enough to warrant continued attention
June 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It’s counterintuitively great to see a bunch of “Bluesky is dead” hot takes, because that means Bluesky is *not* dead, and it’s thriving enough to warrant continued attention
Just getting caught up on the day's events, and I'm not surprised to learn that the least surprising outcome of all time finally occurred in an unsurprising manner
June 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Just getting caught up on the day's events, and I'm not surprised to learn that the least surprising outcome of all time finally occurred in an unsurprising manner