Siddharth
@sidjha.com
Designer-builder, product engineer, husband.
Indie studio of one building useful & beautiful products.
🌅 @solarday.app: mindful, intentional productivity
💌 I write a weekly newsletter curating good design & craft: https://subgrid.design
Indie studio of one building useful & beautiful products.
🌅 @solarday.app: mindful, intentional productivity
💌 I write a weekly newsletter curating good design & craft: https://subgrid.design
Reposted by Siddharth
Here’s a question I get a lot:
> “Now that AI can generate front-end UIs for us, what’s the point of learning CSS ourselves?”
I think there are lots of reasons, including that you can use AI much more effectively if you understand CSS yourself.
But is that actually true? Let’s discuss. 🧵
> “Now that AI can generate front-end UIs for us, what’s the point of learning CSS ourselves?”
I think there are lots of reasons, including that you can use AI much more effectively if you understand CSS yourself.
But is that actually true? Let’s discuss. 🧵
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here’s a question I get a lot:
> “Now that AI can generate front-end UIs for us, what’s the point of learning CSS ourselves?”
I think there are lots of reasons, including that you can use AI much more effectively if you understand CSS yourself.
But is that actually true? Let’s discuss. 🧵
> “Now that AI can generate front-end UIs for us, what’s the point of learning CSS ourselves?”
I think there are lots of reasons, including that you can use AI much more effectively if you understand CSS yourself.
But is that actually true? Let’s discuss. 🧵
“More than 100 of them [AI unicorns] were founded only in the past two years” crazystupidtech.com/2025/11/21/b...
Worth reading from @crazystupidtech.com
Worth reading from @crazystupidtech.com
We remember the internet bubble. This mania looks and feels the same.
The AI revolution is three years old Nov. 30. In just 36 months AI has gone from great-new-toy, to global phenomenon, to where we are today - debating whether we are in one of the biggest technology b...
crazystupidtech.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“More than 100 of them [AI unicorns] were founded only in the past two years” crazystupidtech.com/2025/11/21/b...
Worth reading from @crazystupidtech.com
Worth reading from @crazystupidtech.com
Honestly, @presenter.ia.net feels like the endgame of presentations. Lets you focus on the message while everything else adapts magically. What actual design innovation in software looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Honestly, @presenter.ia.net feels like the endgame of presentations. Lets you focus on the message while everything else adapts magically. What actual design innovation in software looks like.
The second edition of my weekly design newsletter went out this morning. subgrid.design
Read the past issues, and if you like this kind of stuff, subscribe. It’s always free (and unsubscribe anytime).
#design #newsletter
Read the past issues, and if you like this kind of stuff, subscribe. It’s always free (and unsubscribe anytime).
#design #newsletter
SUBGRID: Curated Weekly Catalog of Good Design
SUBGRID is a weekly catalog of good design. Curated with care by Siddharth S. Jha, a product designer in Canada.
subgrid.design
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The second edition of my weekly design newsletter went out this morning. subgrid.design
Read the past issues, and if you like this kind of stuff, subscribe. It’s always free (and unsubscribe anytime).
#design #newsletter
Read the past issues, and if you like this kind of stuff, subscribe. It’s always free (and unsubscribe anytime).
#design #newsletter
After years of aspiring to do so, this week I started a free design newsletter called SUBGRID. A curated weekly catalog of design and craft from around the 🌏.
The first issue went out on Wed. Read it here: subgrid.design/posts/subgri...
💌 Subscribe to read the next one.
The first issue went out on Wed. Read it here: subgrid.design/posts/subgri...
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SUBGRID Issue #001
SUBGRID is a free thoughtfully curated weekly catalog of good design and design craft. Dispatched with ❤ from Canada by Siddharth S Jha.
subgrid.design
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
After years of aspiring to do so, this week I started a free design newsletter called SUBGRID. A curated weekly catalog of design and craft from around the 🌏.
The first issue went out on Wed. Read it here: subgrid.design/posts/subgri...
💌 Subscribe to read the next one.
The first issue went out on Wed. Read it here: subgrid.design/posts/subgri...
💌 Subscribe to read the next one.
Solarday is a canvas for mindful productivity. Bank-grade encryption so your data is only yours to see.
No creepy AIs processing your data.
No ads.
One-time purchase.
#productivity #appstore #madeincanada #taskmanagement #iosapp
No creepy AIs processing your data.
No ads.
One-time purchase.
#productivity #appstore #madeincanada #taskmanagement #iosapp
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Nothing says ‘digital detox’ quite like an algorithmically served carousel post about it on Instagram
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Nothing says ‘digital detox’ quite like an algorithmically served carousel post about it on Instagram
Math Notes in Calculator on iOS would benefit from a mode where you can speak or type in natural language to do math (what % growth is x to y etc).
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Math Notes in Calculator on iOS would benefit from a mode where you can speak or type in natural language to do math (what % growth is x to y etc).
AI / Sora + design fiction. Lots of fun imaginative futures (and pasts). 🔮
From the 1993 Solarday archives. “A little piece of software with a big heart” #designfiction ⏪
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
AI / Sora + design fiction. Lots of fun imaginative futures (and pasts). 🔮
Starting to “build in public”. Just posted my first @solarday.app update to Indie Hackers www.indiehackers.com/product/sola...
#indiehacker #iosapp #buildinpublic #productivityapp
#indiehacker #iosapp #buildinpublic #productivityapp
www.indiehackers.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Starting to “build in public”. Just posted my first @solarday.app update to Indie Hackers www.indiehackers.com/product/sola...
#indiehacker #iosapp #buildinpublic #productivityapp
#indiehacker #iosapp #buildinpublic #productivityapp
@moskov.goodventures.org Enjoyed your Stratechery interview with Ben Thompson. Super interesting takes including on productivity & AI.
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
@moskov.goodventures.org Enjoyed your Stratechery interview with Ben Thompson. Super interesting takes including on productivity & AI.
Not everything needs AI, and everything that’s AI today will be “just software” tomorrow (credit to Benedict Evans for that line).
I built @solarday.app with that in mind. Today, we hit #4 in Productivity on the App Store in 🇨🇦. If you try it, let me know what you think.
I built @solarday.app with that in mind. Today, we hit #4 in Productivity on the App Store in 🇨🇦. If you try it, let me know what you think.
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Not everything needs AI, and everything that’s AI today will be “just software” tomorrow (credit to Benedict Evans for that line).
I built @solarday.app with that in mind. Today, we hit #4 in Productivity on the App Store in 🇨🇦. If you try it, let me know what you think.
I built @solarday.app with that in mind. Today, we hit #4 in Productivity on the App Store in 🇨🇦. If you try it, let me know what you think.
@andy.works Love & admire !Boring software. Thanks for doing something different.
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
@andy.works Love & admire !Boring software. Thanks for doing something different.
🚀 From just an idea 3 months ago to Top 10 on the App Store. My intention for the day: Every small step forward matters more than perfection.
Give the app a try. Would love to hear feedback. 🙏🏾
#ios #apple #appstore #mindfulness #productivity #app #design
Give the app a try. Would love to hear feedback. 🙏🏾
#ios #apple #appstore #mindfulness #productivity #app #design
Solarday isn’t about cramming more into your day. It’s about making space for what matters.
📈 We hit #9 on the App Store (Productivity, Paid Apps) today in Canada. 🌅 What’s your intention for the day?
📲 apps.apple.com/us/app/solar...
📈 We hit #9 on the App Store (Productivity, Paid Apps) today in Canada. 🌅 What’s your intention for the day?
📲 apps.apple.com/us/app/solar...
November 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🚀 From just an idea 3 months ago to Top 10 on the App Store. My intention for the day: Every small step forward matters more than perfection.
Give the app a try. Would love to hear feedback. 🙏🏾
#ios #apple #appstore #mindfulness #productivity #app #design
Give the app a try. Would love to hear feedback. 🙏🏾
#ios #apple #appstore #mindfulness #productivity #app #design
3+ months in the making (Sketches -> Figma -> TestFlight 🔁 -> Feedback). Get it on the App Store and let me know what you think.
➡️ apple.co/3Wsp6KH
➡️ apple.co/3Wsp6KH
November 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
3+ months in the making (Sketches -> Figma -> TestFlight 🔁 -> Feedback). Get it on the App Store and let me know what you think.
➡️ apple.co/3Wsp6KH
➡️ apple.co/3Wsp6KH
Get it on the App Store 📲
Mindful, ambient productivity with intention. Built by a solo designer-builder who believes software should be calming, not overwhelming or complex. 📲 apple.co/3Wsp6KH
(for reach: #productivity #applaunch #appstore #indieapp #minimalism)
(for reach: #productivity #applaunch #appstore #indieapp #minimalism)
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Get it on the App Store 📲