Bora
@borakaizen.bsky.social
✦ I design and build products on the web. Working independently for 20 years.
bookmarker.cc · artconnects.club
bookmarker.cc · artconnects.club
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Added context menu (right click) support to Bookmarker.
Quick access to download, upscale, organize collection and delete.
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Quick access to download, upscale, organize collection and delete.
Shipped, live at bookmarker.cc
Added context menu (right click) support to Bookmarker.
Quick access to download, upscale, organize collection and delete.
Shipped, live at bookmarker.cc
Quick access to download, upscale, organize collection and delete.
Shipped, live at bookmarker.cc
January 8, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Added context menu (right click) support to Bookmarker.
Quick access to download, upscale, organize collection and delete.
Shipped, live at bookmarker.cc
Quick access to download, upscale, organize collection and delete.
Shipped, live at bookmarker.cc
Good writing is not a style choice.
It is a thinking discipline.
David Ogilvy’s rules still matter because they remove confusion before it spreads.
Short words. Clear intent. Fewer pages.
That is how decisions survive contact with reality.
It is a thinking discipline.
David Ogilvy’s rules still matter because they remove confusion before it spreads.
Short words. Clear intent. Fewer pages.
That is how decisions survive contact with reality.
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Good writing is not a style choice.
It is a thinking discipline.
David Ogilvy’s rules still matter because they remove confusion before it spreads.
Short words. Clear intent. Fewer pages.
That is how decisions survive contact with reality.
It is a thinking discipline.
David Ogilvy’s rules still matter because they remove confusion before it spreads.
Short words. Clear intent. Fewer pages.
That is how decisions survive contact with reality.
Dieter Rams didn’t just write ten principles of good design.
He spent decades shaping modern industrial design.
This article explores his career, context, and lasting influence.
Designer Portraits, via Design, Explained.
open.substack.com/pub/designex...
He spent decades shaping modern industrial design.
This article explores his career, context, and lasting influence.
Designer Portraits, via Design, Explained.
open.substack.com/pub/designex...
Dieter Rams and ten principles for good design
Dieter Rams is one of the most influential designers of our time. The iconic products he designed during his forty-year career at Braun and Vitsœ are in homes and museum collections around the world.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Dieter Rams didn’t just write ten principles of good design.
He spent decades shaping modern industrial design.
This article explores his career, context, and lasting influence.
Designer Portraits, via Design, Explained.
open.substack.com/pub/designex...
He spent decades shaping modern industrial design.
This article explores his career, context, and lasting influence.
Designer Portraits, via Design, Explained.
open.substack.com/pub/designex...
LOOP is a 8m silent short film, set in a controlled society where everyone repeats the same action over and over, any deviation becomes immediately suspect. What happens when someone fully embedded in the gears of the system chooses to switch roles, disrupt the mechanism and follow their free will?
LOOP - Mejor Cortometraje de animación en los 37 Premios Goya
YouTube video by UniKo
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM
LOOP is a 8m silent short film, set in a controlled society where everyone repeats the same action over and over, any deviation becomes immediately suspect. What happens when someone fully embedded in the gears of the system chooses to switch roles, disrupt the mechanism and follow their free will?
Ten years after BlackBerry ended its classic smartphones, the keyboard is back at the center. The Clicks Communicator was created in collaboration with Joseph Hofer, the designer behind some of BlackBerry’s most iconic devices.
Changeable covers, shortcut keys and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Changeable covers, shortcut keys and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Ten years after BlackBerry ended its classic smartphones, the keyboard is back at the center. The Clicks Communicator was created in collaboration with Joseph Hofer, the designer behind some of BlackBerry’s most iconic devices.
Changeable covers, shortcut keys and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Changeable covers, shortcut keys and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Designers, creators, visual thinkers. This one is for you.
Releasing a new feature: Canvas. 👀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5JF...
#designsky
Releasing a new feature: Canvas. 👀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5JF...
#designsky
Bookmarker — Smart bookmark manager
YouTube video by Bora
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Designers, creators, visual thinkers. This one is for you.
Releasing a new feature: Canvas. 👀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5JF...
#designsky
Releasing a new feature: Canvas. 👀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5JF...
#designsky
As a new year begins, this is a good opportunity to return to these foundational concepts. Not to review them casually, but to rebuild your understanding with deliberate intention and a clearer sense of purpose.
#designsky
#designsky
Back to basics: The foundations that shape everything we design
Design thinking, principles, and psychology form the foundation of every strong decision. They reveal more with each return, offering deeper clarity as your experience grows.
designexplained.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
As a new year begins, this is a good opportunity to return to these foundational concepts. Not to review them casually, but to rebuild your understanding with deliberate intention and a clearer sense of purpose.
#designsky
#designsky
Back to 99, watching Freaks and Geeks. 😅
Forgot how all star this series was… Martin Starr, Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogan… Everybody is soo young.
Forgot how all star this series was… Martin Starr, Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogan… Everybody is soo young.
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Back to 99, watching Freaks and Geeks. 😅
Forgot how all star this series was… Martin Starr, Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogan… Everybody is soo young.
Forgot how all star this series was… Martin Starr, Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogan… Everybody is soo young.
Progressive disclosure is essential as AI capabilities grow, so does complexity.
But users can only handle so much information at once. The solution is progressive disclosure, revealing complexity incrementally, only when needed.
1984.design/psychology-o...
But users can only handle so much information at once. The solution is progressive disclosure, revealing complexity incrementally, only when needed.
1984.design/psychology-o...
Progressive Disclosure
Progressive Disclosure is a design strategy that involves showing users only the information or actions they need at a given moment, and revealing more as needed. Instead of overwhelming users with co...
1984.design
December 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Progressive disclosure is essential as AI capabilities grow, so does complexity.
But users can only handle so much information at once. The solution is progressive disclosure, revealing complexity incrementally, only when needed.
1984.design/psychology-o...
But users can only handle so much information at once. The solution is progressive disclosure, revealing complexity incrementally, only when needed.
1984.design/psychology-o...
On my (2025) watch list 📽️
⋅ A Real Pain
⋅ The Things with Feathers
⋅ Sirāt
⋅ It Was Just an Accident
⋅ Sinner
⋅ My Father's Shadow
⋅ Marty Supreme
⋅ Together
⋅ The Mastermind
⋅ No Other Choice
⋅ The Phoenician Scheme
⋅ Orwell: 2+2=5
⋅ The Life of Chuck
⋅ Together
⋅ Sorry, Baby
⋅ A Real Pain
⋅ The Things with Feathers
⋅ Sirāt
⋅ It Was Just an Accident
⋅ Sinner
⋅ My Father's Shadow
⋅ Marty Supreme
⋅ Together
⋅ The Mastermind
⋅ No Other Choice
⋅ The Phoenician Scheme
⋅ Orwell: 2+2=5
⋅ The Life of Chuck
⋅ Together
⋅ Sorry, Baby
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
On my (2025) watch list 📽️
⋅ A Real Pain
⋅ The Things with Feathers
⋅ Sirāt
⋅ It Was Just an Accident
⋅ Sinner
⋅ My Father's Shadow
⋅ Marty Supreme
⋅ Together
⋅ The Mastermind
⋅ No Other Choice
⋅ The Phoenician Scheme
⋅ Orwell: 2+2=5
⋅ The Life of Chuck
⋅ Together
⋅ Sorry, Baby
⋅ A Real Pain
⋅ The Things with Feathers
⋅ Sirāt
⋅ It Was Just an Accident
⋅ Sinner
⋅ My Father's Shadow
⋅ Marty Supreme
⋅ Together
⋅ The Mastermind
⋅ No Other Choice
⋅ The Phoenician Scheme
⋅ Orwell: 2+2=5
⋅ The Life of Chuck
⋅ Together
⋅ Sorry, Baby
Life rewards action, not intelligence. 🏆
December 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Life rewards action, not intelligence. 🏆
December 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Consistency compounds; occasional brilliance fades. You don’t need more time, you need more focus. Time isn’t the constraint. Your choices are. Great outcomes aren’t built on great days, but consistent ones do. Progress is made by showing up, again and again.
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Consistency compounds; occasional brilliance fades. You don’t need more time, you need more focus. Time isn’t the constraint. Your choices are. Great outcomes aren’t built on great days, but consistent ones do. Progress is made by showing up, again and again.
Every day, countless products launch with AI features.
You can still build great software and solve real problems without them. The noise is making us forget the fundamentals, and why we’re building in the first place.
You can still build great software and solve real problems without them. The noise is making us forget the fundamentals, and why we’re building in the first place.
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Every day, countless products launch with AI features.
You can still build great software and solve real problems without them. The noise is making us forget the fundamentals, and why we’re building in the first place.
You can still build great software and solve real problems without them. The noise is making us forget the fundamentals, and why we’re building in the first place.
Airbnb Design System 🤌
"The Airbnb app is built on a new tech stack that allows hosts to offer homes, services, and experiences. We also created a design system with a dimensional and beautifully animated interface that brings the world of Airbnb to life."
#designsky
"The Airbnb app is built on a new tech stack that allows hosts to offer homes, services, and experiences. We also created a design system with a dimensional and beautifully animated interface that brings the world of Airbnb to life."
#designsky
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Airbnb Design System 🤌
"The Airbnb app is built on a new tech stack that allows hosts to offer homes, services, and experiences. We also created a design system with a dimensional and beautifully animated interface that brings the world of Airbnb to life."
#designsky
"The Airbnb app is built on a new tech stack that allows hosts to offer homes, services, and experiences. We also created a design system with a dimensional and beautifully animated interface that brings the world of Airbnb to life."
#designsky
There is much more innovation possible and many opportunities for UX problem solving.
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
There is much more innovation possible and many opportunities for UX problem solving.
"Usability is not everything. Remember about usefulness. A product can be incredibly ease to use, but if it’s not useful to people, it’s worth nothing."
— Fabricio Teixeira [lessons.design]
#designsky what do you think?
— Fabricio Teixeira [lessons.design]
#designsky what do you think?
December 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"Usability is not everything. Remember about usefulness. A product can be incredibly ease to use, but if it’s not useful to people, it’s worth nothing."
— Fabricio Teixeira [lessons.design]
#designsky what do you think?
— Fabricio Teixeira [lessons.design]
#designsky what do you think?
"We want to be captivated by creativity that sparks conversation, challenges perspectives and shows that someone truly cares about creating it."
— REMIX, DixonBaxi
— REMIX, DixonBaxi
December 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"We want to be captivated by creativity that sparks conversation, challenges perspectives and shows that someone truly cares about creating it."
— REMIX, DixonBaxi
— REMIX, DixonBaxi
Bookmarker — Working on a new application for saving & organizing bookmarks, with intelligent page crawling.
Still in beta, early testers are welcome. 🙏
bookmarker.cc
Still in beta, early testers are welcome. 🙏
bookmarker.cc
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Bookmarker — Working on a new application for saving & organizing bookmarks, with intelligent page crawling.
Still in beta, early testers are welcome. 🙏
bookmarker.cc
Still in beta, early testers are welcome. 🙏
bookmarker.cc
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Dear designers, "Will this tool replace me?" only makes sense if you define your work through the lens of the tool.
Read the full article ↓
lab.blurple.digital/article/a-ma...
#designsky
Read the full article ↓
lab.blurple.digital/article/a-ma...
#designsky
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Dear designers, "Will this tool replace me?" only makes sense if you define your work through the lens of the tool.
Read the full article ↓
lab.blurple.digital/article/a-ma...
#designsky
Read the full article ↓
lab.blurple.digital/article/a-ma...
#designsky
The human brain is a cultural artifact. 🧠
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The human brain is a cultural artifact. 🧠
Originally aired by the BBC in 2019 and narrated by Mat Whitecross, this documentary commemorates the centenary of the Bauhaus, an art school founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, by the visionary architect Walter Gropius.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYZ...
#designsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYZ...
#designsky
Bauhaus 100: A BBC Arts Documentary
YouTube video by Dr Umer Hameed
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Originally aired by the BBC in 2019 and narrated by Mat Whitecross, this documentary commemorates the centenary of the Bauhaus, an art school founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, by the visionary architect Walter Gropius.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYZ...
#designsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYZ...
#designsky