Kyle
@kylejohnston.bsky.social
👋 Product Design @ Etsy. People think I use colors and fonts to make things pretty
Creative journal: https://kyleio.com
Creative journal: https://kyleio.com
New project! When you need a break from doomscrolling, scroll cats: endlessmewscroller.pages.dev
Endless Mew Scroller 😸
When you need a break from doomscrolling, scroll cats!
endlessmewscroller.pages.dev
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
New project! When you need a break from doomscrolling, scroll cats: endlessmewscroller.pages.dev
Inspired by RSS readers like Hindsight, created a automated daily email digest of the RSS feeds I follow, all powered by GitHub Actions github.com/kylejohnston...
This was my first test of Claude Code superpowers by @s.ly – seriously impressive!
This was my first test of Claude Code superpowers by @s.ly – seriously impressive!
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Inspired by RSS readers like Hindsight, created a automated daily email digest of the RSS feeds I follow, all powered by GitHub Actions github.com/kylejohnston...
This was my first test of Claude Code superpowers by @s.ly – seriously impressive!
This was my first test of Claude Code superpowers by @s.ly – seriously impressive!
Reposted by Kyle
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what did ruth mean when she said her steakhouse was "chris"
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Amazing. youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...
"How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments
YouTube video by Telepathic Instruments
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Amazing. youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...
Someone at work had a great prompt to share the earliest example of your design work you can find. I learned the Wayback Machine supports Flash, so I was able to see one of my first portfolio sites from 2002 which included an ad I designed as a student
October 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Someone at work had a great prompt to share the earliest example of your design work you can find. I learned the Wayback Machine supports Flash, so I was able to see one of my first portfolio sites from 2002 which included an ad I designed as a student
Wrote a review of a great new book, Creative Intelligence, by @brilliantcrank.bsky.social
tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
kyleio.com/p/creative-i...
#designsky
tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
kyleio.com/p/creative-i...
#designsky
Stop drawing vases with AI · · K:IO
A review of Creative Intelligence, Greg Storey's book on thinking with AI
kyleio.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Wrote a review of a great new book, Creative Intelligence, by @brilliantcrank.bsky.social
tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
kyleio.com/p/creative-i...
#designsky
tl;dr - buy it, you won't regret it!
kyleio.com/p/creative-i...
#designsky
Wrote a post on how Liquid Glass in iOS 26 could be improved by borrowing design cues public bathrooms.
#designsky
kyleio.com/p/public-bat...
#designsky
kyleio.com/p/public-bat...
Kyle Johnston's creative journal
A collection of things I've made, written, and that spark my curiosity
kyleio.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Wrote a post on how Liquid Glass in iOS 26 could be improved by borrowing design cues public bathrooms.
#designsky
kyleio.com/p/public-bat...
#designsky
kyleio.com/p/public-bat...
I scored 12/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media.
Email is Easy
Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
e-mail.wtf
August 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I scored 12/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media.
If you've ever wondered what a slug on a hamster wheel looks like, you'll love this story
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
August 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you've ever wondered what a slug on a hamster wheel looks like, you'll love this story
Really liked this post from @carlyayres.com on how the design market is evolving (again). Hybrid thinking and skills combined with curiosity are superpowers.
carly.substack.com/p/designers-...
carly.substack.com/p/designers-...
Designers! Designers! Designers!
Why everyone’s hiring (and no one can find talent)
carly.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Really liked this post from @carlyayres.com on how the design market is evolving (again). Hybrid thinking and skills combined with curiosity are superpowers.
carly.substack.com/p/designers-...
carly.substack.com/p/designers-...
Posted a roundup of visual inspiration that’s caught my eye lately → kyleio.com/p/2025-aug-m...
Plus! A new links page powered by raindrop.io with a dedicated RSS feed
Plus! A new links page powered by raindrop.io with a dedicated RSS feed
Kyle Johnston's creative journal
A collection of things I've made, written, and that spark my curiosity
kyleio.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Posted a roundup of visual inspiration that’s caught my eye lately → kyleio.com/p/2025-aug-m...
Plus! A new links page powered by raindrop.io with a dedicated RSS feed
Plus! A new links page powered by raindrop.io with a dedicated RSS feed
At least one thing I have in common with Neil Armstrong, Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, and Christian Dior
mikefisher.substack.com/p/imposter-s...
mikefisher.substack.com/p/imposter-s...
Imposter Syndrome
Why people second guess their effectiveness
mikefisher.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
At least one thing I have in common with Neil Armstrong, Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, and Christian Dior
mikefisher.substack.com/p/imposter-s...
mikefisher.substack.com/p/imposter-s...
Still thinking about this quote from @alexmorris.bsky.social most recent newsletter:
"Bad creative ideas aren’t born, they are beaten into existence from something more pure."
"Bad creative ideas aren’t born, they are beaten into existence from something more pure."
July 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Still thinking about this quote from @alexmorris.bsky.social most recent newsletter:
"Bad creative ideas aren’t born, they are beaten into existence from something more pure."
"Bad creative ideas aren’t born, they are beaten into existence from something more pure."
I built a weird little site in an afternoon: Halucidations.
It serves up inspirational ideas that seem profound… until they don’t. It's mostly confusing but also somehow comforting: halucidations.kyleio.com
It serves up inspirational ideas that seem profound… until they don’t. It's mostly confusing but also somehow comforting: halucidations.kyleio.com
Halucidations
Profund wisdom... almost
halucidations.kyleio.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I built a weird little site in an afternoon: Halucidations.
It serves up inspirational ideas that seem profound… until they don’t. It's mostly confusing but also somehow comforting: halucidations.kyleio.com
It serves up inspirational ideas that seem profound… until they don’t. It's mostly confusing but also somehow comforting: halucidations.kyleio.com
Launched a new thing! kyleio.com, a creative journal of things that spark my curiosity, including projects, posts, and discoveries.
Built with @astro.build
Built with @astro.build
Kyle IO, a creative journal
A collection of things I've made, written, and that spark my curiosity
kyleio.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Launched a new thing! kyleio.com, a creative journal of things that spark my curiosity, including projects, posts, and discoveries.
Built with @astro.build
Built with @astro.build
Reposted by Kyle
Via Gabriellus Landsbergis, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania: "This is Rango.
Rango was rescued from our back yard and immediately promoted to Official Cat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania."
Rango was rescued from our back yard and immediately promoted to Official Cat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania."
July 19, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Via Gabriellus Landsbergis, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania: "This is Rango.
Rango was rescued from our back yard and immediately promoted to Official Cat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania."
Rango was rescued from our back yard and immediately promoted to Official Cat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania."
Reposted by Kyle
You have been sentenced to death by ginger gooch
October 31, 2023 at 12:28 AM
You have been sentenced to death by ginger gooch
Reposted by Kyle
Many people don't understand what a high level of community spread means, so it's very helpful to translate wastewater data into estimated infections like this. 1 in 55 works out to roughly 2-4 people with an active COVID infection in every crowded subway car. Wear a mask.
August 18, 2023 at 6:18 PM
Many people don't understand what a high level of community spread means, so it's very helpful to translate wastewater data into estimated infections like this. 1 in 55 works out to roughly 2-4 people with an active COVID infection in every crowded subway car. Wear a mask.
Users will find a way
My father in law composes emails in word, converts them to pdf, prints the pdf, scans the pdf which he then attaches to an email automatically from his HP printer
August 2, 2023 at 7:27 PM
Users will find a way
Feels like Ska bands are like cicadas – they emerge from the underground every few years, make a lot of noise, and disappear after mating
Bluesky is getting the real posts, not like those posers on Twitter. From here on out I'm just talking about Ska and Ska punk
July 20, 2023 at 10:57 PM
Feels like Ska bands are like cicadas – they emerge from the underground every few years, make a lot of noise, and disappear after mating
Let he who hasn't pushed a breaking change to prod cast the first stone
July 1, 2023 at 7:52 PM
Let he who hasn't pushed a breaking change to prod cast the first stone
Our wild and crappy now/near-future – this site is entirely generated by AI, seemingly to address any question you might Google. And it churns out gems like this:
https://www.lihpao.com/what-is-the-humpty-dance/
https://www.lihpao.com/what-is-the-humpty-dance/
June 17, 2023 at 3:28 AM
Our wild and crappy now/near-future – this site is entirely generated by AI, seemingly to address any question you might Google. And it churns out gems like this:
https://www.lihpao.com/what-is-the-humpty-dance/
https://www.lihpao.com/what-is-the-humpty-dance/