Andy Allen
@andy.works
Designer of !Boring Software
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Andy Allen
@andy.works
· Nov 25
Make software that you wouldn't be embarrassed to hang on your wall.
The inspiration : The product
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The inspiration : The product
Reposted by Andy Allen
Nothing captures weekends like !Camera
@atq_ren @HerbieDuah @trumanhalladay @_atilla1
@atq_ren @HerbieDuah @trumanhalladay @_atilla1
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Nothing captures weekends like !Camera
@atq_ren @HerbieDuah @trumanhalladay @_atilla1
@atq_ren @HerbieDuah @trumanhalladay @_atilla1
Make software you want to hold.
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Make software you want to hold.
Introducing something a bit different…
The !Camera Collectible Art Model
True-scale art model of the (Not Boring) Camera app interface with moveable dials, buttons, sliders and sticker decal sheet. Each model is hand-signed by me. Available in 2 editions: Graphite + Cube
The !Camera Collectible Art Model
True-scale art model of the (Not Boring) Camera app interface with moveable dials, buttons, sliders and sticker decal sheet. Each model is hand-signed by me. Available in 2 editions: Graphite + Cube
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Introducing something a bit different…
The !Camera Collectible Art Model
True-scale art model of the (Not Boring) Camera app interface with moveable dials, buttons, sliders and sticker decal sheet. Each model is hand-signed by me. Available in 2 editions: Graphite + Cube
The !Camera Collectible Art Model
True-scale art model of the (Not Boring) Camera app interface with moveable dials, buttons, sliders and sticker decal sheet. Each model is hand-signed by me. Available in 2 editions: Graphite + Cube
Easiest way to boost happiness is to inject more art into your daily life.
Buy prints. Go to the theater. Install indie apps.
Buy prints. Go to the theater. Install indie apps.
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Easiest way to boost happiness is to inject more art into your daily life.
Buy prints. Go to the theater. Install indie apps.
Buy prints. Go to the theater. Install indie apps.
Collab with @ryanputnam.bsky.social & @apostrophi.bsky.social on a trippy new !Camera wrap.
notbor.ing/curiosity-c...
notbor.ing/curiosity-c...
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Collab with @ryanputnam.bsky.social & @apostrophi.bsky.social on a trippy new !Camera wrap.
notbor.ing/curiosity-c...
notbor.ing/curiosity-c...
What's our roadmap? We're just remaking the original iPhone home screen apps… one at a time.
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What's our roadmap? We're just remaking the original iPhone home screen apps… one at a time.
Let's fight the algorithm. Share a post of something you made that didn't get its due because it was too wholesome and didn't ragebait.
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Let's fight the algorithm. Share a post of something you made that didn't get its due because it was too wholesome and didn't ragebait.
”!Camera can be mistaken by the too-cynical as a toy. It is fun and colorful, and some of its features exist for the sake of fun alone. But, just like Not Boring’s other offerings… it’s a genuinely serious tool.”
— @gruber.foo
daringfireball.net/2025/10/not...
— @gruber.foo
daringfireball.net/2025/10/not...
Two Excellent New iPhone Camera Apps: Not Boring’s !Camera and Adobe’s Project Indigo
Two new(ish) iPhone camera apps that take decidedly different approaches to distinguish themselves from Apple’s built-in Camera app.
daringfireball.net
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
”!Camera can be mistaken by the too-cynical as a toy. It is fun and colorful, and some of its features exist for the sake of fun alone. But, just like Not Boring’s other offerings… it’s a genuinely serious tool.”
— @gruber.foo
daringfireball.net/2025/10/not...
— @gruber.foo
daringfireball.net/2025/10/not...
I have no idea what's happening in pop culture, but I can watch hours of woodworking & 3D modeling videos.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
Return of the Obra Dinn - Narrated Modeling Mega Timelapse
Creating characters, objects, and scenes for "Return of the Obra Dinn" from 2015-2018*CONTAINS HOURS OF SPOILERS AND DRONING NARRATION*This timelapse shows a...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I have no idea what's happening in pop culture, but I can watch hours of woodworking & 3D modeling videos.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
There are cinematic moments all around us.
📷 Shot on !Camera by @rugvedvaidya
📷 Shot on !Camera by @rugvedvaidya
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There are cinematic moments all around us.
📷 Shot on !Camera by @rugvedvaidya
📷 Shot on !Camera by @rugvedvaidya
Digital raindrops falling in SceneKit
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Digital raindrops falling in SceneKit
NYC shot on !Camera ▶︎ SuperRAW
October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NYC shot on !Camera ▶︎ SuperRAW
Puget Sound Fall Morning
📷 Shot on !Camera ▶︎ SuperRAW™ ▶︎ Vision
📷 Shot on !Camera ▶︎ SuperRAW™ ▶︎ Vision
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Puget Sound Fall Morning
📷 Shot on !Camera ▶︎ SuperRAW™ ▶︎ Vision
📷 Shot on !Camera ▶︎ SuperRAW™ ▶︎ Vision
"Technology becomes obsolete… but great design is timeless."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWY...
How Did The World Get So Ugly?
https://themodernworld.com/Look at the objects around you: furniture, cars, doors, bins, staircases, railings, doorbells, doorhandles, windows.Do you like ho...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Technology becomes obsolete… but great design is timeless."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWY...
Advertising is good business because we dramatically undervalue our attention.
October 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Advertising is good business because we dramatically undervalue our attention.
Designing !Camera, I spent a lot of time exploring controls.
Sometimes you gotta ignore how it works and start with how it looks.
Sometimes you gotta ignore how it works and start with how it looks.
October 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Designing !Camera, I spent a lot of time exploring controls.
Sometimes you gotta ignore how it works and start with how it looks.
Sometimes you gotta ignore how it works and start with how it looks.
Introducing… Retro !Camera
a RETRO x !BORING collaboration to combine human-powered photography with the human-powered friends app. No feed. No slop. Just real moments with real friends.
+ Special Edition Retro Colorway (Chrome!)
+ New Retro Warm LUT
notbor.ing/retro-camera
a RETRO x !BORING collaboration to combine human-powered photography with the human-powered friends app. No feed. No slop. Just real moments with real friends.
+ Special Edition Retro Colorway (Chrome!)
+ New Retro Warm LUT
notbor.ing/retro-camera
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Introducing… Retro !Camera
a RETRO x !BORING collaboration to combine human-powered photography with the human-powered friends app. No feed. No slop. Just real moments with real friends.
+ Special Edition Retro Colorway (Chrome!)
+ New Retro Warm LUT
notbor.ing/retro-camera
a RETRO x !BORING collaboration to combine human-powered photography with the human-powered friends app. No feed. No slop. Just real moments with real friends.
+ Special Edition Retro Colorway (Chrome!)
+ New Retro Warm LUT
notbor.ing/retro-camera
I grew up in the Alaskan wilderness in the 90s. No internet. No TV. Nothing but ice for hundreds of miles. My house, my school, my friends, my entire world fit in this one photo.
Though world has grown a lot since then, I've never really left.
Though world has grown a lot since then, I've never really left.
September 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I grew up in the Alaskan wilderness in the 90s. No internet. No TV. Nothing but ice for hundreds of miles. My house, my school, my friends, my entire world fit in this one photo.
Though world has grown a lot since then, I've never really left.
Though world has grown a lot since then, I've never really left.
Lovely to see (Not Boring) Weather show up in @mkbhd.com's impeccable iPhone 17 Pro review
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Lovely to see (Not Boring) Weather show up in @mkbhd.com's impeccable iPhone 17 Pro review
4X looks so good.
📷 Shot on !Camera
📷 Shot on !Camera
September 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
4X looks so good.
📷 Shot on !Camera
📷 Shot on !Camera
Reposted by Andy Allen
We've been busy with a lot of big updates to !Camera over the past few weeks…
+ iPhone 17/Air/Pro Support
+ Save photos to a !Camera album
+ Liquid Glass
+ Custom app icons
+ Mirror selfies
+ Colorway presets
+ Preserve manual settings
+ iPhone 17/Air/Pro Support
+ Save photos to a !Camera album
+ Liquid Glass
+ Custom app icons
+ Mirror selfies
+ Colorway presets
+ Preserve manual settings
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We've been busy with a lot of big updates to !Camera over the past few weeks…
+ iPhone 17/Air/Pro Support
+ Save photos to a !Camera album
+ Liquid Glass
+ Custom app icons
+ Mirror selfies
+ Colorway presets
+ Preserve manual settings
+ iPhone 17/Air/Pro Support
+ Save photos to a !Camera album
+ Liquid Glass
+ Custom app icons
+ Mirror selfies
+ Colorway presets
+ Preserve manual settings
Tech would be a better place if we all used a lot more N64 references.
September 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Tech would be a better place if we all used a lot more N64 references.