Giulio
@giulio.bsky.social
Designing @Spotify desktop experience. Occasionally rants in Italian about tech, politics, and pasta.
a fun thought experiment: a city full of self-driving cars, and a population that realises that traffic rules are now optional
June 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
a fun thought experiment: a city full of self-driving cars, and a population that realises that traffic rules are now optional
talking to a sommelier is just prompting a human model fine-tuned on terroir and disappointment
June 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
talking to a sommelier is just prompting a human model fine-tuned on terroir and disappointment
apple enters its material design phase
June 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
apple enters its material design phase
amazing how we finally taught everyone how to pack for airport security—just in time to change the rules at every airport
June 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
amazing how we finally taught everyone how to pack for airport security—just in time to change the rules at every airport
half the time I’m in cursor I think it’d be quicker to just tell a human what I need
May 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
half the time I’m in cursor I think it’d be quicker to just tell a human what I need
Scroll through previews of playlists, albums, and artists on your Spotify Desktop.
With more room to play, adapting this kind of UX gave us a chance to rethink it — from motion and visuals to keyboard-friendly navigation.
Give it a spin and let us know what you think!
With more room to play, adapting this kind of UX gave us a chance to rethink it — from motion and visuals to keyboard-friendly navigation.
Give it a spin and let us know what you think!
May 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Scroll through previews of playlists, albums, and artists on your Spotify Desktop.
With more room to play, adapting this kind of UX gave us a chance to rethink it — from motion and visuals to keyboard-friendly navigation.
Give it a spin and let us know what you think!
With more room to play, adapting this kind of UX gave us a chance to rethink it — from motion and visuals to keyboard-friendly navigation.
Give it a spin and let us know what you think!
wild how figma ships products at the pace others ship features
May 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
wild how figma ships products at the pace others ship features
In Hackney you don't have "Florists", you only have "Florist Studios"
May 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In Hackney you don't have "Florists", you only have "Florist Studios"
as things shift, one thing’s becoming clear: product, design, or whatever we’re calling this industry—it’s increasingly about taste
May 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
as things shift, one thing’s becoming clear: product, design, or whatever we’re calling this industry—it’s increasingly about taste
GDPR: we’re making websites ask for cookies the first time you visit them.
Apple: hold my beer.
Apple: hold my beer.
April 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
GDPR: we’re making websites ask for cookies the first time you visit them.
Apple: hold my beer.
Apple: hold my beer.
what’s the best ai-powered tool for making and editing lottie animations?
April 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
what’s the best ai-powered tool for making and editing lottie animations?
with all the democracy the U.S. has exported, you’d think the trade balance would be in surplus
April 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
with all the democracy the U.S. has exported, you’d think the trade balance would be in surplus
the same people spamming Ghibli art would’ve stayed quiet about Aaron Swartz’s conviction
March 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
the same people spamming Ghibli art would’ve stayed quiet about Aaron Swartz’s conviction
annoying as they are, I’ll take cookie banners over a full-blown dictatorship any day
March 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
annoying as they are, I’ll take cookie banners over a full-blown dictatorship any day
we grew up dreaming a web as powerful as our design tools, now we’re just hoping Figma adds support to CSS properties like 'text-wrap: balanced'
February 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
we grew up dreaming a web as powerful as our design tools, now we’re just hoping Figma adds support to CSS properties like 'text-wrap: balanced'
I suppose the roman salute is where we draw the line—guess the daily fascist cosplay was too subtle
January 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I suppose the roman salute is where we draw the line—guess the daily fascist cosplay was too subtle
honestly surprised by the nuanced answer provided by ChatGPT on a often misinterpreted and polarising topic like the Chinese Social Credit System
January 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
honestly surprised by the nuanced answer provided by ChatGPT on a often misinterpreted and polarising topic like the Chinese Social Credit System
TFW you only snowboard 5 times a year but damn, you REALLY NEED a new board for some mean carving
January 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
TFW you only snowboard 5 times a year but damn, you REALLY NEED a new board for some mean carving
while some teams are busy playing politics, it looks like others are quietly focusing on building diverse, high-performing teams that represent their users
January 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
while some teams are busy playing politics, it looks like others are quietly focusing on building diverse, high-performing teams that represent their users
could someone tell siri i don’t need to be told how a timer works every time i set up one
January 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
could someone tell siri i don’t need to be told how a timer works every time i set up one
I think all the memes and snarky replies to zuck miss the real issue. The problem with meta’s changes isn’t that personal defamation is now allowed—it’s the risk of enabling election interference
January 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I think all the memes and snarky replies to zuck miss the real issue. The problem with meta’s changes isn’t that personal defamation is now allowed—it’s the risk of enabling election interference
a loom might save you from a meeting, but it won’t save you from the 10 dry runs it takes to record it
January 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
a loom might save you from a meeting, but it won’t save you from the 10 dry runs it takes to record it
I love how I can charge my iPhone, MacBook, and even my Amazon coffee scale with the same charger—but not my AirPods
January 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I love how I can charge my iPhone, MacBook, and even my Amazon coffee scale with the same charger—but not my AirPods
Reposted by Giulio
what’s happening on twitter right now shows just how important it was for left of center people to leave it earlier
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
December 28, 2024 at 5:04 PM
what’s happening on twitter right now shows just how important it was for left of center people to leave it earlier
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?
Software Designer: oh, that’s an empty state.
Software Designer: oh, that’s an empty state.
Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?
Type Designer: oh, that’s an ink trap.
Type Designer: oh, that’s an ink trap.
Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?
Illustrator: oh, that's negative space
Illustrator: oh, that's negative space
December 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?
Software Designer: oh, that’s an empty state.
Software Designer: oh, that’s an empty state.