Thomas Meijer
@ijsthee.bsky.social
Good ideas deserve good design. I design iOS apps that users actually love. 10+ yrs experience → https://thomasmeijer.design
Back then, Instagram was an actual photo app, hosting Instameets for the community worldwide. Being a suggested user meant that your profile was shown to anyone signing up to make the most out of the app.
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Back then, Instagram was an actual photo app, hosting Instameets for the community worldwide. Being a suggested user meant that your profile was shown to anyone signing up to make the most out of the app.
Didn't hit the full 100% financial target, but looking back, I learned more this year than in the previous 5 combined.
Here’s to year 2!
Here’s to year 2!
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Didn't hit the full 100% financial target, but looking back, I learned more this year than in the previous 5 combined.
Here’s to year 2!
Here’s to year 2!
Quote this with the app you think nails iOS design, or follow for more UX thoughts…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Quote this with the app you think nails iOS design, or follow for more UX thoughts…
12. If onboarding tries to teach too much. It is covering a design wound deeper in the product…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
12. If onboarding tries to teach too much. It is covering a design wound deeper in the product…
11. If a feature is hard to find. The user believes it does not exist. They never blame themselves…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
11. If a feature is hard to find. The user believes it does not exist. They never blame themselves…
10. If your first screen has more than two primary actions. You don’t have a design challenge, you have a courage challenge…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
10. If your first screen has more than two primary actions. You don’t have a design challenge, you have a courage challenge…
9. And here is the wild part. Your app doesn’t need more screens. It needs more hierarchy. See Notion, Headspace, Things 3…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
9. And here is the wild part. Your app doesn’t need more screens. It needs more hierarchy. See Notion, Headspace, Things 3…
8. Here is the twist. Your biggest design issues aren’t visual. They are logical. They exist *before* the UI even speaks…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
8. Here is the twist. Your biggest design issues aren’t visual. They are logical. They exist *before* the UI even speaks…
7. Structure is where trust is born. See Apple Music, Revolut, Notes. They guide users without begging for attention…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
7. Structure is where trust is born. See Apple Music, Revolut, Notes. They guide users without begging for attention…
6. Navigation is where chaos blooms. Look at Airbnb, Uber, Duolingo. They make movement feel effortless…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
6. Navigation is where chaos blooms. Look at Airbnb, Uber, Duolingo. They make movement feel effortless…
5. Simplicity is not removing features. It is removing decisions. Every tap must feel inevitable, not hopeful…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
5. Simplicity is not removing features. It is removing decisions. Every tap must feel inevitable, not hopeful…
4. Apple sets the bar unfairly high. Users expect silence in the UI, not noise. You break that expectation once and they never return…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
4. Apple sets the bar unfairly high. Users expect silence in the UI, not noise. You break that expectation once and they never return…
3. Most apps look clean until the user tries to do something obvious. Then the whole UX collapses like bad scaffolding…
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
3. Most apps look clean until the user tries to do something obvious. Then the whole UX collapses like bad scaffolding…