Ivo Mynttinen
@ivomynttinen.bsky.social
User Interface Designer. Designing and coding pixels. https://ivomynttinen.com
Building a home: https://hanglage-no8.de
Building a home: https://hanglage-no8.de
I've recently started (again) to publish some more recent design work on Layers (and 💩 Dribbble). Haven't done this for years, but will try to post something at least weekly. Follow me: layers.to/telarystudio or dribbble.com/ivomynttinen
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I've recently started (again) to publish some more recent design work on Layers (and 💩 Dribbble). Haven't done this for years, but will try to post something at least weekly. Follow me: layers.to/telarystudio or dribbble.com/ivomynttinen
Granted, I haven't checked out the official iOS Figma libraries for a while, but this just surprised me a bit (event tho super simple) and I'm totally stealing it: using SF Symbols as page icons instead of tacky emojis.
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Granted, I haven't checked out the official iOS Figma libraries for a while, but this just surprised me a bit (event tho super simple) and I'm totally stealing it: using SF Symbols as page icons instead of tacky emojis.
Love a good deal and wanted to have something future-proof for my network equipment so I bought this mint-condition Lehmann 24U-Rack used for 90€ 😬
October 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Love a good deal and wanted to have something future-proof for my network equipment so I bought this mint-condition Lehmann 24U-Rack used for 90€ 😬
Ubiquiti is launching a rack UPS at a good price, but they decide to power it with a 216Wh battery? Barely enough time to shutdown all rack devices gracefully. 1kwh of LifePo4 would have been marginally more expensive, I guess they need some room for the Pro, Max, and Ultra versions of this thing...
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Ubiquiti is launching a rack UPS at a good price, but they decide to power it with a 216Wh battery? Barely enough time to shutdown all rack devices gracefully. 1kwh of LifePo4 would have been marginally more expensive, I guess they need some room for the Pro, Max, and Ultra versions of this thing...
Ok, gonna admit it after using it for a while: liquid glass is an absolute hit for me on iOS. On macOS the design update is terrible (what are these huge paddings, elevated sidebars that have no reason to be elevated?).
October 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Ok, gonna admit it after using it for a while: liquid glass is an absolute hit for me on iOS. On macOS the design update is terrible (what are these huge paddings, elevated sidebars that have no reason to be elevated?).
Exciting news! Structural work is essentially complete. Now there will be a two week break, then the roofers get started. hanglage-no8.de/en/notes/she...
Shell construction almost finished – the last works before the summer break
Ceilings, staircase, exterior works: Before their well-deserved summer break, the construction workers put in a lot of effort once again. Here’s what has happened over the past weeks.
hanglage-no8.de
August 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Exciting news! Structural work is essentially complete. Now there will be a two week break, then the roofers get started. hanglage-no8.de/en/notes/she...
Back from vacation, first visit on the building site. Impressive progress was made (also everything according to schedule): structural work of basement is done, street level halfway through. Garage now exists. hanglage-no8.de/en/notes/gar...
Garage, Walls, Loggia – The Ground Floor Takes Shape
You should go on vacation more often – at least if you want to come back to find an extra floor on your house. A lot has changed.
hanglage-no8.de
July 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Back from vacation, first visit on the building site. Impressive progress was made (also everything according to schedule): structural work of basement is done, street level halfway through. Garage now exists. hanglage-no8.de/en/notes/gar...
I hate how aggressive reddits' algorithm is. Out of curiosity you click on a mildly interesting post once while scrolling and reddit be like WOW HE IS REALLY INTO SCRAP METAL DIY RECYCLING LETS FLOOD THE FEED WITH 50 SCRAP METAL RECYCLING POSTS
June 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I hate how aggressive reddits' algorithm is. Out of curiosity you click on a mildly interesting post once while scrolling and reddit be like WOW HE IS REALLY INTO SCRAP METAL DIY RECYCLING LETS FLOOD THE FEED WITH 50 SCRAP METAL RECYCLING POSTS
Big progress on our construction site: basement walls are all up, insulation mostly complete. hanglage-no8.de/en/notes/bas...
Basement Exterior Walls, Interior Walls, and Perimeter Insulation
Over the past two weeks, a lot has happened on our construction site: the basement walls are almost complete.
hanglage-no8.de
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Big progress on our construction site: basement walls are all up, insulation mostly complete. hanglage-no8.de/en/notes/bas...
June 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Looks like legibility and accessibility (contrast ratios) is kinda an afterthought on the iOS/Mac OS redesign. Pretty sure Apple will jack up the blur spreads and opacity over time…
June 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looks like legibility and accessibility (contrast ratios) is kinda an afterthought on the iOS/Mac OS redesign. Pretty sure Apple will jack up the blur spreads and opacity over time…
Posted some recent design work on Layers.
I want to live this platform, but whenever I check back it’s just unbearable slow… wonder if anyone is even still working on it. layers.to/layers/cmaqr...
I want to live this platform, but whenever I check back it’s just unbearable slow… wonder if anyone is even still working on it. layers.to/layers/cmaqr...
API Explorer by Telary Studio | Layers
Design for a dynamically generated API documentation.
layers.to
May 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Posted some recent design work on Layers.
I want to live this platform, but whenever I check back it’s just unbearable slow… wonder if anyone is even still working on it. layers.to/layers/cmaqr...
I want to live this platform, but whenever I check back it’s just unbearable slow… wonder if anyone is even still working on it. layers.to/layers/cmaqr...
Material Design 3 "Expressive" has been released with updated Docs. m3.material.io
Material Design
Build beautiful, usable products faster. Material Design is an adaptable system—backed by open-source code—that helps teams build high quality digital experiences.
m3.material.io
May 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Material Design 3 "Expressive" has been released with updated Docs. m3.material.io
Current status of the build: moving earth around. ⛰️ 🏡 #homebuilding
May 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Current status of the build: moving earth around. ⛰️ 🏡 #homebuilding
One of my biggest design system mistakes: adding margin to components. I thought eg. inputs would usually need spacing below. In reality, edge cases are more common. Components should control their children — never their siblings or parents.
May 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
One of my biggest design system mistakes: adding margin to components. I thought eg. inputs would usually need spacing below. In reality, edge cases are more common. Components should control their children — never their siblings or parents.
Looking for a no-bullshit time tracking app since Tyme 2 is discontinued. All I need is a menu bar app that handles Projects and Tasks with a simple button for time tracking. No app tracking, no AI, no invoicing, no subscription model. Is there really nothing like this out there?
May 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looking for a no-bullshit time tracking app since Tyme 2 is discontinued. All I need is a menu bar app that handles Projects and Tasks with a simple button for time tracking. No app tracking, no AI, no invoicing, no subscription model. Is there really nothing like this out there?
Controversial (?) text dump on a Friday: The overlooked art of building a great interface
The overlooked art of building a great interface
Thoughts on why design engineering isn’t as easy as it looks, and why backend devs shouldn’t be left alone throwing together an interface.
ivomynttinen.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Controversial (?) text dump on a Friday: The overlooked art of building a great interface
Typical Linkedin evil design pattern: can't just unsubscribe every notification, have to click one-by-one (even sub categories) to turn them off. Then every 6-12 months (I guess when they notice people unsubscribed this junk) suddenly all the categories have a new name and you are subscribed again!
February 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Typical Linkedin evil design pattern: can't just unsubscribe every notification, have to click one-by-one (even sub categories) to turn them off. Then every 6-12 months (I guess when they notice people unsubscribed this junk) suddenly all the categories have a new name and you are subscribed again!
I've been collecting design inspiration for years with Eagle. Now I've publish my (almost) entire library on my website: https://ivomynttinen.com/gallery/ I've written a some blog posts on how I did that 🧵 #design #inspiration #astro
Ivo’s Design Inspiration Gallery
Designs of websites, apps and other digital products carefully curated by Ivo Mynttinen.
ivomynttinen.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I've been collecting design inspiration for years with Eagle. Now I've publish my (almost) entire library on my website: https://ivomynttinen.com/gallery/ I've written a some blog posts on how I did that 🧵 #design #inspiration #astro
This is pretty cool: where can you go by train in Europe within X hours. https://www.chronotrains.com/en/explore
February 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is pretty cool: where can you go by train in Europe within X hours. https://www.chronotrains.com/en/explore
I sometimes spend a whole Cursor prompt credit just to thank Claude Sonnet for solving some issue for me. 🤷♂️
January 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I sometimes spend a whole Cursor prompt credit just to thank Claude Sonnet for solving some issue for me. 🤷♂️
It feels like we’ve come full circle. I’m starting to collect RSS feeds of people who post interesting content online again. RSS, email, and self-hosted sites have been around forever—and this shit just works. Even better, no one can decide what content you’re allowed to see or silence you.
January 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It feels like we’ve come full circle. I’m starting to collect RSS feeds of people who post interesting content online again. RSS, email, and self-hosted sites have been around forever—and this shit just works. Even better, no one can decide what content you’re allowed to see or silence you.
I deleted my Twitter and Facebook accounts today. It feels a bit strange to leave platforms where I spent so much time and had over 3,000 followers, but recent events made this decision unavoidable. Moving forward, I’ll focus on owning my content (with more emphasis on my blog).
January 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I deleted my Twitter and Facebook accounts today. It feels a bit strange to leave platforms where I spent so much time and had over 3,000 followers, but recent events made this decision unavoidable. Moving forward, I’ll focus on owning my content (with more emphasis on my blog).
Now I just need a drop-in comment solution for my #MadeWithKirby websites without a tech user audience. A robust comments implementation is really the only thing I'm missing in KirbyCMS.
January 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Now I just need a drop-in comment solution for my #MadeWithKirby websites without a tech user audience. A robust comments implementation is really the only thing I'm missing in KirbyCMS.