Chris Noringriis
@noringriis.bsky.social
Helping product & design leaders use AI and systems to deliver better experiences. Design lead with 12 yrs experience, growing Driversnote to 3M+ users.
Lo-fi beats shine during shallow, routine work.
They reduce resistance, ease decision fatigue, and keep you gently engaged with a familiar rhythm in the background.
I use them for emails, planning, and admin resets.
They reduce resistance, ease decision fatigue, and keep you gently engaged with a familiar rhythm in the background.
I use them for emails, planning, and admin resets.
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Lo-fi beats shine during shallow, routine work.
They reduce resistance, ease decision fatigue, and keep you gently engaged with a familiar rhythm in the background.
I use them for emails, planning, and admin resets.
They reduce resistance, ease decision fatigue, and keep you gently engaged with a familiar rhythm in the background.
I use them for emails, planning, and admin resets.
Binaural beats are built for analytical deep work.
They sync your brain to beta and gamma waves, associated with focus and memory.
No melody. Just subtle pulses that help me stay immersed, when clarity matters most.
But not every session needs intensity:
They sync your brain to beta and gamma waves, associated with focus and memory.
No melody. Just subtle pulses that help me stay immersed, when clarity matters most.
But not every session needs intensity:
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Binaural beats are built for analytical deep work.
They sync your brain to beta and gamma waves, associated with focus and memory.
No melody. Just subtle pulses that help me stay immersed, when clarity matters most.
But not every session needs intensity:
They sync your brain to beta and gamma waves, associated with focus and memory.
No melody. Just subtle pulses that help me stay immersed, when clarity matters most.
But not every session needs intensity:
Studies also show groove-based instrumentals improve emotional state, lifting mood and reducing mental fatigue.
You can’t focus when you’re tense. Or drained.
ODESZA and M83 help me reset—big sound, light touch.
But not every task benefits from rhythm:
You can’t focus when you’re tense. Or drained.
ODESZA and M83 help me reset—big sound, light touch.
But not every task benefits from rhythm:
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Studies also show groove-based instrumentals improve emotional state, lifting mood and reducing mental fatigue.
You can’t focus when you’re tense. Or drained.
ODESZA and M83 help me reset—big sound, light touch.
But not every task benefits from rhythm:
You can’t focus when you’re tense. Or drained.
ODESZA and M83 help me reset—big sound, light touch.
But not every task benefits from rhythm:
Studies show groove-based instrumentals boost task speed by 7% and persistence without sacrificing accuracy.
No lyrics, just rhythm and flow.
For creative deep work, I listen to Tycho, Bonobo, and Jon Hopkins.
But even the best tracks fail when your mind’s heavy.
No lyrics, just rhythm and flow.
For creative deep work, I listen to Tycho, Bonobo, and Jon Hopkins.
But even the best tracks fail when your mind’s heavy.
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Studies show groove-based instrumentals boost task speed by 7% and persistence without sacrificing accuracy.
No lyrics, just rhythm and flow.
For creative deep work, I listen to Tycho, Bonobo, and Jon Hopkins.
But even the best tracks fail when your mind’s heavy.
No lyrics, just rhythm and flow.
For creative deep work, I listen to Tycho, Bonobo, and Jon Hopkins.
But even the best tracks fail when your mind’s heavy.
4 ways I use music to sharpen creativity, focus, and thinking.
Each is backed by science.
Here’s what to play, and when:
Each is backed by science.
Here’s what to play, and when:
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
4 ways I use music to sharpen creativity, focus, and thinking.
Each is backed by science.
Here’s what to play, and when:
Each is backed by science.
Here’s what to play, and when:
We used to handle every design detail ourselves, every input, every decision.
Now, we teach the process to lead machines.
Now, we teach the process to lead machines.
August 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
We used to handle every design detail ourselves, every input, every decision.
Now, we teach the process to lead machines.
Now, we teach the process to lead machines.
Manual research stacks input.
AI surfaces what matters.
AI surfaces what matters.
July 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Manual research stacks input.
AI surfaces what matters.
AI surfaces what matters.
Instinct said AI had no place in design strategy.
It felt too cold. Too fast. Too removed.
Empathy? Intuition? That felt sacred. Human. Untouchable.
That belief kept me from seeing what was possible...
#designsky
It felt too cold. Too fast. Too removed.
Empathy? Intuition? That felt sacred. Human. Untouchable.
That belief kept me from seeing what was possible...
#designsky
July 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Instinct said AI had no place in design strategy.
It felt too cold. Too fast. Too removed.
Empathy? Intuition? That felt sacred. Human. Untouchable.
That belief kept me from seeing what was possible...
#designsky
It felt too cold. Too fast. Too removed.
Empathy? Intuition? That felt sacred. Human. Untouchable.
That belief kept me from seeing what was possible...
#designsky
What will you do now there's no where to hide?
May 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What will you do now there's no where to hide?
Figma Make kills pixel pushing. NOW designers can:
- Solve real, user-facing problems
- Focus on creating measurable value
- Test and validate ideas early
It’s the AI that finally gets the tool out of your way.
- Solve real, user-facing problems
- Focus on creating measurable value
- Test and validate ideas early
It’s the AI that finally gets the tool out of your way.
May 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Figma Make kills pixel pushing. NOW designers can:
- Solve real, user-facing problems
- Focus on creating measurable value
- Test and validate ideas early
It’s the AI that finally gets the tool out of your way.
- Solve real, user-facing problems
- Focus on creating measurable value
- Test and validate ideas early
It’s the AI that finally gets the tool out of your way.
Taste separates real creatives from prompt typers:
• Save what resonates in @eagle_app.
• Use ChatGPT to unpack why it works.
• Spot patterns. Define qualities.
• Shape your work until it reflects your voice.
• Edit with obsession.
Then, ritualise it.
• Save what resonates in @eagle_app.
• Use ChatGPT to unpack why it works.
• Spot patterns. Define qualities.
• Shape your work until it reflects your voice.
• Edit with obsession.
Then, ritualise it.
April 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Taste separates real creatives from prompt typers:
• Save what resonates in @eagle_app.
• Use ChatGPT to unpack why it works.
• Spot patterns. Define qualities.
• Shape your work until it reflects your voice.
• Edit with obsession.
Then, ritualise it.
• Save what resonates in @eagle_app.
• Use ChatGPT to unpack why it works.
• Spot patterns. Define qualities.
• Shape your work until it reflects your voice.
• Edit with obsession.
Then, ritualise it.
This was the missed opportunity:
April 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This was the missed opportunity:
The ease of achieving something this clean, cohesive, and full of personality is remarkable.
I didn’t expect it to become this accessible, this fast.
I didn’t expect it to become this accessible, this fast.
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The ease of achieving something this clean, cohesive, and full of personality is remarkable.
I didn’t expect it to become this accessible, this fast.
I didn’t expect it to become this accessible, this fast.
2025: Sleek and shiny.
January 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
2025: Sleek and shiny.
I love a good memo!
December 13, 2024 at 9:30 AM
I love a good memo!
Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography is a timeless read that laid the groundwork for modern design, emphasizing clarity, simplicity, and function over ornament—31 years before Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles for Good Design.
#uxsky #designsky
#uxsky #designsky
November 23, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography is a timeless read that laid the groundwork for modern design, emphasizing clarity, simplicity, and function over ornament—31 years before Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles for Good Design.
#uxsky #designsky
#uxsky #designsky
The AI Coca-Cola ads are incredible!
Yes, quick cuts hide some of generative video's quirks, and in the longer cut, people have glazed expressions. 😐
Yet, it’s fascinating to see how capable generative AI is with something so iconic and relatable. ✨
Yes, quick cuts hide some of generative video's quirks, and in the longer cut, people have glazed expressions. 😐
Yet, it’s fascinating to see how capable generative AI is with something so iconic and relatable. ✨
November 21, 2024 at 9:07 AM
The AI Coca-Cola ads are incredible!
Yes, quick cuts hide some of generative video's quirks, and in the longer cut, people have glazed expressions. 😐
Yet, it’s fascinating to see how capable generative AI is with something so iconic and relatable. ✨
Yes, quick cuts hide some of generative video's quirks, and in the longer cut, people have glazed expressions. 😐
Yet, it’s fascinating to see how capable generative AI is with something so iconic and relatable. ✨
Seven years ago, I left agency life to join Tonsser ⚽️, a startup opening doors for grassroots footballers 🌟.
The move helped me look beyond design aesthetics—sparking my interest in motivational, growth, and product-led design 📈.
#uxsky #designsky
The move helped me look beyond design aesthetics—sparking my interest in motivational, growth, and product-led design 📈.
#uxsky #designsky
November 20, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Seven years ago, I left agency life to join Tonsser ⚽️, a startup opening doors for grassroots footballers 🌟.
The move helped me look beyond design aesthetics—sparking my interest in motivational, growth, and product-led design 📈.
#uxsky #designsky
The move helped me look beyond design aesthetics—sparking my interest in motivational, growth, and product-led design 📈.
#uxsky #designsky
Jagmiroquai 🪩🎩🕺
November 19, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Jagmiroquai 🪩🎩🕺
Continuing my introduction, here are some highlights of my UX/UI, graphic design, and illustration work from recent years.
I hope you all have a great week!
#uxsky #designsky #graphicdesign
I hope you all have a great week!
#uxsky #designsky #graphicdesign
November 18, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Continuing my introduction, here are some highlights of my UX/UI, graphic design, and illustration work from recent years.
I hope you all have a great week!
#uxsky #designsky #graphicdesign
I hope you all have a great week!
#uxsky #designsky #graphicdesign
While Apple has become stagnant I’m occasionally reminded of the authenticity and craftsmanship that was once so inspiring.
This is the hero animation for their accessibility page 🥰.
This is the hero animation for their accessibility page 🥰.
November 15, 2024 at 9:13 AM
While Apple has become stagnant I’m occasionally reminded of the authenticity and craftsmanship that was once so inspiring.
This is the hero animation for their accessibility page 🥰.
This is the hero animation for their accessibility page 🥰.
Modern grandeur, meets Wes Anderson, meets Snowpiercer.
November 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Modern grandeur, meets Wes Anderson, meets Snowpiercer.