building @proto_ide / ex @browserbase @apple @google / design tool enthusiast
San Francisco, CA
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I was shocked that 3/4s of designers work in coding agents rather than design tools. This is crazy?? Designers deserve a tool built for them, not just for developers.
That's why I'm building @proto_ide, the designer’s IDE. The shape of Claude Code and Cursor, but with every design feature you wish they’d ship.
Early access signups are open. If you want a tool that finally unlocks your full creative potential, sign up at prototypes.fun :)
My grandma’s review of the our video. Evidently, she’s not as tiktok brained as the rest of us
I was shocked that 3/4s of designers work in coding agents rather than design tools. This is crazy?? Designers deserve a tool built for them, not just for developers.
That's why I'm building @proto_ide, the designer’s IDE. The shape of Claude Code and Cursor, but with every design feature you wish they’d ship.
Early access signups are open. If you want a tool that finally unlocks your full creative potential, sign up at prototypes.fun :)
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A big thank you to @bitmapstudio for making this video, and @soleio @JohnPhamous @stephenhaney @harcourttt for advising me. If it weren't for them, this would probably just be me in front of a whiteboard drawing rectangles.
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And also to my founding engineer @0oj4m1t for actually building the product. If it wasn't for him, we would have a great launch video and nothing to actually give people.
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This week I learned that while 9/10 designers work in coding agents, only 1/10 of them are actually satisfied with these tools.
That’s why I was so excited to present @proto_labs_inc at @tiatplace. A fully featured IDE with advanced design tooling.
Was I tall enough to I see the over my computer? Not really. Could I feel the excitement in the room? 100%. Next time I’ll bring a stool.
I opened up a complex Figma file today and was so confused I felt like I was back in Photoshop. We’ve come so far and yet we’re somehow back where we started!
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Great convo!
How can being a playwright prepare one for designing social intelligence?
Season 3, Episode 2 drops today:
How @jasonyuan went from playwright to Apple designer to founding @hivemind is now available on YouTube and wherever you enjoy podcasts
00:00 Own Your Story, Do It True
00:49 Costumes, Stages, then World-Building
03:03 Hivemind in the Wild
08:42 From MercuryOS to Dot
13:20 Did You Make a Startup to Fix Yourself?
16:47 Every Relationship is a Story
19:35 The Graveyard Before Hivemind
22:25 Can Jason See Gotham?
28:13 Do It for The Plot!
29:13 Designing the Hivemind launch
32:48 The Information Market
34:45 Making Work That Feels True
41:02 Being Known Is the Most Wonderful Thing
Sponsored by @framer @noondesign @bot @tryramp @vercel @meetgranola @profound
Hosted by @soleio and coproduced with @Room3NYC
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Awesome launch video for an awesome product!
Introducing Kino: make videos end-to-end with Claude Code and Codex.
Drop your footage, get highlights, edit together, send links for feedback, and let your agents cook.
AI is becoming a great creative partner. Kino is a new home for your team and agents to collaborate.
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It’s that time of year again, Girlsgiving is back!
If you’re a girl and you want to come, dm @iismallcombe or me. If you’re a guy and you wanna come, you’ll have to arm wrestle @creatine_cycle. Good luck :)
This is so cool!
I built a notes app inspired by the 80s, when software felt simple and snappy. It launches in 2.6ms.
I've taken notes for 10+ years, first in VS Code, then Obsidian. Sometimes I just want to jot down a thought and get back to work.
Here's Noted: noted.computer 🧵
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Really excited for this one! It'll be a fun project :)
Looking for a motion designer who can help with a quick-turnaround launch video by this Friday! Not for Notion, but for a designer founder working on something really exciting.
Storyboards and graphics are already done, just need someone to bring it all together :)
Anyone interested or know someone great?
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