building uncamera — shad.design

kept by dustytrails sep 30

The author describes creating Uncamera, an iPhone camera app that uses film‑stock LUTs and tactile dial controls to produce photos that feel like analogue memories.

Fuck it, make it anyway
Joel Auterson describes his creative slump from generative AI’s impact, concludes that making things the hard way for personal joy outweighs chasing AI‑driven trends.
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Six years perfecting maps on watchOS
Pedometer++ 8 ships a custom SwiftUI map engine for watchOS that renders cartridge-designed tiles, after six years of iterative design to prioritize offline navigation over dynamic rendering.
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SwiftUI After 7 Years: A Story of Mediocrity: Will it ever stop feeling like a beta? — Yakov Manshin
SwiftUI after seven years remains unstable, performs poorly, and lacks API stability, forcing workarounds and reflecting Apple’s lowered quality standards.
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App Store Asset Best Practices and Resources - App Store - Apple Developer
This guide provides best practices and resources for creating effective App Store assets like screenshots, app previews, and creative elements that clearly communicate an app's value while meeting Apple's policies and design standards.
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Building Accessibility Into a Canvas-Based Product
Figma created a Mirror DOM and internal accessibility tree to give screen readers full navigation and announcement support in its canvas‑based editor.
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