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I saw a motion designer trying to recreate the ChatGPT timer animation to figure out the logic behind it. It caught my interest, so I decided to give it a try. Honestly, it wasn't as easy as I thought, but I pulled it off! (Not without a help from ChatGPT, of course). How do you imagine the process of creating an animation like this?
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I recently worked on motion graphics animation for TLC Worldwide's LinkedIn post, bringing the visual identity to life through dynamic animation, transitions, and supporting motion assets.
It was a great opportunity to explore how motion can elevate an established brand and create a more engaging experience around a major industry event.
Great work. Everything looks beautiful and smooth
Same animation, two formats.
Sometimes the idea works just as well in vertical as it does in horizontal. The challenge is making it feel right in both.
Which one do you prefer? 💭
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Which one wins for you, honestly? I lean horizontal for how the transitions breathe, but the vertical cut feels tighter for a scroll-stopping ad. Nice work either way.
I made an app.
A slightly different project for me.
For years, I’ve tracked my daily habits using an orange Post-it note. Write down what I want to get done, tick it off, start again tomorrow.
I’d tried habit tracking apps, but always ended up back with the Post-it. I didn’t need dashboards, streaks, graphs or endless features. I just wanted something simple.
So I decided to build it myself.
Takto is my first iOS app — designed and built from scratch, taking it from an idea and some early Figma designs through to a real product on the App Store.
As a UX designer rather than a developer, a big part of the project was seeing how far I could push myself outside my usual role, using AI to help me actually build and ship the thing rather than stopping at a prototype.
The result is deliberately small. Add your habits. Do them. Tick them off. Your progress gradually fills the screen throughout the day.
No grand startup plan behind it. I wanted to make something I’d genuinely use, learn how to build a real product, and actually get it out into the world.
Quite nice seeing something that started as an orange Post-it sitting on my desk become an actual app.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/takto/id6796480445
#UXDesign #ProductDesign #iOSDesign #AppDesign #IndieApp #BuildInPublic #AIDesign #Takto
Clean design👍