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Wish they had gone in this direction with the new macOS Finder icon.
Still liquid glass but with the classic colors and no border.
Keeps more of its original personality. #WWDC25

Getting fan mail from kids playing our games is pretty cool. Here Ondrej (11) gave us some excellent designs for a Fly THIS! Sequel.

Give it a wishlist to be among the first to hear it store.steampowered.com/app/2587620...

Dinolords will feature a full orchestral soundtrack.
Recorded across multiple studios, it blends sweeping cinematic themes with ancient, time-period-appropriate instruments:
Lur horn, tagelharpa, goat nail shakers (yes), and more.

I can't wait for everyone to hear this.

Every wishlist increases morale by 0.3%.
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Viking Longhouse turned out real nice.

For more historical accuracy, wishlist Dinolords.
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In 985 AD, Eric the Red unearthed dinosaur eggs in the Sermitsiaq Glacier.
Once hatched, the creatures were integrated into Norse life—first for work, then for war.

A few souvenirs i picked up in Chicago.

Eight Years of Looking Back A few thoughts on the tradition of making yearly creative recaps—and why you might want to try it too.

I just released my 8th annual “Everything I Worked On” video.
Eight years of projects, games, books, talks—and everything in between.
I also wrote about what doing this every year has taught me: www.flarup.email/p/eight-yea...

I turn 41 today.

To celebrate, I’m saying thanks—and sharing a small way you can help grow the newsletter.

There are even some fun rewards if you do www.flarup.email/p/lets-grow...

Viking Townhall ✨

The Death of Design A quiet eulogy for what design used to be

From my latest essay 'The Death of Design' www.flarup.email/p/the-death...

"I remember spending hours on the tiniest details of an interface element no one had asked for. Just… exploring. Pushing pixels for the sake of it. The tools I had didn’t dictate the results—and the community I found on Dribbble was open, curious, and encouraging."

One of the great things about writing directly to people's inboxes is receiving many thoughtful replies. It feels like having thousands of pen friends.

I wrote in my newsletter about how I used to avoid LinkedIn like the plague, and I received 130 connection invitations. My business network is growing 📈

Made a new sticker

Our art direction has evolved so much in the past year. Sometimes, I just wander around a village and marvel at it all.

My LinkedIn Redemption Arc I used to avoid LinkedIn like the plague.

My LinkedIn Redemption Arc www.flarup.email/p/my-linked...

Looking forward to seeing you, Chris 👋

I used a service called stickerapp.com

It's the best! But no need to be jelly, go make something like this!

Good ol' Photoshop

Escaping the Purgatory of Boring UI A big part of why I moved away from app UI design was to escape the constraints.

Wrote a bit about Escaping the Purgatory of Boring UI open.substack.com/pub/flarup/...

My personal newsletter, flarup.email, has received a bit of a refresh. I'll be doing most of my writing here this year, and you're more than welcome to follow along.

We're working on juicing up combat. Needs to feel good to hit stuff. #screenshotsaturday

Feels like I’ve finally escaped boring-UI purgatory. Having a blast designing an interface that’s actually fun. Here are some of the latest components I’ve been working on!

Seeing 10 of these handed out was surreal. Maybe one day, I’ll win one myself.

I designed an award! 🏆

At this year’s Spilprisen (Danish video game awards), I had the honor of creating a brand-new trophy—a weighted ‘head’ symbolising the 3 pillars of game dev: art, technology, and business.

Some new models for village and camp life in Dinolords ⛺️ #screenshotsaturday