Overlooking the obvious
A user interview with a friend reveals an obviously missing piece of Cushion
Jonnie Hallman (@destroytoday)
An indie design engineer based in Brooklyn.
Latest posts
Remembering to have fun
After finding myself low on steam, I shift gears to another project to recharge my creativity while listening to a friend’s advice to have fun.
Establishing a weekly user interview routine
For the first time in years, I start performing user interviews again, and remember how valuable they can be.
Building for myself and delighting others
After building a feature I’ve always wanted, I hear from users that they’ve always wanted it, too—they just didn’t think to ask for it.
Eating my own dogfood again
Now that I’m freelancing full-time, and using Cushion again, I’ve fallen in love with it all over again, but I also feel every rough spot.
Animating Quines for Larva Labs
A collaboration with my friends, Matt Hall and John Watkinson, on their generative art project that blurs the line between its code and the art it produces.
Going independent again
I’m returning to independent life after a long stint cosplaying an employee in the full-time world.
Cleaning up the cobwebs
After years of side-eyeing an unreleased feature that has been nagging me while slowing down the app, I finally take the time to remove it from the app.
Building a table for the nth time - Part 2
Following up on the initial post about building a table in Cushion, I actually detail my approach this time.
How to use Playwright with GitHub Actions for e2e testing of Vercel preview deployments
I spent way too long trying to find out how to set up e2e testing with Vercel preview deploys, so I wrote a quick post to save others.