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Daniel Destefanis

@daniel__designs • 18,290 subscribers

Product Designer @anthropicai, previously: @figma & @discord — Building @theclocksapp

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With the release of Fable 5, I thought it would be fun to build and open-source a new MacOS screensaver using a metal shader, that way could also try building your own! Totally free, link to the repo below

With the release of Fable 5, I thought it would be fun to build and open-source a new MacOS screensaver using a metal shader, that way could also try building your own! Totally free, link to the repo below

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I'm excited to announce I'm joining the design team at Anthropic to work on their consumer products!

I'm excited to announce I'm joining the design team at Anthropic to work on their consumer products!

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My very first iOS app has a name! Introducing Clocks, a more fun standby mode. I've been designing in it Figma and building with Cursor. Testflight soon!

My very first iOS app has a name! Introducing Clocks, a more fun standby mode. I've been designing in it Figma and building with Cursor. Testflight soon!

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New background and clock for my upcoming app. Designed in Figma, built with Cursor

New background and clock for my upcoming app. Designed in Figma, built with Cursor

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Weekend progress on The Clocks App, designed in Figma built with Cursor.

Weekend progress on The Clocks App, designed in Figma built with Cursor.

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First project using three.js, little work in progress landing page for The Clocks App

First project using three.js, little work in progress landing page for The Clocks App

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Really happy with how my first app is coming together. Designed with Figma, built with the help of Cursor.

Really happy with how my first app is coming together. Designed with Figma, built with the help of Cursor.

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My first iOS app launches tomorrow!

My first iOS app launches tomorrow!

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We just shipped a brand new feature for Figma Make. Take any Make, convert it to a set of editable design layers for you to iterate on, annotate, or share. More to come, we're just getting started

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Gradients look better with some 3d depth

Gradients look better with some 3d depth

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We just launched Community for Figma Make! Now people can easily play and remix real vibe coded ideas. I'll be posting new files that use shaders, three.js and other fun ideas for free throughout the week. Link below

We just launched Community for Figma Make! Now people can easily play and remix real vibe coded ideas. I'll be posting new files that use shaders, three.js and other fun ideas for free throughout the week. Link below

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Exploring new vibes for a 2026 update to my design portfolio

Exploring new vibes for a 2026 update to my design portfolio

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Onboarding progress for my app over the weekend

Onboarding progress for my app over the weekend

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A playful carousel for my new portfolio, built with framer motion

A playful carousel for my new portfolio, built with framer motion

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I'm excited to share Code Layers are available today in Figma Sites! I'm excited for people to build rich, interactive ideas for their sites either with Code or using AI. Huge shoutout to the team, it was an incredible amount of work and there's more to come!

I'm excited to share Code Layers are available today in Figma Sites! I'm excited for people to build rich, interactive ideas for their sites either with Code or using AI. Huge shoutout to the team, it was an incredible amount of work and there's more to come!

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Early testflight is going well, excited for people to try this!

Early testflight is going well, excited for people to try this!

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I don't only make gradients you know, heres a recent swiftui transition using metal shaders

I don't only make gradients you know, heres a recent swiftui transition using metal shaders

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Still so stoked on my app and matching screen savers turned out

Still so stoked on my app and matching screen savers turned out

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Really trying to explore gradients that feel more dreamlike

Really trying to explore gradients that feel more dreamlike

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Just published this swipe-able card stack as a Figma Make for anyone to reuse, community link in the next tweet

Just published this swipe-able card stack as a Figma Make for anyone to reuse, community link in the next tweet

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Using Fable to build myself a 3d mockup tool

Using Fable to build myself a 3d mockup tool

Daniel Destefanis

58,811 Aufrufe • vor 4 Tagen

Over the weekend I built a little slime pet with help of claude code. He hangs out, falls asleep, jumps around, and sings the lyrics to whatever song I have playing on spotify, I love him.

Over the weekend I built a little slime pet with help of claude code. He hangs out, falls asleep, jumps around, and sings the lyrics to whatever song I have playing on spotify, I love him.

Daniel Destefanis

299,197 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

I was tired of not being able to browse my Twitter bookmarks more visually, so I made an infinite grid with the ability to filter by folder. Built on top of Andrew's great work. It's open source, I'll post the link below!

I was tired of not being able to browse my Twitter bookmarks more visually, so I made an infinite grid with the ability to filter by folder. Built on top of Andrew's great work. It's open source, I'll post the link below!

Daniel Destefanis

106,625 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

So excited to announce my first iOS app has launched! Clocks is a more fun standby mode for your entire setup. Turn your phone, ipad, or mac into a beautiful clock display. It's available in the app store now, link below. Happy to answer any questions about my process!

So excited to announce my first iOS app has launched! Clocks is a more fun standby mode for your entire setup. Turn your phone, ipad, or mac into a beautiful clock display. It's available in the app store now, link below. Happy to answer any questions about my process!

Daniel Destefanis

386,495 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

What if Macbook notch was a place you could store stuff? I'm building myself a MacOS app I'm calling Knapsack. It's essentially the inventory UI from Animal Crossing but as a clipboard manager. You can store stuff there, assign icons for that stuff (because why not), and more.

What if Macbook notch was a place you could store stuff? I'm building myself a MacOS app I'm calling Knapsack. It's essentially the inventory UI from Animal Crossing but as a clipboard manager. You can store stuff there, assign icons for that stuff (because why not), and more.

Daniel Destefanis

83,361 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

Built a tool to animate it

Built a tool to animate it

Daniel Destefanis

68,367 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

Just launched a 2026 update for my personal design portfolio, really happy with how it turned out.

Just launched a 2026 update for my personal design portfolio, really happy with how it turned out.

Daniel Destefanis

27,145 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

My new Figma plugin, Vector Fields is out! Create generative patterns with lines, dots, and custom SVGs. It's free and open source and very fun to play with

My new Figma plugin, Vector Fields is out! Create generative patterns with lines, dots, and custom SVGs. It's free and open source and very fun to play with

Daniel Destefanis

110,365 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

I built a new mesh gradient tool that can create beautiful gradients from photographs. The results are often dreamlike and capture a general vibe. I'm calling it Photo Gradient, it's free on web and soon a Figma plugin, link below

I built a new mesh gradient tool that can create beautiful gradients from photographs. The results are often dreamlike and capture a general vibe. I'm calling it Photo Gradient, it's free on web and soon a Figma plugin, link below

Daniel Destefanis

102,982 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

So excited to share Code Layers, a new feature Niko and I have been working on that’s coming soon to Figma Sites

So excited to share Code Layers, a new feature Niko and I have been working on that’s coming soon to Figma Sites

Daniel Destefanis

60,251 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Built a new Figma plugin I call "Magic Messages". It generates entire conversations using ChatGPT and renders them using our design system at Discord. You can set a topic, # people talking, and # of messages. This way we can generate content for our designs more easily.

Built a new Figma plugin I call "Magic Messages". It generates entire conversations using ChatGPT and renders them using our design system at Discord. You can set a topic, # people talking, and # of messages. This way we can generate content for our designs more easily.

Daniel Destefanis

130,007 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

Just published a new Figma plugin for creating mesh gradients from photographs. It's called Photo Gradient. It's completely free, available now on Figma Community or in your browser (links below).

Just published a new Figma plugin for creating mesh gradients from photographs. It's called Photo Gradient. It's completely free, available now on Figma Community or in your browser (links below).

Daniel Destefanis

73,103 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I've been building a new app I'm calling Worldly, it teaches me about a new place in the world everyday and links to wikipedia if I want to learn more

I've been building a new app I'm calling Worldly, it teaches me about a new place in the world everyday and links to wikipedia if I want to learn more

Daniel Destefanis

21,100 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Light shimmering on the water

Light shimmering on the water

Daniel Destefanis

20,264 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Still a few case studies to write but finally shipped a new design portfolio that captures more of my side project work. Built with next.js and Cursor

Still a few case studies to write but finally shipped a new design portfolio that captures more of my side project work. Built with next.js and Cursor

Daniel Destefanis

25,420 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

I'm really excited about our new Figma feature, variables. So, I built a new plugin I call "Find Variables" to help you find where they're being used across your design. It will be free and open source once it's published to Figma community!

I'm really excited about our new Figma feature, variables. So, I built a new plugin I call "Find Variables" to help you find where they're being used across your design. It will be free and open source once it's published to Figma community!

Daniel Destefanis

75,900 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

I've been working on a new Figma plugin called Selection Text. It's a lightweight way to see how your text layers are styled in any given frame or set of frames. I designed it to be fast, lightweight, and feel native to Figma. I'll post an in-depth look once it's published!

I've been working on a new Figma plugin called Selection Text. It's a lightweight way to see how your text layers are styled in any given frame or set of frames. I designed it to be fast, lightweight, and feel native to Figma. I'll post an in-depth look once it's published!

Daniel Destefanis

47,121 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Todays gradient (all in metal btw)

Todays gradient (all in metal btw)

Daniel Destefanis

15,942 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

Just submitted my new Figma plugin for approval. It helps you create gradients from photographs

Just submitted my new Figma plugin for approval. It helps you create gradients from photographs

Daniel Destefanis

32,736 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr