Rasmus Andersson
@rsms.me
Working on Playbit https://playb.it/ . Designer of Figma, Inter, Spotify. Software painter. https://rsms.me/
One of the best, up for air!
After a year of being a full-time dad, I'm looking for what's next. With a career in fintech, SMB and dev tools. I've built products, shipped code and managed teams as both a designer and director. I'm looking for small teams with conviction to be profitable. Building low and slow.
jonathontoon.com
jonathontoon.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
One of the best, up for air!
What publications offer PDF subscription?
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
September 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What publications offer PDF subscription?
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
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Surprise! I made the built-in game for @perplexitycomet.bsky.social it was so much fun working with such a dream team at Perplexity.
August 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Surprise! I made the built-in game for @perplexitycomet.bsky.social it was so much fun working with such a dream team at Perplexity.
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Today's newsletter:
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
August 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Today's newsletter:
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
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Sometimes I play with the idea of starting a company which makes really nice electronics that feels as little “tech” as possible. Ie where the user only have to interface with “tech” when absolutely necessary.
July 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sometimes I play with the idea of starting a company which makes really nice electronics that feels as little “tech” as possible. Ie where the user only have to interface with “tech” when absolutely necessary.
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🐸 my froggy desk setup is my pride and joy 🐸
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
October 21, 2024 at 7:55 PM
🐸 my froggy desk setup is my pride and joy 🐸
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
So good!
I wrote something new! It’s a UI design history essay about Mac’s Control Panel, and it uses emulation in some… maybe new and maybe interesting ways?
aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...
aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...
Frame of preference
A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.
aresluna.org
July 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
So good!
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
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When an eel bites your thigh and you’re ready to cry that’s a moray
when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore
when I hit the moon and land in a lagoon, that's a mare
when I hit the moon and land in a lagoon, that's a mare
June 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When an eel bites your thigh and you’re ready to cry that’s a moray
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The Phillips TV Test Screen, and what each section means.
Images from Wiki
Images from Wiki
June 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Phillips TV Test Screen, and what each section means.
Images from Wiki
Images from Wiki
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New longform @inkandswitch.com essay! 📜
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can...
inkandswitch.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New longform @inkandswitch.com essay! 📜
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
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The talks from Day One have been published. To kick off the conference, @rsms.me is talking about Playbit Sync. youtu.be/KMcmMm8v5_E?...
Rasmus Andersson - Playbit Sync
Rasmus share more about Playbit, a new local-first operating system.-----Learn from engineers, designers, academics, startups, and indie developers who are p...
youtu.be
June 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The talks from Day One have been published. To kick off the conference, @rsms.me is talking about Playbit Sync. youtu.be/KMcmMm8v5_E?...
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Blippo was handmade with vintage analog broadcast equipment, and it features an intergenerational cast of over 100 actors, comedians, performers, and artists.
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
June 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Blippo was handmade with vintage analog broadcast equipment, and it features an intergenerational cast of over 100 actors, comedians, performers, and artists.
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
@akkartik.name This is so cool! akkartik.name/freewheeling...
June 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@akkartik.name This is so cool! akkartik.name/freewheeling...
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“If a system is to serve the creative spirit, it must be entirely comprehensible to a single individual.”
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
May 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“If a system is to serve the creative spirit, it must be entirely comprehensible to a single individual.”
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
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A 'Thomasson' is an architectural relic which is useless yet still maintained.
www.instagram.com/explore/sear...
www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
hyperartthomasson.tumblr.com
www.instagram.com/explore/sear...
www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
hyperartthomasson.tumblr.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A 'Thomasson' is an architectural relic which is useless yet still maintained.
www.instagram.com/explore/sear...
www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
hyperartthomasson.tumblr.com
www.instagram.com/explore/sear...
www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
hyperartthomasson.tumblr.com
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May 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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"Local-first OS"
Seph Gentle @seph.bsky.social with an incredible talk on how we should create an ecosystem that breaks down data silos via a local first operating system.
Seph Gentle @seph.bsky.social with an incredible talk on how we should create an ecosystem that breaks down data silos via a local first operating system.
May 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"Local-first OS"
Seph Gentle @seph.bsky.social with an incredible talk on how we should create an ecosystem that breaks down data silos via a local first operating system.
Seph Gentle @seph.bsky.social with an incredible talk on how we should create an ecosystem that breaks down data silos via a local first operating system.
“In the Who Cares Era, the most radical thing you can do is care”
May 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“In the Who Cares Era, the most radical thing you can do is care”
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Rasmus Andersson @rsms.me gave an awesome key note introducing Playbit - a new operating system & development environment which encourages playful learning, building & sharing of local-first software on a personal scale.
May 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Rasmus Andersson @rsms.me gave an awesome key note introducing Playbit - a new operating system & development environment which encourages playful learning, building & sharing of local-first software on a personal scale.
I want to like the Bluesky iOS app but wow it’s a bit janky. If I launch it at a moment when I have no internet connection, it logs me out (lol what) and there are these little details that subconsciously makes it feel like a web app. I can’t quite spot what it is…
May 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I want to like the Bluesky iOS app but wow it’s a bit janky. If I launch it at a moment when I have no internet connection, it logs me out (lol what) and there are these little details that subconsciously makes it feel like a web app. I can’t quite spot what it is…
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Do I have any georgian friends here? I need a native eye for my first georgian alphabet design:
May 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Do I have any georgian friends here? I need a native eye for my first georgian alphabet design:
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May 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM