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Zach Tarvin
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iOS developer. Dog fan. Beep-booper?
I've been working hard on a new version of PolitiCall that includes a redesign for Liquid Glass. My hope was to be able to ship immediately after Rep Grijalva was sworn in, but it's not quite in the cards this week.

Another weekend's worth of polish though? Bet.
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Inevitably I'll post this and then something at work will claim all my free time for the next two weeks, but I got some really good progress in on simplifying and glassifying PolitiCall this weekend.

Ditched tabs per chamber for a simpler, unified one. Pics are spring update vs. WIP.
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Colder weather, cozier lunch.
October 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is the silliest thing I've made in a bit. It's going into a presentation tomorrow for giggles.
September 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Been supporting the return of the Snack Wrap for our McDonald's client. Finally got to have mine for lunch today. Check out what we've been up to at snackwrapfiles.com.
July 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Was reading this great recap from @twostraws.bsky.social on a walk and made *such* a sound when I saw "sectionIndexLabel()" at least two neighborhood dogs on the trail were concerned. (I squeed)
June 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Right away I notice my button shapes have changed on detail views. I'm going to have a lot of iPad work this summer, but so far I feel like PolitiCall could be a lot worse. (I did a design overhaul in the spring)
June 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Chicago said “June!” 🏳️‍🌈
June 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
New client work from the agency job. The Snack Wrap is coming back. We’ve got a ton of new stuff for McDonald’s fans to discover soon.
June 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I made two more for PolitiCall earlier this spring! (They’re not amazing, but….)
June 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Today’s lunch? Purple.
May 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Traffic made me a little late, but we’re here. If you’re at Deep Dish, say “Hey!”
April 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It was 77 degrees after work tonight. So, naturally I walked eight miles.

Really though, it feels good to be physically able to do this again. Too bad the seasonal ice cream shops don’t open until next month.
March 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Played some rounds of Giant Uno yesterday. “Giant” is maybe not doing enough. These cards are so large that if you’re having a rough round, you find yourself with a large fan.
March 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Bad photo because my phone was in my pocket at the wrong time, but HELLO DOG!
March 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Managed to get a 4.20 mile walk in while Chicago was 70 and sunny yesterday. It felt good.
March 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I don’t think I will ever get tired of that first-run cycle where everything just clicks into place.

SwiftData migrated to CloudKit, interactive widgets working across the phone and watch. Let’s gooooo!
February 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Finally got to Sando Street. The tonkatsu has me ready to go back already. The memory that they also serve fruit sandos has me thinking about delivery later. 🥰
February 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
These days if I’m on Facebook at all it’s for a few extended family members who don’t use anything else. Over the last month or AI slop in-feed has been getting worse.

Naturally I’ve started screenshotting for the folks who are adamant this is what they want from ad creative.
January 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Grabbed pizza and drinks with a friend tonight. His old fashioned was served smoking. Going forward if the old fashioned isn't old enough to be shrouded in ancient mist/smoke/fog, I don't want it.
January 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Started my birthday with a nice snowy walk to my favorite pie and biscuit shop. Because you celebrate with a sausage gravy biscuit and a side of banana pudding pie, right?
January 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Ate dinner before I discovered the two food vibes for the night just down the sidewalk.
December 1, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Office views today were a little…frosty.
November 22, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Some days you need demos in a deck for PR folks and you have to use what is at-hand. (Don’t ask how many of these I drank today)
November 20, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Went to the Disney 100 Exhibition. Squeed real hard at this.
December 1, 2023 at 3:37 AM