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kaizenb

787 karma · joined March 23, 2020

Working independently for 20 years, designing brands and building digital products.

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kaizenb··on Luce: First Electric Ferrari
Photo collection: https://bookmarker.cc/bora/ferrari-luce
kaizenb··on Aesthetics of AI: Observations on the Visual Identities of Standout AI Brands
● AI brands are moving away from stereotypical tech aesthetics towards more human-centered designs.

● Visual identities often incorporate gradients, abstract shapes, and calming color palettes to convey innovation and approachability.

● Many AI companies are focusing on building trust through transparent and user-friendly interfaces.

● The aesthetics of AI are evolving to reflect the technology's increasing integration into everyday life.

Good design is good business.

kaizenb··on Claude Opus 4.6 extra usage promo
Oh man. Thanks for explaining. That sounds like a dark pattern.
kaizenb··on Claude Opus 4.6 extra usage promo
Interesting. What do you think the reason for not being transparent on this matter?
kaizenb··on Claude is a space to think
One can only hope.
kaizenb··on Claude is a space to think
Absolutely! (:

Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude. Recent advertising campaigns from Anthropic.

Violation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRu7DdTTVA

Betrayal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSam25u8O4

Deception https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De-_wQpKw0s

Treachery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVD3aG_azw

kaizenb··on Design Thinking Books (2024)
Thanks, added the book to the library and will explore categorization options.
kaizenb··on Design Thinking Books (2024)
Any suggestions are welcome. I would be happy to increase the quality of the library.
kaizenb··on Design Thinking Books (2024)
Noted couple of books.

I've been curating (mostly design) books on a digital library: https://links.1984.design/books

kaizenb··on Users don't care about your app's complexity
All about mental models, and cognitive biases.

"Understanding the logic behind these biases allows us to confront, moderate, and potentially use them positively. This directory takes a swift dive into various cognitive biases affecting our lives and work, aiming to help us design with greater awareness."

https://1984.design/psychology-of-design/

kaizenb··on The Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
Thanks, no love for Adobe but React Aria seems good. Saved, will look in to it.
kaizenb··on The Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
I use shadcn/ui for side projects, mostly coding with agents.

Good to have a base design system for building products.

Are there any alternatives? Coded systems, not just UI components.

kaizenb··on Dark Mode vs. Light Mode: Which Is Better?
Exactly.
kaizenb··on Dieter Rams and ten principles for good design
Finest organic growth.
kaizenb··on I'm a developer for a major food delivery app
I guess I expect better from us, regarding our high intelligence as species. But probably you are right, there is an utopic vision of us in my mind.
kaizenb··on I'm a developer for a major food delivery app
Greed. There are many ways to do good business, but we constantly push for exploitation. Technology will be blamed as always, not the operators. Humans such a disappointment.
kaizenb··on Show HN: Stop Claude Code from forgetting everything
Will explore this idea, thanks.
kaizenb··on Show HN: Vibe coding a bookshelf with Claude Code
"Execution keeps getting cheaper. Taste still does not." yes yes yes!
kaizenb··on Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?
Thanks! Actually, I live in a village (: https://x.com/borakaizen/status/2004825887691153795
kaizenb··on Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?
Does being "emotionally strong" is a skill to improve?
kaizenb··on Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?
"The decision of all decisions is to reject the default path. To answer the call to adventure. To finally begin writing the first chapter. To leave the tutorial and start level one. That's when your life starts."

Good luck!

kaizenb··on Show HN: Turn raw HTML into production-ready images for free
Definitely should be WebP.
kaizenb··on You have about 36 months to make it
Maybe he is describing an individual perspective?

"The amount of power an individual has today" on himself.

kaizenb··on Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025
No design category though, broke my heart :(
kaizenb··on Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025
This is just great! Thanks for building.
kaizenb··on Show HN: Picknplace.js, an alternative to drag-and-drop
sounds effects on! piuww piuwww! waaaaa I'm going to eat youuu!
kaizenb··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
I've been trying to connect to Supabase, got help from an agent to but couldn't resolve the issue and connect :/

What’s actually broken

DB Pro:

Enforces strict TLS verification

Uses its own certificate trust bundle

Does not:

read macOS System Keychain reliably

allow custom CA injection

allow “require but don’t verify”

Supabase pooler requires either:

trusting Supabase’s CA, or

allowing non-verified SSL

DB Pro supports neither.

So it fails with:

self signed certificate in certificate chain

This is a product limitation / bug in DB Pro.

kaizenb··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
Loved the design, looks better then the most tools I've tried. I'm using Prisma + Supabase in one of my side projects and having constant db issues. Can I integrate DB Pro? Will it replace Prisma or what?
kaizenb··on Working quickly is more important than it seems (2015)
Same here.
kaizenb··on What Makes You Senior
Probably, though depends of the experience? Working at a company with people that has little influence on your growth and learning?
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