Finally had good Paneer Tikka SF

Friend visited me in SF the other day, and I finally had the chance to try the Paneer Tikka at this Indian Restaurant in Mission that goes by the name of Apna Chulha. The place is good their food is very authentic but for me what stole the show was their Paneer Tikka, it was really well done. Don't get me wrong, it's still not perfect, for e.g. the Paneer felt a little underroasted for a Paneer Tikka, but it tasted really good, so I am not complaining.

How would you illustrate the word "Design"

Was writing anothe blog post, and I was struggling to find the right glyph for design. We all know design is not just how it looks but also how it works, and how it feels. But ultimately if you're visually showing design, the representation for the graphics are a bit restricted.

Take these two examples here. One is more direct, but too restrictive. It boxes design into visual design, and frankly its offensive to me as a designer, who hardly ever wants to a "paint job" on the designs. The other one on the other hand is a bit too abstract, and doesn't clearly show design; which is ironic.

Just two explorations, wonder how else design can be represented, visually.

Missed posts: What have I been upto this week

So why am I missing so many posts. What's up, why is the blog post momentum suddenly slowing down. Well, I have been working on updating my app for iOS 26. And I started a redesign project at that. So the whole process has decidedly taken way too long and too much time. for me, which is why the blog posts have become a formality for the last two weeks.

That said, the update is live now and I'll be back with more fun stuff.

Blogger doesn’t have an app!?!

This is gonna be a short meta (not the company) post, but I just discovered that Blogger doesnt have an iOS app anymore. That's a shame. A well built blogging app can make it easy to publish content on the web. What we have right now in the name of a web app is too janky.

A new coat of paint always does wonder.

Was redeisgning certain parts of my app that I barely had the time to touch. Gave them a new set of gradients. And now they look straight outta 2026! :D

Some more thoughts on the iPhone Air

I think it's pretty insane that they packed the entire iPhone in a camera bump, and then proceeded to put battery in the rest of the unit.

I think this will be remembered as one of the best iPhones to come out, especially in terms of industrial design. It's right up their with the likes of iPhone X, iPhone 6s, iPhone 5, and iPhone 4. It's a stunning design with some insane forward looking electronics.

This is the first iPhone to get me excited about iPhones in a while.

Crunch Time for LookUp Updates

Been working for the last 12 hours. Crunch time here for LookUp updates. I did a crazy redesign with a crazier strategy. The result is that Betas are lagging far behind the actual progress. This has been the most insane update cycle, with practically no beta. Not gonna do this again.