10 years ago we released Paper and it forever changed how I see Design.

This is the untold story of how the app came to be…

andy.works/words/paper-at… It was fun to dig up old designs and prototypes, so I thought I'd share a few…

1. Everything was designed in Keynote (this was 2012, no Sketch of Figma)

Vintage Interfaces, a running thread 👇

Have a favorite reference? Add below Bumptop (2007) by @anandx

Desktop interface that used 3D and physics. Not always the most effecient, but offered an early peek at a more fun, freeing way of using digital tools.

I made a clock!

Analog clocks are surprisingly hard for kids to read and require higher cognitive processing (it’s even a common test for dementia). I wanted a clock that my young kids could read and couldn’t find one that was both useful and beautiful, so I made one. 2—Yes, there are digital clocks, but numbers are just as meaningless to young kids. Plus, I’m a visual thinker (we all are) so I went down a rabbit hole on the history of clocks and ended up going back a few thousand years to history’s first clocks for inspiration.

Many in tech are struggling with how to design & build more ethically. Here are a few simple ethics tests you can employ at any time for decisions large & small… 1. Universality Test: Would the world be a better place if everyone used X?