Mitch Millsaps
Software designer based in Denver, CO.
Side projects
Refining my canvas for work after 12 years of iteration.
Before grabbing my headlamp to toil in the design mines I set 3 priorities: flexibility, maintenance, efficiency. I asked myself these questions:
The conclusion I arrived to was, in essence, a feed. A timeline of work and some brief context - simple as that. Good design seems obvious in hindsight so hopefully that's a good sign.
With this format I can easily try out new compositions and techniques while showcasing the latest and greatest work. All without cumbersome overhead. Read in-depth or scroll away, whatever your heart desires.
I've been on a declutter spree for the better part of 2 years now and during the process thought of this which would help me keep track of and take action on things cluttering my house and my mind.
I've launched a new space on the interwebs to go on tirades about design. I'm not sure if it's a blog, a journal, or something else entirely but the writings will be entertaining and full of bizarre metaphors I can assure you that.
Today marks the release of briefed.design 2.0. I've done some major overhauls to the design language, branding, and especially SEO plus a few new handwritten briefs. More on the way soon!
Quick idea I had for an onboarding process with custom dual-ltone icons.
Working on a design system for my own random ideas and figured the best way to test it out it to put it in use
Getting back into photography but I was the only willing subject to practice on ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Added a fun interaction to the site where you cycle through these when you click on my portrait.
More of my personal style here. What do you do when it seems like you have to choose between 2 necessities? I tend to draw
Tried my hand at recreating a cool photo of a monopoly board in photorealistic style. Reflections are hard.
Fun idea I had for an app where you log the games you play and get the communal review aspect. Making the icons for this was fun and I thought the PS2 memory card for logging a new game was pretty clever.
