Through The Liquid Glass

How Apple’s Liquid Glass is reshaping UI and what it means for icon design

Jul 25 • 

Michael Flarup

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May 2025

The Future is Colourful and Dimensional

On the return of texture, depth, and expressiveness in UI.

May 26 • 

Michael Flarup

31

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April 2025

Eight Years of Looking Back

A few thoughts on the tradition of making yearly creative recaps—and why you might want to try it too.

Apr 15 • 

Michael Flarup

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Let’s Grow This Thing

Help spread the word about flarup.email—and get some birthday perks in return. Introducing a referral system.

Apr 4 • 

Michael Flarup

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March 2025

The Death of Design

A quiet eulogy for what design used to be

Mar 24 • 

Michael Flarup

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My LinkedIn Redemption Arc

I used to avoid LinkedIn like the plague.

Mar 12 • 

Michael Flarup

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Escaping the Purgatory of Boring UI

A big part of why I moved away from app UI design was to escape the constraints.

Mar 7 • 

Michael Flarup

9

February 2025

Life in Design

A 6-Part Video Series on Design, Creativity, and the Lessons That Shaped My Journey

Feb 23 • 

Michael Flarup

5

November 2024

Black Book Deal?

There’s 1,906 macOS App Icon Books left and I’m not doing any more books until I sell most of my inventory, so let's do a very limited Black Friday…

Nov 20, 2024 • 

Michael Flarup

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September 2024

Chasing Fun: Creating A Career You Love

This might be one of the best talks I've ever given—30 minutes of fun and advice from 20 years of creative entrepreneurship

Sep 27, 2024 • 

Michael Flarup

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July 2024

☀️ Summer Sale

Let's shake things up with a Summer Sale and some incredible discounts on some of my digital goods.

Jul 14, 2024 • 

Michael Flarup

3

Welcome to PixelResort

Celebrating 18 years since the first version, I'm thrilled to share my new portfolio.

Jul 3, 2024 • 

Michael Flarup

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