InMinimal | NotesbyArthur Van Siclen·Jun 16From Combinatorial Mess to Linear Elegance: Architecting a Conversion Engine in SwiftIt’s not easy to coerce one file format into another, and adding support for more and more file formats gets ever more complex. To manage…
InMinimal | NotesbyArthur Van Siclen·Nov 15, 2025Writing Tools + Apple IntelligenceAt Minimal we deliberately took our time to decide how we would integrate generative AI. There is a lot of hype, and we wanted to let the…
InMinimal | NotesbyArthur Van Siclen·Jan 11, 2023Details: App Switcher + Keyboard Input Accessory ViewsSometime during iOS 15 or iOS 16, the visibility of the iOS keyboard stopped controlling the visibility of input accessory views. The…
InBootcampbyArthur Van Siclen·Oct 6, 2021Case study: Building a profitable app in 30 daysI just built Shape, a lucid dreaming app for iPhone. It took 30 days to design the app, build it, and ship it in the App Store. Here’s...A response icon5A response icon5
InMinimal | NotesbyArthur Van Siclen·Sep 22, 2021Shape’s Lightweight Design SystemShape is a lucid dreaming app for iPhone and iPad, helping people wake up within their dreams.
Arthur Van Siclen·Sep 22, 2021My Journey Learning to Lucid DreamThis story now lives at Shape’s website, right here.A response icon1A response icon1
InMinimal | NotesbyArthur Van Siclen·May 27, 2021Building Collaborative NotesIt’s hard to design and build collaborative software. Everything is tied together, so a small change in one place has far reaching impact.
InMinimal | NotesbyArthur Van Siclen·Jun 2, 2020Rounded Corners in the Apple EcosystemIf you look closely, you’ll rarely find a sharp corner in any Apple product. From the HomePod, to keyboard buttons, to elements in Apple’s…A response icon2A response icon2
Arthur Van Siclen·Jun 2, 2020A Smooth Corner Radius in iOSI remember looking at an Apple interface, comparing it to the things I was creating, and feeling a bit miffed that Apple’s designs were…A response icon4A response icon4
InMinimal | NotesbyArthur Van Siclen·Mar 5, 2020Community-Sourced Approach to Translating the Minimal | Notes AppMaking Minimal accessible + beautiful in more languages.
