Mitch Millsaps
Software designer based in Denver, CO.
Side projects
A very brief glimpse of what turned into 3+ months of my life. Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted, open-source app for audiobooks, podcasts, and ebooks. It is also one of the most complex things I have ever seen. Hundreds of contributors. Years of pet features. Massive dichotomies in usecases. But hey, what's the fun if it's easy?
I ended up rebuilding the system from scratch to an absolute skeleton so maintainability is as easy as possible for the current and future contributors.
I'm still in the process of documentation. On top of the traditional system docs, I'm writing guidelines so UX isn't a total guessing game since for when people want to add little bits and bobs.
Snippets of a flexible project interface for home renovations and more with an AI assistant
Continuing the work from the last post with some screens exploring multi-retailer cart & checkout for home goods.
Little sneak peek at some upcoming stuff. Icons are all custom. Really enjoyed this and looking forward to fleshing it out in tons of detail.
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
