Marvin Messenzehl

I love working in the realm between design and code. Some things that make me excited are CSS, Interaction design, Javascript, and making interfaces feel fun and human.

Currently, I'm designing & building interfaces at DAYY.  Besides that, I'm teaching UX and UI design at Memorisely.
September 1, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #108 - Reviews, Illusions, 3D Shapes

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Saw Something How great would it be if you could simply sub...
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August 25, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #107 - JPEGs, Reports, Compressing

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Saw Something Since I am currently spending a lot of time o...
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August 18, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #106 - Vertical, Karst Goods, Tim's game

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Saw Something While scrolling through Amazon during the wee...
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August 11, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #105 - Tokio Streets, GPT5, Notion Campsite

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August 4, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #104 - Walls, Walks, Pictures

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July 28, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #103 - Don't tap the glass!

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July 21, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #102 - Figma Glass, Systems Thinking, New Old Music

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Saw Something Liquid Glass is here. Now also in Figma. Afte...
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July 14, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #101 - Vibe Coding, Designing and a little bit of brain rot

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Saw Something I actually don't like the term vibe coding at...
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July 7, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #100 - We're back!

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. After a short summer break, I'm back with a lot of picks, f...
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June 9, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #99 - Vibe Designing, AI Field Notes, New Mixes

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Saw Something Yes, I admit it. Sometimes I give in to every...
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June 2, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #98 - AI Workflows, Stitch, Framer Workshop

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May 26, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #97 - Note Taking Deep Dive

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May 19, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #96 - Post Config Week

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May 12, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #95 - YCombinator, Meditations, Config

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something If there has been a project in my career th...
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May 5, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #94 - Devin, AI Quality, Shortform

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Okay, I have to warn you this time. This is...
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April 28, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #93 - AI, Brain Food, More AI

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Lenny's Podcast has been one of my best and...
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April 22, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #92 - Tokyo, HEX, Perfect Days

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something During this long Easter weekend, I was over...
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April 14, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #91 - SABLE fABLE, Designers who prompt, AC Shadows

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Whenever Bon Iver has released an album, I ...
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April 8, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #90 - PM Podcasts, Contrast Checks, Amsterdam in spring

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Lenny's Podcast is truly one of the podcast...
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March 31, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #89 - Mechanical Keyboards are the best

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Today, there’s no podcast, no song, no play...
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March 24, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #88 - Sunday Vibes, Granola, Figlet

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something On a sunny Sunday, starting the day relaxed...
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March 17, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #87 - Coding Sounds, New Things, Tailwind Tricks

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Currently, I'm not playing a playlist, but ...
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March 10, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #86 - Severance, a11y, Showcases

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something I'm currently watching Severance, a TV seri...
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March 3, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #85 - a11y in Figma, Mental Models, Sam Altman's notes

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something For all my design friends who are currently...
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February 24, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #84 - The Silhouettes Project, Zen Books, Voicepal

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something I am constantly on the lookout for new arti...
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February 17, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #83 - Dopamin Fasting, Shopify Engineering, Custom PC Builds

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something A few months ago, I first heard about what'...
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February 10, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #82 - Yussef Dayes, Figma Aspect Ratio, Apple Invites

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something I think I have found one of the most amazin...
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February 3, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #81 - I've launched a Figma Widget πŸ₯³

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Well, I think we have to update this sectio...
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January 31, 2025

Building Fighill - My First Figma Widget

For a long time, I wanted to build something in publicβ€”to share the process, the challenges, and the little wins along the way. The idea of putting something out there, seeing people use it, and iterating based on real feedback felt exciting. Right before Christmas, I finally decided to give it a shot. I was hugely inspired by the #Bui...
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January 27, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #80 - Popular lofi, Zen, Todo Apps

Hey there πŸ‘‹ Welcome to this installment of Pixel Perfect Picks. Here I'm sharing something that I heard, read, and saw. You can subscribe to this newsletter here. I'm additionally publishing a more extended essay about software development, design, and freelancing every month. Heard Something Last week, my YouTube algorithm recommended...
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