Marvin Messenzehl

July 28, 2025

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

Hey there 👋

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 believe every designer works on their portfolio at some point, in some way. Inspiration is always sought after, of course. Personally, I have found one of the most interesting portfolios. It belongs to Ka Wai Cheung. He used it for his application as a web designer at 37signals, and wow, it is truly impressive and a very refreshing take on the whole portfolio concept!

Read Something

Romina is known for providing incredibly great resources for the design systems community. Now she is also doing this for AI tooling in the design field. A guaranteed reading recommendation in her new AI Design Guide!

Heard Something

Yes, I admit it, I have shared a lot of Tiny Desk concerts here lately, but I am also a huge fan of this format. Now I came across the episode with Tyler, The Creator, and I listened to his new album as well. And I realized: I haven't listened to Tyler in way too long!

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-Marvin

About 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 for the podcast app of RTL +.  Besides that, I'm teaching UX and UI design at Memorisely.