Marvin Messenzehl

November 10, 2025

Pixel Perfect Picks #118 - Superhuman, Scope Creep, Human Playlists

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

A few years ago there was this crazy hype around an email app that cost €30 a month. People even got personally onboarding. I was part of the Superhuman hype too, but I haven't heard anything about the app in ages. Maybe this rebranding will bring it back into the spotlight. I think it's absolutely wild!

Read Something

Everyone knows it from software projects: scope creep. Projects that keep expanding more and more until you ask yourself, what are we even doing? Last week I saw a small but clever game about it.

Heard Something

Meanwhile I browse YouTube for music more than Spotify. That has nothing to do with the streaming service itself, but rather that I find it much nicer to listen to music curated by people. On rainy Sundays I usually have one of those mixes playing.

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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 at DAYY.  Besides that, I'm teaching UX and UI design at Memorisely.