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Karl Emil James Koch

Software designer, developer, writer, and musician

Product and Design Systems Lead at Moneybox. Leading Design at Cosmic.

Writing

AI as pair design
The ultimate design companion is just around the corner
journal
Shift gears and switch careers
I've talked about my history before, but I haven't provided explicit advice about how to switch careers
opinion
Strip your URLs to super simple domains
RegEx has been around since the 50's, and it's still just as unreadable
development

Apps and projects

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Plugins.run
Figma utility plugins
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Hand››over
Convert with a tap
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Lazy PDF
Effortless PDF creation

Recent features

Plugins.run on DesignLinks.xyz
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Dev by Design
Speaking
Figma Find & Replace launch
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Releases

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Ever After – E.P.
Echoes • 2022
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2029 – Single
Echoes • 2022
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Pyre – Single
Echoes • 2022
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Bad Dream
Slowdance • 2019
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Cornerstone
Echoes • 2017
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A Year in the Light – Single
Echoes • 2016
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The Pursuit
Echoes • 2014

Bookmarks

Saving files into user’s iCloud Drive using FileManager
This is an example of accessing iCloud Drive and saving files there. Learn how to save files with my guide in iOS.
Make a Markdown Editor in SwiftUI
In this tutorial you will make a Markdown editor with live preview using SwiftUI. This editor will run on both iOS and Mac.
New year, new design.
I think I force myself to keep up with all the new things happening in web development by making myself redesign my site every couple of years or so. I never really consciously sit down to make comps and figure out all the details.
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