Showing data in a compelling and aesthetically-pleasing way is always a challenge, but Sensei’s dashboard really delivers. So the design process is not just about creating nice-looking shapes and colors, but simplifying complex information, and teaching the user how it all fits together. I want Sensei to be an app for Mac enthusiasts as well as the average user. Many performance and system monitoring apps can be quite hard to grasp unless you have a lot of experience with computers. But on the other hand, it’s also about accessibility. The reason is two-fold: on the one hand, I want to create a work of art that pays homage to the beautiful, native design of macOS, and fits right at home on the user’s Mac. I view it as my job to select and distill it to the most relevant information and present it in a beautiful way. Yes, absolutely! There’s an immense amount of data about your Mac’s performance and health hidden in macOS. Was that a big focus for you with the app? Sensei is all about data - but you worked hard to make that data beautiful. Since then, it’s just been a long journey of learning by doing, slowly getting better, and creating more intricate designs. ![]() I found it much more approachable than anything I’d tried before, and I started using it to design parts of my apps. ![]() I struggled to use any of the tools that were popular at the time - like Photoshop or Illustrator. But it wasn’t until I started making apps that I realized that I had to go and acquire my own design skills. I started to appreciate design when I got my first Apple product, a first-generation iPod nano. ![]() Not only are you a programmer but have also done all the UI design for Sensei. In this interview, Oskar shares with us his process and how he balances design and development to bring great products to life. From programming to designing, Oskar does it all - and mainly in Sketch. Oskar Groth, founder of Cindori is the brain and the muscle behind the Sensei app, a comprehensive Mac performance tool.
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