Kristian Wagner (@k

Kristian Wagner

252 posts

Kristian Wagner

@k_wagner

iOS @thecosmos, prev 1990.studio

Toronto / Copenhagen

Joined July 2018

Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
Feb 8, 2025
shared element transitions [text] deceptively simple but extremely hard to get right - font morphing is always a fun (frustrating) challenge. had to dive deep into UIKit to get this one smooth, especially with the changing font sizes and line breaks.
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
Jun 17, 2025
Font morphing [orbit] Last month I spent a lot of time creating sphere projections. I wanted to take this further by extending UILabel and mapping each glyph, making it possible for letters to spin in space. Love this as a metaphor for the text 'thinking'.
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
Jun 4, 2024
mood lighting dark modes are becoming an expected feature for many, but what if they actually brought something to the table in terms of elevating the user's experience? very excited to slowly bring the letters app to life, one exploration at a time.
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
May 16, 2024
happy accidents. love stumbling into crazy (unintended) animations along the way.
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
May 30, 2024
dynamic spaces 🔳 exploring alternative navigation patterns with perspective. love this sense of depth, and creating "rooms" to step in and out of. will most likely feature in the letters project 🩶
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
May 24, 2024
exploring bottom sheets. made with a transition library I'm working on that focuses on: - simplifying shared element transitions - forwards AND backwards gesture compatability - only native animations - full access to elements on entering AND exiting screens happy friday 🩶
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
Feb 15, 2025
highlighter [text] experimenting with UILabel extensions to bring back everyones favourite item in the pencil case - the highlighter. when highlighting, It also gives a subtle and continuous haptic feedback to mimic the squeaky friction on paper.
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
May 25, 2024
exploring shared element transitions 🪄 beginning to get very excited about this project - starting to feel easy to compose complex screen transitions. see great potential for this library to make aspiring design engineers comfortable with coding their ideas. cont. ⬇️
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
Jun 6, 2025
shared element transitions [document] exploring layers and interactive dismissal patterns in this new view controller transition love giving the user small hints when they are mid-gesture - in this case "I'll dismiss if you let go!"
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
Jul 15, 2024
wiggly keyboard v1 the most recent development from a project with @samdape implementing a fully custom keyboard and text rendering interface to bring the wiggly ways of our world to life this is definitely a challenge (handling word wrapping, selection, multiple key taps
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
Jun 13, 2025
Stationary [markers] The markers are alive! From a project currently in the works with @samdape. Last time I was flooded with messages saying that the marker caps couldn't possibly stay on screen... so now they get lobbed behind the view controller. Much better!
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
May 27, 2024
gestures 🩶 final proof of concept with my take on a crowd favourite: the music player animation made this to test out forwards gesture compatibility (going TO a screen) - see second video officially ready to start implementing this in production apps, stay tuned
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
May 30, 2024
UIDoorController one day, I will find a legitimate use for a door navigation. what would you put behind door number 1?
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Kristian Wagner
@k_wagner
May 16, 2024
day 2 of folders. its coming alive. second photo for the nerds 🩶
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