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Aeastr/README.md

👋 yo, i'm aether. i build things. sometimes i share them.

i’m a design engineer. which basically means i don’t just make things look good—I make them work. sometimes, while doing that, i end up building little tools, libraries, or components that solve annoying problems. if they seem useful, i throw them out into the world.

i don’t call myself a dev, but if i’m writing code and shipping it, does it even matter?

i used to intern at apple (maps design engineering), where i learned how to push pixels and code in ways that actually make a difference. now i’m finishing my degree, open-sourcing some things, and working on projects that keep me sane.

📦 open source things i've thrown into the void:

  • NotchMyProblem Icon NotchMyProblem – wanted buttons that perfectly hug the iphone notch. Positioning buttons around the iphone notch shouldn’t be that hard, so i made this.
  • CursorBounds Icon CursorBounds – needed precise text cursor positions on macOS. Accessibility API helped, but it’s weird. now it’s a package.
  • Garnish Icon Garnish – UI colors should just work. This helps.
  • GlowGetter Icon GlowGetter – Colors being brighter than the rest of the screen seemed cool for some UI ideas, this lets you do that, or whatever idea you have.

🚀 other things i’ve built

  • Kyo – a school planner & organizer built with swiftui. students deserve good ui too. currently working on kyo 2.0, which is getting a full redesign & more depth.
  • Amethyst & Avalanche – collections of swiftui components. one was for kyo 1.0, the other is me experimenting with depth again. wip.
  • FlavorKit – a theming system for swiftui that actually makes sense. presets + user-created themes that just work.

more coming soon, probably.

🛠 what i actually do:

  • build apps, interfaces, and tools that make interacting with tech feel effortless
  • obsess over systems, not just visuals
  • occasionally regret every decision that led to a complicated problem but solve it anyway
  • sometimes occasionally build something so specific that only 3 people in the world will ever need it

🤝 open to cool things

if you’re building something interesting in swiftui, ui/ux, or spatial computing, i’m down to chat. otherwise, i’ll be here, making things work.

📍 where to find me:

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  1. Garnish Garnish Public

    Garnish helps you pick the ideal colors for text and UI elements in light and dark themes, ensuring ideal contrast and visual harmony based on luminance and brightness

    Swift 56 2

  2. SwiftUI-AdaptiveImageGlyph SwiftUI-AdaptiveImageGlyph Public

    Provides an example of integrating UITextView into SwiftUI to enable advanced rich text editing capabilities. It demonstrates support for Adaptive Image Glyphs, including the use of Apple’s Genmoji…

    Swift 16 3

  3. CursorBounds CursorBounds Public

    A Swift package to retrieve the position and bounds of the text cursor (caret) in macOS applications using the Accessibility API.

    Swift 54 5

  4. NotchMyProblem NotchMyProblem Public

    A small Swift package that positions buttons around the iPhone's notch or Dynamic Island. It provides a simple view component that automatically detects your device's top cutout and places buttons …

    Swift 74 2

  5. GlowGetter GlowGetter Public

    Lets SwiftUI elements glow brighter than the screen using HDR, taking advantage of extended brightness on compatible displays.

    Swift 229 8