Visual Systems Designer & Creator of Frameshift Design | Transforming extreme complexity into genuine understanding @tulpinteractive on BlueSky
The Hague, The Netherlands
Joined February 2009
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Do designs communicate?
[does a design communicate itself, or is it the person reading/interpreting the design that determines what the design communicates]
54%Yes, of course!
46%No, people interpret them
74 votes • Final results Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
THIS WEBSITE LETS YOU SIT IN THE WINDOW SEAT OF ANY PLANE FLYING OVER YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
no download. no app. no account.
you open the tab and you are in the sky.
it's called Stowaway. stowaway.live.
it finds your location. pulls every plane and satellite passing over you right now. click one. hit "Stow away" and you are in the window seat. real terrain. real weather. real light for this exact minute.
the guy who made it, jheising, said on Hacker News he built it because as a kid he would watch planes cross the evening sky and try to imagine what the world looked like from up there. Stowaway is that, without the airport.
441 points on Hacker News. people are not bookmarking it. they are flying in it.
just a website that lets a normal person see Earth from a stranger's window seat for a few minutes.
we built the internet and somehow one of the best things on it right now is still:
open tab.
sit in a stranger's plane.
watch the sunset from 35,000 feet.
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
I kept losing track of my own capacity across projects — every tool either organized my tasks or my time, never both. So I built #Timebender: a visual planner that knows what you can actually fit before you say yes. timebender.io Check it out and spread the word!! 📆⏱️
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
The link: spite.github.io/flat-earth
The repo: github.com/spite/flat-earth
Disclaimer: this is cobbled together from a lot of old code and unfinished experiments i had, using claude code
I kept losing track of my own capacity across projects — every tool either organized my tasks or my time, never both. So I built #Timebender: a visual planner that knows what you can actually fit before you say yes. timebender.io Check it out and spread the word!! 📆⏱️
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
Kudos to the authors and publishers:
👏 @jeremybmerrill, @lmshap | @washingtonpost
👏 Russell Samora, Shelly Tan | @puddingviz
👏 Joris Kanowski | Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie
👏 @JanWillemTulp, @laessr, @maartenzam, @aendra, @al_ice_t | @worldbankdata @WorldBankGroup
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
Launching Frameshift Design workshops - teaching teams to generate breakthrough ideas.
Q1 2026 pilot spots available. Interested? DM me.
#frameshift #workshop
Launching Frameshift Design workshops - teaching teams to generate breakthrough ideas.
Q1 2026 pilot spots available. Interested? DM me.
#frameshift #workshop
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
Building Timebender: a planning tool where your schedule adapts instantly to every change. No AI guessing, just smart constraints & real-time feedback. Early prototype phase. Join the list: timebender.io You know someone drowning in planning chaos? Spread the word 🚀
Building Timebender: a planning tool where your schedule adapts instantly to every change. No AI guessing, just smart constraints & real-time feedback. Early prototype phase. Join the list: timebender.io You know someone drowning in planning chaos? Spread the word 🚀
Thanks Glen!!
It was fantastic to have trailblazers like @JanWillemTulp join us at #EUOpenDataDays2025. Relive the moments, the insights, the concerns, the hopes, the solutions and the surprises!
Yesterday I gave a talk at the #EUOpenDataDays2025 in Luxembourg. You can watch my talk on #dataviz (and the others) here: youtube.com/live/WaMV6eIGgJY…
P.S. I must say that I don't often paint a wooden box as part of my talk preparation 😁🎨 #eu #opendata
ALT Datavizioneer Jan Willem Tulp on stage at the EU Open Data Days 2025
ALT A paint brush in front of a wooden box painted gray
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
Bits UI 1.0 is out if you need flexible, unstyled, and accessible components for Svelte 5. 🔥
bits-ui.com/
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
Remember to submit your proposal for our open call! We welcome submissions from all over the world, for a chance to be selected as part of the VK25 speakers list. For more information on how to apply go to the bio link or vizknowledge.aalto.fi/Speake…
#dataviz #informationdesign – at Espoo, Suomi
Jan Willem Tulp retweeted
End of last year I had a lot of fun with a
#sideproject
creating an oil painting simulation that paints a photo you upload. Still lots of improvements possible, but quite alright results. (video sped up 8x)
End of last year I had a lot of fun with a
#sideproject
creating an oil painting simulation that paints a photo you upload. Still lots of improvements possible, but quite alright results. (video sped up 8x)
