Chef’s Menu

Recently, three new icons have taken their place in my Mac’s menu bar: a terminal, a mail reader, and a notepad. I had AI design all three specifically around my own needs and habits.

Opening a terminal, checking my inbox, and jotting down a quick note are things I do repeatedly throughout the day. With tools I use this often, the features they offer matter a great deal, and so does how quickly and easily I can reach them. I needed tools I could access immediately whenever I wanted, with minimal interruption to my existing workflow.

Peeksh, Envl, and Slip grew out of precisely those needs. All three live in the menu bar for the same reason: to make the tools I use frequently an integral, easily accessible part of my working routine.

Where the terminal window opens, how many steps it takes to start a note, and how my inbox appears were among the details I cared about most while designing these apps. These choices may look small at first, but once I start using a tool every day, they directly affect how comfortably and efficiently I can work.

At this point, I’d like to look at how each...