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Pomodoro Timer for Designers

Design work requires switching between creative exploration and precise execution. The Pomodoro Technique helps designers structure their time: brainstorming in one session, pixel-perfect refinement in the next. Pomodorian's AI planner breaks down design projects into focused, achievable tasks.

Why Pomodorian?

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AI Session Planner

Describe your goal, get a structured task list with time estimates. Supports 8 languages.

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Ambient Sounds

5 layerable sounds: rain, café, lo-fi, forest, fireplace. All free, individual volume controls.

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Focus Analytics

GitHub-style contribution heatmap, daily focus stats, and streak tracking.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Space to start/pause, 1/2/3 to switch modes, S for settings, R for analytics.

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Private by Design

All your data stays in your browser. No account, no cloud, no tracking.

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Dark & Light Mode

Beautiful glassmorphism design with smooth animations. Customize your theme.

How to Get Started

1. Open Pomodorian: no download, no account needed. Works in any browser.

2. Plan with AI: click the AI planner, describe your goal, and get a structured task list in seconds.

3. Start focusing: hit Start, put on ambient sounds, and work through your tasks one pomodoro at a time.

4. Track your progress: check your analytics to see your focus patterns and build a consistency streak.

Two Different Kinds of Design Work

Design alternates between divergent exploration, sketching ten directions with no judgment, and convergent execution, nudging a single layout by two pixels until it feels right. Treating both the same way wastes energy: exploration benefits from short, loose 25-minute bursts that keep ideas flowing, while execution and handoff prep benefit from longer, uninterrupted 45 to 60 minute blocks.

Breaking Down a Design Brief

A brief like "redesign the onboarding flow" is too large to start on directly. Feed it to the AI planner and get back a sequence such as research existing flow, sketch three directions, build the primary flow in Figma, each with a time estimate you can adjust before you commit to it, so the ambiguous brief becomes a concrete first session instead of an afternoon of staring at a blank canvas.

Tracking Creative Output Over a Project

The contribution heatmap shows which days actually had focused design time versus days spent in meetings and feedback loops, useful when a client asks how a project's time was actually spent, or when you want to see whether Monday or Thursday is when your best design work happens, before scheduling the next brief around that pattern instead of around the calendar's default gaps.

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