Mayank Khanna

Coder turned designer. Product design | @Nylas @Appian @fungible_inc @cloudistics @Umich alum | Indian by birth, Global citizen by choice

[Mayank Khanna @_kmayank]

Wanted to get into something creative as I finished my engineering degree. Plans didn't work out and got a job as a front-end developer and discovered UX. Started doing UX work as part of my role, did side projects and eventually got a Masters in HCI.

[Ridd 🤿 @ridd_design]

I'll leave you with one more idea from @asallen

“In Product Design, we sprinkle a touch of 'delight' on key moments—colorful illustrations in our onboarding, confetti for major milestone reached. In reality, it’s the mundane, everyday interactions that need our attention most.”

[Ridd 🤿 @ridd_design]

I've been on a mission lately.

The more that I talk to designers working on ultra-high-quality products...

The more I want to understand what it takes to establish a culture of craft.

After months I'm starting to notice some clear patterns 👇

[Jeff Gothelf @jboogie]

Every so often a thread or two goes viral railing against “frameworks” and “methods” for building great products. They always end the same way:

“I don’t care what method you use as long as you’re talking to customers, collecting evidence, learning quickly and pivoting.”

:-)

[Mayank Khanna @_kmayank]

Thanks for putting words to all these feelings @JuhiChitra 🥲

[Juhi Chitra @JuhiChitra]

🫶🏽 I want to share my excitement for my generation of Indian product designers:

We started out with a deficit compared to intnl designers. We were the first to get as much exposure and learning as we did. In our country, we watched our niche fought-after hobbies turn into the...

[Elizabeth Laraki @elizlaraki]

Many early stage founders misunderstand design

They end up with a product that feels fractured, cluttered, and inconsistent

To develop a well designed product, you need to know what NOT to do. These are the 5 most common pitfalls to avoid 🧵

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[Jordan Hughes @jordanphughes]

Some of my fav typefaces for UI design recently (that happen to be 100% free).

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[Joe Natoli @joenatoli]

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I will be 54 this year. I have helped product design and development teams and individuals in startups, mid sized orgs and global Fortune 100 orgs in 23 U.S. states and six countries in almost every industry you can think of for thirty (30) years.

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[Julie Zhuo @joulee]

If I can't create a simple visualization of it, I don't understand it well enough.

[Mayank Khanna @_kmayank]

So excited to finally be able to talk about this! Can't wait for everyone to experience these first-hand in June.
A lot of work went into building and launching this over the past 3-4 months.
Congratulations and thanks to the apps team @Stripe, @nylas & all other participants

[Stripe @stripe]

Check out the Stripe App Marketplace now: https://t.co/sR2yTI9XC2.

Build an app privately for your team or share it with more than one million Stripe businesses.

Developers can start building apps today. Apps will be available to install in the coming weeks.

[Mayank Khanna @_kmayank]

@ZARA_Care Your customer support in India was unable to help me with my issue on order# 52269241689. Please connect with me to address the issue. Extremely disappointed.

[tuhin @tuhin]

5000 things

[DesignUpConf @DesignUpConf]

So much meaning in an extremely simple slide.
by @dburka

#DesignUpForACause

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

Powerpoint hides bad thinking.
Being busy hides unhappiness.
Fancy websites hide bad writing.
Vague language hides misunderstanding.

[Aaron Aalto @aaraalto]

Love is a key ingredient for great UX design.

Love for people.
Love for the craft.
Love for problem solving.
Love for collaboration.
Love for the Process.

[Mayank Khanna @_kmayank]

@autonomousdotai Looking forward to the SmartDesk 4. Is there an expected release date?

[Mayank Khanna @_kmayank]

So excited to finally be a part of team @Appian

[First Round @firstround]

1/ Our inaugural Founding Designer Track program just wrapped up. @erondu, @soleio, @dehfne & more taught incredible sessions—and we've got the top takeaways. If you’ve ever thought about joining a startup as the first designer, our new guide is for you: https://t.co/rQ7hfPdO7b

[AYO. @ayodeleaigbe]

My name is Ayo and I am a 22 yr old engineering student. This summer I launched the FIRST #blackowned premium bendable hanger startup. I created this hanger to solve frustrating shoulder bumps. I would love your support with a purchase at https://t.co/uDetwSkx74 or retweet!

[Jehad Affoneh @jaffoneh]

One of the most challenging aspects of design in enterprise is the ability to focus the organization on a user in vs. business unit out view of the world.

The larger the business & org, the harder it is to avoid making your org structure visible through your user experience.

[Vivek Venkatraman @VivekNotalive]

Folks in tech tend to overemphasize solutions and under emphasize problem identification. I’ve heard so many variations of “don’t complain if you aren’t also thinking of solutions” (our equivalent of “only those who vote can complain”).