Glen Davis

🔮🛠️🔬 Product Design & Strategy @ Netflix, ex Fitbit & Cooper, 15+ yrs in design 🪚 Maker 🥾Hiker

[Glen Davis @glenrdavis]

@cwodtke UX designer gives the design tangible form and brings to the table deep context on how to do that well.

[Glen Davis @glenrdavis]

@joenatoli Check out Delicate Steve

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@levie The job is never done.

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@joenatoli Graphic, Product and UX Design all boil down to communication. There's more in common than not.

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@BenjaminHouy Classic "watch out" when doing qualitative research. What people say and what they do doesn't always align.

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Leaders who create loyalty and next-level commitment from their team are the ones who view their team as humans, not resources. Care about your people and they'll care about you back.

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@motherfuton I agree. I think we're already digitally connected enough and humanity would be better served by forces that push us back into the real world.

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@lexfridman Could you not say the same of the internet in general?

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@sama I'm pretty sure you can spend way more than $300 on "a plumbing job".

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@schlafman @CaseyMalone He's so off the wall. Very funny show.

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@tranhelen Depends on the designer and PM. From my experience, the best partners are willing to let go of traditional role boundaries in favor of a more collaborative approach. Good design ideas can come from a PM and vice versa.

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@ilyamiskov Sure, it's helpful in lots of scenarios. Just don't overuse it and make things unnecessarily complicated. That applies when solo or collaborating.

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Sometimes I just need to take a moment to be thankful for bagels.

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@sarahdoody This is my favorite tweet about design in a while.

[Sarah Doody @sarahdoody]

Sitting here thinking about how many UX people focus on "delighting the user."

I don't think users sit there & think, "that was delightful!" People just want to book the flight, pay their bill, buy the shoes, etc.

Maybe we need less delight & more getting to the point.

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@cristinavanko Not all of tech looks down, but yes there are jerks everywhere. The definition of design, and accompanying skill set, can be very different when comparing advertising vs product. Could be why a seasoned pro in one industry may not easily transition to the other.

[Glen Davis @glenrdavis]

This "no meetings" idea kicking around is the wrong way. Collaborating with others is the special sauce. If you find yourself in too many meetings to get your heads down work done, then it's time to adjust priorities and maybe pass the ball or drop a few responsibilities.

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@elyktrix @joshmateo is a real one. Design systems at Netflix, formerly at Spotify. Also just a nice dude!

[Glen Davis @glenrdavis]

@hardcandy990 @mweinbach Based on numerous A/B tests I've seen, icons + words is actually best because it has the visual differentiation of icons plus the clarity or words. Good for new users as well as tenured users and undoubtedly more accessible.

[Max Weinbach @mweinbach]

Remember when UI elements like this in iOS used to be cleaner and simpler than Android

Now Android has the cleaner and easier to understand design