Iain Dowling

Product Design Lead @Canva. Empowering teams to do the best work of their lives & make a meaningful impact. Learning how to ride a unicorn on a rocket ship 🦄🚀

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

@OlivierJules

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

Zuck’s metaverse pitch is all about maximising time in-app. Just think of the ad revenue when Facebook is literally everything everywhere.

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

“The advertising industry has addicted itself to tracking, prioritizing bottom of the funnel metrics at the expense of great content and creative. It’s tragic, and it’s why people hate advertising and ad companies.” https://t.co/TIcYoujYzi

[Shit User Story @ShitUserStory]

Choose the internet.

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

"But there’s something missing from almost every article I have read about the bargaining code, and that’s how it will actually benefit journalism."
Most balanced and insightful article I've read on Social Platforms v Aus Govt @CaseyNewton 👏 https://t.co/5JlvZZ0GFO

[Josh Seiden @jseiden]

@MrAlanCooper I think this is the core argument for moving "beyond user-centered design" and into a practice that accounts for a broader range of actors. See: https://t.co/C2rdt7SMvV

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

@ashleyrelates @canva Stay tuned 😉

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

🎉 thanks to everyone that upvoted!

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

Super proud of my team that worked so hard to launch Canva’s new Content Planner 🚀✨
If you’re into social media planning and scheduling, check it out and let me know what you think! https://t.co/GyNLKsP3zi

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

@ficklemushhead @Steve_Lockstep Aah bluejacking, you are making me feel old! I remember I used to toggle bluetooth manually for battery life and privacy reasons, but due to smart watch and wireless earphones, I always have it switched on these days. https://t.co/QZYFDdBq3v

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

👏🏼 “Even if [the app] turns out to be a privacy disaster―and it’s hard to see how pseudonymous Bluetooth proximity logs can seriously threaten most people―my privacy is simply not as important as the health & welfare of me & the community” —@steve_lockstep https://t.co/zVfJL60Jwf

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

70% of Sydney residents want to bike more. But unsafe conditions mean 1% do; leading to two million daily car trips under two kilometres.

Now, a post-COVID economic stimulus could accelerate their 5,000 km. cycle network plan from 36 years to just three.

https://t.co/boyzH1v0go

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

Ideal background for a WFH focus day: one-take tour of the Hermitage, featuring lovely dancers and a neo-classical ambient soundtrack. https://t.co/qAW1AAJJip

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

📣 Upcoming talk by Canva’s Head of Design @awgreen: How do you scale the design team at one of Australia's fastest growing startups while preserving the unique design culture that made it so special in the first place? https://t.co/jvwEx7zY9a

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

The Canva Apps beta program is here! And we’re looking for world-class developers interested in building integration and apps in Canva. Want to empower the world to design with a groundbreaking idea? Let’s chat! https://t.co/pd116gGsnN

[Luke Wroblewski @LukeW]

how things "look" in a user interface isn't just aesthetic preference. it impacts how they are or aren't used.
5 examples below:

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

Super keen to try out Keyframe Animations, Contrast Checker and Wireflows plugins for ⁦@figmadesign⁩. August 1st is the launch. https://t.co/InsyrrWRlM

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

Some of my @Canva team's work featured in the @nngroup article - Popups: 10 Problematic Trends and Alternatives https://t.co/c0GGjyfGZs thanks @akaleyux

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

@uxmixture Thanks! Nice work covering a huge amount of ground on design theory 👍 Good luck with the impending handover and all things to follow 😉

[Iain Dowling @idiux]

Enjoyed talking about @Canva’s product design prototyping methods at @UNSW CSESoc event this evening. Lots of students with great product ideas, ready for some user testing! Shout outs to fellow presenter @uxmixture talking about design process.