7 years of design taught me:
Your portfolio gets you in the room
Your likability gets you the offer
Your execution keeps you around
Your people skills get you promoted
Build in all four, not just portfolio.
At Stripe we care about being meticulous in our craft. Sometimes that means putting effort into getting the small things right. Little details compound into end to end experiences that are surprisingly great.
We shipped 100s of tiny tweaks last year. Some of my favorites 🧵
A lot of managers believe that their primary job is to fix the gripes of their team members. Often because they got into management in order to fix what they thought was broken.
Design Twitter controversies ranked in ascending order
8. Slack logo
7. Apple Magic Mouse
6. Framer v. Origami v. Principle 2016
5. Sketch v. Figma 2017
4. Mail chimp new brand
3. Figma x Adobe
2. Airbnb logo
1. Dropbox Redesign 2017
Ok here's a technical breakdown of why the “@Dyson Zone™ Air-Purifying Headphones” aka. the Snot Cannon aka. the Wearable SuperSpreader Event is such a staggeringly bad idea and a significant danger to public health if it is allowed to be sold.
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We've collated all the workshop slides; boards from group activities; and notes from breakout sessions on #DesignSystemDay 2021:
https://t.co/6QX6vGu7lg
Happy reading!
#DSDay21#DesignSystem
Excited to share our dark high contrast theme is now available via public beta: https://t.co/FdPyzCWLbv
Tbh when Dark mode first shipped I thought that was it for me, then I thought Dimmed was the new dark, but after using dark high contrast I'm 100% sold 🌚
Huy Fong's Sriracha hit revenue of $150m+ a year...with no sales team, no trademark and $0 in ad spend.
Its creator is Vietnamese-American David Tran, making the sauce's success a tale of immigrant hustle and a product that literally sells itself.
Here's the story🧵
I'm keen to get the ball rolling on a #ux team for the @NENC_ICS . Does anyone from elsewhere in the country have experience of setting up a UX team in the NHS?