Marketing iPhone Apps — How we got 250k downloads in 4 days
We’ve been incredibly lucky to have such a great run of downloads for our Discovr apps. I’d love to say that there was some magical marketing secret science that we used, but instead you’ll see that...
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UX Design Experiments for a Number 1 iPhone & iPad app.
This is a very old post, but here’s a quick look at how we tackle UI and UX design problems in Discovr for iOS. One issue that’s been especially tricky was finding the best way to explain the different...
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A Thousand Reasons Why It Won't Work.
View from Mars (http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov) There are a thousand reasons why Space X would never work.There are a thousand reasons why Mars Curiosity would fail.There are a thousand logical, rational,...
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A Little Bit of Loom Storming
Ok, so I might have driven 15 hours from my hometown into the middle of nowhere to do a little bit of loom storming as part International Yarnbombing Day.
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5 Design Books You Should Read
Maybe you're an engineer, or maybe you work with a designer. Maybe you think that design is what you do in Photoshop. Or maybe you just care about design.If any of these are true, then there's a lot...
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Thoughts — Spaceships and friends.
My best friend Lee and me. My friend Lee has passed away. When we were kids we adventured and explored through countless galaxies.Thinking of you Lee.
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Thoughts — Music and Time
Last night I saw a tweet about a Brasilian song called Águas de Março by Elis Regina & Tom Jobim. The mention of this song triggered a massive flood of memories and feelings for me: a wave of...
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Tinybop and The Human Body
I've just spent an hour with my kids messing around with the The Human Body app by Tinybop. It's completely wonderful. Whether you're kid or a grownup, there is so much in this app. It's beautiful....
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Mobile Use In Indonesia
Daily life in Lembongan: Offerings in the background. Checking phones in the foreground. I'm fascinated with emerging markets like Brasil and Indonesia, and one thing I love is getting out on the...
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Designing iPhone Apps — Fitting In Versus Standing Out On iOS 7
Every developer on the planet has a strong opinion on whether you should adopt the native look of iOS 7 or if you should maintain an existing visual identity. Are you going to fit in? Or are you going...
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Startup Jargon
Most companies have trouble communicating who they are and what they're all about. That's normal — it's really hard to do. However, there's one easy way to improve how you talk: stop using startup...
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A Note To All Creators
Creating is like uncovering something that normal people can’t see.It’s our task to uncover it, to make it real.It’s our task to sweat, and to dream.It’s our task to uncover what we know is there...
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How To Preview UI Designs On A Mobile Device
Raise your hand if you’ve ever designed a mobile interface while working on your desktop only to realise it didn't actually work on a real mobile device. Font size too small? Tap areas completely...
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How To Optimize Photoshop For Better Performance
*Update: I've switched entirely to using Sketch for design. You should check it out. We've all run into performance issues when working with large documents in Photoshop. Luckily there are several...
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How To Set Up Photoshop For UI Design
*Update: I've switched entirely to using Sketch for design. You should check it out. If you’re new to Photoshop and you’re designing UI or exporting assets there are some important settings you should...
View ArticleDesign Principles — Designing for People
Here are the design principles that I use to design for people. I'll talk more about each of these principles in detail soon.Make it easyMake it clearMake it friendlyMake it focusedMake it simpleMake...
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Decoded: A Design Hack At Music Hack Day Sydney
Decoded is a tribute to a West African music artist called Fela Kuti, made in 24 hours during Music Hack Day Sydney. The goal was to get away from the digital screen and make something that you could...
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From Sketches To A Finished App — The Story Of Flipcase
We recently made the Flipcase app — an iPhone game that uses the case of the iPhone 5c. It was made as a fun weekend hack but the app got some good press coverage and was shared around the web quite a...
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Redesigning The Office
I think most things around us can be designed to be better for people. Here’s my take on the modern office — a better place to do good work.It has all the usual office things like Wi-Fi, AC power, and...
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