Defensive publication based on AI features developed for Google's Pixel Watch
Patent invented while designing for Google Assistant on Nest Hub Smart Displays
Voice brings the potential to deliver valuable new experiences that improve our connections to each other and the vast knowledge available on the internet.
User research helped us understand what motivated people to contribute, what questions they ask before donating, and what barriers stop them from donating.
Over the four years we’ve been using personas we’ve found their greatest value was derived during their creation. The team that participates in the interviews, surveys and data analysis used to create the personas gained a deep insight into the people using the product.
To achieve broader participation, Kiva needs to go where our lenders are, and increasingly they’re on mobile devices. So we approached the redesign work with a mobile-first mindset, embracing the advantages and constraints inherent to mobile devices.
This redesign and rebrand was over a year in the making and I’m as proud of this work as anything that came before it.
Sketch is built around designing layouts for the web–unlike Photoshop, which at its heart is a photo editing tool.
Physical space is too often overlooked at software companies. It’s easy to ignore when you primarily work in the virtual world. But a physical environment which encourages collaboration, experimentation and visual thinking quickly leads to creative breakthroughs.
Experienced designers spend time making the environment right whilst they are doing the work. Because, frankly, you can push pixels around forever, but if the conditions aren’t right for the work to be created and received by the client in the right way, the work will never be as good as it could be.
One of the most common questions people ask of first time parents is how you’ve been changed by the experience. For me the answer comes quick – empathy.
Personally I love the analogy of a chair to building software. The visual is so tangible - everyone can picture the contrast in quality between an unstained or unfinished chair and the one you’d purchase for your dining room.
Over the past few years the phrase has exploded in popularity, largely due to Eric Reiss’ book The Lean Startup, where he proposes entrepreneurs leverage a continuous innovation as a means of product development.
Over the two years I’ve worked at Kiva we’ve taken huge strides towards integrating design into the culture of the organization. One of the most effective tools we’ve employed has been user research.
He gave us many shinny toys but I’ll always remember him as the person that taught me to build something wonderful, regardless of what anyone else says.
I’m excited to see that my redesign of the editor has finally made it’s way out of development and onto the site. While this was the last project I worked on at Wikia I always felt it would make the largest impact on the user base.
Response to the free trials have been huge - with over 8,000 invites handed out in under 30 hours.
Kiva’s mission always struck me as the embodiment of the egalitarian promise the Internet’s creators always envisioned. So when an opportunity to join the company as their first full time designer came up, I jumped at the chance.
Wikia Labs serves as a bridge to acclimate users to new tools and gather feedback to ensure the the company is delivering features that are needed and wanted by the community.
Our redesign effort concentrated on making the experience of using a wiki, where a community of users contribute the content, easier.
This bit of work began as a postcard and made its way into a banner hanging from the San Francisco Ferry Building on the occasion of Wikia’s Food & Tech event.
Our user interface faced a whole new challenge as we attempted to design intuitive controller tutorials and other UI tips to help teach a player how to effectively fight by gesturing with the controller being held in his/her hand.
A highlight for me in working on Tiger Woods 2007 was the chance to design the gameface user interface which allows players to control facial and body features for their custom characters using the analog sticks on the game systems controllers.
Artistically the User Interface From Russia with Love had to look like it was from the early 60's but still have the high production values and modern look of a twenty first century video game.