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Somewhere between the first time I tapped my wrist to skip a song and the three hundredth time I anxiously checked my resting heart rate, I started to hate my Apple Watch. I get it. Joan’s journey isn't unique. When we first saw the Apple Watch unveiled
I recently got into a discussion with colleagues about inspiration, and where we find it. As a designer it’s my job to try and create things, and absent that at least remix enough until the solution works. Our jobs as product designers require matching up against metrics that we
Over the weekend I finished listening to Apple in China. If you enjoy great stories on the history of Apple this one is a fantastic addition. It’s packed with anecdotes I’d never heard before, and emphasizes a point Ben Thompson has been pushing for years—namely the importance
I would urge everyone to stop the mushy, delusional thinking. People are not AI robots. AI is not human. And we shouldn't want AI to become human. We don't need to embrace delusional thinking. And we don't need cheerleaders for a cyberpunk dystopia. We
It’s fun to ask questions. They’re cover for any situation. If we don’t understand it’s an opportunity to learn. And that’s always a good thing. Too often we feel pressured to pretend that we know a topic—why not just throw that to the wind
As a designer part of my job is to think about buttons, where they’ll go on a screen, and what happens when they’re pressed. We’ve got checkmarks, cards, toggles, dropdowns, accordions, select menus, chips, the idealized button itself, and so much more. It’s tempting to create
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Our world—especially the digital pieces that come through on our screens—is setup to overwhelm, to demand attention. Every now and then we come up for breath and wonder about the point of it all. "What am I doing with my life? Is the time I’m spending
Each week I share my top five posts from the last week. I’m sharing this a bit early. Thank you, and as always feedback is appreciated. * Testing the Playdate - I finally got my hands on a Playdate and share my initial observations. Currently I’m on the hunt for
The Playdate captured my imagination years ago. I don’t know how many times I’ve gone to its website to look at the console, scroll through games, and imagine myself holding this grayscale blob of yellow. Well now I’ve actually got one in my hands. As a child
MacRumors shared a post highlighting Astropad’s latest cover for the iPad. The Rock Paper Pencil kit includes a microtexture screen protector that goes on the iPad , and an accompanying Apple Pencil tip to use along with it. The latest version of the Rock Paper Pencil has a reengineered NanoCling
I don’t have an issue with people being skeptical of new technology. I’m skeptical too, and so should you. We should be asking hard questions about how these systems are built, who they exploit, and who they ultimately serve. But when the critique turns into a litmus test
I’ve started a new book that I’ll probably finish. Recently I’ve been listening to the Mobile Dev Memo podcast, hosted by Eric Seufert. I subscribed after Ben Thompson invited him on Stratechery a few times. The podcast is great. Eric invites guests on to talk about advertising