The best decision we ever made
In 2012, we had a problem. So like any good entrepreneur (or lazy designer and developer) should do, we decided to solve our problem. If we had someone back then who knew and could have given us tested and proven advice, we would have prevented some of those mistakes. We would have been able to achieve our dream infinitely faster. Our dream that had so nearly slipped out of reach finally became a reality, and now we want to help you do that too.
Start building your personal Brand (from my talk at ITWeekend in Kiev)
I was invited to speak in a magnificent conference in Kiev that took place on the 17th of September 2016. The talk I gave there was called “Start Building Your Personal Brand” and I wanted to share it with you here. The slides Start working on your personal brand from Sagi Shrieber Have you been […]
Victor Yocco (UX researcher & Author) on applying psychological theory to digital design
David was fortunate today to sit down and have a great conversation with author and UX researcher Victor Yocco. With Victor he discusses how UX research fits into the workflow, what it takes to create a really good experience, and how user psychology comes into play in design.
Jon Lax from Facebook on the Teehan + Lax story, and useful tips for design managers
This week we were fortunate enough to meet face to face with Jon Lax, Director of Product Design at Facebook. In this insightful and brutally honest conversation, Jon shares the lessons he learned while scaling Teehan+Lax to almost 50 employees.
Scaling a Design Team, Episode #5: Feat. Joel Califa, Product Design Lead at Digital Ocean
This week we’re thrilled to share with you our talk with Joel Califa (twitter). Joel is a Product Design Lead at DigitalOcean, Founder of Design & Code, and Front-End Instructor at GA . On this call with us is Noam Liss, senior product designer at SimilarWeb.
Scaling a Design Team, Episode #4: Feat. Emmet Connolly, Director of Product Design at Intercom
This week we’re thrilled to share with you our talk with Emmet Connolly. Emmet is Intercom’s Product Design Director. Also joining us on this call is Noam Liss, senior product designer at SimilarWeb. Talking with Emmet was insightful, and we learned a lot about the way Intercom’s design team works and scaled.
Running a Google Design Sprint from start to end
“This was A productive and fun day. Everyone that attended, said they really enjoyed the process, the option of being a part of the thinking process and the general atmosphere. There is a consensus we need more sessions like these and with additional team members.” – Etay Geller, VP product at 90min This is the […]
Code-free Web Design with Webydo: A Review
Freelance web design is an intriguing industry. On the one hand, you’ve got incredibly artistic, talented individuals applying their moxie to create a modern form of digital art. Much like traditional artists of centuries past, these professionals crave tools that allow them the freedom to transplant their ideas to a digital canvas without compromise. On […]
Does design even matter?
For the past 5 years I have worked for several design studios and digital agencies designing mostly for startups and entrepreneurs on products ranging from small and niche apps to entire cyber security systems. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot but the main goal for most of the projects seemed to be […]
My workflow to export SVG’s out of Photoshop
Recently I finished a large redesign project at my company, SimilarWeb. In this project I had to create (and constantly update) an iconfont made out of SVGs that I exported from my Photoshop designs. In this post I’ll explain how I used the “PSD layers to SVG” script to drastically improve my workflow. Let’s begin: When working […]
