I’m a web designer/developer based in New York City. This blog is dedicated to web product thoughts. I’m an aspiring product manager. Want to hire me?Tumblr (3.0; @theproductblog)http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/<a href="http://startupsthisishowdesignworks.com/">Startups, This Is How Design Works – by Wells Riley</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/24432841706http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/24432841706Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:25:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wqig6vY11qhik0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://paulamargarida.tumblr.com/post/20408209107/natural-user-interface-infographic">paulamargarida</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Natural User Interface Infographic</p> </blockquote>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/20523858994http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/20523858994Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:44:30 -0400<a href="http://blog.jasonshah.org/post/17851783879/buffers-ux-buffer-as-a-good-thing">Jason Shah: Buffer's UX | "Buffer" as a Good Thing</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.jasonshah.org/post/17851783879/buffers-ux-buffer-as-a-good-thing">jasonshah</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Users of <a href="http://bufferapp.com/" target="_blank">Buffer</a> swear by it. It’s not everyday that a product grabs, and keeps, users’ affinity the way that Buffer has achieved so far.</p> <p>And so, thanks to a tip from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SachaGreif" target="_blank">@sachagreif</a>, I decided to take a deeper look at what can be learned from Buffer.</p> <p>Here’s their home page, dissected.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzf4kiSNCx1r46bop.png"/></p> <p>…</p> </blockquote>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/18832606706http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/18832606706Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:15:35 -0500<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/collections/72157600001823120/">Collection: Design Patterns</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16863245502http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16863245502Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:02:05 -0500<a href="http://kenyarmosh.com/blog/ios-pattern-slide-out-navigation/">New iOS Design Pattern: Slide-out Navigation </a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16817773466http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16817773466Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:02:05 -0500<a href="http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/25/5-essential-product-design-books-that-arent-about-product-design/">5 Essential Product Design Books That Aren’t About Product Design | PandoDaily</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16520303742http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16520303742Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:02:05 -0500“When it comes to introducing ideas, the years have a way of boxing you in.”<br/><br/> - <em>Great piece from Jason Fried on <a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/201202/jason-fried/starting-over-get-real.html">when starting over is the only way to move your product forward</a>. (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.alexrainert.com/">arainert</a>)</em>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16417543796http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/16417543796Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:49 -0500<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Wolfr/design-for-developersonlineversionlong">Design for developers</a>: <p>Great presentation on design for developers.</p>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15669964678http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15669964678Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:05 -0500<a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664523/google-designer-the-4-problems-in-social-networking-that-we-fixed">Google Designer: The 4 Problems In Social Networking That We Fixed | Co.Design</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15618329099http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15618329099Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:06 -0500<a href="http://worrydream.com/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign/">A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15565878005http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15565878005Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:03:05 -0500<a href="http://www.zurb.com/article/870/how-to-retain-product-design-talent">How To Retain Product Design Talent</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15508284573http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15508284573Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:00:05 -0500<a href="http://www.designstaff.org/articles/hiring-a-designer-2011-11-01.html">Design Staff – Hiring a designer: hunting the unicorn</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15450891871http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15450891871Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:00:05 -0500“Design is not only what it looks like, but how it works”<br/><br/> - <em>Steve Jobs - 1996 (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gregmelander.com/">gregmelander</a>)</em>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15241765049http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15241765049Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:25:05 -0500<a href="http://beatificmind.tumblr.com/post/14932834031/my-favorite-inspiration-sites">A BEATIFIC MIND: My Favorite Inspiration Sites</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://beatificmind.tumblr.com/post/14932834031/my-favorite-inspiration-sites">beatificmind</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img height="331" src="http://designspiration.net/data/assets/010911-063612PM_112.jpg" width="450"/></p> <p>The beautiful thing about the Internet is the vast amount of beautiful things to be inspired by. Inspiration is the energy of designers. And like energy, it is neither created nor destroyed, simply transferred. So I’ve created a list of sites that have continually inspired me so hopefully…</p> </blockquote>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15182076767http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15182076767Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:00:05 -0500<a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665704/14-of-the-years-best-ideas-in-interface-design">14 Of The Year's Best Ideas In Interface Design</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15125606164http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15125606164Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:00:05 -0500<a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665414/designers-behind-facebook-timeline-5-lessons-for-creating-a-ui-with-soul">Designers Behind Facebook Timeline: 5 Keys To Creating A UI With Soul</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15080865142http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15080865142Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:00:05 -0500<a href="http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2011/12/08/clear-indications-time-to-redesign/">Clear Indications That It's Time To Redesign - Smashing UX Design</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15025699050http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/15025699050Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:00:05 -0500<a href="http://daringfireball.net/2011/12/new_twitter">Daring Fireball: The New Twitter (R.I.P. Tweetie)</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/14973329951http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/14973329951Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:05 -0500“Good design is innovative<br/> Good design makes a product useful<br/> Good design is aesthetic<br/> Good design helps us to understand a product<br/> Good design is unobtrusive<br/> Good design is honest<br/> Good design is long-lasting<br/> Good design is consequent to the last detail<br/> Good design is concerned with the environment<br/> Good design is as little design as possible”<br/><br/> - <em>Dieter Rams’ ten principles to “good design” (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://quintessentiallyquixotic.tumblr.com/">quintessentiallyquixotic</a>)</em>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/14916863949http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/14916863949Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:00:06 -0500<a href="http://richoakley.com/2011/11/a-crash-course-in-ux/">A crash course in UX | richoakley.com</a>http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/14861345685http://theproductblog.tumblr.com/post/14861345685Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:00:05 -0500