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Matt Lindley
Product/Design Joined about 10 years ago via an invitation from Zach S. Matt has invited Kerry Stratton
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- How do you make editable design work?
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- Apps floating in space (mobilappsfloatinginspace.tumblr.com)
Posted to Airbnb's NYC Marathon email has an interesting take on their logo., in reply to Alyssa Pelletier , Oct 22, 2014 Posted to Airbnb's NYC Marathon email has an interesting take on their logo., in reply to Alyssa Pelletier , Oct 20, 2014 I really want to agree with you, but I just can't. They opened themselves up to criticism by drawing so much attention to their new logo and process.
Posted to Site Design: Android Lollipop, Oct 15, 2014 Beautiful image at the top and the rest is just kinda meh. Some of the layout is really poorly done.
Posted to The Subscription Model is Fucked, in reply to Robert Farrelly , Oct 06, 2014 Sorry, I didn't mean to keep on about your headline, I certainly see the value in sensationalism. I did read most of your replies, but I do feel there is still a bit left up for discussion.
I think this type of pricing is important because it allows you to selectively choose and change the services you use to get the most from them. If you had to pay for them at a higher cost upfront, you would be stuck because you already used that portion of your budget. It also fosters competition, because price is often an easy opening for newer products to prove themselves and if you can stop paying for one and easily switch, you don't have to hesitate to try something new.
Posted to The Subscription Model is Fucked, in reply to Robert Farrelly , Oct 06, 2014 If you have a budget then you know as well as we do that your post is just a sensationalist headline for your complaining that you think things are too expensive. Also, I did not say there was correlation between signup and your business model. I said that if you have essential expenses that you cannot afford based on your income, then it is not viable.
I would also like to add that I do see your point here, but I think it is not conveyed as well as it could be. I think the real issue is that a lot of services focus on doing niche things well so you end up paying for a lot of services.
Posted to The Subscription Model is Fucked, Oct 06, 2014 Your logic is flawed. You need a budget. You need to separate your personal and business expenses. Personal budget is simple, set your monthly $ and decide what is most important. For business, build that into your price. There will always be business costs. If you cannot afford the cost of running your business based on what you can charge, you business not viable.
Posted to Creative Resources - All compiled into one website/app, Aug 01, 2014 The yellow buttons hurt my eyes.
Posted to Google in my opinion , Aug 01, 2014 I just want to point out that this guy did not start with the current google logo.
Posted to Grandpa's Photos, Jul 29, 2014 Posted to Results: DN Survey of Design Salaries 2014, Jul 24, 2014 Quick Graph:
Graph with >200k removed:
- Handy Sketch Tricks, told in GIFs (medium.com)
- The New Framer.com (framer.com)
- The Subscription Model is Fucked
- SF Design Drinks Happy Hour (events.collectiveray.com)
- Google Play rolling out new designs for app pages
- Page Preloading Effect (tympanus.net)
- Ask DN: Save/Save As vs Save/Duplicate/Rename/Move To
- Throne Watch 1.0 on Kickstarter (kickstarter.com)
- Apple - MacBook Air Stickers (apple.com)
- Premium vs Freemium vs Subscription (latticelabs.com)
No. I think it is a shit logo that they tried to justify. I think they put too much effort into the process and made themselves blind to the reality of what they created.