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Their lead UI guy was previously the UI lead at Stripe. I think of him as someone who appreciates and understands the importance of well-thought-out UI so I'm l

by pen2l 4y ago

Their lead UI guy was previously the UI lead at Stripe. I think of him as someone who appreciates and understands the importance of well-thought-out UI so I'm looking forward to how Increase pans out for that reason in particular.

anon1094 4y ago
That's Benjamin De Cock. For the folks interested he documents a lot of his process on Twitter. https://twitter.com/bdc/status/1546866502225346560 https://twitter.com/bdc/status/1546866502225346560
holler 4y ago
Now it makes sense how their landing page is so impressive, and also reminds me of Stripe design.
- benjamindc 4y ago
  Thank you, means a lot :)
  - pen2l 4y ago
    Oh hey, I'm a big fan! I think while others have commented on how beautiful your creations are, I rather admire you for the care and detail you put on UI. Beautiful things are not always easy to use, and things that are well-laid-out and easy-to-use are not always beautiful. You have somehow arrived at the magical place where you've got them both down.
    - benjamindc 4y ago
      Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I try to find a good balance between form and function, and create a consistent environment for the customer. The homepage is definitely more "artistic" than the dashboard, for instance, but hopefully they clearly belong to the same brand and give you a similar look and feel. (For the anecdote and because you mentioned it, it always annoyed me that we had a pretty different visual language at Stripe between the site and the dashboard. I designed Stripe's homepage but not its dashboard, whereas I did both at the same time for Increase. Consistency is really hard to achieve between multiple products as the optimal visual treatment is different for a site and an information-dense UI.)
pbreit 4y ago
I wonder who else is behind this? https://www.linkedin.com/company/increasebank/people/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/increasebank/people/
- pen2l 4y ago
  There appear to be some ex-Stripe people, some from Visa and some from other fintech places.

by pen2l 4y ago

anon1094 4y ago

That's Benjamin De Cock. For the folks interested he documents a lot of his process on Twitter. https://twitter.com/bdc/status/1546866502225346560 https://twitter.com/bdc/status/1546866502225346560

holler 4y ago

Now it makes sense how their landing page is so impressive, and also reminds me of Stripe design.

benjamindc 4y ago
Thank you, means a lot :)
- pen2l 4y ago
  Oh hey, I'm a big fan! I think while others have commented on how beautiful your creations are, I rather admire you for the care and detail you put on UI. Beautiful things are not always easy to use, and things that are well-laid-out and easy-to-use are not always beautiful. You have somehow arrived at the magical place where you've got them both down.
  - benjamindc 4y ago
    Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I try to find a good balance between form and function, and create a consistent environment for the customer. The homepage is definitely more "artistic" than the dashboard, for instance, but hopefully they clearly belong to the same brand and give you a similar look and feel. (For the anecdote and because you mentioned it, it always annoyed me that we had a pretty different visual language at Stripe between the site and the dashboard. I designed Stripe's homepage but not its dashboard, whereas I did both at the same time for Increase. Consistency is really hard to achieve between multiple products as the optimal visual treatment is different for a site and an information-dense UI.)

pbreit 4y ago

I wonder who else is behind this? https://www.linkedin.com/company/increasebank/people/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/increasebank/people/

pen2l 4y ago
There appear to be some ex-Stripe people, some from Visa and some from other fintech places.