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by samsolomon 11mo ago
I’m the design leader for an enterprise software company and would love to get rid of toasts. Places where feedback is immediate don’t need them and simple forms can probably be fine with a banner or alert. Reasons that toasts are difficult
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by samsolomon 11mo ago
While most seemed to prefer Counter-strike, my childhood gaming was dominated by an Unreal Tournament mod called Tac Ops. While the games looked similar, the mechanics felt very different than Counter-strike. It was a much faster-paced game
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by samsolomon 11mo ago
The reason is to avoid having to pay royalties. Typefaces can get extremely expensive.
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Front-Loaded Vesting(levels.fyi)
1 points by samsolomon 11mo ago|0 comments
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by samsolomon 11mo ago
What? A jumbo egg is like 70-100 calories. Like most things I’m sure you can overdo it. But if you’re choosing between cereal and a bagel or a couple of eggs, I think most would be better off with the eggs.
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by samsolomon 1y ago
I think you're right, the roles will exist for some time. But I think we'll start to see more and more overlap between engineering, product management and design. In a lot of ways I think that will lead to stronger delivery teams.
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by samsolomon 1y ago
Is Open WebUI something like you are looking for? The design has some awkwardness, but overall it's incorporated a ton of great features. https://openwebui.com/
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by samsolomon 1y ago
I have mixed thoughts on this post. I’m a pretty senior product designer. V0, Gemini and these other tools Can build pretty impressive prototypes. I am repeatedly asked how I am using these AI tools in my workflow. The answer is—I’m not rea
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by samsolomon 1y ago
I work on design systems for an enterprise software company. I was talking with one of the engineers on the team about how great it would be if there were better built in browser-based solutions for things like autocomplete, select and mult
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The product design talent crisis(matthewstrom.com)
4 points by samsolomon 1y ago|0 comments
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by samsolomon 1y ago
I mean in the future there are probably no PMs, Designers or Engineers. All those roles are going to converge. There will be a bunch of people that build and manage the software that creates software.
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Liquid Glass Design or Kitsch?(ia.net)
9 points by samsolomon 1y ago|12 comments
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by samsolomon 1y ago
The AA big book, as it is known. It's actually a small, but very thick book. It's the basis for all twelve step programs. The main exercises related to my comment are writing out resentments as they occur—who/what wronged you
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by samsolomon 1y ago
As an aside—my therapist encouraged me to go pretty deep into twelve step literature. The core of it is dealing with fears and resentments. So many damaging behaviors start as coping mechanisms for dealing with these issues. I was pretty sk
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by samsolomon 1y ago
I agree with the general sentiment—over-optimizing for design can both be a poor use of time and lead to less than ideal solutions. I don't really agree that Figma is forcing designers into a box. The author feels like there's an
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by samsolomon 1y ago
TBH, that's Peterbuilt's design language. My guess is that the parent poster was talking about the 589. That's what I think of when I think about tractor-trailers. https://www.peterbilt.com/trucks/on-high
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by samsolomon 1y ago
Enterprise SaaS are business processes that lean extremely heavily on software. Some of that could be amended by AI, but it's much harder for me to see that getting wholesale replaced the same way many consumer apps could be.
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Salesloft's Kyle Porter on Organizational Health [video](notanotherceo.substack.com)
2 points by samsolomon 1y ago|0 comments
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Rethinking School Design(architizer.com)
55 points by samsolomon 2y ago|67 comments
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Iconian Fonts(iconian.com)
3 points by samsolomon 2y ago|0 comments
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by samsolomon 2y ago
As a product designer, I don’t fully grasp everything the folks at 100r make. I’ve followed them for a couple of years. From what I can tell they have a ton focus and are serious about craftsmanship. Nothing else to add—just admire people g
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TouchArcade Is Shutting Down(toucharcade.com)
157 points by samsolomon 2y ago|100 comments
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by samsolomon 2y ago
I imagine at some point you’ll be able to take your phone to any screen and use it as a desktop computer. Obviously there are a lot of UI differences for touch vs keyboard interfaces, but it feels like that’s going to be the future at some
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by samsolomon 2y ago
Came here to leave this comment! I'm not super active on social networks these days, but I do still blog.
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by samsolomon 2y ago
Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of toasts. And I generally agree with the sentiment that it would be better to have indicators closer to where the action was taken. But, I'm not sure how else I would approach this? I think the main benef
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by samsolomon 2y ago
I'd highly recommend Railway Empire (and Railway Empire 2). It's the spiritual successor to Sid Meyer's Railroads! With a fair bit more content and features. EDIT: Railway Empire 2 is actually on sale right now! https:/
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by samsolomon 2y ago
I second this. I encourage all our designers to grab it. It really is a godsend for anyone who takes a ton of screenshots.
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Air Travel Design Guide(airtraveldesign.guide)
1 points by samsolomon 2y ago|0 comments
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The Tokyo Toilet(tokyotoilet.jp)
3 points by samsolomon 3y ago|0 comments
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by samsolomon 3y ago
Have to recommend RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic—it is my go-to game for flights. It is essentially RCT and RCT2 with their expansions rolled into a single game for $6. The controls work surprisingly well. App Store https://apps.ap

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