Brian Cardellini

Yep, Imma 'bout to post about knobs... come with me for a minute... I am particularly amused by these types of realizations. Even as a designer, usually drawn to sexy minimalism, I can't argue with this dude's assessment. Sometimes we just overdesign some shit. My wife and I had our first experience with an induction stove just this past month. We marveled at the speed of heat up, but it didn't take long for my wife (an excellent cook) to declare, "these buttons are annoying." This is function following form, and it's a UX botch. Did anyone stress test this with people that actually cook? I dunno 'bout y'all, but everyone I know that makes amazingly delicious things are not tidy and mechanical in their food prep. There's always a little chaos in pursuit of the delicious. I speak from experience as the head eater and cleanup crew in my home. Why all the knob hate? Picture this... mid-to-low profile puck shaped knobs, about 3-4cm in diameter. Perhaps with a dimple on the knob surface, where you can place your finger tip to spin the dial, toward your desired heat, accompanied by the most gorgeous, subtle haptic response to each level. The edges of the knob, adorned with precise ridges. Then, these knobs pry off with a minor pull, so the space underneath can be cleaned. Oh! And the knobs include a super thin light up ring, that activates a tiny light next to the corresponding burner. Sexy right? 😈 #ux #productdesign #design #sexyknobs

6

10 Comments

QDD 153 Myths of Product Development – Part 1 https://lnkd.in/gsxMpFN6 A Quality During Design podcast with Dianna Deeney. Join us as we review why treating a product development process like a manufacturing process is riddled with pitfalls.

2

1 Comment

Today's piecemeal service highlight: 3D Modeling https://lnkd.in/g5fBeNYi

3

5 Comments

This 👉 10. Designers, Assemble! The World Needs Us Collins sees designers as crucial problem-solvers for global issues. From tackling climate change to reimagining education, our skills are needed more than ever. Ready to design a better world? And at least nine other good points #brandbuilding #branding #designthinking https://lnkd.in/g3tgFktb

4

1 Comment

It was hastily scribbled, on a whiteboard, in only three words: simple, fun, makes a statement. David Lee and I often work closely together on design, and this time was no different. Having a set of principles to guide our direction and decision-making is a helpful framework to have at the beginning of new creative endeavors for key stakeholders and for those who’ll be executing on the project. For PlayOS (the OS behind Nex Playground), it was perhaps even more important to do, for various reasons. 1️⃣ There had been a few attempts already at developing a quick and dirty game-launcher UI prototype that didn’t quite have the potential to inspire what we’d want to ship with. We needed a fresh direction. 2️⃣ We were betting all of our future on this product. We expected lots of excitement and feedback from the entire company. But many team members aren’t accustomed to evaluating or commenting on creative work. And it was important to have their feedback. With these principles, they have a better chance at understanding the decision-making behind the designs they’re seeing, and then providing effective feedback for the team. 3️⃣ We had a distributed team working on this project, some of which included consultants. Having them clearly understand the goals would help them more quickly get up to speed, while also providing a benchmark to guide their own decision-making at the tactical level. One of those three principles, “Make a statement”, was tricky because it’s a bit ambiguous. Generally speaking, it meant that we wanted the interface to stand out from other similar interfaces in a positive way. But never did I expect that phrase—“make a statement”—would amount to winning an award. 🏆 I’m happy to announce PlayOS was awarded a prestigious Red Dot award for interface design. 🏆 It’s a rarity to achieve an interface design award, with approximately 3% of all Red Dot winners being awarded for this category, since it was first introduced (2011). So not only is the industrial design for Nex Playground award-winning—having won in the Product Design category earlier in the year—its interface design is now among elite company, too. I’m humbled and thankful to everyone who contributed to this very special product and couldn’t be happier at the result of all your hard work. I can’t wait to continue bringing great things out into the world with so many great teammates: Jonathan Mak Brady Tuazon Marc Aaron Casupanan Kenny S.F. Mak Tony Sung Jackson Fok Miranda Lau P. K. Chan Lana Melkumova Roman Kivalin Dmitrii Paskov Aleksei Gorkov Eugene Gubin Daria Ershova Olga Shreiber Ekaterina Selivanova Egor Denezhkin Denis Kluchnikov Ivan Vdovitsa, Mercury Development, LLC Jim Chim Ching Wee Sze Oursky Viktor Makaryev, Maxim Smirnov, Stanislav Martynyuk, Irina Martynova, Semyon Minyushov, Nikolai Taran, Aleksey Kapustyanenko, Alexander Sharov, Sergey Ofitserov, Yuhao Li, Chiu, Deng Weihao, Dobby, Guo Chun Bin, Michael Chen, Jonas Zeng, Ken Chan, and many more.

110

16 Comments

I’ve been gardening for as long as I’ve had an outdoor space to grow something in. When I lived in the Pacific Northwest, gardening was really easy. I had strawberries that were taking over the beds within the first year of planting. Prolific tomato plants. So many zucchinis and pumpkins and butternut squash that I was giving them to neighbors. I foolishly assumed I would have the same success when we bought a little house in the high desert. I was ready to be growing 40% of our produce at home. Our new yard took one look at me and laughed. Gardening here has been largely unsuccessful. Everything is thirsty. The wind rips small plants out of the ground. Deer clamber onto the porch to eat whatever they want - after they’ve decimated the veggie garden. There are ground squirrels - which are a horrible combination of a squirrel and a prairie dog - that just rip stuff up and leave it on the ground FOR FUN. Ahead of this summer I grew a total of three strawberries, one cherry and perhaps 5 tomatoes. But I finally grew this garlic. It took adjusting the soil. It took building fences. It took co-planting. But it’s a win. And one thing I’ve learned from burning out and clawing my way out of that burnout its to celebrate your wins. This little piece of advice has likely followed you around your career for a while. I hear it often. Though I hear this piece of advice all the time, the times I actually listen and apply the advice are few and far between. In short, it’s easier said than done. Our brains are wired to look for the negative. Negativity bias shows up in almost all aspects of our life - it’s why we dwell on the one nasty thing someone said to us in elementary school and don’t tend to think about all nice things people did for us. It’s why we feel like our entire day was terrible when one person at work said one annoying thing. It makes sense for humans to bias toward the negative, because our bodies are constantly trying to keep us safe. Our systems are wired to sense danger, to learn from negative experiences, and create memories that have us making different choices in the future. Though there are evolutionary reasons negativity bias can be useful, getting stuck in negative thought patterns can have a profound effect on multiple aspects of our life. For me, especially in periods when I’ve felt drained in other parts of my life, negativity bias creeps into work. Despite the mounting evidence to the contrary, negative thought patterns can have me convinced that I suck at my job and everyone hates me. Good news is, one of the ways you can work with your body to dial back the negative thought spiral is by….surprise….celebrating your wins. Consistently pointing out to yourself the things that have gone well (and giving yourself a moment to celebrate them) teaches our brains to seek out more examples of positive outcomes. So, I invite you to feast your eyes upon my garlic harvest and celebrate this win with me.

37

6 Comments

💡"You have to learn to transmute your love for creating through your designs to a love for creating through a design TEAM. Your creative successes will be shown through how successful your team is. This is the key to leading and managing in the creative space." https://lnkd.in/gHMwbEhT Check out my thoughts on leadership in the creative/UX space, and share your own below! What tips or struggles would you share with up-and-coming creative leaders?

4

Here is last nights experiment. Step 1. Use art skills to guide a.i. to generate 3D printable concepts. Step 2. Using a different a.i. to quickly create a base mesh. Step 3. Take into 3d package like maya, blender or zbrush to rebuild or remesh. The better the reference image is, the better step 2 works. So spend more time on that. I didn't get to step 3 in this test. I used midjourney for concepts and 3D ai studio for image to 3D conversions. It's not perfect but could help speed up the initial asset creation process. #3d #modeling #3dprinting #technology #art #production #ai #cle

14

If you’re looking to refresh your portfolio in the new year or looking for that next role, check this out. I spent some time with Arthur Petrillo to talk portfolios. They was gracious enough to let us use their portfolio as a case study to discuss what makes a great portfolio. If you want more specific 1 on 1 support reach out to me or anyone on the team for a portfolio review at goodmaven.com.

61

1 Comment

What happens when you try creating a software design system at a hardware company? In the inaugural article from HP Design, our Senior Design Manager, Andrei Garcia, and Lead Technical Writer, Aaron Schmelzer talk about the history and challenges faced by HP's design system: Veneer, and how it scaled up from a simple side-project to supporting 70+ software teams. Illustrated by the super-talented Natalie Metzger 🖌 https://lnkd.in/e7pTxmPv

43

Need consumer insights and behavior capture in a leading test market? Need higher ROI and more realistic user testing simulations? Conduct your user research in the most advanced, large-format, experience research facility in the US. Lextant #userresearch #designresearch #usertesting #UX

23

3 Comments

Design friends, I need your take on this: How do you get coworkers to buy into a bold, out-there design when they’d rather play it safe? Do you hit them with multiple examples up front to sell the vision? Or do you start on the edge and slowly reel it back in with different iterations? Drop your best strategies below. #SportsDesign #FreelanceDesign #Creatives

3

4 Comments

Breaking Boundaries with scent teleportation 😮 Imagine experiencing scents from miles away—sounds like science fiction, right? Well, Osmo AI just turned it into reality. Their groundbreaking achievement in "scent teleportation" could revolutionize industries, from virtual reality to healthcare. 🚀 Curious about how they did it? Check out their blog post for all the interesting details: https://lnkd.in/e9_JPCKR The limitless possibilities of technology! What do you think this means for the future? 💡🧐 #Innovation #AI #Technology #ScentTeleportation

2

I've been doing a lot of networking recently. One of the most common questions I am asked is how does Conficio Product Design create designs. It's pretty straightforward, we follow our process that we have honed over the last 7 years. Read about it here: #designprocess #productdevelopment https://lnkd.in/eiJchH6d

1

Leaders and executives are witnessing significant boosts in developer productivity and are now seeking insights on what to anticipate for design. Mia Blume addresses this pertinent question and more in her latest article. As a design leader, what inquiries are you encountering about AI and its impact on your team's deliverables and productivity? #AI #UX https://lnkd.in/gDUC-DJ6

8

1 Comment

In this video, I’m sharing easy layout ideas that work for any room—big or small. Whether you want more function, style, or both, these tips will help you create a space that feels just right.

6

🌿 I'm never going back to a complicated design process again. ✨ Simplifying my design process has been one of the biggest upgrades in my career. Here are some of the reasons why you should simplify your design process: ☑ Save time ☑ Reduce frustration ☑ Enable true efficiency ☑ Build stronger client relationships ☑ Save money (and your sanity) ☑ Double your productivity ☑ Deliver projects on time ☑ Attract and retain more clients ☑ Enable a better work-life balance ☑ Give your clients the best quality of service 🌼 This is what the majority of successful designers want today. 🐚 Simplicity and effectiveness. ✨ I wouldn't trade it for anything.

4