If you take a quick browse through startupli.st I think you’ll agree, there seems to be a web start-up for just about everything these days. Any niche consumer need or behavior imaginable. Which begs the question — who is going to use all these? How are all these individual properties looking to become profitable? I [...]
About ross
My name is Ross and I am a digital product designer. I love making things that make the internet a better place.
The MacOS – UX/UI Design is Just Aesthetic?
I think I’ll repost this one, because oh, it’s so true. A decade of desktop interface design improvements have all been aesthetic.
Agile UX Design for Digital Agencies
Traditionally, an agency will kick off a project with a client, disappear for a while, design on their own and come back with a shiny object. That object may or may not meet the client’s expectations, and rounds of edits/redesigns/negotiations ensue from here. But a LEAN DESIGN APPROACH (agile design) means engaging your clients on [...]
Notes on Business Growth Strategy
These notes are purposefully vague, as I can’t share the full content publicly. But perhaps you too will find them a helpful reference…. A brand starts when the invention of new product or service finds a customer audience. But after establishing a basic, small audience base, how does the company grow? There have been two key ways developed [...]
Like and We’ll Donate $1
Another “Like and we’ll donate” effort, this time from Gillette. Personally, I’ve always refused to buy Gillette products. Since I went into puberty, realized deodorant had become a daily necessity,and then subsequently learned Gillette tested their products on animals. Disclaimer over. Their execution seems super simple, and smart. Like and Post a comment — no [...]
Consumer-facing Prototypes? Hardware, no. Services, YES!
While un-polished hardware might fail, un-polished software and services, and limited betas are a great thing. It’s something I wish my projects did more of, releasing new client work in beta, that we test/evaluate & then refine over time. There’s nothing wrong with failing, if you can learn from it, and then improve!
