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Feb 5

Designing watch faces with SVG and JavaScript

My homage to the creative work of Tokyoflash Japan — The designs of Tokyoflash Japan During the 2010s, I followed the fantastic work of a company making watches with unique designs: Tokyoflash Japan. These designs are statement pieces inspired by sci-fi, technology, culture, and fan submissions. Many of their designs defy accessibility and readability, and that’s OK, as these pieces are driven by artistic freedom…

Design

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The Startup

·Jan 17, 2021

Automated Invention & Creativity

The traits that make us human and that we are automating little by little — Invention and Creativity are traits that make us humans human. But how do you develop these? And if there’s a way to do it, can it be automated? The following are brief thoughts I had around these questions, which were ignited after reading the latest research by OpenAI and GPT-3…

Design

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Design

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UX Collective

·Updated Dec 7, 2020

Training a machine learning model to recognize Magic: The Gathering cards

A look into the potential of Microsoft Lobe and no-code tools. — Disclaimer: This post is not intended to be a tutorial, but a brief account of my experience using no-code tools to dabble with Machine Learning. I’d like to open with an invitation to put aside any “Code vs No-code” mentality when reading this article. I’m not interested in the debate…

Design

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Training a machine learning model to recognize Magic: The Gathering cards

Design

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UX Collective

·Jul 13, 2020

What I learned about prototyping after four years at Disney

In April 2015, I joined the Disney Parks creative team to design mobile experiences for the happiest place on Earth. I learned a lot from a diverse group of humble, creative, and smart people. Here’s a brief list of learnings specifically about prototyping from my time contracting as an Interaction…

Design

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What I learned about prototyping after four years at Disney

Design

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Framer

·Jul 18, 2017

A Change In Motion

Working with vector-based animations in Framer — I have always advocated for using code as a tool for design exploration. But at the same time, whenever I’m in a team that’s trying to adopt code in their design process, I identify the designers that are not on board with it. …

SVG

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SVG

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Framer

·Nov 28, 2016

From A to B and back again

UX notes on planning transitions and scrolling behaviors. — A common challenge when designing digital products, specially when creating design deliverables, is having to explain an app flow, a transition between two screens, or even a change between two or more states in the same screen. A designer’s skill to imagine these transitions is almost as valuable as the…

Design

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Design

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Jun 22, 2015

Unlocking ideas

with Framer Studio “Pagoda” by James Jean. On observation & exploration Deep observation improves prototyping, and vice versa. Picture a guitarist composing a new song. His eyes are closed while his mind is exploring different rhythms and melodies through the skill of his fingers. …

Prototyping

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Prototyping

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Jun 20, 2015

Android & iOS Keyboard Experiences

Brief usability notes of a recent experience: coming back to iOS. Context I left iOS a bit after iOS7 was announced. I moved to Android and experienced the evolution of KitKat and Lollipop on my Nexus 5. Out of curiosity, and now that the OS has been greatly improved, I…

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Sep 7, 2013

Percepción de Identidad

Breve observación en evolución de ansiedades. — Hace poco leí un estudio que se hizo en habitantes de países desarrollados en los cuales el concepto/palabra ‘iPhone’ causaba una huella neurológica similar a la del concepto/palabra ‘amor’. …

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