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Opendoor Design

·Sep 12, 2019

What I learned watching a company grow from 15 to 1,300 people

Or, 12 things I wish I knew 5 years ago — I’ve been at Opendoor for 5 years and have watched it grow from from 15 to 1,300 people. I’ve learned a lot by making a lot of mistakes along the way. Here are 12 things I wish I knew 5 years ago, when I first started at the company. Product development Be resilient when pursuing big ideas. They…

Startup

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What I learned watching a company grow from 15 to 1,300 people
What I learned watching a company grow from 15 to 1,300 people
Startup

3 min read


Published in

Opendoor Design

·Jun 18, 2019

Open Book: Donald Rusimbi

Hear from Doni about growing up in Tanzania, starting his own business, and how advertising can do social good. — Open Book is a series of interviews where you get to meet our creative design team at Opendoor. What do you do at Opendoor? I’m a Senior Art Director on the brand design team, where I support marketing campaigns for both home sellers and buyers. …

Design

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Open Book: Donald Rusimbi
Open Book: Donald Rusimbi
Design

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Published in

Opendoor Design

·Jun 5, 2019

Open Book: Melody Wu

Hear from Melody about establishing a research culture at Opendoor and how her identity as a first-generation American has shaped her. — Open Book is a series of interviews where you get to meet our creative design team at Opendoor. What do you do at Opendoor? I’m a user experience researcher. Because we’re a lean team right now, I work across most products with an emphasis on our seller and buyer experience. …

UX

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Open Book: Melody Wu
Open Book: Melody Wu
UX

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Published in

Opendoor Design

·May 30, 2019

Open Book: Claire Moore

Hear from Claire about pursuing design as a study, what ballet has taught her, and getting back into illustrating. — Open Book is a series of interviews where you get to meet our creative design team at Opendoor. What do you do at Opendoor? I’m a brand designer! I partner closely with our marketing team to design everything from multi-channel campaigns to signage in Opendoor homes. My focus lately has been to evolve the visual language…

Design

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Open Book: Claire Moore
Open Book: Claire Moore
Design

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Published in

Opendoor Design

·May 14, 2019

Open Book: Nicolas Solerieu

Hear from Nicolas about crossing the Atlantic to work at Opendoor, why disagreeing is healthy, and how exercise is essential to his work. — Open Book is a series of interviews where you get to meet our creative design team at Opendoor. What do you do at Opendoor? I am a senior brand designer on the brand team. Most of my time is spent on designing and building landing pages. …

Design

4 min read

Open Book: Nicolas Solerieu
Open Book: Nicolas Solerieu
Design

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Published in

Opendoor Design

·May 1, 2019

Open Book: Yuri Lence

Hear from Yuri about building customer empathy, immigrating to the US, and his YouTube channel. — Open Book is a series of interviews where you get to meet our creative design team at Opendoor. What do you do at Opendoor? I lead the product design of the home shopping experience, which includes the feed, search tab, detail page, filters and our design system. …

Design

4 min read

Open Book: Yuri Lence
Open Book: Yuri Lence
Design

4 min read


Published in

Opendoor Design

·Apr 22, 2019

Open Book: Annie Tang

Hear about Annie’s love for architecture, ceramics, and Michelle Obama. — Open Book is a series of interviews where you get to meet our creative design team at Opendoor. What do you do at Opendoor? I’m the design manager for our consumer products team, which includes seller experience, trade-ins, partnerships, and mortgages. …

Design

4 min read

Open Book: Annie Tang
Open Book: Annie Tang
Design

4 min read


Published in

Opendoor Design

·Jun 28, 2018

Designing for Differences: Lessons from Going Outside Silicon Valley

Having only worked at a large Silicon Valley company before Opendoor, I didn’t realize how much I took for granted. That even the language that I spoke day to day was steeped in Product-Speak. (“How do these eng stories contribute toward our KPIs? …

Design

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Designing for Differences: Lessons from Going Outside Silicon Valley
Designing for Differences: Lessons from Going Outside Silicon Valley
Design

7 min read


Dec 17, 2015

Prototype: Fisheye Carousel

At Opendoor, we give offers on homes before we see them in person. This involves a whole lot of behind-the-scenes work, which includes looking at photos of the home. Our photo carousel is one of our most-used pieces of UI, but it’s also one of our least efficient. …

Photography

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Prototype: Fisheye Carousel
Prototype: Fisheye Carousel
Photography

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Published in

The Startup

·Aug 25, 2015

Unsolicited Redesign: Slack for iOS

I use Slack every day and love it. It’s a really well-made product and it’s clear that a lot of care and heart went into it. But I’m a nit-picky designer with too free much time! So here’s an unsolicited redesign that addresses my issues with navigation, notifications, and search. Faster Navigation …

Mobile

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Unsolicited Redesign: Slack for iOS
Unsolicited Redesign: Slack for iOS
Mobile

5 min read

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