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James McNab

Sublets: AirBnb’s Manhattan project

How a hidden product could be their post-pandemic secret weapon

3 min readMar 29, 2020

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Sublets: AirBnb’s Manhattan project

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James McNab

Death by a Thousand Bugs

“What’s the ROI of not making your users lives miserable?”

3 min readDec 22, 2019

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Death by a Thousand Bugs

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How to Hustle

Getting Started With Pinstripe

How to choose your tools and get your platform dashboard setup

4 min readApr 8, 2019

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Getting Started With Pinstripe

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James McNab

Why Flying Cars Never Took Off

Since the early 19th Century, artists, philosophers and citizens alike have dreamed of flying in carriage or automobile-like apparatuses…

4 min readFeb 13, 2018

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Why Flying Cars Never Took Off

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James McNab

Not Another Damn Controller

There’s a control for every electronic. Your TV, Apple TV, speakers, Xbox, PS4, Nintendo Wii, Switch, ChromeCast, Parrot Drone, Nest, Smart…

2 min readSep 11, 2017

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Not Another Damn Controller

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RED Academy

60 essential resources for becoming a better Designer

Knowing where to look for the help to level up your design skills can be daunting when you’re just starting out. Here are some popular…

3 min readAug 30, 2016

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60 essential resources for becoming a better Designer

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RED Academy

17 essential Sketch templates for UX noobs

Since my first week teaching UX design at RED Academy there’s one question I keep hearing from my students, how do I become more efficient…

3 min readAug 30, 2016

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17 essential Sketch templates for UX noobs

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James McNab

Did Pokémon Go just destroy Foursquare?

The first time I heard about Foursquare was from a friend who’s a social media junkie. She loved the game-like mechanics, the leveling up…

3 min readJul 17, 2016

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Did Pokémon Go just destroy Foursquare?

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James McNab

Kickstarter Is the Future of Ecommerce

If you’ve been monitoring the headlines recently you’ve probably noticed that the buzz around crowdfunding has died down in the press. This…

3 min readJun 12, 2016

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Kickstarter Is the Future of Ecommerce

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James McNab

The Tesla Effect

A few years ago I was debating a friend of mine who’s obsessed with cars. I wanted to know why no car company made all of their vehicles…

2 min readApr 17, 2016

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The Tesla Effect

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James McNab

James McNab

Design @ forethought. Formerly @ thistle. Side project https://pinstripelabs.com. Former lead UX Instructor @RedAcademy Toronto. OCAD Alum.

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