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Emiel Janson
Emiel Janson

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Jan 25, 2017

I’m leaving Blendle

And what’s next, sort of — After 2,5 years I will leave Blendle by the end of February. It’s been a crazy and adventurous ride. The company grew from 20 to 80 people and our service has over a million users. It wasn’t always easy. But that’s when you know you’re growing. We always kept talking…

Blendle

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I’m leaving Blendle
I’m leaving Blendle
Blendle

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Jun 16, 2016

Why job vacancies are just ads.

4 things I learned from hiring at a rapidly growing startup. — I’m a designer and responsible for Blendle’s iOS and Android apps. You might think that I should just worry about design. But, working at an early stage startup gives you a lot of different responsibilities. As they say at Facebook: ‘Nothing is someone else’s problem’. If we want to build…

Hiring

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Why job vacancies are just ads.
Why job vacancies are just ads.
Hiring

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Mar 7, 2016

Make better decisions

This method will help you make better decisions — Every now and then you have to make some hard decisions. For example: what project do you want to take? What job is best for you? What do you want to focus on? What do you want to learn? A few weeks ago I came to a realization that I’m…

Startup

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Make better decisions
Make better decisions
Startup

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Feb 5, 2016

Make your Mac’s dock appear faster

I’m a fan of El Capitan’s auto hide menu bar setting and wanted to hide my dock as well. However, by default it takes too much time for the dock to come up. Fortunately, there are a couple of Terminal commands to fix this. Open Terminal and paste the following lines one by one and press enter. defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.5

Mac

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Make your Mac’s dock appear faster
Make your Mac’s dock appear faster
Mac

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Aug 31, 2015

The Future of Blendle Mobile 🔮

For the last year I’ve been working as Blendle’s Mobile Product Designer. We at Blendle are trying to make the world’s best journalism available to everyone. You can buy and read articles from (almost) every Dutch newspaper and magazine without needing a subscription. Currently we have over 400.000 …

Design

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The Future of Blendle Mobile
The Future of Blendle Mobile
Design

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Aug 26, 2015

Why I Would Always Want to Work at a Startup

A little over a year ago I joined a startup for the very first time. I’ve been freelancing for over 6 years. I also have some working-at-an-agency-experience. After a year of working at a startup I think I would always want to work on something for a longer period and…

Freelancing

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Why I Would Always Want to Work at a Startup
Why I Would Always Want to Work at a Startup
Freelancing

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May 25, 2015

One week with the Apple Watch

Smartwatches are okay as long as you’re not touching them I’m a designer and I’ve been designing apps — mostly on iOS — for a couple of years now. I’ve been very sceptic about the Apple Watch and smartwatches in general. I just couldn’t think of that many great use cases. You can do a lot of things that you…

Apple

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One week with the Apple Watch
One week with the Apple Watch
Apple

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Mar 26, 2015

Blendle Trending design details

Eight months ago I joined Blendle — a startup which aims to be the iTunes of journalism. I was really looking forward to be able to work on a project where there’s time for incredible amount of details. In Blendle Trending you’ll find a curated selection of the 10–15 best…

Animation

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Blendle Trending design details
Blendle Trending design details
Animation

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Jan 6, 2015

From freelancing to working at a startup, this is what I’ve learned.

I’m a jerk. And you, designer, might be one too. — I’m a 24-year-old self-taught designer. I’ve been freelancing for 6 years. I’ve always combined freelancing with building my own products. I love designing and executing my own ideas. …

Freelancing

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Freelancing

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Aug 18, 2014

My side project made over 40k $ in its best week and ultimately got sherlocked by Apple.

I’m a 23 year-old self-taught product designer. Just like you, I always walk around thinking about the next big thing. I find so much joy in building things and being responsible for every single bit of a project. Two years ago I was chatting with Jelle, who was eighteen at…

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My side project made over 40k $ in its best week and ultimately got sherlocked by Apple.
My side project made over 40k $ in its best week and ultimately got sherlocked by Apple.

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Emiel Janson

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