Maria MatveevainCollegeVine ProductHow to get hired as a senior product designer in techDo you feel stuck in a “chicken and egg” situation with the work in your portfolio, vs. the work you want to do in product design?Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020
Maria MatveevaGet better at product planning by looking at your travel bags.I’ve recently noticed a strange thing: while it’s almost effortless for me to think through what I need to pack for a day trip (or a day’s…Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018
Maria MatveevaHow can teams retain productive differences, while keeping communication smooth?A recent episode of Shankar Vedantam’s The Hidden Brain podcast describes an “edge effect” — a boost to a team’s creative output, that…Aug 10, 2018Aug 10, 2018
Maria MatveevaCapturing the colorsFall foliage photos rarely look as vibrant as we expect. Here’s a tool to help resolve color misperception.Feb 1, 2015Feb 1, 2015
Maria MatveevaLearning from materialsPlay is a way to learn. Results are often surprising, and, if you’re lucky, are things that you can’t arrive at by following directions…Jan 12, 2015Jan 12, 2015
Maria MatveevaMaking better repeat patternsA quick exploration into making hand-drawn patterns that don’t look obviously repeated.Oct 19, 2014Oct 19, 2014