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Berkeley Innovation x Pinterest Design
Berkeley Innovation x Pinterest Design
What we learned while partnering with students at Berkeley Innovation.
Judy Wu
May 17
The project that shifted my perspective as a designer
The project that shifted my perspective as a designer
How working on ads broadened my perspective and helped me grow as a product designer.
Frances Lee
Apr 25
Three easy ways to boost creativity while you work
Three easy ways to boost creativity while you work
Tips for designers and creatives to overcome blocks and find inspiration.
Ava Marino
Mar 29
Designing intentionally inclusive products at Pinterest
Designing intentionally inclusive products at Pinterest
A conversation with the team behind body type ranges: Katie Elfering, Corrine Aberdeen, Jose Hernandez and Chloe Ng.
Ava Marino
Mar 22
What exactly do qualitative researchers do?
What exactly do qualitative researchers do?
A quick guide to understanding a qualitative researcher’s job for anyone new to the field or curious about it.
Priyanka Bhansali
Feb 29
Embracing discomfort can make you a better researcher
Embracing discomfort can make you a better researcher
Why keeping an open mind is your most powerful tool as an interviewer.
Ragini Sri
Feb 26
Wellness at work: How to build connection on remote teams
Wellness at work: How to build connection on remote teams
Techniques to nurture well-being and establish connections with your team with minimal time investment.
Jamie Cabaccang
Jan 30
Reasons to mentor high schoolers: Reflections from my first year
Reasons to mentor high schoolers: Reflections from my first year
It was the mid ’80s, I was in junior high school and I was stoked to find out that we had a substitute teacher for one class that day. At…
Hector Jaime
Jan 5
Why we host an internal design systems conference
Why we host an internal design systems conference
How we get colleagues from across the product team excited about the systems world by creating a day full of education and connection.
Ava Marino
Dec 18, 2023
The UXR lens: Applying research principles to everyday life
The UXR lens: Applying research principles to everyday life
A look at how the principles of UX research can seamlessly integrate into — and enrich — our everyday lives
Cristal Reyes
Dec 8, 2023
A collective perspective on design systems: A night out with Pinterest Design
A collective perspective on design systems: A night out with Pinterest Design
Top takeaways from Pinterest Design’s recent event featuring a panel and group discussion on design systems with New York–area designers.
Ava Marino
Nov 30, 2023
Inclusive research at Pinterest: What it means and the path to getting 10% better
Inclusive research at Pinterest: What it means and the path to getting 10% better
By Whitney Paul & Katie Elfering
Whitney Paul
Nov 28, 2023
The science behind inspiration and how to design more of it into your life
The science behind inspiration and how to design more of it into your life
Practical ways to nurture creative practices in the everyday.
Minnie Bredouw
Nov 9, 2023
Reflections and advice from two apprentice UX researchers
Reflections and advice from two apprentice UX researchers
Perspectives and tips from two apprentice UX researchers about how to break into the field, managing imposter syndrome and more.
Cristal Reyes
Oct 19, 2023
Why we treat stakeholders as partners in the research process
Why we treat stakeholders as partners in the research process
At Pinterest, we value turning cross-functional colleagues into user advocates and partners in the research process. Here’s how we do it.
Jenny Zhou
Sep 14, 2023
Centering your identity to find your act of change-making
Centering your identity to find your act of change-making
How naming your “who,” “why” and “how” can help you understand your role in creating a new world.
Aneesha Tucker
Aug 16, 2023
The benefits of creating a product surfaces collection
The benefits of creating a product surfaces collection
How we created an easy-to-search collection of key product surfaces in Figma
Layla Leal
Jul 12, 2023
How we scaled our design process — and our impact
How we scaled our design process — and our impact
Exploring the challenges and benefits of overhauling Pinterest’s design process.
Florian Gruenke
Jun 5, 2023
People Behind the Product: Cíntia Romero, Building a More Accessible Pinterest
People Behind the Product: Cíntia Romero, Building a More Accessible Pinterest
Get to know Product Designer Cíntia Romero and her work in design education, accessibility and inclusive design.
Ava Marino
May 26, 2023
How I transitioned into UX Research
How I transitioned into UX Research
On storytelling, finding your voice, and why unique voices are necessary to shape great products
Marisol Sierra
Nov 9, 2022
What is quantitative user experience research at Pinterest?
What is quantitative user experience research at Pinterest?
How I explain it to colleagues using a simple one-pager
Kitty Z Xu
Jun 14, 2022
Pinterest’s Product Design Apprenticeship: A Q&A
Pinterest’s Product Design Apprenticeship: A Q&A
Amy Lima, Pinterest’s first Apprentice Product Designer, and her mentor, Alan Walker, chat about apprenticeships at Pinterest.
Amy Lima
Apr 11, 2022
Co-creating hair pattern search
Co-creating hair pattern search
Inviting users into the process
Jordan
Mar 8, 2022
You’re a STEM major? Your dream job might be in Design
You’re a STEM major? Your dream job might be in Design
How a science and math education solves design challenges
Kitty Z Xu
Nov 8, 2021
Accessible design is easier than you think
Accessible design is easier than you think
Easy-to-follow guidelines can make accessibility part of your everyday design process
Cintia Romero
Oct 27, 2021
Moving from agency to in-house UX
Moving from agency to in-house UX
Two Pinterest researchers share what they’ve learned along the way
Priyanka Bhansali
Sep 28, 2021
A lens on inspiration
A lens on inspiration
A look at the creative process and career journey of Pinterest’s photo editor.
Anna Hustler
Aug 30, 2021
Design x Design: Finding energy and joy in the unknown
Design x Design: Finding energy and joy in the unknown
This is an installment of our blog’s recurring series, Design x Design. Members of the Pinterest design team — designers, researchers…
Taylor Simpson
Aug 9, 2021
Meet a forward-looking type
Meet a forward-looking type
Pinterest Sans — a typeface for tomorrow’s ideas
Andreas Helin
May 11, 2021
Color, through an inspired lens
Color, through an inspired lens
Scaling color to infinite possibilities
Simon Blockley
May 11, 2021
Creating a window into the possibilities of tomorrow
Creating a window into the possibilities of tomorrow
How (and why) we developed a brand identity with inspiration at the heart
Andreas Helin
May 11, 2021
Making machine learning human-centered
Making machine learning human-centered
How we united UX Research and ML to improve image quality on Pinterest
banerjee.shilpa
Apr 26, 2021
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