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The 1,000 Floor Elevator: Why Most Designers Fail Google’s Infamous Interview Design Challenge
The 1,000 Floor Elevator: Why Most Designers Fail Google’s Infamous Interview Design Challenge
Design challenges are nothing new- plenty of companies use them in order to assess potential employees’ problem solving skills. But a…
Svilen
Jun 21, 2017
What I learned from the $2,000 elusive design book “Designing Programmes”
What I learned from the $2,000 elusive design book “Designing Programmes”
Designing Programmes by Karl Gerstner is one of the most elusive design books in the world. Brand new copies retail for over $2,000, and…
Svilen
May 21, 2017
Hiring Designers: The Ideation Spectrum
Hiring Designers: The Ideation Spectrum
Hiring is tough.
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Mar 10, 2018
My knowledge and experience...
How I Unknowingly Designed Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign App
How I Unknowingly Designed Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign App
If the product you’re designing became wildly successful, would that be a good thing?
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Mar 22, 2018
Neuroscience, psychology and physiology of design...
The Surprising Neuroscience Behind Snapchat’s Success
The Surprising Neuroscience Behind Snapchat’s Success
With the recent hype around Snapchat’s IPO, the app has been the center of speculation of not just Wall Street but every major publication…
Svilen
Mar 8, 2017
Ergonomics of Interaction: The Fatigue Oversight
Ergonomics of Interaction: The Fatigue Oversight
A few weeks ago, I was stranded on an island for a week with my iPad Pro as my main device. As I layed on the Punta Cana beach writing my…
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Apr 8, 2017
The Biological Basis for Color Perception
The Biological Basis for Color Perception
Research suggests that color perception is rooted in biology, as babies have been observed to distinctly categorize colors into red, blue…
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May 10, 2017
Why We Hate Swiping Keyboards
Why We Hate Swiping Keyboards
One of the biggest innovations in smartphone keyboards since the capacitive touchscreen is gestural typing. For those not familiar…
Svilen
May 22, 2016
Implications of emerging technologies...
The Complete Guide to Brain-Computer Interfaces
The Complete Guide to Brain-Computer Interfaces
Early 2017 has been an exciting time for brain-computer interface (BCI) development. Major players in the tech industry have announced…
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May 5, 2017
Solving Drones’ Biggest Privacy Concern
Solving Drones’ Biggest Privacy Concern
In the past, if you didn’t want your neighbor seeing you sunbathe in your backyard, you simply built a fence. If your neighbor happened to…
Svilen
Jun 7, 2017
Apple Watch: The Future of Birth Control?
Apple Watch: The Future of Birth Control?
The true mark of success for wearables will be when they offer a killer app that is independent of our phones.
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Jun 2, 2015
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