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Introducing our new font, Thumbtack Rise

Introducing our new font, Thumbtack Rise

This year, you’ll notice an exciting change in Thumbtack’s branding — we’re introducing a new font! Thumbtack’s brand team saw an…
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Lo Hayes
Driving growth and inspiring careers: a look back at our career month

Driving growth and inspiring careers: a look back at our career month

I’m a Product Design Manager, and I’m constantly looking for ways to help the team grow and improve. Alongside other managers, we came up…
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Jaclyn
So, you’re assigned to multiple teams: a guide to balancing projects

So, you’re assigned to multiple teams: a guide to balancing projects

by Jason Hunter
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Writers @Thumbtack
Time management tips, from someone with ADHD

Time management tips, from someone with ADHD

This article is for anyone who struggles with time management. As I’m sure you’ve gathered from the title, I have ADHD, and that has made…
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Grace Cha
Journey mapping: How Research and Design built a user-centered framework to shape our three-year…

Journey mapping: How Research and Design built a user-centered framework to shape our three-year…

Earlier this year, Thumbtack’s Research and Design teams collaborated on a project that would inform and shape the company’s three-year…
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Valerie Peppers
Hobbies have changed the way I work

Hobbies have changed the way I work

And why I think you should try something new
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Amelia MG
Conversations with Thumbtack pros

Conversations with Thumbtack pros

By Sophia Spitulnik and Dusti Ondryas
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Sophiaspitulnik
Meet Nicole Bacchus, Director of Research at Thumbtack

Meet Nicole Bacchus, Director of Research at Thumbtack

Joining Thumbtack was a natural fit for me — it embodied everything I was seeking in my next career move. The opportunity to spearhead and…
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Thumbtack Design
Meet Anaïs Ziae-Mohseni, Principal Product Designer at Thumbtack

Meet Anaïs Ziae-Mohseni, Principal Product Designer at Thumbtack

Porter: You and I have been working together for a little over 2.5 years, but can you share how your career at Thumbtack began?
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Thumbtack Design
Content and design: Conversations

Content and design: Conversations

by Yael Levy, Lo Hayes, Alexandria Bruschi, and Jason Hunter
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Writers @Thumbtack
Design Systems at Thumbtack

Design Systems at Thumbtack

Design systems provide a common language for designers and engineers to use when building products. This common language allows for better…
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Erik Goens
Why have a weekly writer’s crit?

Why have a weekly writer’s crit?

by Jason Hunter, Yael Levy, Riley McGriff, and Laura Horton
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Writers @Thumbtack
An unforgettable design internship experience at Thumbtack

An unforgettable design internship experience at Thumbtack

If I could sum up my internship experience at Thumbtack in just one word, it’d be “growth.” Is it a coincidence that I’m on the growth…
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Elisabeth Vermeulen
The Writers of Thumbtack

The Writers of Thumbtack

by Jason Hunter, Yael Levy, and Rachel Christensen
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Writers @Thumbtack
Thumbtack Design: How We Work

Thumbtack Design: How We Work

We updated our operating model to support our shift to remote work.
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Melissa Hribar
To Engineering, with love.

To Engineering, with love.

💘 This relationship is one that truly matters to content design.
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Thumbtack Design
How Thumbtack Design Invested in DEI in 2020

How Thumbtack Design Invested in DEI in 2020

Over the years, our Design team’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI Committee) has sought out ways to make a positive impact on our…
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Alyssa Murray
How Thumbtack Built Their Research Ops Function From Scratch

How Thumbtack Built Their Research Ops Function From Scratch

The saying “Cooking is an art, baking is a science” is believed to have originated in a 1967 King Arthur Flour catalogue. And although…
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Maya Geary
Trusting My Voice

Trusting My Voice

How I’ve grown my career at Thumbtack
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Chi Thorsen-McCarthy
Dear UX: My tiny letters to the UX practice

Dear UX: My tiny letters to the UX practice

At the start of the pandemic, I noticed feeling a little down and wanting to take a break from screens including my phone, laptop, and…
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Rannie Teodoro
Research That Scales: Scaling the Contributions of Others

Research That Scales: Scaling the Contributions of Others

Part 3 of 3: How Thumbtack’s tiny research team empowered non-researchers to do great research.
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Cordelia Hyland
Research That Scales: Using past research to answer today’s questions

Research That Scales: Using past research to answer today’s questions

Part 2 of 3: How Thumbtack’s tiny research team scaled past research to answer current questions.
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Erik Olesund
Research That Scales: Three Strategies for Small Teams to Create Lasting Impact

Research That Scales: Three Strategies for Small Teams to Create Lasting Impact

Part 1 of 3: How Thumbtack’s tiny research team scaled ourselves and our impact.
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Jordan Rae Berry
How to not fail at a design critique (like I did)

How to not fail at a design critique (like I did)

Three easy tips for getting great feedback
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Cody Reppert
Thumbtack Product Design 2019 Highlights

Thumbtack Product Design 2019 Highlights

A story of product pivots, fire drills, controversial user feedback…and the projects we shipped along the way.
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Thumbtack Design
What makes a great manager?

What makes a great manager?

We distill the essence of what separates a bad manager from a good manager from a great manager.
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Theo Folinas
Managers — Make Your Habits Work For You

Managers — Make Your Habits Work For You

Habits and routines are extremely powerful, especially when we recognize what triggers them. If done well, they can be harnessed to…
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Rannie Teodoro
Building a Brand Illustration Style that (finally) Pays Homage to the Gig Economy Workforce

Building a Brand Illustration Style that (finally) Pays Homage to the Gig Economy Workforce

In the winter of 2018, when Thumbtack approached me to strategize and define their illustration style, the mission was to show the power…
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Krystal Lauk
Getting to Know the Thumbtack Research Team

Getting to Know the Thumbtack Research Team

Start-up life can be challenging and unpredictable. We asked members of the Experience Research team at Thumbtack, a group of folks used…
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Rannie Teodoro
Proposing a New Framework to Design for Growth

Proposing a New Framework to Design for Growth

It’s not uncommon for designers to be tasked with creating product experiences that directly impact a company’s ability to monetize.
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Jihern Baek
How to Become a Product Designer Without Formal Training

How to Become a Product Designer Without Formal Training

Honest and practical advice I give to those looking to get into UX or Product Design
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Allan Yu
4 Tools to Help Lead an Experiment Driven Process

4 Tools to Help Lead an Experiment Driven Process

Designers have an opportunity to help lead & drive impact through managing the experiment process.
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Theo Folinas
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