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If you want design, you have to go all-in

In recent years, the public recognition of design as a, maybe even the, deciding factor for long-term success of a business has increased tremendously. People admire companies like Apple, Leica or...

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Productivity is full of emotions

Yesterday, The Verge published “Microsoft has a strange obsession with productivity”, and in this article there are a few quotes that resonated with me and the work we do on Wunderlist. “Problem is,...

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How to give feedback that doesn’t suck

In my position, I’m no longer spending as much time designing things myself, but helping my design team and our product teams to succeed with the work they’re producing. These days, giving feedback is...

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UX patterns on mobile devices are going to merge

As smartphones are turning from a geek gadget to a commodity, patterns for mobile user interfaces and interactions are going to get more unified across platforms and will eventually merge. Material...

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I made a book, by accident

On New Year’s 2013, I launched Typoguide, and over night (literally) got a lot of traction on the website. It seemed like my “Pocket Guide to Master Every Day’s Typographic Adventures” had hit a spot,...

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The Open Design Review as a tool to establish a company-wide design culture

In many companies design happens in a silo. Design is often one of two things: the paint sprayed on a product once it’s built simply to “make it look pretty”. Or designers creating things that are then...

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Designing better businesses

Good design results in products people love. People use products they love frequently and with joy. Products people love are better for businesses because they create loyal customers. Good design puts...

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Defying gravity — On the practice of excellence

As humans we tend to take the easy route. The one that’s known, most predictable and least scary. It might as well be a force of nature. In organizations, this force gets multiplied. The bigger the...

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Inclusive Design – The big chance for designers to make the world a better place

Disability is a design problem, not a physical condition. It’s a reality that can be changed. At Microsoft we’re paving the way for inclusive design. Because good design makes products usable for...

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Goodbye Wunderlist. Hello Outlook.

Up until I started typing I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to write this post. Today, after four and a half years, I am officially saying goodbye to Wunderlist. At the beginning of August,...

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