Play the long game 🎲 Issue #64

By Ross Chapman • Issue #64 • View online

“Play the long game … Treat people with the intent of having a relationship forever” @GaryVee

I believe in giving life-long value and paying-it-forward. Running away from a project is rarely beneficial to anyone involved. Working long-term provides better opportunity to build, measure and learn. Sprints are fast, but design strategy takes time.

I hope these 64 issues are providing life-long value too!

- Ross

p.s. Sorry this issue is long-overdue!

UX design 🙋

Designing in a Polluted City

9 in 10 people globally are breathing bad quality air. It’s grim – but it’s also a design challenge.

Don’t wait for policy makers to figure it out. Creating a better human experience by tackling air pollution with sustainable and scalable solutions in public transport and supply chains will make the difference.

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Building a Visual Language : Airbnb Design

Building a visual language is hard! Designing something that can be adaptable over time, but one that has presence is a challenge. Airbnb are winning in this category.

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How to Look Before You Leap: A guide to mapping assumptions for product development teams

Precoil CEO David Bland shares his insights on how mapping assumptions can lead to the development of better products. Who doesn’t want to make a better product?!

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eCommerce 💳

Lookbooks: How to Use High-Quality Lifestyle Photography to Boost Sale

You’re not just selling a product. You’re selling a lifestyle. If you sell any kind of aspirational lifestyle product, those words probably ring true. Cycling clothing house Vulpine has a pretty nice one for its Spring/Summer collection part one!

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How a Facebook designer overcame imposter syndrome

Imposter syndrome can be crushing. But this Facebook Product Designer beat it. “Trust yourself and take responsibility for your own success.”

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The MVP is dead; long live the MVP

Timing the switch from “minimum viable” to “maximum value”. An interesting look at how to deliver maximum value to help create products that have endemic quality. As Hugo describes, “it’s hard to apply polish to a moving target.”

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Cycling 🚴

The Most Subversive Way to Travel

On roads dominated by heavy traffic, the cyclist quickly learns what it is to feel a minority, vulnerable, and structurally and systematically discriminated against.

A deeper look into cycling in the context of culture and politics.

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Vulpine in Sevilla

The hotly anticipated first part of the Spring/Summer Collection from Vulpine. Founder Nick was also on the BBC this morning - mad props!

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Berliner Fahrradschau

I’m not going to the Berliner Fahrradschau this year, the independent and authentic hotspot of bicycle culture. However, if you are, check out My Wild Love (plus their Sale ends today!).

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Coolness 😎

Star Wars Han Solo cast revealed in first photo

Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Alden Ehrenreich and more revealed by Lucasfilm in its first look at the major Star Wars characters in Young Han Solo. EXCITING!

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