hi.
i’m
samuel.
I'm a product manager working on the AGI Team at Qianshou. My passion lies at the intersection of technology and the humanities, building products that make hearts sing.
Write
Writing is an essential part of my process. My essays were featured on FastCompany, TNW, Smashing Magazine, and Medium. You can find some of my latest writing below.
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- The Power of Unfinished (10 min)
- How to get more done, uplevel your craft
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- Framer is dead (8 min)
- A love letter to my design tool of choice
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- Meaningful motion in design (10 min)
- The small details that make up great interfaces
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- The loss of micro-privacy (18 min)
- How small design changes re-wrote human interaction
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- Via Negativa (18 min)
- Design through elimination
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- Why small teams win (7 min)
- Scaling meaning before scaling teams
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- The vicious circle of mediocre work (7 min)
- How to create better work
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- What designers can learn from iPhone X (10 min)
- Thoughts on the flagship device
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- Skeuomorphism In Conversational Design (12 min)
- Why voice interfaces are just another form of skeuomorphism
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- Taking responsibility for the things you launch (5 min)
- Why voice interfaces are just another form of skeuomorphism
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- Stop talking, start listening (6 min)
- The main reason some designers excel in their craft
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- Caveats of motion design (7 min)
- The power of focusing on individual moments
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- Introducing Mindful (4 min)
- The notepad that follows you throughout your day
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- Technical and social challenges of conversational design (15 min)
- Insights from turning my website into a chat bot
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- The Illusion of Time (12 min)
- How to slowdown and accelerate time in UX design
Play
I’m driven by curiosity, mixing analog and digital media to develop novel visual expressions for wallpapers and my work on AI based systems.
Speak
I’m passionate about sharing knowledge and meeting new people. I've had the opportunity to share ideas at various events around the globe.
