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⚡️Electric energy last night as we packed the house for a discussion on the rise of design engineering with our friends @spc @profound and a legendary panel: our very own @spencerthurstn alongside @seldom @vinvan @dbabbs & @thisisphilpeker moderating
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🔥 Learn about the process of redesigning Uber Navigation using data-driven design and rapid prototyping to deliver a refresh and quality product experience.
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🗺️ Our latest article, "Designing the latest generation of Uber Navigation: Maps built for ride sharing" is now live!
🔗 medium.com/uber-design/desig…
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💬 Our very own Remon Tijssen shared his principle of Play and took us through the impressive journey of his career at Fluid, Adobe, Kinetic Aesthetic, and now Uber.
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💬 Daniel Sytsma spoke about how to bring branding into digital products without adding friction.
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⚡️ The Amsterdam Studio hosted another successful Design Night, focusing on Designing for patterns 🧩
A big thank you to our three speakers and the team of 30 who made it all happen!
If you missed it...
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missed us ar @figma #schema2022 in NYC? you're in luck – the Base team's awesome talk is part of the lineup for the virtual schema event!
grab your tickets and join us tomorrow at 9:20AM PST for the session and 10:50AM PST for a live Q&A! ⚡️
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live on stage #Schema2022 – how do we evolve data with heart ❤️?
⚖️strive fir balance
💪making decisions with data and heart is a muscle
🫶🏻 learn to love ambiguity
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we can't wait to hear from our design systems team who will be talking about how we evolve systems with data and heart at #Schema2022 ⚡️
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Big shoutout to our panelists - Raphael, Jacquelin, Hannah, Charlie, Maria, Lauren and Hope, as well as friends from the recruiting team - Sarah and Kareem! We had a blast answering questions, sharing our experiences at Uber, and making connections with @labs_ux 🔥💥
ALT Screenshot of a Zoom meeting with 7 panelists from Uber Design at the Black UX Cookout event
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Pull up to the next cookout this Thursday @7PM EST, hosted by our friends at @labs_ux, where several members of our team will be part of a panel talking all things design at Uber 🔥
RSVP now at blackuxevents.com
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we're excited to see our very own @spencerthurstn take the stage at the Experience Design Summit July 7th, talking about leveraging user research to consistently uncover impactful insights and create better product experiences. Hope to see you there! 🥳
xdesignsummit.com/
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How might we utilize a richer iOS lock screen widget to provide clarity & help reduce anxiety for Riders during the transition from dispatch to ontrip?
Some key requirements were dynamic pickup updates, receiving contextual alerts and having quick access to the safety hub.
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Our collaboration with @Apple for WWDC showcased two of our features that are being developed with new Apple technology: our Rider lock screen & our Eats ID verification widgets.
Shout out to @charliecwaite, Alex Huang and Raphael Tompkins for all the hard work!🔥
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And we're back! We are excited to announce that we'll be hosting our seventh edition of Design Night. This time around, our presentations will revolve around the topic of designing for accessibility. Come join us for a night of talks and networking!
meetup.com/Uber-Design-Amste…
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⚡️We're partnering with @GA to welcome selected SF Bay Area talent to join a free 9-week User Experience Design Immersive (UXDI) course and enter a paid 8-month rotational program.
💡2+ years professional experience (no degree required)
🔗 Learn more ➔ uber.com/us/en/careers/uberd…
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⚡️ #config2021 snippets ⚡️
tired: creating 256 new components by hand 😪
wired: using @figmadesign plugins to programmatically generate 256 components 🥵
@dbabbs talks about how we enforce pixel perfect precision and reduce potential human error within a scaleable workflow.
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Good things come in small packages. 1px small to be exact 😎
@bettergui shows how we implemented a hidden tracking pixel inside all of our Base components in order to analyze how and where each component was being used across our Figma library.
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And of course what’s a race without special prizes for the winners?
ALT A one of a kind branded wooden cube prize for the winner of the Base race, Brian Wong.
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⚡️ #config2021 snippets ⚡️
Ready, steady, Base race!
How can you motivate your organization to adopt a single design system?
@DesigningUber facilitated a one of a kind race to see which teams can integrate the most Base components into their products.
@bettergui explains:
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⚡️ #config2021 snippets ⚡️
@dbabbs talks about how to test ideas quickly by combining the best of both worlds - exported live Figma frames (via @figmadesign REST API) and WebGL-based map prototyping environments.
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⚡️ #config2021 snippets ⚡️
@bettergui showing off some of our internal @figmadesign super plugins to help @DesigningUber designers put accessibility first: dynamic text resizing, color blindness testing, and voiceover annotation specs 🤯
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we unfortunately don’t have infinity stones, but we have @bettergui, @dbabbs and other talented design engineers on our team and that comes pretty close 😉 #config2021
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Welcome @dbabbs to our Foundations design team!
Prior, he ran his own consulting business on geospatial design & dev. Before that, he worked at HERE Maps on data viz, map rendering, & developer tools.
Outside of work he enjoys working out, biking, running, & college football 🏈
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Join us in a Panel with some of Uber’s Design leaders (BR/US) and guests from the industry to discuss the main UX Design challenges in 2021!
Dec 9th 7:30-9pm BRT / 4:30-6pm CST / 2:30-4pm PST
Register now at t.uber.com/MeetupLatam
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Welcome Lisa to our Seattle Design Team!
Lisa started in design as a visual designer and moved to UX over time. She's a big fan of articulating her design decisions, and appreciates a meaningful design approach. She enjoys hiking, raw fish, thin-crust pizza, and road trips. 🍕
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Welcome Kiran to our Seattle Design Team!
Kiran has previously designed for Verizon Business and an agency based in New Jersey. She's passionate about human-centered design & values honesty in thoughtful end-to-end processes. In her spare time she enjoys outdoor adventures! 🏔
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Welcome @RadhikaGemawat to Uber Design!
Radhika is a designer coming from Flipkart, where she worked with the next 200M group, focussing on Voice interfaces and Assistive experiences.
Outside of work she enjoys swimming, singing, and occasionally composing music. 🎹🏊♀️
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Bangalore! We are looking for a product designer to join our team. You'll be working with our global product managers, engineers and some of the best designers in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment to build Uber's next generation of services
Apply: uber.com/global/en/careers/l…
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Welcome Paula to the team!
Paul is based in Ireland and been at Routematch for over 4 years. She's worked as both a product designer as well as a graphic designer in various design agencies. In her spare time she loves being outdoors hiking, cycling, skating and kayaking! 🛶🛹
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Welcome Elaine to our Uber Transit design team! 🚄🚟
Elaine joins us via Routematch as a design manager. Her experience ranges from research projects to helping entrepreneurs develop new products & ventures. She enjoys crafts with her kids and going for walks with her new puppy!
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We're looking for product designers to join our team at Uber Eats! Locations include San Francisco, New York and Toronto Canada.
Apply today: uber.com/global/en/careers/l…
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Welcome Emily to Uber Design!
Emily has a background in graphic design and worked at a print shop through college. Most recently she's been at Routematch on the web portal team. In her free time she enjoys being outside, hanging with her pals, and sketching animals. 🖋🐈🐕
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We're looking for a product designer to join our rides studio in San Francisco! Apply today: uber.com/global/en/careers/l…
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Welcome Brady to Uber! Brady will be designing on our Transit team!
Brady studied Printmaking after which he started working as a graphic designer. More recently he's been a product designer at Routematch. In his free time he loves to cook, eat and shop for food. 🛒🌮
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Welcome Ali to Uber!
Ali is a designer coming over from Routematch; during her time at Routematch she worked on the Rider App which connects people to their local transit agencies' mobility services. Outside of work she enjosy being a dog mom, cooking, baking, and hiking! 🦮🍪🌳
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Welcome Catherine to Uber Eats!
Catherine is a designer and aspiring filmmaker. Prior to Uber she was at Collective Health reshaping historically difficult experiences around health insurance.
Outside of work, you can find her obsessing over movies, live music, and books. 🎞🎤📚
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Now we welcome @anuragarorra and @Naman__M, designer and researcher at Uber to share some short stories around designing for uncertainty 📚
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Kicking things off with our UX Research Manager Laura Garcia Barrio about Designing for Safety 🚙
#uberdesign
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💦😷🍃 In conjunction with Uber’s new PSA “Wash Wear Air”, we developed a set of social stickers for riders to express how they’re staying safe during their trips. Now available on @giphy!
Illustration & animation – @Jordon_Cheung & @aldoCRUSHER
giphy.com/Uber/
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Welcome Michelle to Uber Eats! 🍩
Michelle is a UX Writing Intern from Stanford University. She loves traveling in nature, cooking plant-based food, and attempting gymnastics. Just not all at once.
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Welcome Jason! Jason is our Design Intern on the Eats Ads Platform team. He's a 4th year student at Wilfrid Laurier University studying business and design. I his free time he loves to try new recipes from Bon Appétit, dive into photography, and travel around the world. 🌏
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