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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

6 months

Really excited to introduce Dot to the world. And this is just the beginning...

New Computer

@newcomputer

6 months

Announcing our first product, Dot — an intelligent guide with incredible memory. Read the full story here:

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

5 years

Introducing Mercury OS: A speculative vision of the operating system, driven by humane design principles.

Introducing Mercury OS

A speculative vision of the operating system, driven by humane design principles.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

14 days

this is the future steve wanted, probably

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

Last Friday was my last day on the Apple Design Team. I've spent the past few years working with some of the most brilliant people in the world on the wildest projects in AI. I've met many heroes and made even more lifelong friends. It's felt like home.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 months

in honor of orange cron’s sunset, here’s a behind the scenes look at the 3 variants of the Cron mark I drew for legibility at different scales

marco cornacchia‎

@marcofyi

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rip to one of the greatest app icons of our time

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

update: we’re funded and hiring. come build a new computer with us.

Dot by New Computer

An intelligent guide designed to help you remember, organize, and navigate your life.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

6 years

I made a book documenting @kanyewest ’s tweets. It’s kind of wild 🔥

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

Introducing Hijack Your Feed—an extension that replaces ads on your Twitter feed with tasks from your todo list ⚡

Hijack Your Feed

@hijackyourfeed

3 years

Reclaim your attention. Hijack your feed.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

Interaction design peaked with the 3DS tbh

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

9 months

“Because it’s cool” is an underrated way to make decisions

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

here's a recent prototype exploring how we might reimagine "addictive" design paradigms to be empowering. What if we applied the "Stories" metaphor to help us skim through our inbox with reduced activation energy?

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

As a young designer, I’ve found it difficult to speak up about things that more senior folks have said/ done for fear of retaliation—of being branded “difficult” or “diva” or “too sensitive.” While I’m still afraid, I’m also tired of holding in truths that need to be told:

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

2 months

it’s 2024 bro have some fucking fun w the ui

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

Some news... I am leaving my current role to go all in on bringing Mercury to life in 2020. Drop me a line if you’re interested in going on this journey with me—as a collaborator, investor, evangelist etc. I’m all in.

Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

5 years

Introducing Mercury OS: A speculative vision of the operating system, driven by humane design principles.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

11 months

speaking of which if you’re a designer/engineer/technodexterous creative interested in building fluid interfaces like this you should … reach out.

rauno

@raunofreiberg

11 months

Prototyping @jasonyuandesign 's with SwiftUI is the most fun I've had with interfaces for a long time. I will legit buy an iPad just for this.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

10 months

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

wtf is a jira ticket

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

2 years

some kinetic type and motion design I did for @FKAtwigs and @theweeknd . Tears in the Club dropping this Thursday!

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

What if you could save everything on your desktop… with a screenshot? Introducing Freezeframe—refrigerate your workspace ❄️

Freezeframe

@getFreezeframe

3 years

Refrigerate your workspace.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

beyond thrilled to share what my teammates and I have been up to... the prologue to a new kind of computer.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

met a senior designer at figma config who, in response to me questioning why design is so inaccessible, white, and exclusive, told me that it sounded like my problem for being “negative” and that he was a more “forgiving” person. I barely managed to escape before breaking down

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

7 months

incredibly excited to share some of the magic we’ve been making very soon…

New Computer

@newcomputer

7 months

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

6 months

moonshots are inspiring. we need more dreamers… dreamers who have the courage to Try.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 months

easy to forget that Apple had to start with iPod (and many iterations of it) to eventually get to iPhone. instead of trying to stuff everything into V1 in a really Mid way … simplify, reduce, do less but better

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

Some personal news: I’m happier than I’ve ever been, and am working with the greatest team in the world on something new that I believe will truly be a force for good in the world. I’ve never felt this focused, before…ever. & I promise you it will be worth the wait

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

3.5 years later, still the most important email I’ve ever gotten

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

2 years

fun outtake: when i was designing the brand identity for Cron, I pushed hard for this...extremely phallic looking wordmark....

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

wtf is an okr

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

11 months

congratulations to the incredible apple design team for this monumental achievement ❤️

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

2 months

surprise! very excited to be joining my cofounder @sjwhitmore onstage at this year’s @figma config…

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

7 years

I spent 3 months redesigning my favorite app in the entire world and I'm excited to share it! @AppleMusic

I Got Rejected by Apple Music… So I Redesigned It

I’d like to preface this case study by stating that my intentions behind redesigning Apple Music were in no way driven by indignation or…

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

I really want to be able to detach Siri interface snippets and Stick them onto my home screen as widgets (as an intermediary state between ephemeral Siri responses and long term File storage). Here's a quick prototype I threw together to *feel out* the interaction…

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

the single most important email I've ever received in my career. this is why I keep going

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

5. Was told by senior designer acquaintance that I charged too much because I was junior and that only seniors like him should use my pricing... when I had already working with said rate successfully. Know your worth; never let anyone tear it down to protect their own egos.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

7 months

I like being able to forget things

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

why are self-proclaimed 'tools for thought' so goddamn serious. play is the best tool for thought

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

So what’s next? Well… I'm excited to announce that I'll be teaming up with @sjwhitmore to build something new. I can’t give too much away yet, but I will say this: It is powered by AI. It is the future. And it feels magical.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

have you ever been so close to achieving your dream only to realize that ... you don't want it ..... you can't want it....anymore.....

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

11 months

😈 yalll are not prepared

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@thesephist

11 months

Today @jasonyuandesign was like "I'm gonna show you a quick 5sec demo" and I saw it and I don't think I'll ever look at software the same again.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

10 months

sketch is the superior application for designing native iOS things.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

5 years

opened figma instead of slack for the 12th time today

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

16 days

come for the slay, stay for the takes

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Jason Yuan

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5 years

@skirani

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

6 months

hiring a principal software designer to join our team at @newcomputer . if you're excited by what we're doing we'd love to hear from you

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

6 months

restaurants are just wrappers for food

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

11 months

I literally do not understand why people feel the need to segregate language driven interfaces and object/tactile interfaces??? ,,, Stay tuned…

Jason Fried

@jasonfried

11 months

What an interesting moment. We're staring at two distinctly different visions of the future. They may co-exist, but they are radically different takes on what's modern, what's current, and where things are headed. One vision gets the UI out of the way. The other vision is UI…

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Jason Yuan

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6 months

incredible

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

10 months

the overthink overdesign overengineer tear hair out only to return to simplest, most elegant solution pipeline

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 months

make something with soul

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

months ago, I sent a care package consisting of masks, hand sanitizers etc to my family in China. ...... they just sent back what’s left of it because now the tables have turned 😭😂😭

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

just a lil animation I made for @harleydavidson a while back 😉😉😉

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

5 years

I wonder how much money companies lose on incorrectly designed Instagram ads

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

weird flex but... I love what I do and I'm very grateful to work with the people I get to work with

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

Problem w most online coding courses is that they only teach you the *how,* leaving me unable to replicate things because I need to understand the WHY. Is coding really just...do things because this is the way it’s done????

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Jason Yuan

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5 years

Profound wisdom from my mentor at Apple: "You are gold. Gold is heavy, and not everyone can handle it. But that doesn't change the fact that you are gold."

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

infinite granite live @deafheavenband

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

2. Senior designer told me to stop worrying about “systematic stuff” and to leave that to the “45 year old creative directors.” Fuck that. Everyone who participates in a virtual world someone creates—whether that world is an OS or social network—should be empowered to question it

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

My software design philosophy is rooted in stage design and the theatre: Simplify a complex world into simple metaphors (rooted in and real world physics), under unforgiving physical constraints, for three sets of users simultaneously: the actors, the crew, and the audience.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

Excited and beyond honored to share this Lovesick Girls visualizer I made for Blackpink.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

hey folks, I'm currently in the market for work as an interaction // product designer. pls send leads my way! here's my portfolio for more info

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

11 months

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rauno

@raunofreiberg

11 months

prototype goes hard on iPad. Design by @jasonyuandesign .

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

3. During an interview, founder of cult favorite productivity tool asked me if I could empathize with the boston marathon b*mber, and h*tler.... before revealing that half of his team consisted of trump supporters.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

Since I published MercuryOS 4 years ago, the world has changed. And so have I. We are in the midst of a foundational shift. While some of the speculative ideas in my past works are finally within reach, I now believe that computers will feel more like relationships than tools.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

one of the most important lessons I’ve learned in my career is that insecure people will try to project their insecurities onto you, to make you smaller. ignore and keep trusting yourself

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

4 years

client: make a settings screen me, with adhd: ok but why settings SCREEN and also why does this feature need settings can we redesign the platform to be more fluid in general why is this an app what do you mean this was a simple request I—

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

5 years

hey all! im autistic, depressed, and am currently battling alcoholism. the world is overwhelming; so much pain and noise everywhere--feeling powerless to stop any of it. climate change singularity rapidly approaching. white male hustle culture of the bay eating at me etc.

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Jason Yuan

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11 months

hey if you happen to be at Apple Park next week can you please check on my bestie and make sure he’s still quacking tysm

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Jason Yuan

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10 months

update: they were correct

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Jason Yuan

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9 months

“Whether or not you're the best person in the world at what you do, you're probably not going to alter Google's trajectory. But if you really want to benchmark yourself and see how much of a contribution and impact you can make--which is a really compelling prospect for a lot of…

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9 months

Q: How do you convince people to join your startup when most startups fail? The founders of Pinterest and Stripe shared their answers to this question in the clip below. I really liked Stripe CEO Patrick Collison's point that joining a startup is one of the best ways for people…

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Jason Yuan

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8 months

it’s not enough to stockpile creative and smart people in a room or a team and expect cool, cohesive things to emerge. You need a tastemaker, a vision setter

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

6 months

for those of you waiting for a spiritual successor to mercury os.. this is it. Thank you for your patience. Let’s build the future

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

5 years

Super early demo of Mercury from December, featuring the ~same~ inbox flow (lmao). Featuring early ideas on centralized conversational interface, same actions applying to different modules of content etc. So much has stayed the same, and so much has changed!

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

9 months

not interested in “wasn’t the past great. Wish we could go back” passionate about “ok, this is where we are at. Here’s the potential of where we can go from here. Let’s fucking go”

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

hmu if you want to build and design the best, most fluid AI native computer interface ever

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

3 years

the most important lesson I’ve heard as I’ve gotten older is that success is not a zero sum game.

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Jason Yuan

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1 month

best decision making advice I've ever received, courtesy of @marcreisen ... always try to make sure you're running towards something (courage), instead of away from something (fear)

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

2 years

one of my most interesting projects last year was designing the branding system for @Cron . The word mark was inspired by the Bauhaus movement and also doubles as a pattern that shows up in very unexpected ways in the app. Excited to see it out in the wild!

Product Hunt 😸

@ProductHunt

2 years

. @Cron is reimagining the way you schedule meetings.

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Jason Yuan

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5 months

working on + dreaming about future computers with tuhin was the highlight of my time in the design studio. so incredibly rare to meet someone so brilliant, kind, collaborative… and consistently well dressed. excited to see what he does next!

Tuhin Kumar

@tuhin

5 months

Small life update! Friday the 17th was my last day at Apple. 🌈🍎 The Design Studio is truly a magical place unlike anywhere else. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity and a lifelong dream of mine to experience it and I will cherish it forever.

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Jason Yuan

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4 months

end of year reflections 10x’d by dot from @newcomputer

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11 months

öh mÿ gød

rauno

@raunofreiberg

11 months

Prototyping @jasonyuandesign 's with SwiftUI is the most fun I've had with interfaces for a long time. I will legit buy an iPad just for this.

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Jason Yuan

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3 years

I want to see more tools for thought that happen to be playful and fun and really unapologetic about it.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

To our future collaborators: we can’t wait to meet you ;) DMs are open. Let’s change the world together.

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Jason Yuan

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5 years

Thrilled to be joining as Director of Humane Interfaces to help reinvent computation. Something truly exciting is coming...

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Jason Yuan

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10 months

no greater feeling in a world than the feeling u get when you finally.. FINALLY come up with the right abstraction for something

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Jason Yuan

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9 months

what are some iconic brands with “fuck you” energy?

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Jason Yuan

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1 year

you know you’re excited about something when youre having fun designing the freaking Settings page

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Jason Yuan

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4 years

I grew up in Wuhan and it’s where most of my extended family are currently quarantined. Just got news that one of my grandparents had a stroke and is in critical condition. I feel numb.

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

1 year

To my former colleagues: thank you for believing in the best version of me. For teaching me to be relentless and for inspiring me daily. I’ll miss our passionate debates in the studio, and our strolls around the duck pond. I can’t wait for our paths to cross again…

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Jason Yuan

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4 years

So the app I helped design during my time at brain just came out. Along with defining the modular interface architecture, @soonhokwn and I prototyped a ton of interesting multi-modal interactions that I hope to show y’all one day Congrats to the team for launching the product!

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Jason Yuan

@jasonyuandesign

5 years

My history in the tech industry: 🙇🏻‍♂️ 4 years ago: lol 🧚🏼‍♂️ 2 years ago: Apple Music case study launches “career” 🍎 1 year ago: first day at Apple 🤷🏻‍♂️ now: lol

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Jason Yuan

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5 years

idk who needs to hear this rn but not working on a side project and finding fulfillment in living life or spending time w loved ones is perfectly valid. Don’t let hustle culture tell you otherwise s

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Jason Yuan

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4 years

malicious pattern of the day: gamification of data extraction via LinkedIn

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Jason Yuan

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3 years

god I hate the term “user”

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Jason Yuan

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1 month

onward

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Jason Yuan

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1 month

is this maybe a good time to announce that we're looking for a Design Engineer to join our team at @newcomputer ....

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3 months

new @newcomputer merch just dropped

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Jason Yuan

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11 months

this stuff drives me bonkers… it’s not an either or scenario!! there are times where you need physical tools and times you use language as a tool and times where you combine the two. the future is multimodal. THE FUTURE IS MULTIMODAL——-

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Jason Yuan

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2 years

Shot on iPhone

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Jason Yuan

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29 days

if you’re trying really hard to override your initial intuitive hunch through overthinking and rationalization…. The move is to touch grass and just do the thing that feels right and authentic to you

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