Product Matters

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  • Introducing: Product Matters

    Introducing: Product Matters

    A new publication by designer & developer Faruk Ateş
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    Faruk Ateş
    Sep 29, 2016
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    Down with the down-vote

    Down with the down-vote

    Replacing granular ratings systems with a simpler thumbs up/down approach is solving the wrong design problem.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Mar 20
    Product Chatters: A conversation with Ksenya Samarskaya on “going grayscale”

    Product Chatters: A conversation with Ksenya Samarskaya on “going grayscale”

    In the first of a series of chat conversations on product design I ask Ksenya about her grayscale personal computing devices.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Jan 4
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    Two weeks in Product Matters: Dogma, Ghost trains, 143 Tweets and Fighting Fascism

    Two weeks in Product Matters: Dogma, Ghost trains, 143 Tweets and Fighting Fascism

    This double-up entry covers important product design news for the two weeks ending December 2.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Dec 6, 2016
    Disruption without consequences, and other fairy tales and unicorns

    Disruption without consequences, and other fairy tales and unicorns

    It is certainly “disruptive” when innovations solve one problem while creating another. That’s not a good thing.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Dec 3, 2016
    Mark Zuckerberg’s arbiters of truth

    Mark Zuckerberg’s arbiters of truth

    The Facebook founder and CEO continues a hands-off trend, deferring responsibility for the platform’s impacts in our lives.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Nov 28, 2016
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    Two Weeks in Product Matters: Teams, Election Thoughts, and Milton Glaser

    Two Weeks in Product Matters: Teams, Election Thoughts, and Milton Glaser

    Every week we round up products and articles that have piqued our interest.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Nov 21, 2016
    This Week in Product Matters: Tesla Solar Roof, Cook v. Ballmer, Future of Media & Tech

    This Week in Product Matters: Tesla Solar Roof, Cook v. Ballmer, Future of Media & Tech

    Every week we round up products and articles that have piqued our interest.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Nov 4, 2016
    This Week in Product Matters: Microsoft & Apple Hardware, And Learning from our Process

    This Week in Product Matters: Microsoft & Apple Hardware, And Learning from our Process

    Every week we round up products and articles that have piqued our interest.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Oct 28, 2016
    This Week in Product Matters: Nintendo Switch, HexNaw, Autopilot

    This Week in Product Matters: Nintendo Switch, HexNaw, Autopilot

    Every week we round up products and articles that have piqued our interest.
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    Faruk Ateş
    Oct 21, 2016
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