Charles Patterson
@CharlesPattson
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Principal product designer @microsoft
Joined October 2009
You know that 0 layers have been named in this office
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Dynamic island is the hottest piece of UI I've seen in a long time
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RIP brand designers. I just asked AI to make me a logo and you won't believe the results:
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Designers after creating a rectangle and some text
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Designers on their way to a Zoom call to say “no updates from me”
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“Make the logo bigger” has been taken to new extreme levels
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When your PMs start making design decisions without you
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Designers: “today I’ll finish my portfolio”. Also designers:
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Designers on their MacBook Pro M3 Max to draw rectangles
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ChatGPT is now included in my every day workflow. Here's how you can improve your design workflow and get the most out of this incredible AI →
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Everyone: Using the same UI mockups. Microsoft: Hold my beer
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Designers after doing no research, producing 0 wireframes and not naming a single layer yet the project was a huge success.
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Designers: “today I’ll finish my portfolio”. Also designers:
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"Can I see the design documentation?". A. B. s. o. l. u. t. e. l. y. n. o. t. ･. ｡ ･ﾟ. ｡°*. ｡*･｡
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Designers when you ask them where all the design documentation is
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The product is in plain sight for all to see. Just open your eyes and take a look.
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RIP product designers. I just asked AI to make me a sign up flow and you won't believe the results:
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Monopoly denied!.Designers rejoice!.The king is dead!.Long live the king!
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The new Apple MacBook Air M2 feels like a MacBook Pro
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Sometimes when I'm having a bad day I think about this.
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“The logo isn’t big enough”.“Needs to pop more”.“It’s a good start”.“Can we see another version?”.“After seeing all 10 versions, we’ve decided to go with the first one you designed”
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When engineers present work that actually looks like the designs
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Dev team: hey we’re finished building the designs. Designers: cool, let me take a look. Designers looking:
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Designers: “I’ll finish my portfolio today”. Also designers:
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Designers right before listening to “so I have this cool app idea” from a drunk family member
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You know you've got a sweet design when it transcends species
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Designers skipping research, user testing, wire framing and going straight into high fidelity
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Designers: “today I’ll finish my portfolio”. Also designers:
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Designers coming back to Inter after trying out a different font
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The most productive people I’ve ever met don’t drink alcohol.
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Designers turning up to the team all hands to say “no update from me”
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Nigeria designers have an abundance of talent! 💚🇳🇬.
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Designers right before they give their "no update from me" update
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"One more side project won't hurt". Designers and their side projects:
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I've been at Microsoft for a little over a year now and it feels like we're just getting started. A new era.
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This feels like a very Apple thing to do. I really think that is the Car in this shot.
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Offices once everyone has an Apple Vision Pro headset
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You ever see design work so good it makes you question your very existence?. Exhibit a:
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Designers as soon as someone appears in their Figma file
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When you’re the only designer on the team holding down the end to end product and web experience
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Designers when the engineers develop something that actually resembles the designs
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The iPhone lineup this year is rumoured to have a new high end model.
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"After looking over all 10 revisions, we're going to go with the first design"
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“What design trends will 2024 bring?”. Stripe: hold my beer…
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It's been 10 days with this beautiful machine and I've still not charged it. MacBook Air M2, it's basically Pro.
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Pm: what icon shall we use for views?. Design: probably an eye icon. Pm: …. Design: …. Pm: graph icon seems cool.
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Lots of people asking for a review of this monitor, so here it is:. It's fucking awesome.
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