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Aug 8, 2020 8 tweets 4 min read Read on X
It's Saturday 12:52pm in Germany. Time for new Testflight app.

I see more and more people with Memojis as avatars.

So now I am building Amoji (Memoji x @tryamie).

The idea is simple: you choose your memoji and a nice background. And then you save it to your camera roll.
cc @remsandos @benjaminhtr1 @danielafromamie @linuscodes @Victor_Patru

This is also inspired by @fast's Fastronaut helmet idea :)
Documenting the design process at least a lil bit.

When looking for cool patterns I mostly look at these only.

Especially Pinterest and Zenly are such a joy to use. @julienmartin_ Image
This is how I start designing usually.

1. Words → what do we need?
2. Components
3. A few screen iterations

4. Jump into Figma (I’ll just use the design system of @tryamie) Image
Very quick'n'dirty progression of the what it will look like.

Once I reach this stage I often jump into code. Playing with stuff on your device is the best way to iterate UX faster. Image
first avatar generated via the amoji app Image
the first emoji avatar. that was so much trickier than expected. wow Image

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More from @dennismuellr

Oct 2, 2020
i've learned it's about sharing the process. not about the progress.

this flow is something i drew 1y ago. it's fast to draw. and slow to make it happen.

a look into the notebook that formed Amie. /thread Image
a few logo explorations.

if you don't find the vibe in 10min, you won't find it in 10h

yes, it's a vvvvvvibe not a science Image
"Creating a to-do should feel creative"

we truly build @tryamie to empower creatives. when we say "creative" we mean everybody doing something new.

i was shy to design and develop, because i wasn't a "designer" or a "developer". now Amie is anti-gatekeeping. Image
Read 8 tweets
Sep 30, 2020
on july 17 2019 i flew to LA. just 13h after leaving my job.

my entire life in this bag. i told people, that i'll go on some travels. and i wasn't starting a company, really. but i did.

a personal story. Image
i was sitting in venice. sketching and drawing the very beginning here.

the street abbot kinney won me in a second. it felt like the right place to start a journey. that would require all my creativity Image
i listened to the many people telling me to take the car from LA to SF.

i slept in the car. the first night without a sleeping bag (bad idea). the second night with one next to the beach (good idea)

california is truly amazing. Image
Read 15 tweets
Sep 28, 2020
11 months ago i had never designed a product. 3 months ago i had never designed brand.

before that, i blew $11k+ for designs. all because i thought "i am not good enough".

/thread of our own brand design exploration for @tryamie
in general we set out to capture feelings. and moments. we described it as "movement in stillness". Image
we wanted to get really close.

we prioritized brand in Amie's lifecycle. it seemed ridiculously early.

it was early. we also set out to build something lasting. so there wasn't a too early.

it's less about productivity. and more about joy and feels. Image
Read 25 tweets
Sep 21, 2020
We've brought tens of thousands of people on our waitlist in 2 months. Now we want to hire someone to do more of that. I always found job descriptions super boring.

Here are our thoughts for this important role. You can actually comment on that doc too!

notion.so/amieso/Growth-…
This quote summarizes our view on Growth vs Marketing:

"The discipline of marketing is shifting from people-centric to API-centric activities" (@andrewchen)
Four dimensions are especially interesting for us:
- Analytics
- Community (just like @hyumankind or @amrith)
- "Zeitgeist"
- "APIs, APIs, APIs"

(This is a wish list. Not a "you-need-to-have-all list".)
Read 7 tweets
Sep 3, 2020
glucose measuring is almost certainly going to come to the masses.

here are my last 24h and pretty happy with the consistency. Image
there are a few startups building this. they sell users on technology, when all they do is a brand battle.

they’re relying on white-labeled sensors from the same company.

not quite sure what to think of giving people this false impression.
@lehrjulian ever tried?
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Aug 28, 2020
i think we don’t talk enough about whatsapp‘s design.

it’s a phenomenally designed app. it literally works just like you think.

one put their pms has told me that they have to test features for 12-18m.
all to be sure that their billions of users get along with those features.

not to mention the impact it has o. everyday lives.

it’s the main way for my family to keep up with what i am doing.
every button is clear, ever feature works, basically no bugs, no outages.

phenomenal.
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