Michael Yap @michaelryap

Former Product Design @etsy · @TheWebbyAwards Winner · Former faculty @svaixd @CACollegeofArts · https://t.co/X1wqaqckIh Brooklyn, NY Joined January 2011

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

a year ago

It's a joy (and relief) to launch my portfolio site: michaelryap.com

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Design has two essential purposes: to create products and services that enrich our lives, and to establish and nurture trust between users and the brands behind them #designedfortrust

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Portfolio in progress

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Portfolio in progress

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

One measure of a digital designer is if their work still exists on the Internet 1–, 5–, 10-years from when it launched and if it still looks good and performs well

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Yes, Figma is powered by AI, but sometimes all you really need to design interactive experiences are boxes-and-arrows (and Helvetica)

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Portfolio in progress

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Abilities to size objects according to numeric values and guides have made Google Drawings a serious collaboration tool for designers

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

@Penkej Fair enough 😁

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Executive storytelling is a valuable design skill

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

"We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training" —Archilochus

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

@Penkej Right on, I'm reserving a copy!

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@KierstenSlader Hello! Out of the blue, but, our work paths briefly crossed when I was designing for IGN and wonder if we might connect — I am doing some research creating a case study for my portfolio and I could use a hand 🙏🙏 mchl.yp[at]gmail.com

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

That is, for any given design problem, the formulation of many potential solutions, the selection of the best candidate evaluated according to the governing laws of composition and convention, and rejection of the rest (2/2)

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

If you observe a product designer at work their actions might appear loose and fast, but in reality they are engaged in a series of making one decision after another according to a complex process of formulation, selection, and rejection (1/2)

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Luckily, designers have to perform the same amount of work to design apps and websites, rather, we design several key views and rely on code to animate the experience

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Michael Yap @michaelryap

2 years ago

Disney’s first full-length feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, consisted of approximately 120,000 views (or frames in film lingo) that were drawn and painted by hand by a team of 32 animators.