Initiator Creator - Initiator Creator - Issue 38

Initiator Creator - Issue #38

​By Saurabh Y. // 7 November 2020

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Developer

​Chasing the Pixel-Perfect Dream - Josh Comeau

When designers hand us a completed mockup, they're trusting us to implement their vision faithfully, also they're keeping their fingers crossed that we don't mangle it too much in the process. But is it even realistic to reproduce a design down to the pixel? In this article, Josh Comeau answered this question and shared "some tricks to help us scooch a bit closer to pixel perfection".

​ML Art - A Showcase of Creative Machine Learning Artworks and Projects - ML Art

It is a showcase with creative machine learning experiments curated by Emil, a resident at the Google Arts & Culture Lab.

​Effective Skeleton Screens - Tim Kadlec

A skeleton screen is a method of displaying the outline of the content to come, while content is loading. But why do skeleton screen work? As per Tim Kadlec, It has to do with active waiting versus passive waiting. With active waiting, we're doing something that feels like progress whereas in passive waiting, we're just sitting there. According to research on time preception, active waiting periods are perceived as faster than passive waiting phases.

Designer

​10 Tips to Design More Inclusive Products - UX Collective

It's normal to approach design through the lens of our own perspective, still our goal as designers is to be advovates for improving the human experiences for everyone by creating experiences that are adaptable, flexible, scalable and most importantly, usable by as many people as possible. In this piece, Danny Sapio, Product designer at Skookum, shared ways to make digital products more accessible, usable, and user friendly for everyone.

​This is NOT collaboration - UX Collective

Currently, collaboration is a hot topic. It's been considered the best innovation since sliced bread. But Michal Malewicz tried in this article to show the other side of it by highlighting the nightmarish features of collaboration tools. "If you're a Figma superfan, you likely want to start throwing rocks" at him.

​Adobe's latest AI experiments will melt your brain - Fast Company

Last week, Adobe shared 10 new sneaks at its MAX conference. Three in particular Typograhic brushes, Comic blast, and Material World stood out not just for their potential utility, but for their sheer wow factor. But time will tell which, if any, of these features, will make it into the Adobe products of tomorrow.

Entrepreneur

​How to Get Your First 100 Customers—Smart, Actionable Advice from Top Executives - OpenView

Going from zero to 100 users is a huge milestone for startups. In this article, OpenView asked some of the top executives of Twilio, Privy, Notion, etc to share their best advice for getting those first 100 folks in the door.

​How to Talk to Customers: 10 Tips for Startup Founders - Groove

If you're an indie maker or a founder of an early-stage startup then this guide is just meant for you. This guide covers the topic on how to give support and talk to customers while running every other part of your business.

​How We Improved Our Product with Churn Analytics - Chart Mogul

In this post, Klaus-M. Schremser tells the story of how the Usersnap team turned churn analytics into a powerful tool to improve their product.

Marketer

​Should your SaaS startup embrace a bottom-up GTM strategy? - TechCrunch

The bottom-up model has a few key benefits: Companies spend dramatically less on sales than their peers, allowing them to invest more in product; they can sustain hypergrowth for longer because they are not as reliant on raw sales headcount to win business; and they tend to be more profitable in the long run, leading to premium valuations.

​The Do's and Don'ts of Marketing to Developers - OpenView

Dev tools and API companies are on fire right now. But unfortunately, there are very few resources available to help marketers learn how to engage with developers. In this article, Helen Min tried to answer the question: How do I build a strong developer brand like [Stripe]?

​Copysmith - Your AI Copywriter - Copysmith

Copysmith is a AI based tool to generate high-performing product descriptions, ad variants, taglines, landing pages & blog posts. See how your ads would actually look once deployed. Edit & manage your copy.

Interesting Read

​The 25 most spectacular branding fails of the last 25 years - Fast Company

From McDonald’s hamburger for adults to ‘The Dead Kid’ Super Bowl ad, these are corporate America’s biggest ‘what were they thinking?’ moments since 1995.

​How to take notes while reading a book - Ness Labs

It's easier to take notes when we're listening to content because our hands are free. However, when reading a book, taking notes interrupts our reading flow. So, what is the most effective way to take notes while reading a book? This article by Anne-Laure covers this perticular question.

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Outro

🙏 Thank you for reading Initiator Creator issue #38

This issue is sponsored by Safetywing. Safetywing is global health insurance for remote workers and digital nomads.

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