Matt Moore — Writing

Designers have been building systems for years.

“Goals are for losers.” – Scott Adams I used to think the key to a great life was setting big goals.

Great careers are built on a foundation of bold asks.

Design is the application of great taste.

After nearly 15 years of designing services that integrate digital and physical experiences, I wanted to articulate the key principles I’ve learned and applied in my work.

I’ve finally got around to updating this site to include a work section and I’m adding case studies right now.

Draw to communicate powerful stories.

Last August I left what I’ll always look back on as a dream job: leading the design team at Lime.

I’m writing again on my personal blog this year.

2023 ushered in a new age of computing.

This post originally appeared on Medium Two years ago, I felt like I’d gained a superpower.

This post originally appeared on Medium These are some of the design opportunities we’re focused on today and will be for years to come 2018 has been a year of meaningful change on the Sonder desig…

After 4.5 years at Uber, I just finished week one at my new home.

A story on how we design the Uber Freight app to help make truck drivers work lives better.

Predictability and a feeling of progress towards a goal is something we all want.

This post originally appeared on Medium There are so many stories to reflect on from working with Travis over the last three and a half years.

This post originally appeared on Medium Making coffee in the morning.

Designing magical experiences is a local effort.

Catch me now as I fall into what might be a trap: praising and linking to internet content marketing.

6 years and 5 months ago I packed my life in two bags and a carry-on to go and live in a city I’d never been to.

Designing versions of a product for web, mobile web, iOS, and Android isn’t something you should normally do at the same time.

The internet has been pushing for designers to learn how to code ever since print designers moved into user interface.

If you can name and visualize your fears, they’re usually not as horrifying as you’ve imagined.

One or two key functions.

How do you do your best work?

Flat design is both hot and controversial in world of user interface.

The San Francisco 49ers are back in the Super Bowl for the first since since January 29, 1995.

I was married last summer and as a gift, a Zojirushi rice cooker came into my life.

Sunrise is an app that emails you a daily digest of your upcoming day.

I needed this today, so I put it together and am posting here for you to use.

Kayak went public on Friday and wound up raising $91m in the process.

A well designed product is a bridge between technology and the user.

Design has always been an exercise that happens in context: classic artists have paint and canvas limitations to consider, architects need to know the capabilities of their materials, and today’s i…

I’m not shy with my love for Dropbox.

So you’ve built a first release of your product and you’re ready to get it into the hands of users.

Diamond in the Rough is a jewelry company that recently launched a redesigned site and refreshed brand.

Recently I’ve been working hard to learn how to do some basic back-end programming.

Yesterday I wrote about picking a company name and some questions to ask yourself when you’re in that process.

Choosing a name for your startup is a big decision.