Published in The Garage·Jun 22, 2020Running your best 1:1s: A guide for new managersWhen I came back to thirteen23 after hiking the PCT, I immediately jumped into managing our design team while we looked for a new Creative Director. …Management6 min read
Feb 4, 2020Showers, Sounds, & Automobilesby Tom Hudson, Tech Director at thirteen23 At the beginning of the year, Doug and I had the pleasure of attending CES. …CES3 min read
Published in The Garage·Nov 3, 2019Playing with mapsLayers and markers and tiles, oh my! — A little while ago we worked on an MVP web application for a large client in the energy sector. Central to the design of that application was a set of data visualizations that relied on maps. …2 min read
Published in UX Planet·Oct 28, 2019We’re tracking a human being!Using location-based data for good — There’s a little joke in the studio right now. We’ve been tracking our ACD on the Pacific Crest Trail for the last couple months with a small app we wrote that updates based on her location every 5–10 minutes. We’re so close to the action, we’ve actually spotted her getting…Privacy6 min read
Published in UX Planet·Oct 11, 2019Designing a peak experienceExploring 3D terrain using Cesium — By now you’ve probably read that we’ve been busy following our designer on the Pacific Crest Trail. After successfully tracking her using Mapbox for a few months, we started to realize our two dimensional maps really didn’t reflect what she was experiencing on the trail. …Maps4 min read
Published in UX Planet·Oct 11, 2019Tracking one of our ownMapping on the Pacific Crest Trail — Introduction We’re captivated by real-time messaging, data, and IOT. So when our Associate Creative Director, Morgan, told us she was going to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), we jumped at the chance to write a little software to follow her on the trail. We’ve been working on a few connected…Mapbox5 min read
Published in UX Planet·Sep 24, 2019The Art and Science of Designing with MotionA crash course for motion design beginners — by Stephanie Embry, Designer at thirteen23 One year ago, I knew next to nothing about building motion. It didn’t help that the prospect sounded scary — motion means animating, right? And animating means I have to, what, design across time? I just mastered organizing my Sketch symbols, but okay. But…Design7 min read
Aug 21, 2019Delivering on Design SystemsWhy a design system is more than a Sketch library — We’ve been working with a number of clients to create design systems. As part of these programs, we’ve also been developing component libraries to help drive adoption across our clients’ teams. At this point, you’ve probably read and know all about the benefits of a design system. But the real…Design3 min read
Aug 14, 2019Vote for us at SXSW!Open now until August 23 — It’s that time of year again! Please support us by voting for our SXSW 2020 workshop proposals.Design3 min read
Published in UX Planet·Aug 14, 2019Improving our collaboration workflowHow we used Abstract to streamline our process — by Edgar Rios, Designer at thirteen23 At this point you’ve probably already heard about Abstract — a tool that helps designers and developers streamline their Sketch collaboration. …Git7 min read
