Infinite canvases with Steve Ruiz // Metamuse podcast episode 59

Take the humble “document” as an example. For decades, document editing programs like word processors effectively emulated a printed sheet of paper, onto which the user typed with an emulated typewriter. Other software tools like spreadsheets did better, managing to escape complete skeuomorphism in favor of an infinite canvas. Notion is another goo... See more

Interface design for creative, thinking work is particularly important for software, which is a medium that has few true constraints. The medium of canvas or photography constrains output to two dimensions of shape and color. Recorded audio is a stream of sounds, writing is a stream of words. But software itself? It can take any perceptual form we ... See more

Working in tech should be more like filmmaking—artists jumping from project to project, collaborating with new creators across disciplines every few months, making magic happen. Imagine a collab between your favorite designers/devs dropping like a Wes Anderson trailer.