Josh Taylor (@joshuantaylor) / X

Josh Taylor

16.4K posts

Josh Taylor

@joshuantaylor

Head of Design @hedra_labs Exploring and building with AI. Prev @solana @creditkarma @evernote ‘n more

Multiverse #91432917

joshuataylordesign.com

Joined July 2008

Pinned
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Mar 10
I've been vibecoding the podcast app I want for myself. It listens to everything I do, so I can come back and find it later. It's a simple app, but it's already replaced any other podcast app for me. Figured I'd have some fun playing with a little brand that feels less tech-y and
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jun 29, 2020
Dribbble but only for products that have actually shipped.
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
May 25, 2021
Life update: Today I started a new job leading design at @solana. I can’t wait to dig in deep and learn about the crypto space. There’s so much opportunity.
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Nov 17, 2023
After 2.5yrs of pouring into the ecosystem, this week was my last at Solana Labs. It’s been a wild ride. Keep reading for a brief history and what’s next. When I started, there was no design discipline at Solana and the entire community was in a very different place. But over
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jul 3, 2024
User Testing spicy take incoming: At a recent talk at Config, the Teenage Engineering CEO had some takes on building great products that didn’t go down well with some folks (and were loved by others). Specifically, he said he doesn’t do User Testing. A few thoughts:
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jul 2, 2024
I really wanna share a spicy take on User Research after the Teenage Engineering talk at Config. I don't want to get in trouble though.
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Sep 6, 2021
A million bonus points to every project from here on that launches on #solana and doesn’t 1) copy another project, 2) have sol in the name and 3) have a Solana gradient anywhere in sight.
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jun 28, 2023
Am I the only person that makes all the slide decks in Figma (or other design software) and then pastes the image into the slide software? This has been my workflow for years.
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jun 9, 2021
Today we announced that we raised $314M. Which is awesome on it's own. But more importantly means that we're hiring designers! Come work with meeeee! (Read on for details and job posts. )
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Mar 17, 2022
Design advice that stuck with me. It’s easier to critique than create. Lately I’ve been feeling extra critique-y in some areas. Whenever I notice this I remind myself that I need to do the extra work to propose a solution instead of just point out the problems
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jan 10, 2019
Life update: As of Sunday we will be moving to Costa Rica, building a house and starting a coffee shop.
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
May 25, 2023
Today marks 2 years at @solana Labs. Proud to have launched: -@solanamobile Saga, -@solanapay, -Art directed multiple @SolanaConf events and others like @hackerhouses, -Solana websites, -worked with so many teams -and fun note, my first project was launching @metaplex -and…
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jul 31, 2020
We recently designed and built a house here in Costa Rica. My wife has been posting photos on Insta. Follow for more updates. instagram.com/ordinarystay/ I'll try to post more here as well, but I never remember :(
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jun 23, 2022
1/3 So glad I can finally share one of the biggest projects I’ve worked on. Today we announced Saga. A super high quality mobile phone shipping with Solana Mobile Stack.
Solana
00:00
Solana
Josh Taylor
@joshuantaylor
Jan 2, 2021
I just unfollowed everyone on twitter and moved a lot of people into more intentional lists. Happy 2021 to me. I'm hoping to do less mindless scrolling this year. #takeback2021