If you missed it on Tuesday, I told the origin story and growth mechanisms for Waze. It’s one of the most fun articles I’ve written - hope you enjoy :)

Making Product Sense

Waze | Community-led Growth

As a user, I’ve been a fan of Waze’s quirky design and gamified reporting for years so when I started breaking down world-class products for Making Product Sense, I knew at some point, I would have to write about Waze if only to appease my own curiosity…

25 days ago · 16 likes · 2 comments · Jacob Jolibois

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🐤 Nug #1 — skeuomorphism has its moments

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The user interface of a book-like app reveals a page of text, with the front page curled back to give a glimpse of the content beneath. Subtle shadows and minimal colour use create a realistic representation of physical books.

🐤 Nug #2 — Ya feel me? Felt.

Map building products have always been for the developers. If you want to customize anything other than pin color and label text, you had to build your own custom map. Felt is bringing map building to the consumer.