Experimenting with packaging and ‘productivising’ on our website
Lessons learnt from bouncing between two extremes of the design and content of Hanno's website.
Here’s how we’re trying to improve our team’s (gender) diversity
Our plan for building a more diverse team, one shipmate at a time.
Hanno Bootcamp: A week of surfboards and yoga mats
Our sixth and most chilled out team trip yet.
Lean and flexible content with Contentful
If you’ve ever worked with a content management system, you’re probably quite familiar with the problem that once you publish your content on one platform (e.g. WordPress) you can’t easily use it anywhere else! And once you want to publish your content on other platforms as well, you need to figure a whole multitude ofaaa
Feedback in remote teams: The gift that keeps on giving
Giving feedback as a group in remote teams is easier than you think.
MobX: a Redux alternative you should consider
When it comes to managing app state in React, people usually default to Redux. I'll explain why we chose Mobx instead, and why you should consider it too.
Predict project blowouts using a risk matrix
In a recent sprint, we used a risk matrix to evaluate potential project risks that could have resulted in a complete project blowout. In this post, I talk about the technique, how to apply it to your own projects, and what went wrong despite our best efforts...
How to automate your React Native deployment workflow using Bitrise
An important part or our process while building Prepd was deployment. In this post, we explain how we leveraged the deployment platform Bitrise to automate this process and save some hours of work every day.
Building Prepd: The pros and cons of launching a product with React Native
In this post, we talk about how we used React Native to launch an iOS and Android app for Prepd, a Kickstarter-backed lunch box product to help you cook healthier meals.
Remote Design Thinking with Veronica Fossa, WeFactory
In the first of our Remote Design Thinkers interview series, we chat with food strategist, Veronica Fossa to learn how she uses remote design thinking with her team to create amazing food experiences.
5 Tools to Power your Remote Workflow
A few new tools we've started using recently to help sail our remote ship.
Team retreat: Back to the future in Valencia
Find out what we got up to in our recent team trip to Valencia.
Remote workshops: Collaboration done virtually
Here's everything we've learnt so far from conducting remote workshops.
Why you need to research your users and how to do it
As a designer, it's crucial to know how to pick the right user research methods so that you can maximize what you learn from your users.
Path to React Native: From Rookie to Rockstar
A handy guide to help you master React and React Native a lot quicker!
Staying lean and evading icebergs (for now)
A mini case study of how to avoid product design ‘icebergs’ and keep your early stage product on track.
Never design solo: The case for the product design squad
Why designing solo is a thing of the past at Hanno.
Living la vida local: Reflecting on 1 year as a remote worker
Remote working may seem like the ideal lifestyle, but it isn't always sunshine and margaritas.
The last thing you need is a programmer
One of the trickiest challenges that most startups face is to validate product/market fit. But while it might seem like hiring a programmer is the best way forward, you might be making a big mistake.
Hanno state of play: Change is incredibly hard.
A year ago now, on the back of a really financially strong 2014, we knew it was time to take the next step. Here's how it went.