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Mike Ciarlo
@mciarlo · Product Designer
Hi everyone! My name is Mike and I’m back on Product Hunt after a year of work on my reminders app Doo.
Doo 2 is a major relaunch with big new features and a polished new design. The original Doo had a lot of potential. I see today as an opportunity for others to see that potentially more fully realized.
The biggest new features in Doo 2 are reminder collaboration, locations, and checklists. These were actually some of the biggest requests I received, so I’m excited to finally get them out into the world 🚀 Checklists especially, combined with collaboration, add a new level of utility that didn’t exist before.
Another exciting announcement is that Doo is nominated for two Webby Awards: Best Productivity App and best Visual Design – Function. I remember submitting Doo for consideration thinking it would never happen. The fact that Doo even got nominated is an honor.
My plan for 2017 is to continue adding new features, including Apple Watch support. I want to make Doo the most effective, beautiful app I can while preserving the simplicity that people love. I’m grateful for the support I’ve received so far and am looking forward to seeing where Doo is in another year.
Thanks for reading 😀
-Mike
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NaveenKumar Namachivayam
@naveenkumar · Performance Test Lead | QAInsights.com
Excellent app.
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Mike Ciarlo
@mciarlo · Product Designer
Oh, I forgot to mention one thing: there's an App Preview video on the Doo website and on the App Store for anyone who might want a better sense for how the app works 📱
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NaveenKumar Namachivayam
@naveenkumar · Performance Test Lead | QAInsights.com
@mciarlo any promo codes available? :)
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Gareth Fuller
@garethafuller · Full-stack Dev at Bitbond
@mciarlo design is 👌
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Mike Ciarlo
@mciarlo · Product Designer
@garethafuller Thanks Gareth! I'm really excited at how the design continues to evolve. It's come a long way since the last time Doo was on PH. https://pic.twitter.com/WeERWViu0e
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Mike Ciarlo
@mciarlo · Product Designer
@naveenkumar We both know what'll happen if I give one person a promo code in a public forum :P
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Mike Coutermarsh
@mscccc · Code @ Product Hunt
@mciarlo wooo woo, congrats!
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Mike Ciarlo
@mciarlo · Product Designer
@mscccc Thanks Mike!
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NaveenKumar Namachivayam
@naveenkumar · Performance Test Lead | QAInsights.com
@mciarlo That's fine. I bought it :)
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Chanan Greenblatt
@chanan__ · Design founder. Artist.
@mciarlo awesome job on the experience and little details you managed to nail. Productivity apps are an excellent example of how one use case can always grow towards perfection.
Could you share some dev specs? What tool did you use for motion prototyping?
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Mike Ciarlo
@mciarlo · Product Designer
@chanan__ Thanks Chanan! Are there any specific dev specs you're interested in. I'm happy share anything you'd like :)
As for prototyping tools, the very first prototype was done in Objective-C to validate whether or not a gesture-based reminders app was compelling. It looked like this: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9dx... I could swipe and create basic to-dos – just enough to get a feel for things. This would eventually become one of the first builds.
I often prototype in HTML/JS/CSS, but I've started to take an interest in Framer and Principle too. At this point, it all comes down to what'll be fastest.
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