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NOV 18 2016

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Gitmoji, neural network
Pictionary, and get to know one of us

Celebrating 1,000 subscribers!

The One Weekly officially broke the 1,000 subscriber barrier last week! We wanted to take a moment to thank you all for reading, and if you love the Weekly, forward the link above to share with your friends! 

Get to know One of Us: Brad Nowak

Brad Nowak, our hip-hop loving project manager answers a wide range of questions including why he’d rather teleport than time travel and why Logan Square is the best neighborhood in Chicago.  

We were on a podcast!

On the tech side of things, Noah Bernsohn and Peter Compernolle joined the Ctrl+Click podcast to discuss the nuances of shipping and fulfillment in eCommerce development. Speaking of fulfillment, we can now check “be on a podcast” off our bucket list. Dreams really do come true. 

Why building websites for the government is frustrating

Transparent, fast-paced, and flexible are not three words people usually use to describe the government, especially when it comes to tech projects. But what exactly makes it so difficult to cut through the red tape? Yiren Lu attempts to explain the problem through his own experience building San Francisco’s CalFresh website. 

Where to?

You may have noticed that the Uber app recently unveiled a big redesign. Didier Hilhorst, a designer at Uber, walks through their redesign process and explains how they improved the user experience by focusing on the journey, not the destination. 

Up your snorkel game

Whether you’re a designer or a swimming enthusiast, the design behind the Ameo Powerbreather is worth a look. Designed to solve problems presented by traditional snorkel gear like CO2 buildup and choking on unexpected water, the Powerbreather is a terrific example of an awesome design story. Sign up for a triathlon so you have an excuse to buy one. 

Millennial devs rejoice

Gone are the days where your emoji usage had to be limited to iMessage and Instagram. Now there is Gitmoji, a guide for adding emoji to your commit messages. Contribute your own or use the existing library to confuse the hell out of your older coworkers. 

The coming email revolution

Think animation and interactivity as well as new ways to cut down on production time, email client innovations are poised to for a big evolution. A List Apart discusses where they think email design and development will go in the coming years. 

Play some Pictionary

Google thinks their neural network can learn to recognize what you’re drawing. Their AI guesses as you draw basic illustrations in under 20 seconds and learns from you. So far, the neural network is creepily accurate. Try it for yourself!