David Cole

I'm a product designer working at Quora.

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Favorite Writing

• The Rise of Product Design
• Determinant Tournaments
• What should everyone know about video games?
• Designers Will Code
• Re: Iterating
• Am I missing out by not playing any video or console games?
• Cartoons & Forked Reality
• Design design design.
• Metagames and Containers
• Interview with Chris Wayan

Projects

• Unplaid A little app for tracking games you’re playing.
• Gift Shop An online store for my homegrown LEGO kits.
• Rooklike A tactical puzzle game using chess pieces.

Work

I’ve spent most of my design career working on interactive products. I’m currently a product designer at Quora.

During 2010 I ran a studio with my friend Tag called Sleepover, focusing on boutique and experimental online publishing.

Other companies I’ve worked for include Disrupto, Etherpad, Disqus, and Fluther.

Occasionally you can find me teaching and mentoring younger designers.

More Writing

• Why I Watch StarCraft
• Startups and Studios
• When were paper planes invented?
• Why is consistency important in design?
• Why are there so many David Cole’s in my life?
• Are there good software libraries that accurately model mixing of different colors?
• When did the term “douchebag” enter the popular parlance?
• What’s a day in the life of a Quora employee like?
• What I’m Looking for in Design Writing
• Untitled on Mountain View
• Is L.A. Noire any good?
• Removing the Limitations on Agency from Cooperative Games
• How do you know when it’s time to do a redesign?