Hi! My name is Patrick Dugan and I'm currently a member of the design team at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. I'm also building Hikearound, the easiest way to discover, save, and share great local hikes.
I previously was a member of and led design teams at Quora, Nextdoor and Google and was a member of the Designer Fund's professional development program, Bridge.
I live in San Francisco and attended the University of Washington in Seattle where I studied Human Computer Interaction.
I enjoy running, camping, writing, listening to records, and working on my Harley.
Projects
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HikearoundI founded Hikearound and designed and built its web and mobile apps.
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Quora MessagesI led the design and development of a redesign for Quora's messaging platform.
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Quora Ads ManagerI led the design and product direction for Quora's Ads Manager from 2016 to 2019.
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Quora EmailsI redesigned, rebuilt, and rewrote Quora's consumer facing email platform.
Writing
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Designing & Building A Minimally Viable Notification SystemA deep dive into how I designed and built Hikearound's email and push notification system.
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Verifying the Alt-RightInsights into how design decisions can have unexpected and sometimes dangerous consequences.
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How Design & Engineering Partner at NextdoorThe collaborative process that Nextdoor uses to ship new features.