Hello
I'm Russ Maschmeyer, a product designer and occasional engineer living in California. I've led design teams at Facebook on Groups, Search, Speech-to-text, Machine Translation, Trending Topics, Marketplace, Profile, and Civic Engagement.
Writing & Speaking
- Video: There and Back Again October 25, 2017
- Toward a New Education December 29, 2011
- The Digital Craftsman October 6, 2011
- Friendship is Emergent September 4, 2011
- Trust Funding May 20, 2011
- A New Context November 8, 2010
- Extensions & Mastery September 07, 2010
- Gesture & Music April 22, 2010
- Every Extension April 16, 2010
- First Thoughts on a Thesis March 29, 2010
Press
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How Facebook Fixed The Biggest Design Flaw In Graph Search
FastCo Design.
August 7, 2013
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How Facebook Designs the 'Perfect Empty Vessel' for Your Mind
The Atlantic.
May 2, 2013
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Jessica Hische & Russ Maschmeyer, Part One
The Great Discontent.
August 21, 2012
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Jessica Hische & Russ Maschmeyer, Part Two
The Great Discontent.
August 23, 2012
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Type study: A responsive 3D text effect
Typekit Blog.
September 26, 2011
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With A Wave Of The Hand: Improvising On Kinect
New York Times.
July 20, 2011
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A Video Series Teaching Web Design To Anyone Who's Afraid Of Code
FastCo Design.
January 25, 2012
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Good Web Typography Is Easy With Type-a-File
Wired Webmonkey.
November 4, 2010
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Infographic of the Day: Which Baseball Teams Have the Best Fans?
Fast Company.
April 30, 2010