DESIGNerd — Trivia App
Product design, Interaction design, Development
DESIGNerd is a design trivia game set by influential designers. I designed and built the app that brought it back in 2025.
- Role
- Product Designer and Engineer
- Team
- Kevin Finn, TheSumOf
- Timeline
- 2025
- Platform
- iOS, Android and web
The problem
From cards to a phone
The original card game had a loyal following; the app had to keep the designers behind the questions.
2010
DESIGNerd begins
A card game, with Kevin Finn and TheSumOf.
2017
The game goes quiet
2025
DESIGNerd comes back
As an app for phones and the web.
My role
Design and build
Product, UX, UI and interaction design, plus building the app and site.
The solution
Designers first
Rounds against the clock
Timed questions from named designers, with hints and bonuses.
Learning between rounds
“Did you know?” facts mean the game teaches as well as tests.
Volumes by designer
Sagmeister, Millman, Wangsillapakun, Lopez, Heller and Talarico, and Duncan.
Reflection
Designers are the content
Every decision put their names and questions first.
