Shawn Hickman

Why I Made Sofa FREE

Sep 6, 2018

I go over the reasons for making Sofa a free app.

The Story of a PITA Button

Aug 14, 2018

I try to get a button working. Yes. A button.

Researching the Sofa App Store Page

May 19, 2018

I conducted research on the Sofa App Store page. I also discuss the process & tools used to conduct the

Let's Design Quick Add

Mar 11, 2018

A video showing you the process I went through to design Quick Add in Sofa.

How a Designer Built and Shipped an iOS App in 6 Months

Dec 16, 2017 / 6 min read

There’s a constant debate about whether or not designers should learn to code. While I’m happy to talk

The Road to Sofa 1.0

Dec 16, 2015 / 5 min read

When we started working on Sofa, it was very different from what you see today. In fact, it wasn’t

Some Thoughts on Facebook Paper

Jun 18, 2014 / 2 min read

Let me start this off with this simple fact: I’m not a heavy Facebook user. Most of my digital

QVC

Feb 10, 2014 / 2 min read

2011 → 2014

iOS Notifications

Mar 7, 2011 / 1 min read

Currently, when I get a text or push notification on my iPhone, it interrupts whatever I’m doing and shows